# CafePress, Zazzle, etc. **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [March 12, 2012, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cafepress-zazzle-etc/615562 "2012-03-12T17:23:16Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2012, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cafepress-zazzle-etc/615562/1 "2012-03-12T17:23:16Z")
I’m looking at promotional merchandise for a client whose social media I handle. Anyone have any experience and/or knowledge of CafePress and/or Zazzle? How are they on fulfillment, reliable? Problems with getting payment from them in a timely manner? Which is the better deal for the seller? Etc. I’m so early in this project I’m not entirely sure what questions I should be asking. Thanks in advance. ---
**Author:** ![Tim\_R.Mortiss](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tim_r.mortiss/32/142_2.png) [@Tim\_R.Mortiss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tim_R.Mortiss)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2012, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cafepress-zazzle-etc/615562/2 "2012-03-12T18:26:57Z")
I ordered some t-shirts and hats from Cafe Press once. I don’t remember any problems with timing and delivery, but I do remember being underwhelmed with the quality of the artwork. It just looked really dull and cheap. ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2012, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cafepress-zazzle-etc/615562/3 "2012-03-12T18:39:42Z")
This is something that I’d be providing the artwork, so that’s not an issue, hopefully, if they can adequately deal with the JPEG I send. ---
**Author:** ![Tim\_R.Mortiss](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tim_r.mortiss/32/142_2.png) [@Tim\_R.Mortiss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tim_R.Mortiss)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2012, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cafepress-zazzle-etc/615562/4 "2012-03-12T19:57:31Z")
Ah, I should have said the quality of their \*printing \*was a problem. I \*did \*provide the artwork, done by a professional artist on publishing software. But their printed shirts and hats looked like crap when they came out. But that was a few years ago. Maybe they’ve improved. I’d recommend you do a test run before you start publicizing your products. ---
**Author:** ![DiosaBellissima](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a8b319/32.png) [@DiosaBellissima](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DiosaBellissima)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2012, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cafepress-zazzle-etc/615562/5 "2012-03-12T20:36:48Z")
I’ve been incredibly happy with Zazzle, both as a consumer and seller. On the consumer side, they run lots of free shipping and various discount deals that keep me coming back. As a seller, they are prompt and everything is good. CafePress has crazy expensive shipping, if I remember correctly, and it’s harder to find coupons. No me gusta. ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2012, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cafepress-zazzle-etc/615562/6 "2012-03-12T21:15:30Z")
Useful information, both of you, thanks. ---
**Author:** ![GrandWino](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grandwino/32/67_2.png) [@GrandWino](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GrandWino)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2012, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cafepress-zazzle-etc/615562/7 "2012-03-12T21:37:11Z")
I bought a shirt from Zazzle once and was also underwhelmed by the quality of the printing and the shirt itself. That was at least 6-7 years ago though so hopefully they’ve improved things a lot since then. ---
**Author:** ![Scubaqueen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c0e974/32.png) [@Scubaqueen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scubaqueen)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2012, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cafepress-zazzle-etc/615562/8 "2012-03-12T22:39:14Z")
CafePress does all our theatre stuff. In the last year I’ve purchased tee-shirts, coffee mugs, pajamas and a heavyweight zipped hoodie all with our theatre logo - or a show’s logo on it - and the results have been uniformly excellent. All orders have arrived in less than half the time I was told they’d be delivered. Color me a satisfied customer.