We here at Lingo Tshirts have been designing shirts since 2005.
It all started when my daughter was in highschool dating a boy in a band who played the bass guitar.
When she went to his gigs she wanted to show the pride she had in him and let all those other girls know he was taken with a t-shirt.
Seems simple enough to find one on the world wide web, right? NOT! So we had to design a simple one ourselves.
We found a print on demand company who would print one shirt at at time – most other companies demanded a minimum run – so we created a simple text design, chose the style and color of shirt and waited by the mailbox. It was everything she hoped for, and wore it to all his gigs. (The t-shirt lasted longer than the boyfriend!)
Not to be left out, her brothers wanted t-shirts too. My oldest son Andrew requested a retro style gaming shirt, so I bought the image and added the requested text: “I Eat Noobs for Breakfast.”
The I Eat Noobs shirt is still one of our best sellers!
When I discovered that print on demand companies permitted artists to sell their designs on products to their customers, a switch turned on and Lingo T shirts was born.
I tried four different printers over the years until I found Zazzle, a print on demand company that:
- has an astounding array of high quality merchandise
- permits customers to personalize the shirts!
- offers a secure website for handling purchases
- has a fantastic customer service department that truly supports the no-questions-asked 30 day satisfaction guarantee
- has shipping fees that down make people think twice about buying
- and a shipping department that gets the merchandise out within 24 hours, even at peak seasons
What more could I ask? Zazzle allows me to focus on the creative side – which is my passion – and they handle the printing and customer service which is what they do best.
Another wonderful thing about Zazzle is that they have a marketplace where they showcase designs created by all the artists using their services. We can promote our favorite shirts by other artists, which go into the same cart and are covered by the same no-hassle guarantee as my shirts. That saves on shipping charges and handling for our customers. Fantastic!
Now, all these years later, we are still happily designing shirts. My husband is an avid photographer in his retirement, so you’ll find some of his photos available on shirts and other merchandise. My daughter graduated as a graphic designer and has created some of our best sellers. And me? I’m still creating text and graphic t shirts, but I must admit the baby shirts are my favorite.
It is our hope that you’ll find a shirt for yourself (or for someone you love) that will say exactly what you’d like everyone to know about you. If you know what you want but can’t find it – like our original problem – contact us and let us know. I’ll try my very best to create what you want.
