We use
4imprint Promotional Products, Promotional Items, Advertising Specialties and Imprinted Promotional Products
They are one of the biggest companies in the US and they have great prices. Also, you can save 10% off their prices by becoming a member of ABN (Alliance Business Network), which is free, just sign up at
Discount Coupons on Business Supplies and Services - ABN Save.com
But the way you can really save money is to buy your clothing from a store that sells clothing wholesale and then bring it over to an embroiderer or a screenprinter who does contract screenprinting and have them decorate the clothing for you. However, that involves the time of driving back and forth to the screenprinter and also you may have to give them a design of what you want the clothing to look like. I generally search the designs for clothing on different websites and then bring one of those to the screenprinter. Please note that if you plan on doing this and your school has a special logo, it may make sense to pay a graphic artist the $30 - $40 to make your logo into vector art, and that way you will have it for the future.
If you are going to use this method (ie, buy the clothing and bring them to the screenprinter separately), I have found that the cheapest websites for the clothing are usually:
Wholesale Blank Shirts - JiffyShirts.com
Highland Apparel Company - Economical Apparel for Companies, Teams, Organizations and Individuals
Active Hats And Things: Discount Clothing, Discount Hats
In case you are wondering, I am the PTO President at a high school in New Jersey.
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