Custom tees for Reno restaurants, breweries and coffee shops
Midtown, downtown, the Sparks taprooms. A brewery needs a staff shirt that survives the dish pit and a merch shirt people will pay $25 for. Both come from the same screens. Battle Born Clothing prints water-based and discharge ink in-house for the soft hand merch buyers want.
Who orders
Owners, GMs and bar managers. Staff orders are 24 to 60 pieces; merch runs are 48 to 144 and get reordered when the shelf is empty.
What they order
- Comfort Colors 1717 merch with a discharge back print
- PC61 staff tees, 1-color front, black or dark
- PC450 or Bella 3001 for a lighter retail feel
- PC78H hoodies for the winter merch shelf
A realistic job
A Sparks brewery: 48 black PC61 staff tees, 1-color logo front, 1-color tagline back
| Line | Qty | Each | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| PC61 tee, black, 1-color front + 1-color back | 48 | $15.22 | $730.56 |
| Screens, 2 colors/locations | 1 | $40.00 | $40.00 |
| Order total | $770.56 |
A merch run on the Comfort Colors 1717 with the same art is the 1717 blank, quoted per job, plus the same $9.18 print; discharge ink on a dark 1717 skips the flash. Reorders rebuild the screens at $20 each.
What to send
- Logo and any back art (vector preferred)
- Staff count by size; merch count by size
- Shirt style and color for each
- Ink colors
- Need-by date
Questions
Can we sell the merch? Any licensing issue?
It is your logo on your shirt; sell it. If the art uses someone else's mark (a sports team, a brand), you need their permission.
Will a discharge print look exactly like the proof?
Discharge color depends on the shirt dye, so it shifts slightly by shirt color. We note that on the proof and can print a plastisol version if you need an exact match.