Today the T-shirts with the N2N-TCP logo arrived in the mail. We ordered eight large and four medium to meet the minimum order of twelve shirts for a custom two color screen print job from Merchology. Under Armour has apparently selected Merchology for their official custom screen printing and embroidery provider. Apart from the minimum order of twelve shirts, which I totally understand, I am really pleased with the product.
The two color screen printing in white and light grey really pops on the black shirt. My Merchology customer service representative Katie did an outstanding job guiding me through the process of transitioning the five color logo to a grayscale two color logo for this particular application. All our interactions were via email, and we managed to work through the details in just two days after my order posted to the Merchology site.
I’m pretty sure we could have wrapped up the details in one day, but I was grinding out work in my current day job and did not have easy access to my pilgrimage email account. They offered to complete the work on the phone, but again, my choice probably led to a longer process than was absolutely required. Long story short the company and Katie in particular did a great job getting me just what I was looking for in this first round of pilgrimage shirts.
One other thing on the transaction. These custom shirts were priced at the Under Armour MSRP with the logo and setup fees included in that cost structure. Although I had to buy a minimum order of twelve shirts, that’s a really good deal. While it is possible from time to time to find Under Armour gear for less than MSRP at some of the outlets and occasionally on sale at retailers, my experience with the best of their tech clothing is that the prices are pretty sticky and you have to get really lucky to get any performance gear for less than MSRP. That’s because they make really good gear. I’ll be using UA undergarments and my first layer of outer garments exclusively for the pilgrimage. I’ve field tested both their ColdGear and HeatGear in actual winter and summer walking conditions extensively over the last four years, and there really is nothing better. Customized gear at a good price. I’m grateful this is the approach they’ve decided to take.
Finally, it feels pretty good to start getting some custom logo gear to go along with all of our pilgrimage planning. For some reason, these shirts give me a feeling of being just a little more legit. It sounds silly, but I’ve been learning through experience that attaching a brand or a label to an enterprise is a pretty important part of bringing a vision to life.
If you have any interest at all in getting in on the ground floor of the Newport to Newport Transcontinental Pilgrimage as a supporting partner in the effort, drop us a line at bwalthrop@gmail.com. There may even be an extra T-shirt in it for you. We’ve got more than we need after all!
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| N2N-TCP Custom T-Shirt Being Posted to Rory Conlan |
I’m pretty sure we could have wrapped up the details in one day, but I was grinding out work in my current day job and did not have easy access to my pilgrimage email account. They offered to complete the work on the phone, but again, my choice probably led to a longer process than was absolutely required. Long story short the company and Katie in particular did a great job getting me just what I was looking for in this first round of pilgrimage shirts.
One other thing on the transaction. These custom shirts were priced at the Under Armour MSRP with the logo and setup fees included in that cost structure. Although I had to buy a minimum order of twelve shirts, that’s a really good deal. While it is possible from time to time to find Under Armour gear for less than MSRP at some of the outlets and occasionally on sale at retailers, my experience with the best of their tech clothing is that the prices are pretty sticky and you have to get really lucky to get any performance gear for less than MSRP. That’s because they make really good gear. I’ll be using UA undergarments and my first layer of outer garments exclusively for the pilgrimage. I’ve field tested both their ColdGear and HeatGear in actual winter and summer walking conditions extensively over the last four years, and there really is nothing better. Customized gear at a good price. I’m grateful this is the approach they’ve decided to take.
Finally, it feels pretty good to start getting some custom logo gear to go along with all of our pilgrimage planning. For some reason, these shirts give me a feeling of being just a little more legit. It sounds silly, but I’ve been learning through experience that attaching a brand or a label to an enterprise is a pretty important part of bringing a vision to life.
If you have any interest at all in getting in on the ground floor of the Newport to Newport Transcontinental Pilgrimage as a supporting partner in the effort, drop us a line at bwalthrop@gmail.com. There may even be an extra T-shirt in it for you. We’ve got more than we need after all!
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