ABOUT US
Starbuck Custom Tees is your home for quality, custom printed tees, embroidery, promotional products, graphic design and more. With over 40 years of experience, Starbuck Custom Tees can take care of all your merchandising and promotional needs, whether it's for personal or commercial purposes! With on-staff artists and in-house production, you can rest easy knowing that each job is getting our award-winning treatment and being tested to meet our quality standard. Let Starbuck Custom Tees get your job done right.
Take a minute to browse through our site and check out some of our custom tee printing, embroidery, promotional and design work or come on in to see our showroom at 2201 N. Oracle Road in Tucson, AZ (two blocks south of Grant Road). We are open Monday - Friday 9-5 and Saturdays by appointment.
Starbuck Custom Tees is also dedicated to Going Green. All of our inks, chemicals, and cleaners are environmentally-friendly and disposed of safely. We use water purifiers and reusable materials to lower our carbon footprint.
SERVICES
CUSTOM printING
Starbuck Custom Tees has been in the custom printing business for almost 40 years. We take pride in creating eye-catching, long-lasting, quality custom printed garments. From one-color left-chest logos to full-color, full-front works-of-art, you can count on the final product looking phenomenal. Our production team has a vast knowledge and in-depth experience of all of the aspects and intricacies of custom printing. Alternate locations or specialty inks? No problem! Call for a quote!
EMBROIDERY
Our embroidery department has won multiple awards for our detail and quality. Whether you're looking for corporate workwear, team caps or anything in between, find out what we can do for you! With top-of-the-line digitizing software, we can make sure your logo or design works out perfectly in thread and our quality control is second-to-none.
PROMOTIONAL PRODUCTS
Starbuck Custom Tees is a registered ASI vendor with millions of products from thousands of manufacturers ready for your branding! Let us help you find the perfect item and get your brand looking perfect on it. From pens to lanyards to banners to coffee mugs to water bottles to golf balls. Not sure what you're looking for? Check out our lookbook of ideas, and let us know if any strike you! If not, let us keep looking for you.
GRAPHIC DESIGN
Starbuck Custom Tees’ greatest pride is our full-service design department. With over 60 years of combined experience, our graphic design team can help you realize your vision. Already have a professional design and just want to make sure it transfers to print, thread or promo beautifully? We've got you covered! Have a logo but want to give it that "professional shine"? We can take care of that! Just have some ideas sketched on a napkin? We're here for you! From logos and branding to one-time event designs, our artists can help.
Phone
(520) 690-1248
FAX
(520) 690-1224
Location
2201 N. Oracle Road
Tucson, AZ 85705
Hours
M-F 9am-5pm
Sat By Appointment
TESTIMONIALS
"We have been using Starbuck Custom Tees for over 25 years. Our orders are filled in a timely manner and their team is always professional. The Starbuck team goes above and beyond to ensure the designs are exactly what we want."
TROY FREY, Owner
OCTOPUS CAR WASH
"I have had the pleasure of working with Starbuck Custom Tees for several years and cannot say enough positive things about my experience. Unlike ordering from an online retailer, with Starbuck Custom Tees I get personal service being able to talk directly to their team who work one-on-one with me to ensure I get the right product for my marketing and branding needs. They offer a nearly endless list of customizable options and do not force me to have only a few choices. The results of the products have always been of the highest quality and the turn around time has consistently impressed. That's why I will continue to take my business to Starbuck Custom Tees."
JAMES PATRICK, OWNER
JAMES PATRICK PHOTOGRAPHY
“USA Baseball is proud to have worked with Starbuck Custom Tees for over 20 years on both the outfitting of our national team athletes and the development of our retail program. Over the years we have worked closely with their entire team on product sourcing, digitizing, screen printing, event merchandising and a number of other needs. Starbuck Custom Tees continues to be a leader in the screen printing industry with a particular specialty working with technical fabrics.”
DAVID PERKINS, Chief Operating Officer
USA BASEBALL
“Through their educational process, I learned that marketing and promotions is not a 'shotgun-effect thing', but one that is granular and strategic with measurable results. Starbuck Custom Tees has allowed us to maximize our ROI by implementing profitable marketing systems and buyer-stimulating artwork that works for our unique needs. No 'cookie cutter' stuff for us!"
Jay Okimoto, PRESIDENT & CEO
Crosswalk Technologies, LLC
We have had the pleasure of working with Starbuck Custom Tees since 1998. The have been instrumental in providing us with quality products, and the utmost in customer service.
The Starbuck family has become a part of our family here at Prescott Brewing Company. The countless hours they have spent on design work for us from can labels, employee promotions to nearly all of our retail apparel products. With the years, they have become very a tune to our style and standards.
It is highly recommended that you give this family-owned and run company a chance to get to know your company’s needs. Their commitment to their clients is immeasurable.
ANGELA PRESTON, ADMINISTRATOR
PRESCOTT BREWING COMPANY
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Have questions about our process or products? Check out the most frequently asked questions below or just drop us a line at info@starbuckdesignusa.com or call us directly at (520) 690-1248.
Let's talk pricing...what are we looking at?
That's a very complicated question! But our sales team would be more than happy to walk you through all the steps and make the process as painless as possible. From style of garments to quantities to number of colors in your design to how many locations on the garment you want decorated...it all comes together for an accurate quote. Check out the rest of the FAQs and then give us a call or fill out the quote request!
Are there any minimums?
For custom printing, our minimum is 12 pieces and we have price-breaks basically every dozen until you get to 144+. If your design is 2 colors, that minimum goes up to 24. For 3 colors, the minimum is 36. For 4+ colors, minimum is 72. Call for a quote.
For embroidery, we have a minimum of 6 garments (shirts, jackets, patches, hats, etc).
For promotional products, it depends on the product. Many have steep discounts at higher quantities, so it's definitely worth getting pricing for the quantity you want AND the nearest price breaks!
What about setups?
Great question! For custom printing, it's $15 per color for setup. Reorders are $12 per color. Larger orders of 144+ do get discounted setups. For embroidery, we go through a digitizing process to create your design to look good in thread and so the embroidery machine knows how to sew it. This is $10 per thousand stitches and is a one-time cost. For promotional products, it depends on the product and what you're looking for. Give us a call for more information about any product you're considering.
HELP! I Don'T know anything about design...what am i looking for?
Our team of graphic designers are here to help! We primarily use Adobe programs (Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign, etc). Raster files (jpg, gif, png, etc) are made up of pixels and are absolutely necessary for web use but they don't transition well to larger formats often because they can't be increased in size without losing resolution. However, raster is great for getting some really cool effects and printing photo-realistic images. Vector files (ai, eps, some pdfs, etc) are phenomenal for holding detail as they aren't made up of pixels, but lines. Vectors are clean and perfect for logo design. We design in both mediums depending on what your needs entail! If you already have a design from another designer, send it over and we'll give you all the pertinent information!
What's the turnaround time?
For both custom printing and embroidery, our standard turnaround is 10 working days. If this is a new project that needs some back-and-forth with our art department, you may see minor changes in turnaround. If you need a project done sooner, contact us and let us check availability for you! For promotional products, most are 10-20 working days, depending on the product and where it needs to ship in from.
Speaking of shipping...do you ship projects out-of-town?
Absolutely! We have clients all over the U.S. and international that we ship to consistently. Whether you're near or far, we can ship your preferred method (UPS, FedEx, USPS) wherever you need!
How do we pay for our order?
At the time that you place your order, we'll collect a deposit of at least half down. That will get the job in the queue and art in production. When the job is ready for pickup or delivery, the other half will be due. We accept cash, check and card. For all card payments, we do add a 3% processing fee.
What about proofs?
Once the job has started, we'll usually have an art proof emailed to you within a week or so. This will be your logo/design digitally mocked up on an image of the product you chose. You respond with an approval or any changes and we get it right into production! If you order either custom printing or embroidery and are local, we are happy to schedule press-checks where you come in personally to see the first garment completed.
I've seen screen-prints peel off of shirts before...will that happen to mine?
Absolutely not. First of all, that is usually an issue of having heat-transfer designs. They crack and peel after only a couple of washes. Or a common issue with some prints is the ink not being cured correctly after printing. We use the finest in plastisol inks and have decades of expertise with tons of fabrics/blends to make sure that your design stays where you want it.
Are there other options besides plastisol?
Without a doubt! Plastisol is the most common and holds color the best, but we have many other options to get the look you want on your garment. Nova-based, water-based, discharge, and metallic inks are just a few of the other options available. We also have the ability to apply foil to designs for that extra shine! Let us know the look you want and we can help you pick what would work best!
Can i bring in my own garments and get them decorated?
Absolutely! Though we aren't responsible for your garments or the ways certain blends may react to the inks/curing process.
GET A QUOTE
Ready to get started on your project? Get a quote by calling us at 520.690.1248 or, if it's a custom printing or embroidery project, fill out the form below and we'll get back to you with follow-up questions and a quote!