I Found The Cheapest Print On Demand Company Ever!

[@lateayaprice]

Hi Shimmy. I decided to place an order after watching your video. Order was placed 3/8/2022, I received a shipping notification on 3/15/2022, and received my order 3/29/2022. I purchased the women’s cotton cropped tee for $6.65, paid $1.99 for the custom tag, paid $6.60 for shipping, and received a $1.00 discount using your code. So all in it cost me $14.24 USD. I too liked that my image seemed like it was printed into the shirt where you could not feel a difference, but that’s where my pros end. The shirt itself had a little bit of stretch to it, but was kinda stiff. Crops are supposed to add a little sexiness and nothing was sexy about the shirt. My image looked washed out, and not vibrant enough. There was bleeding on a letter. The lettering was yellow but it was black bleeding/shading around just one letter. To top it off I did not get the custom tag I paid for! So I’m going to pass on HugePOD for now and continue my search. Although I have not figured out what company I want to use yet, thank you for your videos because they have been a big help.

[@shimmymorris1]

Hey! That's terrible! You should complain to them and get a full refund! Quality should and NEEDS to be consistent across all orders they get. My only thought about the image not being as vibrant would be, if you designed in RGB it would look more vibrant as it's printing in CMYK which tends to look more dull. However, everything else is unacceptable from them and you should get your money back

[@ritchiedee6210]

if it takes that long for shipping my customers will give me bad reviews so its not somthing i am even willing to consider.

[@CLand1Nation]

@@ritchiedee6210 yeah this place sucks for custom orders. No idea why this guy made a video about it.

[@jenayayounger5909]

I’m in the research stage of starting a business and really appreciate your review videos!

[@shimmymorris1]

that's awesome! good luck!

[@juniorrhinox]

If no one told you today, you're appreciated. 👊🏾 I'm in the research and comparison stage of my POD store and I happened upon your channel today and subscribed and been throughly going through your vidz. Thanks family. Blessings.

[@shimmymorris1]

thank you so much! so happy you found my videos! glad you're enjoying them! Good luck with your print on demand business

[@juniorrhinox]

@@shimmymorris1 you're very welcome and thank you!

[@eyalster]

There is no comparison between Printful and Hugepod 'all over print' fabric !!! Yes the price may be double, but there is a good reason for that. That shiny, thin, Sport-like fabric you showed in your video? .... well, it's a cheap 100% polyester, and clients HATE that! I guess it can work as a shower curtain, but no one wants to wear it on their skin. It's itchy, it's shiny, it feels like plastic, it's NOT breathable... so you're gonna sweat pretty fast.... and most of all, it look cheap. The fabric they use in Printful is the complete opposite - it's smooth, thick, 30% cotton, brushed fleece on the inside, and feel more like that thick hoodie you showed. The Printful prices are a problem, you need to sell a hoodie for 60$ to make any profit,,,,, however, the quality is unmatched. you want to print a garment at 15$ and make a wild profit? go a head, but you should expect some high percentage of returns and unsatisfied costumers. In my journey to lower Printful costs, I ventured all the way to Pakistan, to find manufactures who can do 'all over print' hoodies in low costs.... and still couldn't find anyone with Printful fabric quality.... it got to a point where the Pakistanis asked me to send them a printful hoodie so they can inspect it and try to do a reverse engineering on it :)

[@shimmymorris1]

Wow that’s awesome il buy a printful one to do a side by side comparison. It was quite comfy to wear but not soft or fluffy

[@REXNEMORE]

@@shimmymorris1 Great. Very much looking forward to a comparison. Thanks for the amazing videos as always. Shimmy!

[@dezyriquez5764]

Well thank u.....I just kissed a frog and found a prince 😂😅😂😂😅😂

[@erikaweirdsurname4150]

All over prints are all 100% polyester, some may be better polyester than others, but nobody does AOP cotton, i wish they did , but they dont.

[@signoresantinoburnett1169]

Well said.

[@jamesshangle]

For about a year I was using Printful; when Shimmy's Printailor video came out I immediately started switching over and I have been loving the lower prices and great quality; however Printailor does NOT have all over print crewneck (which are my favorite) and the production/shipping has been 3-4 weeks on average for my customers. HugePOD does have a larger product selection and equally low prices to Printailor... so I'll give it a shot! Thank you for the amazing content!

[@shimmymorris1]

good luck with it! I hope it works out :D

[@Mahdi_Badjelmane]

We are waiting for ur review

[@lahlah3922]

@@Mahdi_Badjelmane I second that!

[@wayne5723]

Are your customers ok with the time it takes to receive their purchases?

[@jamesshangle]

In general my customers are not okay with the shipping times. There was a specific period of time around January 20th when order were placed, that were not delivered until Feb 25-28, so I had to give those customers big discounts on future order (50% off) as an apology. The production time alone was 2 weeks, then an extra 2 weeks of shipping from china. Since then, printailor’s production time seems to have reduced to about 1 week, with 2 weeks of shipping still. Maybe supply chains are the root cause and there are signs of slight improvement now. Overall I am still using Printailor for now. I am still considering switching back to Printful but I am waiting to get more customer feed back on quality of Printailor and to see if they can speed up these deliveries anymore.

[@SEP3669]

I'd love to try them, but they don't integrate with Etsy. Hope that changes!

[@shimmymorris1]

me too, I think it will soon

[@20097784L]

​@@shimmymorris1 it says it integrates with etsy on their website

[@rmd9250]

@@20097784L hmm in their list of stores to connect with Etsy is not listed

[@ericacollins5958]

I am just now looking into using HugePOD and they are now able to integrate to Etsy!

[@dogelordcoffee6674]

Prints that are "a part" of the garment are typically Sublimation Type prints. Sublimation utilizes heat to "melt" the print to make it a part of the fabric and typically is used on Polyester materials.

[@shimmymorris1]

awesome! good knowledge

[@ConnectedToTheUnknown]

It could also be screen prints which are generally cheaper to my knowledge

[@javajunkeez758]

Oh i thought DTG was the 'in the fabric' print and sublimation was the vinyl 'slap on' print lol

[@CollarGreenPimp]

Not quite, sublimation uses heat to turn the ink into a gas, which permanently stains the polyester. DTG, prints ink into the material substrate, and DTF uses direct heat to transfer ink from paper onto the garmet.

[@emmafletcher8716]

Too bad they don’t integrate with Etsy… this one would be a winner for sure. Etsy is a major player - I don’t understand this company would overlook that

[@shimmymorris1]

I think their working on it. I was told it’s in their plan for the near future

[@junetedjones895]

I agree, Etsy is my main income getter.

[@ericacollins5958]

I am just now looking into using HugePOD and they are now able to integrate to Etsy!

[@funkyprepper]

Bro, ive really been struggling to find an all in solution. I spent weeks on teespring and it was a nightmare, the design process and then base prices jumped up. shame we cant have a uk place rather than overseas. yes its great to have good base prices etc, the shipping times sound harsh but thats the downside. ill look into this. thanks man

[@shimmymorris1]

I'm currently trying to find the best all in one company

[@signoresantinoburnett1169]

I could never possibly sell products to my customers and expect them to wait three or four weeks for them. My focus is customer service first. Customers will pay for quality ,but they want quick shipping that's reliable.

[@shimmymorris1]

you're totally right! It's a really hard ask. It baffles me that dropshipping is such a huge industry!

[@instantplayerclassicjh2580]

Great Video Shimmy, the one sticking point with Hugepod is they need to add more countries to their shipping fulfillment program because it's limited at the moment, as well as more robust mockups but outside of that their defiantly gone be the market leader sooner or later

[@shimmymorris1]

ye for sure, i think they're still pretty new

[@ConnectedToTheUnknown]

The prints you're dating are woven into thre pieces were probably created through the screen print process onto the t-shirt so it won't crack in the wash or dryer, might fade after a while depending on the dyes they used and if they stopped it or not

[@shimmymorris1]

awesome! good to know

[@Teddyiscute]

Actually it’s sublimation so it’s permanent and won’t fade or come off at all. And it’s good to know that they still offer that so cheap because I believe that’s usually more expensive (at least on Printful) due to being a more complicated high tech process. I don’t know exactly how it works but I know Printful is able to do it somewhat sustainably with plant based ink, minimal water use etc. (though it’s normally only done on polyester which isn’t a very eco-friendly fabric) so hopefully they do that too.

[@ConnectedToTheUnknown]

@@Teddyiscute can I have a link to where they say it's sublimation please? I highly doubt it would be and their prices so low, hence the screen printing process. They create one screen and can print that print endlessly forever.

[@JWCinPDX]

They have a broad selection of clothes, but like too many POD companies, they overlook the home decor category. They'll have to get it together on more than clothes to earn my business.

[@shimmymorris1]

ye that's true!

[@bradholmes1832]

I Love your Sense of Humour, Shimmy ! 75 years, LATER??!!! Brad Holmes Tai Chi Gold Coast

[@shimmymorris1]

haha thanks!

[@shoiku4734]

China can make very comfy and good quality shirts & shoes (export quality). Without knowing anything about Hugepod, I guessed it is a China company after putting up a design. 1) Very low-priced shipping cost reminds me of Aliexpress. 2) Spelling mistake on one of their pages 3) Small boxes when filling in forms and overall basic, simple, purely functional website. I am actually looking for this type of print. It lasts for many washes & because it's part of the fabric, it doesn't peel off and it's natural-looking. Also, it is now common for China sellers to demonstrate by washing their merchandise in a video on a selling platform to show that their colours do not wash out, do not wrinkle, do not tear (they will use a sharp-edged scissors to score across the fabric).

[@shimmymorris1]

interesting!

[@OldHag73]

So the two downsides to them seem to be not integrated with any of the sites I use and also the long shipping. People want fast shipping today.

[@shimmymorris1]

Yes that’s very true. Fast shipping is important. This is more like dropshipping

[@Maeyoulove]

HugePod has an incredibly slow processing time! My sample order was in “processing” mode for 3 weeks before I finally sent an email requesting my order to be canceled and refunded. I might try again later with HugePOD.

[@shimmymorris1]

my gosh that is shocking!!! I don't blame you for cancelling, I probably would've cancelled after 2 weeks with that kind of service!

[@izakniemann5734]

This is more than a year later - what are your impressions about HugePOD right now? What are the top 3 POD companies you recommend? Thanks!

[@shimmymorris1]

now i'd recommend printful, gelato and awkward styles but i'm testing places every month to find the latest best one

[@jeffcossaboon5012]

1. Glad you used a dryer as: A. You don't always do so, and B. In the U.S. we almost always dry everything 2. If you are making your vids primarily for the U.S. market you should know that what you are calling a "sweater" is a "sweatshirt". Not all of your viewers will understand. Here a sweater is a similar shape, but knitted. Traditionally from wool, but now often synthetic.

[@jeffcossaboon5012]

P.S. "joggers" in the U.S. are "sweatpants"

[@sallyBeaver]

news flash people actually use the words joggers and sweaters in the US people that are dumb like you wont know what hes talking about

[@GameBangStudios]

Just found this website I thought it was too good to be true thanks for the review bro

[@antonismargaronis8068]

Hey! Shimmy great video! As a seller based in European Union, I'm a bit stressed with POD companies shipping from China. When buying goods online from a non-European Union country, customs and excise duties are likely to be paid on top of the advertised purchase price.

[@shimmymorris1]

ye it can be a real problem. You should look into Gelato. They have fulfilment centres everywhere

[@grandchungus173]

I’m sorry to say but I don’t trust hugepod, I spent 261$ on samples 2 weeks ago just for it to still say processing! Everytime I contact support they say “we will push the factory to make it produce faster” and it still says processing, the 261$ I spent was 160$ on clothing and 100$ on shipping which is outrageous! Another person has said it has been saying processing for 3 weeks! Do not trust them!

[@shimmymorris1]

That’s shocking!!!! I’m sorry that happened to you. I would bombard them with emails and call them out on social media.

[@SahilMomin]

Thanks for such great review and letting us know about new POD in the market. Printful have messed up with their pricing. I feel they will have to reduce their price with such a competitive POD companies.

[@shimmymorris1]

ye it's getting so expensive now, such a shame

[@fatherleo4603]

Printful has been declining for a while. Printify already left them in the dust.

[@Pyxelles]

I'm actually not that impressed with Printify either after they recently increased their prices!

[@REXNEMORE]

@@shimmymorris1 I was just about to get started on Printify, but some of the prices are a turn off because I just want to make aprox USD 3 per shirt so lots of people can buy my shirts, but prices are already quite high there.

[@basedinbox]

Thanks for sharing. And that looks good in terms of quality and pricing but a huge CON is the shipping time. Customers are less and less willing to wait 3-4 weeks for a t-shirt or a hoody. Unless it has a very fantastic and unique design 🤷

[@shimmymorris1]

yes this is very annoying, and I don't think any company who operates out of china, or that part of the world will be able to have fast shipping!

[@MJ-oj2qv]

@@shimmymorris1 So, you know they're Chinese and are shilling for them anyway? Don't spend your forty pieces of silver all at once.

[@craigbell5885]

@@MJ-oj2qv Thirty!!

[@MJ-oj2qv]

@@craigbell5885 Thank you, Craig. Right you are!

[@willcurrency3415]

you are a GODSEND!!! this will help me cut cost sooo much. thank you!!!

[@shimmymorris1]

thanks so much!

[@joniwilsonthewinnersvoice]

@@shimmymorris1 Most of this info is a year old. As I am just starting, where would I find the current 2023 pricing? The world has changed a lot in a year!

[@GinasOnlineFinds]

What are the 100% cotton sweatshirts comparable to in size / style? Gildan by chance? Its hard to know what size to get since they dont have name brands and I only know Gildan sizing since that is what most other companies offer

[@shimmymorris1]

I don't have 2 to compare at the moment as i've given them away. Usually it runs a bit smaller as it's coming from china

[@GinasOnlineFinds]

@@shimmymorris1 thanks! i just ordered one so ill see how it looks. Thanks again!

[@mikemendrala1781]

@@GinasOnlineFinds how’d it look?

[@GinasOnlineFinds]

@@mikemendrala1781 the whole process was HORRIBLE!!! Sweatshirt sucked but took 2 almost months to arrive One of them never even arrived at all. The design on front was way misplaced up on the shoulder (supposed to be a smaller design on left chest but ended up way to high. The sweatshirt material was different than gildan . Kind of more silky and thinner. It yah…. Never again. The shipping alone was horrendous

[@junetedjones895]

I wish you would do a video on some of the not so goods. Would help us know what to watch for by example. Shouldn't only do the good. We as POD sellers need to know the good, the bad and the ugly.

[@shimmymorris1]

Oh im going to! That’s very much in my plan

[@michellemiller1722]

Thank you for this review. I preety much gave up on POD because I am increasingly frustrated with printful.

[@shimmymorris1]

i hear! and they're getting more expensive now! crazy

[@bradholmes1832]

Shimmy, may i ask you to do a Comparison Video, on two POD companies, that i am looking at: Zazzle ( I know you do recommend them) and Threadless, please? Cheers, Brad Holmes Tai Chi Gold Coast

[@shimmymorris1]

i'll put it on my list :D

[@meggieoneill7084]

Thanks. Hugepod and Etsy. Yes they are linked now. Shipping - ugh. As an international seller on etsy, how I am supposed to even start 'smelling' what shipping costs would be? I believe Hugepod has a store in San Francisco, Philadelphia, Dubai, Beijing and GuangZhou. I want to sell internationally. I have battling with the shipping side of things on Etsy, for a few days now and I'm ready to throw the towel in! Please may you - you sound experienced enough to figure this out for us foreigners, PLEASE. Thank you so much!

[@shimmymorris1]

Annoyingly shipping with Etsy can be an absolute ball ache because of taxes in various countries. Set certain shipping rates or increase your prices and just offer free shipping

[@meggieoneill7084]

@@shimmymorris1 with different size products, being shipped from different parts of the world how would you do that? How much more do you charge?

[@vairepaarman428]

it doesnt talk about shipping cost on their website, whats the standard cost per item the customer would pay for shipping?

[@shimmymorris1]

it depends on the item and the location. It's hard to give a specific answer

[@rashabelgrade]

Hehe, I ordered a T-shirt from them on December 6, 2021. They sent it on December 30, 2021. They missed my address, so the T-shirt came back, in the meantime I ordered some more things to see the quality. Today is February 19, 2022, I still haven't received anything.

[@shimmymorris1]

That’s absolutely shocking and unacceptable! What have they said to the complaint emails?

[@rashabelgrade]

@@shimmymorris1 What I noticed is that they respond to email once a day so if you send a reply, you will get a response the next day.So a conversation on a topic can take days.In the meantime, they sent me at least 30 emails of various nonsense and advice that no one needs.Mostly promoting themselves.They made a mistake in the address to which they should send. I have lived at that address for 20 years and they suggest in one of my emails that I should change my address.At first I couldn’t believe they were so rude and then I started laughing.In my answer, I asked them if they thought it was a good way to run a business.I could tell you about them as much as you want but I am tolerant because they changed the website because when I ordered the t-shirt the website was different and they had about 50 products and now they have 250.They generally have problems with the website because the information you leave does not match the information the website remembers.All in all, it is obvious that he will learn the hard way what business is.

[@renae2863]

Ya thanks for the video but the disclaimer about shipping would have been nice! Socks for 4.56 + DHL shipping $48 to Canada is nuts!! Been looking for an alternative to printify and AOP but this ain't the one!!

[@shimmymorris1]

That shipping is insane!!! It wasn’t like that for me. It was 4.99. I would never recommend paying so much for shipping. A bit of a joke really!

[@renae2863]

@@shimmymorris1 totaly insane and i went and did sample orders for 6 other products.. so now i have to wait for more sadness :( will cut my losses and let them return to sender hahahhah urgh.. disappointed

[@exoverseinterdimensional3722]

Thank you! Great upload and savvy info!

[@shimmymorris1]

Glad it was helpful!

[@christiantaylor2146]

we neeeed a pod that has better costumozation options!!!! like tags and designs on the sleeves or the sides of the shirts under the arms even!!!!!!!!

[@shimmymorris1]

yes you're so right!

[@Black_beauty]

Great vid, Thank you so much.

[@shimmymorris1]

Glad it was helpful!

[@KazeemSarumi]

Great video SHIMMY! I saw a video from another KZbinr end of Jan about HugePOD but after the first few minutes of this video I knew it was time to order some samples! Your discount code came in clutch too so thanks for that! Looking forward to receiving my samples to see if I can diversify the POD suppliers I use.

[@shimmymorris1]

awesome! I hope you like the samples!

[@silvrsurfer]

Hey KS, I'd like to know if your samples came in and if you could give an honest breakdown of the samples you recieved for me. Thanks a bunch! :)

[@greatscotmagic]

@@shimmymorris1 Please tell me where to get the discount code? Love all your videos and have been watching them from the beginning on the beginning. I get a lot of information and use out of watching them.. I even save them to a playlist so that I can go back and check Out something that you said were reviewed. Thanks for all your hard work

[@Littleblackduckandfriends]

Sorry if this has been asked. What's the shipping/production time to the UK?

[@shimmymorris1]

it depends, but around 15 days

[@JOATMON66]

Have you tested the AOP print quality/alignment? Their image placement in quite rudimentary, compared to others like Printify, Sublimator or Yoycol. Seems like a leap of faith is required when designing AOP garments that require alignment for symmetry or aren't repeating patterns.

[@shimmymorris1]

It does seem all over the place, I want to do a side by side test with a whole bunch of companies for AOP

[@JOATMON66]

@@shimmymorris1 I look forward to that! It’s amazing to me that POD vendors who DON’T offer AOP are able to compete at all. AOP seems to be next level IMHO.

[@slimfreddyk]

HugePOD does not seem to connect to Etsy store?

[@shimmymorris1]

not at the moment, but soon

[@saiatoli1574]

Dang...i was hoping this company would stay low-key. I been using Huge POD for a couple months now, looks like the secrets out lol. Your a legend and truly genuine for sharing this shimmy👍 💯, I was trying to keep it to myself 😂

[@sexymary]

There's anotha one called Yoycol.. which I personally tested and their dresses are great

[@shimmymorris1]

Haha awesome! You’ve been using them a while? Yoycol needs testing too. It’s on the list

[@saiatoli1574]

@@shimmymorris1 I've only been using HugePOD for a little over a month, I really like working with them. Yoycol looks good on paper but I haven't tested them. Your reviews are spot on 💯 If you like Yoycol better I'll go with them 💯

[@saiatoli1574]

@@sexymary Nice, I heard Yoycol is good. How do you think they stack up against HugePOD? (I'm currently torn between the two lol, but haven't tested Yoycol myself)

[@ecombiz1]

how long was the shipping time?

[@Abritswife]

Until they integrate etsy, you can operate on a Dropship model. You will just physically place the order with Hugepod when a customer orders from your shop

[@shimmymorris1]

you could do that for sure

[@greatscotmagic]

That wouldn't work for me. Read I am disabled and and need the fulfillment chillment model instead of doing the drop shipping method. I physically can't handle that periodI physically can't handle that.

[@e.m.7479]

England is now in Sweden? map 3'20 BTW the hugepod branding on each bag is reason enough to avoid them ...

[@shimmymorris1]

haha, gotta love an adobe after effects file. interesting... i didn't get that

[@shoiku4734]

Printful, Gelato & Printify are actually overpriced. It is impossible that a T-shirt costs so much as a base price for sellers.

[@shimmymorris1]

there's a lot of factors but ye it's super expensive

[@Shopgirl2000]

I bet the silky one is SUBLIMATION Shimmy.

[@shimmymorris1]

most likely

[@ajayjr7421]

Why is HugePod shipping cost so expensive? I was going to order a tracksuit hoodie $12.72 & joggers $16.50 and the cheapest shipping delivery fee charge for my 2 products was $15.50 to my London address ... is that normal or expensive for shipping fee ?

[@shimmymorris1]

It’s expensive as it’s coming from China. That’s normal for something from china but expensive in general

[@allangock6280]

do you home work before you buy bulk and get a few sample to see if the quality is good. also the print on demand time from china is long. They have another company name on alibaba so do your do diligence. talk to the supplier to see if they do other crafts then DTG....

[@shimmymorris1]

Yes for sure! I always recommend people order their own samples so they can do their own tests

[@azemnite]

How does this compare to Printailor in terms of quality? Does anyone know the turnaround time for the US?

[@shimmymorris1]

Quality was really good. I found the T-shirts better with hugepod but the hoodies better with printailor

[@andrewfalzon2368]

Doesn’t help me much as I’m based in AUS. But HugePOD just announced US fulfillment out of Salt Lake City & Charlotte, with claims of 3-6 days nationwide fulfillment

[@shimmymorris1]

that's pretty cool!

[@MontroseChloe]

6:46 What t-shirt is that? You don't say which shirts those are.

[@shimmymorris1]

it was just called the mens cotton classic t-shirt

[@idk_yt7400]

Hi I’m trying to create my own hoodies but I don’t know how to make my design into a vinyl on the hoodie where on the site does it say the option to choose from vinyl and regular print on the shirt?

[@shimmymorris1]

oh i'm not sure, I haven't tried doing that with HugePOD

[@idk_yt7400]

@@shimmymorris1 oh wait but didn’t each of the hoodies u used in this video come out differently printed like one of the hoodies had the printed design in the hoodie while the other one popped out more how did u do that then?

[@shimmymorris1]

@@idk_yt7400 they were all printed the same except for the all over print.

[@idk_yt7400]

@@shimmymorris1 oh ok thank you very much I was struggling to find out if there were other ways to print each of the hoodies and shirts glad to know they all will be printed the same then🙏

[@vladmoneybags2303]

I'm on the website trying to do an all over print and I'm not sure how it works can you help please?

[@shimmymorris1]

What's happening. There AOP isn't so accurate, it's quite a faff to centre right

[@ZzoroGT]

What about shipping fees?

[@shimmymorris1]

depends on how many items. it was $4.99 for one item to come to the UK so not crazy

[@ZzoroGT]

@@shimmymorris1 Aha got it, thank you so much. Really long time subscriber here btw.

[@shimmymorris1]

that's awesome!! thanks so much for sticking around!

[@loganhackney865]

As someone who's dealt with Chinese manufacturers for 10+ years... I'd say 4/10 times the order never arrives to it's destination. It's usually not the companies fault, the fault is with customs & the logistics of shipping something from a country exporting millions of products a day. Your package is essentially a needle in a haystack and with almost half my products never arriving to my customers I tend to stay away from companies in China.

[@shimmymorris1]

I've been ordering from China for 10+ years too and only one order got messed up. So it's hard to draw conclusions from individual results. It's better to find studies or surveys of what peoples experience have been making orders from China. I do understand the concern though, it's definitely easier and quicker to fulfil from your own country.

[@tyejordan4081]

Hey, When youtubers sell merch in the description (when it pops up as the mini image) whats the best options to do that? Im guessing you don't need a site or store to do that which would be ideal... Can that option be done here on HugePod ? Thanks in advance to anyone that can let me know :)

[@shimmymorris1]

that can't be done with hugepod. Currently it can only be done with Spring or Spreadshop

[@tyejordan4081]

@@shimmymorris1 Ah Ok Thankyou! Being in the UK would that make sense to go with one of them? would you recommend one over the other? Thanks mate

[@beforeafter2526]

The problem is the shipping time. NO ONE in US wants to wait more than a week for a product.

[@shimmymorris1]

that's totally true!

[@MoonDancingNana]

Good info to add to other POD sites. I'm doing this!

[@shimmymorris1]

nice!

[@skandev1921]

is it easy to set up shipping rates ? i ve only used teespring so far for pod .. and whenever i look to change to a new website the setting up ur shipping prices and stuff just turns me off

[@shimmymorris1]

ye I can image it can be quite annoying, These rates are pretty standard, but ye it'll take some time to put them in

[@MarinoTurei-n1z]

Hey Shimmy I've had my eye on this website but when I try to design anything it doesn't load my image onto to garment I'm designing it's making me sad cause I really want to use their clothing they have really unique clothing that would look great but I can't load a design on anything 🤦🏽🤦🏽

[@shimmymorris1]

hmmm, that's odd... have you reached out to support

[@Shopgirl2000]

Hey Shimmy, which pod would you use today for uk based shop selling to uk customers?

[@shimmymorris1]

Printful is pretty good for the UK, and Gelato.

[@TeraBite48ph]

This is a great news, but I only have one question though, how long this company operates? Because, You know when you build a store for long term, of course you have to make sure that it doesn't close anytime soon because the supplier decided to close their company. I hope you can give me answer. Thanks.

[@shimmymorris1]

I'm not sure how long they've been going for but if you want reliability you can go for a company like Printful, or Awkward Styles. They're not going anywhere

[@TeraBite48ph]

@@shimmymorris1 thanks, really appreciate it.

[@dgblisslifestyle5303]

Hellooo. Just want to ask the Best POD to integrate with etsy UK?

[@shimmymorris1]

probably printful, but they keep getting more and more expensive

[@brigitter1469]

I just started with printailor after seeing your video. I will investigate this one as well

[@shimmymorris1]

awesome! good luck. Start with samples

[@Shopgirl2000]

Which are the PODs with the quickest shipping times in (or to) the UK pls Shimmy?

[@shimmymorris1]

Printful and Moteefe are very quick

[@Silintk]

SPOD is pretty fast as well and have some decent quality and prices

[@nadeempasha2184]

whats the cost for additional item of shipping

[@shimmymorris1]

it depends what the item is and where it's being shipped

[@3littleones515]

Thank you sir for helping us grow

[@shimmymorris1]

you're welcome!

[@dichelellis4073]

What T-shirt and sweaters did you sample?

[@shimmymorris1]

Their cheapest most basic ones

[@ilovesuisse1]

The cheapest tshirt for men in Printful is $9.50 (as at 24.5.2022). Shipping prices in Printful are not very cheap.

[@shimmymorris1]

nope... it's getting more and more expensive

[@suzethomas8148]

Do you know if Higepod have now stopped integration with woocommerce?

[@shimmymorris1]

It doesn't look like they offer that yet

[@suzethomas8148]

@@shimmymorris1 I thought that they originally did but how now only just stopped as of the 21/2 or so I have been told by my website designer?

[@HistorianMane]

@@suzethomas8148 that and shopify integration are down. They said they are working on it but haven't given any time frame on when it will be fixed

[@suzethomas8148]

@@HistorianMane Thank you!

[@jeffreyoconnell8776]

Has anyone figured out their sizing tool under attributes? Is that number mm, pixels, or what? I asked them multiple times and they don't understand what I'm asking. I'm trying to make my design a specific size but I don't know how.

[@truly365]

well there prices have drastically changed🙄 product and shipping I wished he said exactly which shirts he used so we could kno the difference when choosing and if they are true to size...this is so frustrating

[@shimmymorris1]

ye it's a shame when companies do that but it makes sense. This video is quite old, prices are bound to go up

[@zayapp_]

Have you ordered any of the beach shorts from them?? How are those ?

[@shimmymorris1]

I haven't no, I could do that in another review though

[@dantheman81811]

Did you pay tax and duties once it arrived? How many items did you order?

[@shimmymorris1]

I didn't... I can't remember of the top of my head but it was a lot

[@dantheman81811]

@@shimmymorris1 thanks. One more question if I may....for someone who has no experience with graphic design what program should I learn myself (or get paid lessons from someone/do a course) to learn how to edit images and convert to 300dpi etc? Thanks

[@hamurabi1971]

Anyone can explain how to design with PNG I tried but it shows a background on the shirt.

[@shimmymorris1]

It depends what program you use.

[@sarahc.5191]

Hi Shimmy, but if i were selling my designs to customers, why would i want it to arrive in a plastic cover that has the Huge Pod branding on it? they can then go the the website and find out the base cost of the item, if they want to right?

[@shimmymorris1]

you're right, it's very rare a customer would do that, but you can do custom packaging to avoid that happening too

[@virtualworldsolutions]

These POD companies are REALLY taking advantage of their shopowner customers charging insane high prices and many shipping costs are double the product costs! How stupid do they think we are??? Someone needs to do a comparative analysis of product cost, shipping costs, shipping timeframe and then tie in another analysis with each of the Shopify, Etsy, etc. listing and subscription costs. If you identify the REAL profit after paying all these fees, you'll see we're all working for these companies and getting a fraction of the profits. The majority of the KZbin videos claiming to make hundreds of thousands of dollars I'm sure are reporting their total sales, NOT total profit. There are solutions if we form a group. Shimmy.... let's talk!

[@alluz1297]

Do they provide any posters?

[@shimmymorris1]

I don't think so

[@corywithaynoe]

I’m sorry, but these sponsored reviews are not as genuine because of COURSE they are going to send you their top quality items and printing. Not to mention, it doesn’t have Etsy??? 😳Pass!

[@shimmymorris1]

what do you mean, send me their top quality... i just made an order... it's done with robots and machines. i can't imagine someone is walking around looking for the best t-shirt in a bunch and adding that to the printer

[@corywithaynoe]

@@shimmymorris1 I enjoyed your review of Printailor because it was YOU personally choosing to review it and you could see how passionate and excited you were about the brand, but there were a few issues for us in the United States. However, THIS review was sponsored, and any time products are shown on camera for being sponsored, it’s curated to make sure the company looks good. Besides, it doesn’t even offer to connect with Etsy, so I’m going to still seek other PODs.

[@soc2168]

Tried some of their products myself and the video checks out, dont know what youre on about Cory

[@fpvsmurf]

@@corywithaynoe I'm going in... and buying as a normal regular person..im sure quality will be the same. Let's see...

[@00huzu]

I just placed an order with multiple items, let’s see how the quality really is

[@wendycleaver6933]

Shimmy thank you for this video. I am interested in knowing where the t's are made and are they ethically made (not in a sweat shop hopefully) Are they cotton or some other mix? Thanks so much

[@shimmymorris1]

It looks like a normal factory from the videos. But at the end of the day who knows. It’s made in a few countries. The materials are all different. You can see it on their website 😊

[@shimmymorris1]

It looks like a normal factory from the videos. But at the end of the day who knows. It’s made in a few countries. The materials are all different. You can see it on their website 😊

[@justanotherchannel8836]

Shimmy, within printful where it allows you to set prices for each of the products in your store, does the 'revenue' displayed take account of the etsy selling fees as well? so if for example i have a revenue of between £0.09 to £2.01, does that automatically include the etsy selling fees?

[@shimmymorris1]

No it doesn’t

[@justanotherchannel8836]

@@shimmymorris1 so i must edit the prices within printful to include both the etsy transaction and payment processing fees?

[@felipeusa4154]

this review is 2 years old, are they still ur favorite ?

[@shimmymorris1]

no, I'm using Printify now

[@jase7231]

Shipping is pretty expensive with them if you want to ship to your customers

[@shimmymorris1]

yes it's frustrating for sure!

[@CreatorsImage]

Hey Shimmy - I tried using your coupon code for a sample order and it looks like it's expired. Is there another code I can use? I know this vid is back from 2022 but just wanted to check in case.

[@shimmymorris1]

hmm i'm not sure why it's expired, it shouldn't have... but i don't have another... i'd have to reach out to the company

[@CreatorsImage]

@@shimmymorris1 that would be great if you don’t mind reaching out to them. I wanted to place a sample order after watching your vid but when I checked with customer service they were no help. Any help would be greatly appreciated 🙏🏻

[@Artandthingsbyjazzyjazz]

Hey shimmy been learning a lot from you thank you are you able to list the exact products you purchased

[@shimmymorris1]

Thank you! It was various T-shirts, sweaters, etc. their official names are said in the video if you wanted to find them

[@Artandthingsbyjazzyjazz]

@@shimmymorris1 wow I kinda figured doing this video such a long time ago it be a long shot getting a reply but there you are… your so helpful man truly I know im not the only one to say it but thank you for your videos and support 😊👍

[@GinasOnlineFinds]

Im struggling with pricing and how people are making a profit. A standard tshirt is $6 and their shipping is $9. Is a $5 profit good? Or do people really sell $30 tshirts for kids?? How is anyone making a profit?

[@shimmymorris1]

Standard shipping for me was $4.99 which you can charge the customer. I don’t understand why it’s different for so many people. 5 dollars of pure profit is good though but if you can get nearer to 10 that would be great!

[@GinasOnlineFinds]

@@shimmymorris1 I’m in the US. I would love $10 profit! That’d be great! I guess I should charge for shipping to help with profit

[@purepressurerecords]

can you make a video of the cheapest, wide range of products and best quality for specifically AOP?

[@shimmymorris1]

yes for sure! good idea

[@suzethomas8148]

Thanks again Shimmy

[@shimmymorris1]

you're so welcome! glad you liked it

[@onlydeathsangel6615]

I'd love to know what the names of the products you tested are since there are so many different products to choose from on their website and it seems like prices have increased more.

[@shimmymorris1]

I went for the cheapest ones, I really hope they haven't increased, they increased them during the production stage of my video and I was well peed off! It's so annoying when a company does that so frequently

[@nicolaibunsoon1609]

$33.76 for shipping to Norway, yeah very cheap!

[@nicolaibunsoon1609]

Shimmy, if you could show us some european alternatives that would be much appreciated.

[@shimmymorris1]

it was $4.99 for me... yea i'm currently looking for European alternatives but their quality is terrible.

[@julie5786]

Thank you for the detailed video. Sadly it doesn't look like it's connecting to Etsy yet. :(

[@shimmymorris1]

no not yet, super annoying! but hopefully soon

[@ccbluesky9780]

Thank you 💖 Needed💖

[@shimmymorris1]

You are so welcome

[@stefanatrifan8808]

How long did it take to arrive to UK?

[@shimmymorris1]

a while, about 2 weeks, that's why I compared it to dropshipping

[@christiannilsen2835]

Not clear to me how long the shipping time were? Did they have miltiple locations to send from? Great video!

[@shimmymorris1]

it seems so, shipping will be around 15 days from what I experienced

[@Palagiboi]

Brother what is the website for these products?

[@shimmymorris1]

This is Hugepod...

[@greatscotmagic]

Please tell me the name of the T-shirt that you said was too thin as I didn't catch it in the video even when I played it back. Thanks again shimmy

[@shimmymorris1]

It was the sweater that was thinner. Just their normal cheapest sweater.

[@m.carter9090]

Hey Shimmy, thanks for another great video. Can you please make one on Yoycol? I'll be ordering samples from them in the next couple of days and so far their prices seem to be the most economical? As always what we most want to know is prices versus quality! :)

[@shimmymorris1]

They’re on my list to look into

[@willsoat2822]

Hey man I am just looking into them now. What did you think of their quality and delivery times?

[@davidegan5125]

Best of POD from China. Eg Kin custom, this new, subliminator etc Do they offer express shipping?

[@shimmymorris1]

i have to try them! I haven't seen express shipping

[@davidegan5125]

@@shimmymorris1 I think they do, also I'm looking into canvas print as they offer a higher margin in profit also looking into doing the Christian niche

[@poundcake4936]

I wonder if they will keep these cheap prices as they grow?

[@shimmymorris1]

probably not, but who knows

[@Healingforhumans]

I’m happy I found your channel. You’re very informative and thorough which I appreciate. I know I’m asking this two years after you posted this, but do you by chance know what the zip code is for hugepod to list with Etsy? I can’t seem to find it anywhere online. Thanks for the valuable content you shared in this video ❤

[@shimmymorris1]

you're so welcome! Unfortunately I do not :( i can't seem to find it either which isn't good. This is quite an old review so I can't be certain they're still living up to this quality

[@50badjie]

They have the worst customer service and the worst shipping time expect to get your products in a month or 2 also designing the hoodies your artwork will cover the drawstrings. But they have one of the best mockups I have ever seen

[@shimmymorris1]

ye it's from china so a lot slower. That also explains the bad customer service

[@50badjie]

@@shimmymorris1 do you think is a good idea to use the platform?