T-shirts are the epitome of communication. They are used for just about everything you can think of without uttering a word. It is a subliminal suggestion to everyone you come into contact with as you move through life. You can be announcing your goals, feelings and passions or wear them to advertise, represent or identify just about anything you want to communicate in a bold yet unobtrusive way. Custom-designed shirts are visual advertising at their best: subtle but prominent, hidden yet direct, personal as well as commercial.

We have a love affair with t-shirts. They are our identity and we wear them with pride. We purchase them for fundraisers, charities, businesses and schools or in our case, reunions. I ordered custom designed t-shirts for my 25^th class reunion. Our high school logo was on the front and the year we graduated appeared on the back which included all 500 classmates names listed alphabetically inside the last two digits of our year. They sold well at the reunion and mine still remains a special keepsake.

I set out to find a vendor who could provide t-shirts for reunions. To test out a vendor we liked, we ordered 50 t-shirts for our company to experience how their ordering process worked. ClassB worked very well with us from start to finish. The shirts were turned around in 12 days, 2 to work on the artwork and 10 for manufacturing and shipping them.

First, we discussed sizes, colors and verbiage. The artist created a virtual mock-up of the shirt so we could view it on their website and edit or approve the product. They then mailed us four swatches of the colors we liked in order to see what the product would actually look like since colors on the computer screen are not always exactly as they appear. The 100% pre-shrunk cotton shirts also had a sizing chart that described all the widths and lengths so we could understand exactly what we were getting. Our sales representative, Sharlene, also gave us ideas on how many of what sizes to order as we needed help in this direction.

At first, I didn’t like the different fonts the artist came up with. But, it was getting difficult, so I just gave a go ahead with one of the fonts I was shown. However, as I gave our sales representative my artwork approval, she noticed a discomfort in my voice. So she called me back the next day to make sure I was absolutely satisfied with my choice. I am so glad she did, because I expressed my frustration with the few choices I had. She told me to email her a sample of the fonts I liked since there are hundreds of fonts in which to choose from. That was the best idea, because the next proof was perfect. I like how she made sure I got what I wanted and did not settle on something for convenience sake.

As a follow-up they sent us a thank you card, personally signed by all the people who worked on our shirts. ClassB also emailed a questionnaire to be sure all our needs were met. We were very impressed with their customer service and useful product. I am happy to say that ClassB gets a Grade A.