CafePress.com

CafePress.com is the leading E-Commerce site for buying and selling custom designed products by individual, groups and companies. The privately held company, which only opened for business in August 1999, is located in San Leandro, California....

Cafe Press is a very cool place where folks come up with their own logo or what have you, and Cafe Press walks you through making a storefront with them. Wait, it gets better.. Cafe Press supplies the items and puts your logo on them.. they take ...

Not too long ago, I decided to get some Epinions-related merchandise, so I clicked on the Epinions Store link over in the Epinions Member Center, and I was taken to the Epinions Store, which is run by Café Press.com. There is lots of stuff to choose ...

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Have you ever wanted to create your own logos and sell t-shirts, bags, etc? Now you can! I’ve been working on a website and wanted to set up an “Online Gift Store” until they had their own line of...

I love the holidays. I never outgrew the idea that the holidays are a magical time and I’ve been lucky enough to be surrounded by friends and family who feel the same way. My fiance and I put up our Christmas Tree after dinner on Thanksgiving; the ...

With over 250,000 storefronts, Café Press is certain to contain a product to soothe the logo mania that many possess. If you happen to like merchandise with varying logos, this online store might be for you. Perhaps you have a small business, or...

I have had a CafePress.com store for over a year. It is a neat little set up! All you need is any kind of logo and you are on your way. You simply upload the image that you would like to have on your products and they do all the work. So what does...

I’ve been using cafepress for years now - -and for the first few years – I didn’t make a penny of profits – but lately I’ve been making at least a sale a day. And I will share some of my experiences with you. What Cafepress.com is: Cafepress ...

Last June I decided to walk in the local Heart Walk. I was walking especially for my friend's daughter who was born with a congenital heart defect. She told me I could make a shirt, through the local CHD Families website, and they'd put it up on ...

I've always been a sucker for the "hand made gift". Back in elementary school that meant little coupons for my mother. In high school it meant handmade photo collages. And after the World-Wide Web sprung to life it meant personalized calendars, mugs, ...

Ever wish you could customize items for your small business, for your family, or just for fun? If you’ve ever searched the web for customizable items you’ll find that nearly all of them require quantities of 250 or more to be ordered!...

I have been using both CaféPress and Zazzle for some time now. Each company has it’s own pros and cons. But they are pretty much all that is out there right now to easily make your own on-line stores. CaféPress offers the largest variety of products ...

Every holiday season, since I'm married to a non-Jewish man, I now have to buy gifts for relatives I see once a year. I used to love buying gifts and I prided myself at being able to find the perfect gift for every person I know... something that just ...

I've known Cafepress for quite a few years now and I'm sad to say it's gone quite downhill for shoppers and shopkeepers alike. It is one of the largest sites online that comes up when I try to find funny t-shirts online and it's competitor is Zazzle ...

Creativity counts, and sometimes finding just the right expression of your ideas is impossible. No problem--just go to CafePress.com and either browse through thousands of others' creations, or sign up and make your own tee-shirts, mugs, ...

There are several ways to evaluate Cafe Press. For some consumers it may be a great thing, perfect for printing college reunion T-shirts or baseball jerseys. This review looks at Cafepress from the standpoint and concerns of an artist looking to sell ...

I decided to become a member in 2003 as I had a lot of photos - why not put them on t-shirts and other stuff like Cafepress suggested, and make some money off it? All I would need to spend would be their yearly subscription fee. It was pretty fun ...

I have over 30 stores setup with CP, but will soon discontinue my use of them. I'm doing this for a variety of reasons. I'll try to outline below.

First, in case you're not aware, CP allows you to place any image onto a mug, mousepad, etc....

My review, unlike most of the others here, is strictly as a consumer. I have ONLY purchased product ...

My shopping experience with CafePress has always been excellent. I am a shopkeeper with them, and often order my own items, so I have a lot of experience with their system. While there have only rarely been problems (the item I ordered was too ...

The review I wrote back in 2004 is below and I'm back to follow up on the comment "Only time will tell." So here is my updated review: Cafe Press is by far the best. I was not impressed with Zazzle even after creating a product. I won't say more ...

It would be hard for me to disagree MORE with the reviewer who warned people to stay away from CafePress. In my own experience with CafePress I'm very happy, overall. Sure, there are occasional problems, but on the whole I find it to be a great ...

The quality wasn't quite what I expected. I ordered some things from my own stores, and also viewed the items my friends ordered from my store.

The shirt was nothing more than an iron-on transfer. You could see the ring from the iron on...

I have made two custom t-shirts with Cafepress.com and they turned out pretty much how I wanted them to for the most part. However after 1 wash and dry, the color faded immediately. I wasn't too happy about that after the first order so on the second ...

I'm a Cafepress merchant and have to say I'm doing quite nicely thank you! Yes you can make Money I opened my store November last year and upload a few graphics to get me started and feel the waters, so to speak. I sold my first item within 2 ...

Cafe Press is a fun idea with some good products. You can buy a product that says just about anything in just about any form. Hats, shirts, mugs, pins, pens, anything you want can be personalized. There are a lot of different saying and images. There ...

What a wonderful way for an artist starting out to get their work out there. It's great for learning about designing for the gift market place. You take your art and make it fit each measurement for each product. I've been a member for 2 years now. I ...

I discovered CafePress.com about a year ago. Since then, I've made about $200 selling items off my website (shameless promotion - http://www.TropicalPhrenzy.com). CafePress has been nothing but good to me :)

First of all, CafePress does...

I've been super excited about the pug merchandise on cafepress for several months now. I just bought a new car and thought a license plate from that says "I heart my Pug" would be so cute! I have type I diabetes, so i also bought a "Divabetic" tank and a ...

CafePress is an extremely funny site - a sort of Open Source community for the self-promotion industry. The brick and mortar behind the .com The product they are selling is one that's been sold for over a hundred years. They have a variety of ...

I ordered 3 items from Cafe Press. 1 of which needed to be printed. They took over 2 weeks to ship the items and I was in contact with them several times prior to the shipment arriving.When the shipment arrived, it had "We're sorry" notice in there ...

Fast shipping, great customer service, and returns are not a problem!!!  I ordered several items and and accidentally threw away all of my ordering information,  so when I had to return an item I thought it would be difficult.  But it was so easy, one phone call, one oprerator, one minute and it was done. 

They have some really unique items so I purchased a hat for $20 from them. I paid for 10 day shipping but after 15 days I hadn't received my item. When I Emailed them they replied with a UPS tracking number that didn't work. I Emailed them about this and they replied with the SAME info. I had to Email again, only to find out that they shipped my hat Snail mail. Why they sent me UPS tracking I don't know?

I could not log onto my account during this time and when I contacted them, they never answered my question about this problem. Finally after getting really annoyed I demanded a credit on my account. They sent me an Email saying they would re-send my item but I didn't want to wait 10 more days. I requested overnight but it took them 2 more days to reply to me.

The item finally came (They sent me two rather than one) but it was very thin and not worth what I paid. Overall I would not buy from them again because the trouble was not worth it.

Cafepress continues to offer new items and the items are shipped quickly. As a seller you have complete control over how your items look and how much to sell them for. The setup is easy and the more time you put into your store the more you sell.

Ordered a t-shirt and paid for 2 day shipping. As of 7 days later, still waiting for order to arrive. Very disappointed.

I ordered an ash gray t-shirt as a gift for my husband on Dec. 9th. According to the CafePress. com website, the shirt was in-stock and would ship with in three days. After a full week, I still had not received my order, so I emailed Customer Service. I wanted to know why the item was listed as "In Production" on the Order Status page. Instead of getting a personal reply, I got an automated message that my order had finally been shipped--no explanation to the "In Production" question nor an explanation as to why my order went out six days later than it should have. As it stands, it is thirteen days since I placed my order and it is now stuck somewhere in Maryland.

WOW! Anyone can make money through cafepress.com. I started a store just for my college. I made 90 dollars in 2 weeks of doing nothing. I just set up the site, and made a link from our school site. The possibilities are endless, as far as the consumer is concerned. The shipping is basic and takes a week at most. The shirts are pretty sweet for the price, considering you are getting a custom shirt. The hats are iffy though. Other than that they do a great job. The transactions are safe and quick! This site will spark you're creativity.

I made an order for baby clothes. I heard nothing after two weeks so tracked my order on line and it said 'cancelled', with no notification or explanation. I emailed them but received no reply after 4 days so had to make an international call to enquire. After navigating an automated switchboard and being put on hold twice I was told it was cancelled because of potential copyright issues. I asked why they hadn't provided any explanation or notification and they weren't interested and could not assure me they would look at their systems to prevent wasting other customers' time. Disgusting service don't waste your time.

So far this has been the worst on-line shopping experience I have ever encountered. I placed my order November 11th. On November 27th I called to check on my order and then again the first of December. I got their spill about how dark shirt need more time to dry, blah,blah,blah. They changed my shipping to 2-day. It is December 14th and I still haven't received the order. When I checked on my order on their site, it still says ready for production. Their customer service 1-800 people only read from this site undoubtedly because they can only tell you what is written there - that the "shirts are in production". Two of the shirts I ordered were a special request by my college age child and I am really upset that it looks like they will not be here for Christmas even though I ordered them in plenty of time to get here for Christmas.

Most of the positive reviews, I noticed, are by other sellers that use Cafepress. Several of the negative are by actual consumers. It is my opinion, the sellers could do their customer a favor by not using Cafepress.

I made the fatal error of buying an imprinted sweatshirt for a Christmas gift & not opening it before their 30 day return window closed. Silly me. The thing wouldn't have fit a doll & the graphic imprint was utterly pathetic.

When I contacted them, I got the expected "na - na na - na - na . . .

I have had a poor first experience with CafePress.com, and am very dissapointed. Having ordered two t-shirts, one male and one female I have had the following issues:

Firstly the size guide is awful, the male shirt was too big, and the female too small compared to the site's guidelines.

Secondly, the quality of the shirts is terrible, the quality guide on the site lies about the thickness and both shirts have turned up far too thin.

Lastly, the price for these shirts is far too high, and as an international customer I didn't appreciate all of the costs appearing on the outside of the parcel, which meant customs jumped at the chance to charge me import tax.

I will not be ordering from CafePress again.

I ordered some Easter gifts from CafePress and tracking showed they were delivered (to my office - where I knew delivery would be successful) but I did not receive them.  We're a financial firm so we have a "gatekeeper" and she would've had to accept the package.  I waited a few days to just be sure and decided to call Cafe.

I am extremely impressed with their handling of this issue.  I spoke with Jennifer, she was polite and helpful.  She offered to resend the package free of charge and said I could probably receive it this week.  I've never had service like that before - and quite honestly I expected them to say there's nothing they could do which is a typical response in this situation.  Of course, I hope to find the original package and return one of them to Cafe, but I'm very grateful that I will be receiving my items regardless.  I will definitely shop them more often.

POOR!!!!! Expensive shipping, little-to-no customer service, and had to process a refund through my credit card company. I placed an order December 6th and as of December 22nd, it still hasn't arrived. Many emails went unanswered. After wait on hold for over an hour, I was told I could NOT get a refund, and all they would was reship the order. To top it off, THEY WANTED ME TO REPAY SHIPPING COSTS!!!! I told them I was intending on used the items as christmas gifts I was basically told "tough s**t, take it up with our shipping company." but of course they wouldn't give me my reference number for their shipping company. AVOID THEM LIKE THE PLAGUE!!!!!

Been selling apparel through Cafepress for a year now. Been buying apparel through them for 3 years now. Have had nothing but positive experiences with them. Whenever there was an issue with a product, they were quick to fix the problem. Most times this was sending a replacement. Will continue to do business with them on both sides of the coin.

I just got a T shirt for my 1 yo son. The shirt had a wrinkle when design was put on and now if I'll iron out the wrinkle the design splits in two. Was expecting a little better product for that money. Next time I will definitely go elsewhere. 

I ordered two maternity shirts (one tank and one t-shirt) as a gift for a friend. The tank was so small it fit me and I weigh 120 and NOT PREGNANT. The screens on the shirts were faded and they looked so cheap. On the plus side for this website I did receive my order very quick, and they refunded me with no hassle. I just wish the quality was better.

It's so tough to shop for family sometimes. Either you've already given them something similar on past Christmases, Birthdays, or Anniversaries -- or they already own everything they want.

Cafepress.com had something cool & different for everyone on my Xmas list, even a t-shirt with my father-in-law's last name on it and an Obama sweatshirt for my cousin. I ordered with Economy shipping and got my stuff in 5 days.

I ordered a few t-shirts, a sweatshirt, a mug, a poster, and an apron. The quality was decent for being print-on-demand -- I've tried those iron-on transfers, and they don't look anywhere near this good. Even on the black sweatshirt, the printed design was bright and clear.

Great follow-up communication after I place the order, and then again once it was shipped -- providing a tracking number and estimated arrival.

All-in-all, I'd highly recommend this site!

Cafepress.co.uk....
Just a warning about this site to anyone buying in the UK....when I happened upon it, I thought perhaps there was a UK outlet operating - big emphasis on the UK bit. However, read the part about custom duty carefully. These goods are shipped from the US. They took forever to arrive and at £14.45 custom duty on top of the postage, you need to be sure you cost in this extra. I ended up with two very expensive T-shirts and the customer service dept were pretty disinterested. Oh well, you live and learn.

Awful customer service. We failed to collecting any money from them when setting up an on-line store. They, however, made quite a bit from us.

Shopping at Cafepress can be characterized by high quality and great service. Overall I've had varied experiences shopping online, but Cafepress has consistently delivered on time. Even their "el cheapo" T-shirts feel good to wear and survive multiple washing; for a few dollars more, you can get high-quality shirts made in the USA. Prices are a little high, as may be expected for a custom screening job, but it's worth it. I would recommend Cafepress to anyone, especially if you want to make your own T-shirt.

I spent about $30 on a custom t-shirt, which is more than I hardly ever spend on any top, let alone a t-shirt.  It was called a women's fitted t-shirt.  For something to be fitted, it has to have some shape built into it and this t-shirt is not shaped like a woman. It is shaped more like a pre-teen boy.  Straight up and down on the sides.  It ends up being tight around the hips, tight around the chest, and all baggy in the middle.  It looks awful.

If it had simply been a matter of it not fitting, I would not be as disappointed as I am with this misrepresentation.  I would not have ordered it if I had known, and I am stuck with it now.

Not only am I a shop owner on Cafe Press (see profile), but I originated as a customer when I bought a T-shirt about the Iraqi Information Officer from one of the shops. I found the shop by doing a search in Google, and I was very pleased not only with the T-shirt, but also the great communication from Cafe Press about my order, and how quickly it was shipped. I received it in an expected amount of time, and I thought the price was reasonable.

Since that initial purchase, I have bought several more items from shops, and even some from one of my own shops.

I have set up a shop for an annual family reunion for one of my husband's family groups, which is a great way for far-flung cousins to all order the same or similar things.

The glory of any shop I have set up is that all I have to do is supply the image, file, etc., and Cafe Press does the rest.

I've used cafepress.com about 5 times and have always been satisfied. They have the largest selection of t-shirts and related items I've ever seen.  Just type in an interest you have and bam there are dozens or hundreds of cool t-shirts. Their descriptions of the quality and style of the t-shirts are right on. I have had to return two shirts (too small). The customer service is so helpful, they even told me to keep the shirts that were too small. Pretty nice, I just gave them my niece. Shipping isn't too bad, about $5, but they occasionally have free shipping.
I did have one slight problem. The square area around the silk screen block showed up. I decided to keep it and wash it, and it doesn't show anymore. It might have just been heat from an iron at the factory, I couldn't tell. I do know they would have made it right, but I went with my instincts and it turned out well.
Give them a try, and if you have a problem, don't hesitate to call them, they will work with you.

I've purchased three items from Cafepress:   two pillows and a sweatshirt. I wasn't sure what to expect as far as quality of both the merchandise and the images and was very happy with both.  The pillows were gifts and delivered directly to the folks I ordered them for.  Delivery was quick and the images were gorgeous.  The sweatshirt was for me and I was overjoyed with the quality and softness of the sweatshirt, and how nice the image looked.  Would definitely buy more.

I LOVE Cafepress! I'm a buyer AND a shop-owner there and they are fast, friendly and FULL of unique creative designs. On the rare occasion of a problem, their customer service has ALWAYS bent over backward to make sure they fix the problem at their expense. I'm extremely proud to be associated with them and love shopping there for my own and others' products, regularly!

I was shocked by Ogdensmom's review - She shouldn't blame them for non-delivery of her order when SHE admits to giving them incorrect address! It's the shopper's responsibility to provide a valid shipping address - She expects the store to babysit HER?

Cafepress provides people an opportunity to both find truly unique gifts -AND- provides creative people the opportunity to run their own successful business for just $7 each month (So I don't get the complaining review from the failed-shop owner, either).

If it weren't for Cafepress, I wouldn't be able to work as a full-time independent artist... They ROCK!

Very poor customer service. They simply do not respond when you have something you need to return. I'm disgusted.

Item arrived on time, but is SO SMALL it's ridiculous. It is a women's large t-shirt and it would not fit an average 6 year old.

There are no instructions on the invoice for returns. You have to call or email. I emailed three times int he last 4 days and have heard nothing back yet. When I call the office is closed.

The poorest customer service I've ever experienced in on-line shopping.

UPDATE: Cafepress both refunded me my money and sent me a larger shirt. I was very satisfied with that.

I actually got a present from someone, but the sizes weren't right. I contacted customer service, and they said they would be "More than happy to make the exchange." I didn't want a return. I simply wanted the right size. So I sent my merchandise back to them. 12 weeks later, and multiple e-mails, I have yet to hear anything back from them, 'nor have I received any packages with the correctly-sized merchandise back from them.

I won't be ordering anything through them again - I can't stand companies that rip off the customer, and aren't even apologetic for it.

Update: After a complaint through the Better Business Bureau, cafepress.com finally replied, and has now satisfied my complaint. Granted, they could've done this months before they did, and avoided a complaint through the BBB - but some companies like to take the road less traveled.

CafePress is great, but almost unusable for international shoppers (I am Canadian) due to high shipping costs.

For a recent order, the price for CafePress shipping was OVER 4 TIMES more expensive than the comparable US mail rate to Canada. The price for CafePress shipping was $20 more than UPS next day air, yet CafePress takes 6-8 days to arrive.

There is no reasonably fast shipping option for Canadian orders, yet UPS delivers here just fine and CafePress ships UPS to US customers upon request.

Their rates are an obvious cash grab, at worst, or very poor work on the part of selecting couriers, at best.

CafePress high shipping prices scare off Canadian customers. I would recommend another solution if you want to appeal to other than US shoppers until CafePress resolves this problem.

There are no shopkeeper reviews. So here's mine. They overcharge, there is no way any person can make a living on this site. Perhaps if you want rice and beans, and bologne while you live in a cardbord box. If you are looking to earn some extra income - dont waste your time with cafepress. Trust me I have over 200 designs. Cafepress is a con job.

I placed my order on Saturday, they sent me shipment confirmation on Sunday, and it arrived on Wednesday. I was skeptical, but everything looks great!
The only complaint that I have is that the tee-shirt was a really strange size... the arm holes were lower than they should be and the shirt didn't fit quite right.  I was given a prompt refund.
The print quality on the shirt is great, though.
I also ordered magnets and ceramic ornaments. Adorable! I will definitely order again.

Update- they've changed aspects of the site and their customer service has gone downhill over the last few years.  Deals are scarce and prices are doubling.  I'm reconsidering whether I will order from them again.

The site is very user friendly and they have an awesome amount of choices.  I would warn future orderers though the sweatshirts and t-shirts run very small.  I ordered one size up as my son is almost out of one size and I am so glad I did.  He never would have fit into the smaller size. 

I wanted to comment on the excellent customer service I received from cafepress.com. I had ordered a t-shirt for my 17 mo old daughter. I received the shirt on a Wednesday and while it was good quality, I was disappointed because the color of the print on the shirt was not the same as pictured on the website or in the text description of the shirt (it was supposed to be hot pink and was more of a khaki). I called the customer service number on my receipt and a very nice young lady apologized, helped me order the shirt in a different color combination, and even suggested I try the shirt on my daughter to make sure it fit (I actually decided to go one size larger). She assured me there would be no additional charges. When I asked how I was to send the first shirt back, she said "keep that shirt as a gift from cafepress.com". While it is not exactly what I had wanted, it is still a cute and perfectly useable shirt. The second shirt arrived on Friday of the same week and it is great!

My order was shipped the day after it was ordered and I received it 5-6 days later. However, the order was printed incorrectly and I had to contact customer service. I received a response within hours and it was beyond my expectations. Not only did they send a replacement order right away, they told me to keep the defective item because they did not want me to incur any charges sending the item back. I am extremely thrilled with their customer service and will be using them again in the future.