Gelato Print On Demand T-Shirt Review: Is It Worth Your Money?

About this video

RJ tests Gelato print on demand by ordering a sample t-shirt with a 1990s bootleg-style design for his girlfriend featuring four pictures of his English bulldog and the text ‘Biggie, that’s my boy.’ He says he ordered it on January 20th and it arrived January 24th, which he praises, while warning that shipping times vary by time of year and that sellers should stay on top of Gelato’s shipping and cutoff information for customers. The sample is a Gildan 5000 heavyweight unisex crew neck, medium, black, and he calls the print detail and feel really good. He walks through Gelato’s backend: many products (shirts, calendars, wall art, phone cases, mugs, cards, tote bags, photo books), men’s, women’s and kids’ clothing categories, integrations he lists including Etsy, Shopify, WooCommerce, Wix, Squarespace and BigCommerce, and a design flow of choosing a shirt, size and color, uploading a file, resizing it, and adding it to an order. He then does a fit test and a wash test — turning the shirt inside out, washing in cold water, and air drying — and shows the print still clean and unfaded afterwards, noting some shirts he owns have lasted 10 to 15 washes while others fade sooner, and that a printing smell should disappear after the first wash.

Key takeaways

• RJ says his Gelato sample ordered January 20th arrived January 24th, but warns shipping times shift with busy periods and sellers should communicate cutoffs to customers
• Gelato handles printing and shipping; RJ says the seller focuses on customer service and the service integrates with Etsy, Shopify, WooCommerce, Wix, Squarespace and BigCommerce
• His sample was a black Gildan 5000, medium, and he praised the print detail and feel of the finished shirt
• Wash test method: turn the shirt inside out, wash in cold water, and air dry; after one wash he shows the design unfaded with no heavy wrinkling in the image
• Print longevity varies by shirt in his experience — some of his prints lasted 10 to 15 washes, others only 6 or 7 — and a new-shirt printing smell should go away after the first wash

Episode details: published January 31, 2024 · 7:36 long. Summary written by Self Growth Videos from the episode itself. Business results and any income figures mentioned are RJ Martinez’s own claims, shared for education — they are not typical or guaranteed.

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