When I started the business a few months back, I was convinced that I would not do any customer orders. Why?
First, it seemed like a nightmare to manage - managing inventory, keeping track of who wants what, being afraid that I will send the wrong item to the wrong person, etc. Why complicate life?
Second, I was afraid that I would not like the result. More importantly, that you (the customer) would not like it. I mean, you order something which you have never seen - there is no guarantee that it will work out.
Pretty good reasons. I felt very sure of my decision.
A few weeks in, a friend of mine asked me to create a custom hoodie for her. I actually liked the result very much. She loved it. I started getting emails about various combinations of designs and colours. I started to say yes to some of them - I was still not prepared to go full in.
So far, all the custom jobs I did went well. I am now confident enough to address most custom requests - still have to say no to the ones which technically do not work. For example, I had a few requests to do the Dragon design on a t-shirt - I can not do it as the Dragon design is meant for thick material (crewneck) and it would pucker on a lighter t-shirt material.
Here are some examples of custom orders:
Neon design on white hoodie
Vroom design on pink tshirt
Flor design on white hoodie
I am interested in hearing your opinions.
I think it’s a great idea! though i’m curious to know whether we would maybe be able to submit our own designs because I have been trying to find a certain design for a shirt and I can’t find it anywhere. but I really like flaming burritos and will definitely be purchasing a shirt soon.
I love the idea of the custom ordering but when i first heard that u were doing custom orders i thought like our own design. Since its not like that ill just recommend my idea. You should make like a little cartoon gnome holding out like a daisy! It seems like it matches ur theme:).
i love this so much and i think it’s great for your business! would you be able to do a design you haven’t sold yet? (i was a design on your tiktok that isn’t out but i absolutely LOVE!) or even something else? (if i could find a picture or even try drawing something?)