I have been wanting to take a look at some of the online design shops for making some customized items but I am having difficulties in tracking down the right company to work with.

There are so many customer comments on: customer services, final quality, shipping time/costs, retaining copyrights, setup fees and such that it is evidently becoming a work in progress.

Here are a list of the final shops that seem to be pretty well known.

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• CafePress (service issues, quality concerns & shipping time/cost)
  
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• Spreadshirt (only one with a European center)
  
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• Corporate Casuals
  
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• CustomInk
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• Zazzle (possibly signing away image rights)
  
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• Embroidery Superstore
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• Queensboro Shirt Company (Cheap embroidery setup)
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I'll post more as soon as I decide which one to go with, at least for starters.

Tags: cafepress