Question: How and where do I go to purchase a custom printed fabric banner?
Answer: It will depend on the type of custom printed fabric banner you are looking for, as well as the size and quantity.
If you’re looking for something unique, just enter dye-sublimation printed fabric or fabric banner into your web browser’s search bar, and you should find a company or two you can work with. If you are a reseller, your search may not be much different, but you may want to add the word “wholesaler” or “reseller” or “reseller” to find a company that wholesales to your business.
If you are looking for street pole banners, you can check “screen printed street pole fabric or cloth banners”. Or “dye-sublimation printed cloth or fabric street pole banners.” Again, if you’re a reseller, you may want to add one or all three words from the previous paragraph to that combination.
Companies that use highly durable acrylic fabrics for screen-printed street pole banners usually don’t sell one or two banners, or if they do, the cost is quite high. When shopping for an outdoor street pole banner or fabric/fabric wall banner or advertising banner, you’ll want to compare the prices of the various styles of printed fabric banners such as dye-sublimation, direct-to-fabric, and screen printing. . Ask about the durability of each option when calling or emailing a company that prints fabric banners. If they are well informed, they should be able to give you the information you need. Trust your gut when talking to a company. If they sound knowledgeable and have competitive or comparative prices with other companies, chances are they know what they’re doing.
If it is of any importance to you, you can ask if they print in-house. If they don’t, where are they printed? If the prints are from Asia, what type of printers and inks/dyes are used (hint: Japanese and Korean printers are the good printers both at home and abroad. They also use inks from Japan, Italy, Germany, or the US. They do NOT use Chinese printers and NO ink or dye, ever. At least not at this time.)
Finally, if you don’t mind paying a higher price from a local supplier, if there is one in your area (larger cities will probably have dye sublimation or fabric screen printing), you can visit the print shop of these suppliers. However, in the 21st century, it is not a big risk to buy these banners online.
However, if you need to verify the company you are dealing with, the world has shrunk in size as you can now go online and verify any company anywhere in the world. If any business has a criminal record or poor customer service, or both, you should be able to find out on a consumer complaint site like the Better Business Bureau website, or more aggressive sites that haven’t paid for membership like http ://www.complaintsboard.com or http://www.ripoffreport.com.
Most companies also offer pre-production prototypes and/or samples of the printed fabrics they sell, so ask if they can mail you some samples. If you need the fabric banner samples printed overnight, expect to pay for expedited shipping. However, most printers will send you free samples.
