Custom Polos - Design Your Own with AI

A polo is the shirt for people who are working while everybody else is attending: the coach on the sideline, the staff at the front desk, the volunteer behind the registration table, the crew meeting a customer at the door. It needs to look tidy, carry the logo clearly and be easy to reorder when someone new joins. This page covers the polo itself, how the print works, how to design one by chat, and how to plan an order for a team or a staff. Part of Custom Tees, Hoodies, Polos, Mugs & More.

The garment

The polo is the JERZEES 443M: a three-button piqué polo in 100% pre-shrunk ring-spun cotton, 6.5 oz per square yard, with a welt knit collar that resists curling, pearlized buttons and ribbed sleeve bands. It comes in Navy, Red, Royal, Black, White and Athletic Heather - a shorter list than the tees and hoodies, so if you are matching a set across garments, pick the polo color first and build the rest around it. Choose the color and size above to see the exact polo and its measurements.

It is $25.63 in every size from S to 2XL, so a run that includes a 2XL does not cost more per shirt.

How a printed polo works

The design is printed by DTG - direct to garment - which means the ink goes into the cotton rather than sitting on top of it. Three things follow from that:

• Any artwork prints. A full-color logo, a gradient, a photo or a thin script prints as it looks on screen. There is no limit on the number of colors and no need to simplify a logo first.
• There is no setup. Nothing has to be made before your polo is printed, which is why there is no setup fee and no minimum. One polo for a new hire is a normal order of one.
• It feels like part of the shirt. The print is soft and breathes with the cotton. Wash it inside out in cold water and tumble dry low; skip the iron and the dry cleaner. Our print care guide has the details.

The piqué knit has a fine texture, and a print follows it. Very small text or hairline strokes read better a little larger on a polo than they would on a smooth tee, so keep a left-chest logo's smallest lettering readable at arm's length.

Where the design goes

The polo has three print positions:

• Left chest, a 3.9 x 3.9 inch area - the classic spot for a company or school logo.
• Front, the full front panel, for a larger design.
• Back, a large panel across the shoulders, for a name, a team, a website or "STAFF" that reads from across a room.

The first printed surface is included in the price. Each extra one is $9.99 on the polo, so a left-chest logo plus a back print is the polo price plus one extra surface.

Placements that work:

Designing a polo by chat

Open the designer and describe it the way you would to a sign shop: "company name in a clean sans-serif, small, left chest, white ink on a navy polo." Or upload the logo you already use - a PNG with a transparent background or an SVG prints cleanest; our artwork file guide explains why. Then refine by asking: smaller, move it in, try it on black, add the tagline under the logo. Each version shows on the real polo color, so you approve an accurate mockup before paying. Designing costs nothing.

A few things that make a polo look professional:

• Go small on the chest. A left-chest logo usually looks best around three inches wide. Bigger starts to look like a tee design on a polo.
• Contrast with the shirt. White or light ink on Navy, Black, Royal or Red; a dark logo on White or Athletic Heather. A navy logo on a navy polo disappears.
• One logo version for everything. If the polo is part of a set with tees or hoodies, use the same logo file on all of them, so the staff and the team read as one group.

Planning a staff or team order

Count. List everyone who will wear it, then add one or two for the person you hire next month. With no minimum, a late addition is a small order of its own rather than a reason to overbuy now.

Collect sizes. The polo is cut closer through the shoulders and chest than anything else in the catalog. If someone is between sizes, or will be moving around in it, size up. Share the measurements from the chart above, or send a sizes link so each person adds their own size and name, with no account needed. Our size guide compares the polo with the tees.

Use bulk prices. The price drops automatically as the number of polos grows, counted across every color and size of polo in the order: $23.31 each from 12, $19.98 from 24 and $16.94 from 50. Discount codes do not apply to polos, so the bulk price is the saving to plan around.

Order with everything else. Polos sit in the same cart as tees, hoodies, youth sizes, hats and mugs. A school can order student tees and staff polos in one checkout with one design; a business can order polos for the counter and hoodies for the warehouse.

Ship where people are. One order can ship to up to 10 addresses with one payment, which helps when staff work at more than one site. See shipping to several addresses.

Paperwork. Your cart can download a quote as a PDF, good for 30 days, and you can add a PO number or pay by invoice. See quotes and purchase orders.

Timing

Polos are printed to order by US print partners after checkout. Production typically takes up to 10 business days, plus shipping, with tracking when it ships, and your cart shows the expected arrival dates before you pay. There is no rush printing, so for a trade show, a season opener or a first day on the job, order about three weeks ahead. Ordering deadlines and timing shows how to count back from a fixed date.

If something goes wrong

• Defective, or not what you approved: send a photo within 30 days of delivery and we'll reprint or refund it.
• Change of mind or a size ordered in error: custom goods can't be returned, so check the size chart before you order.
• Changed your mind right after paying: you can cancel for 12 hours after you pay, as long as printing has not started.

Questions about custom polos

How is the design put on the polo?

It is printed: the design goes into the cotton by DTG, so there are no thread colors to choose, no setup fee and no minimum, and detailed or full-color logos print as they are.

Is there a minimum order for custom polos?

No. One polo is a real order at the listed price of $25.63. From 12 polos the price drops automatically.

Can I put a logo on the left chest and text on the back?

Yes. The left chest, the front and the back all print. The first surface is included and each extra one adds $9.99 per polo.

What colors does the polo come in?

Navy, Red, Royal, Black, White and Athletic Heather. Every color comes in S through 2XL at the same price.

How does the polo fit?

Trimmer through the shoulders and chest than our tees. Size up if you are between sizes. The measurements are in the size chart on this page.

Can I add one polo for a new hire later?

Yes. A single polo is a normal order at the listed price, so a new hire never has to wait for a group order.

Related pages

• Staff uniforms for small businesses
• Corporate event and trade show shirts
• Custom t-shirts, for a more casual staff shirt
• Teacher and staff shirts
• Color guide

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