Where to Find Heat Press Comparison Information. If you’re like me, you want all the information you can get your hands on before making a buying decision, especially if it’s something that you will use a lot, like a  car,  washers and dryers or MP3 players. I usually check Consumer Reports and other online sources. [...]

This question has come up at some meetings this week and at Stahls‘ we can certainly pinpoint our busy seasons because they usually precede your busy seasons. Instead of wasting time pondering the question or crunching actual numbers, let’s unofficially declare August heat press season. In celebration Stahls’ is offering free shipping on 9 heat [...]

If you want to view parts of the Stahls’ ID 2009 catalog online, I just got an email from Impressions Magazine promoting their 2009 Suppliers Superbook. It features catalog excerpts from suppliers and you can flip through the book easily online. Way to save paper  Impressions! And if you’re looking for tie-dyed shirts, there’s a [...]

How do you help people get the most bang for their garment decorating buck these days? One way is to always offer them more than one choice. For example, you can show people what their design will look like in one color, at a particular price or in two-color, for just slightly more. This way [...]

  While I may not get much feedback on this blog (hint hint), colleagues often pass along stories to me about personalization specialists they know. I found one such story in my inbox the other day, along with a great picture (and like I said yesterday, a picture is worth a thousand words), so I thought I [...]

I always tell people about what a great idea I think it is to add reflective logos or names to school backpacks, but this picture is worth a thousand words. And now Stahls’  has a reflective, cuttable material that is made by 3M and certified for use by many municipalities, which means that while it does cost more than other [...]

What do you do if you get some negative feedback from a customer? Just as in real life, it’s not always comfortable looking into the mirror. When your business is criticized, for whatever reason, most owners become defensive. If you’re smart, you’ll listen carefully to what the critic has to say.  If you can’t, or [...]