Brookhaven, Suffolk County · 11772
DTF Transfers for East Patchogue Restaurant, Bar and Cafe Crews
Restaurant, bar and cafe crews in East Patchogue turn over constantly, which means the apparel order is rarely one big run. It is usually twenty shirts before the busy season and then four more six weeks later when two servers leave. DTF transfers are priced at $0.06 per square inch with no minimum, so a four piece reorder costs what four pieces should cost.
The arithmetic on a front-of-house order
Standard DTF is $0.06 per square inch of the design's bounding box, so you can price a staff order before you send a file. A 3.5 by 3 inch left chest logo is 10.5 square inches, or $0.63 per shirt. A 5 by 4 inch apron pocket mark is 20 square inches, $1.20. A 4 by 1.75 inch cap front is 7 square inches, $0.42. An 11 by 2.5 inch shoulder bar across the back of a server shirt is 27.5 square inches, $1.65. Twenty shirts carrying both the chest logo and the back bar is $45.60 in transfers. Add twenty apron marks and fifteen cap fronts and you are at $75.90.
Nesting a whole crew on one 14 inch gang sheet
A DTF gang sheet is 14 inches wide and priced at $0.06 per square inch of sheet area, not of your artwork, so the number that matters is how tightly you nest. Minimum spacing between designs is 0.25 inch. Size a left chest logo at 3.25 by 2.75 inches and four fit across the width: 3.25 times four, plus three gaps of 0.25, is 13.75 inches. At a 3 inch vertical pitch a 14 by 36 sheet holds twelve rows, so 48 logos for $30.24, roughly $0.63 each. A 14 by 72 at $60.48 doubles it. Chest logos, apron marks and cap fronts can share one sheet.
Pressing aprons, chef coats and poly bar shirts
Restaurant apparel is a mixed bag of substrates, and the press settings follow the fabric rather than the garment. Cotton tees and canvas aprons take 300 to 325 F. Polyester performance shirts, poly blend chef coats and most moisture wicking bar shirts run cooler at 285 to 300 F to avoid scorch and dye migration. Either way it is 10 to 15 seconds at medium firm pressure. Aprons are the one that catches people out. Press on the flat panel and keep seams, pocket edges and grommets out from under the platen, or the uneven surface leaves a partially bonded edge that lifts in the first wash.
Why wash durability decides this order
Staff apparel is laundered harder than almost anything else a printer touches. Applied per the press spec, these transfers hold 50 or more commercial wash cycles at 104 F, and that is the number to plan your reorder cycle against. Two things protect it. Press to the range for the actual fabric rather than the range you use for everything, and tell the crew that turning shirts inside out helps. If a transfer fails from a production defect rather than wear, we reprint it. Report a defective or incorrect order within 7 days of delivery with photos, per our terms.
Ordering against a shift schedule
An order placed by 3 PM Eastern on a business day is printed, inspected, packed and handed to the carrier that same business day. That is the standard service for every customer, not an upgrade and not a rush fee. Orders placed after 3 PM Eastern, or on a weekend or federal holiday, ship the next business day, and production runs Monday to Friday. Same day shipping is not same day delivery. Standard transit is 2 to 5 business days, expedited is 1 to 3, so count backwards from the shift you need the shirts for. Raised UV patches run 48 hours, and puff DTF and leatherette patches run 72, so plan those separately.
Three ways to take delivery in Brookhaven
We print in Huntington, New York, and that is our only location. Orders of $99 and up ship free anywhere in the contiguous US, with standard transit of 2 to 5 business days or 1 to 3 expedited. Local pickup at the Huntington facility is available the same business day after production, by appointment. A $19.99 flat rate local courier option appears at checkout for eligible Long Island addresses, so check it against your actual delivery address instead of assuming it. East Patchogue sits in the Town of Brookhaven in Suffolk County, and all three options are worth comparing against your opening date.
Who orders from East Patchogue
Full service restaurants
Left chest logos on server shirts, a shoulder bar across the back, and a pocket mark on denim or canvas aprons. Most reorder in small batches as staff turn over, which no minimum ordering makes practical.
Bars and taprooms
Dark shirts and hoodies where the white underbase built into DTF matters, plus retail tees sold behind the bar. A 10 by 10 inch back logo is 100 square inches, so $6.00 per transfer at the standard rate.
Coffee shops and cafes
Small chest marks on aprons and caps, usually 6 to 15 pieces at a time. A 4 by 1.75 inch cap front runs $0.42 and a 5 by 4 inch apron pocket logo runs $1.20, so a full refresh stays cheap.
Caterers and pop up kitchens
Crew shirts that change with the season and the event. Gang sheets let you nest several event graphics alongside the standing house logo on one 14 inch sheet instead of ordering each run separately.
East Patchogue questions
- Can I order transfers for just three new hires?
- Yes. Standard DTF transfers have no minimum order, so three 3.5 by 3 inch left chest logos is 31.5 square inches in total, or $1.89. Small reorders are the normal case for restaurant crews. Note that puff DTF carries a 10 unit minimum and custom UV DTF carries a $35 order minimum if you use those products.
- What does a 20 shirt staff order cost in transfers?
- At $0.06 per square inch, a 3.5 by 3 inch left chest logo is $0.63 and an 11 by 2.5 inch back shoulder bar is $1.65. Twenty shirts carrying both comes to $45.60. Twenty apron pocket marks at 5 by 4 inches add $24.00. Free shipping starts at $99 in the contiguous US.
- Will the transfers survive the way we launder staff shirts?
- Applied per the press spec, transfers hold 50 or more commercial wash cycles at 104 F. Press cotton and canvas at 300 to 325 F, polyester and poly blends at 285 to 300 F, both at 10 to 15 seconds with medium firm pressure. Under pressing is the usual cause of early edge lift on aprons.
- How does an order get from Huntington to East Patchogue?
- Three ways. Orders of $99 and up ship free in the contiguous US, with 2 to 5 business day standard transit or 1 to 3 expedited. You can pick up at the Huntington facility the same business day after production, by appointment. A $19.99 flat rate local courier option is available at checkout for eligible Long Island addresses.
- What file do you need for our restaurant logo?
- A 300 DPI PNG with a transparent background, sized at final print size. If the logo only exists as a JPG pulled off a menu or a sign photo, the free background knockout tool on the site strips the background in your browser. The per square inch pricing calculator and the gang sheet builder are free as well.
Talk to someone about a East Patchogue order
Call 631.458.3842 or email [email protected]. Pickup is by appointment at our Huntington shop.
Serving East Patchogue
- ZIP codes served
- 11772
- Township and county
- Brookhaven, Suffolk County
- Local courier
- $19.99 flat rate, shown at checkout for eligible addresses
- Pickup
- By appointment at 205 E Main St, Huntington