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DTF Transfers for Restaurant, Bar and Cafe Staff Apparel in Lynbrook, NY

Front of house apparel is a reorder business. You hire two servers in March, lose one in June and roll out a new apron in September, so you need six left chest logos now and twelve more five weeks later. Long Island DTF Printing prints standard DTF at $0.06 per square inch with no minimum, and Lynbrook orders placed by 3 PM Eastern ship the same business day.

What a front-of-house transfer order actually costs

Standard DTF is $0.06 per square inch of the design's bounding box, so the sizes a restaurant actually uses price out small. A 3.5 by 3.5 inch left chest logo is 12.25 square inches, $0.735 per transfer. A 1.5 by 4 inch name strip is 6 square inches, $0.36. An 8 by 6 inch apron chest panel is 48 square inches, $2.88. An 11 by 14 inch full back for a taproom tee is 154 square inches, $9.24. Twenty chest logos and twenty name strips comes to $14.70 plus $7.20, so $21.90 in transfers. Pre-cut contour cutting adds $0.29 per transfer if you want a stack that is ready to grab and press.

Gang sheet or individual transfers for a staff kit

DTF gang sheets are 14 inches wide, priced at $0.06 per square inch of sheet area, in fixed lengths: 14x18 at $15.12, 14x24 at $20.16, 14x36 at $30.24, 14x48 at $40.32, 14x54 at $45.36 and 14x72 at $60.48. Minimum spacing between designs is 0.25 inch. Run the numbers before assuming a sheet is cheaper. One repeated 3.5 inch logo nests three across and six down on a 14x24, so 18 transfers for $20.16, about $1.12 each, against $0.735 as a standard transfer. Sheets pay off on mixed kits: two apron panels, a row of chest logos, a sleeve strip and a block of name tags on one 14x36 for $30.24. The auto-build packer and the drag and drop builder on the site are free.

Pressing aprons, server polos and chef coats

Press spec is 300 to 325 F for cotton, 285 to 300 F for polyester, 10 to 15 seconds, medium-firm pressure. Bib aprons in canvas or twill take the cotton range, but press the panel flat and keep straps, pockets and hem seams off the platen, or run a pillow so the pad sits level. Server polos are usually polyester, so stay at the low end of that range and offset the chest mark clear of the placket. DTF carries its own white underbase, so a logo lands opaque on a black apron with no extra step. Transfers hold 50 or more commercial wash cycles at 104 F when applied to spec. Chlorine bleach and degreaser soaks sit outside that test.

New hires, reorders and the 3 PM Eastern cutoff

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 on standard DTF, UV DTF and gang sheets. It is not a rush fee and not an upgrade. Orders placed after 3 PM Eastern, on a weekend or on a federal holiday ship the next business day, and production runs Monday to Friday. The lull between lunch and dinner service is a practical window to place a reorder. Same-day shipping is not same-day delivery: transit is 2 to 5 business days standard and 1 to 3 expedited. There is no minimum, so a single name strip for one new hire is a legitimate order.

Turning a menu logo into a press-ready file

Send a 300 DPI PNG with a transparent background, sized at final print size. Restaurant marks rarely arrive that way. They come as a JPG from a sign vendor or a crop out of a menu PDF with a white box behind the logo, and that white box will print. The free browser-based knockout tool strips it before you upload. Resolution is simple arithmetic: 3.5 inches at 300 DPI needs a file 1050 pixels wide. That same file stretched to 11 inches is roughly 95 DPI and will press soft and blocky. The per square inch calculator prices any bounding box, and the catalog of 2,434 ready-to-print designs covers filler art for staff tees.

How a Lynbrook order gets to you

Shipping is free on orders of $99 and up within the contiguous US, with standard transit of 2 to 5 business days and expedited of 1 to 3. Local pickup is available the same business day after production, by appointment, at 205 E Main St, Ste 2-1, Huntington, NY 11743, which is the only location. A $19.99 flat-rate local courier option appears at checkout for eligible Long Island addresses, so check whether your Nassau County address qualifies at the shipping step. Production defects are reprinted: report a defective or incorrect order within 7 days of delivery with photos. Questions on a kit go to 631-458-3842 or our order desk.

Who orders from Lynbrook

Full-service restaurants

Left chest logos on server tees and polos, an 8 by 6 apron panel for hosts and bussers, and per-person name strips at $0.36 each. No minimum means you reorder six at a time as staff turns over.

Bars and taprooms

An 11 by 14 full back at $9.24 for staff tees and retail shirts sold behind the bar, plus small chest marks in the same run. Nest both on one 14x36 gang sheet for $30.24.

Coffee shops and cafes

Small marks on aprons, caps and crewnecks, where a 4 by 3 inch logo is 12 square inches, $0.72 a transfer. Seasonal drink graphics print alongside the standard logo on the same sheet.

Shops decorating for food and beverage clients

Press-ready transfers with contour cutting at $0.29 each, so a kit lands sorted by garment. Order by 3 PM Eastern and it is on the carrier the same business day, with no rush charge.

Lynbrook questions

Can I get staff shirt transfers for my Lynbrook restaurant printed the same day?
Yes on standard DTF, UV DTF and gang sheets. An order placed by 3 PM Eastern on a business day is printed, inspected, packed and handed to the carrier that same business day at no extra charge. After 3 PM, on a weekend or on a federal holiday it ships the next business day. Shipping same day is not delivery same day: standard transit is 2 to 5 business days.
Is there a minimum order for restaurant staff apparel transfers?
No minimum on standard DTF transfers. One 1.5 by 4 inch name strip for a single new hire is 6 square inches, or $0.36, and that is a valid order. Minimums do exist elsewhere in the catalog: puff DTF is 10 units, custom UV DTF carries a $35 order minimum, and leatherette patches are 10 per shape and color.
Will DTF transfers survive commercial laundering on bar aprons and server shirts?
Transfers hold 50 or more commercial wash cycles at 104 F when applied to spec: 300 to 325 F on cotton, 285 to 300 F on polyester, 10 to 15 seconds, medium-firm pressure. Chlorine bleach soaks and degreaser dips fall outside that wash test, so route heavily soiled aprons to a wash program that stays within those limits.
How do transfers get to Lynbrook, and can I pick them up instead?
Shipping is free on orders of $99 and up in the contiguous US, 2 to 5 business days standard and 1 to 3 expedited. A $19.99 flat-rate local courier option is available at checkout for eligible Long Island addresses. Pickup is the same business day after production, by appointment, at the Huntington facility at 205 E Main St, Ste 2-1.
What size should a left chest logo be on a server polo, and what does it cost?
Most front-of-house chest marks run 3.5 to 4 inches wide. A 3.5 by 3.5 inch logo is 12.25 square inches, so $0.735 per transfer at $0.06 per square inch. A 4 by 3 inch mark is 12 square inches, $0.72. Supply the art as a 300 DPI transparent PNG at final size, which is about 1050 pixels wide at 3.5 inches.

Talk to someone about a Lynbrook order

Call 631.458.3842 or email [email protected]. Pickup is by appointment at our Huntington shop.

Serving Lynbrook

ZIP codes served
11563, 11564
Township and county
Nassau County, Nassau County
Local courier
$19.99 flat rate, shown at checkout for eligible addresses
Pickup
By appointment at 205 E Main St, Huntington

Nearest communities we also serve

Everywhere we serve in Nassau County