Next Day Printed Tees

What Next Day Printed Tees does

Next Day Printed Tees (NDPT) is a privately held custom apparel decoration company founded in 1991 and headquartered in Chula Vista, California. The company operates from a 10,000 square foot production facility paired with a 1,000 square foot showroom at 3523 Main Street, offering screen printing, direct-to-film (DTF) printing, and embroidery services for t-shirts, hoodies, polos, headwear, and related apparel. Its technology stack is conventional for the decorated apparel industry — manual screen printing presses, DTF transfer equipment, and embroidery machines up to 6,000 stitches — supplemented by a web-based shirt designer and a custom-storefront platform for group orders and fundraisers. NDPT also offers a same-day/next-day service for white shirts with one-color/one-location prints, and most standard orders are completed in 3-5 business days.

The business serves a localized San Diego County customer base spanning K-12 schools, local government agencies (fire departments, parks and recreation, Navy morale programs), small businesses such as craft breweries, healthcare and utilities employers, non-profit organizations, and individual consumers needing custom event or family apparel. Notable named customers include Council Brewing, Duck Foot Brewing, SDG&E, Community Health Group, the City and Fire Department of Chula Vista, Navy MWR, and roughly a dozen local high schools. Revenue is generated entirely through one-time transactional sales — per-item or bundled package pricing (e.g., a 24-piece Richardson hat embroidery package at $443, a 24-piece K110 polo printing package at $391) — plus contract/wholesale printing for businesses with their own apparel lines. There is no subscription or recurring-revenue component. The go-to-market is direct-to-consumer via the physical showroom, phone (619.425.9300), email ([email protected]), and the company website, supported by social media presence on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.

NDPT is owned by Chris Lewis (Owner/Managing Partner), with Angel Pena heading the Art Department and Tim (the president) actively engaged in customer service. The firm is privately held with no disclosed institutional investors, parent company, or external funding. It operates with 11-50 employees and is currently running reduced hours (Monday-Thursday 8AM-3PM, Friday 8AM-1PM) due to staffing constraints amid high printing volumes. Its only major external recognition is the 1999 San Diego Better Business Bureau Torch Award for Marketplace Ethics, and the NDPT mark is a registered trademark. The company's strategic posture is best characterized as stable, regional, and capacity-constrained rather than growth-oriented.

Name

Next Day Printed Tees

Legal name

Next Day Printed Tees, Inc

Website

https://ndpt.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1991

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Next Day Printed Tees is a privately held custom apparel printing and embroidery shop founded in 1991 in Chula Vista, California, serving San Diego County schools, local government, breweries, non-profits, and individual consumers with screen printing, DTF, and embroidery services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Custom Apparel Printing Services

NAICS

Apparel Manufacturing (315)

SIC

Apparel & Other Finishd Prods Of Fabrics & Similar Matl (2300)

akta.pro primary industry

Custom Printing & Decoration Services (Screen Print, Embroidery, Laser) (BPAFAMAL)

Keywords

• Custom apparel printing
• Screen printing services
• Embroidery services
• Direct-to-film printing
• Custom merchandise

Headquarters

HQ city

Chula Vista

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Personnel, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Custom Printed Apparel Sales: One-time transaction-based sales of custom printed, embroidered, and decorated apparel including t-shirts, hoodies, polos, and headwear. Orders range from single items to bulk quantities for events, organizations, and businesses. Revenue generated per order with no subscription component.
2. Contract Printing Services: Printing and embroidery services for businesses that have their own apparel lines. Offers simple upfront pricing and quick turnarounds for wholesale/business customers.
3. Custom Store Services: Custom store creation for groups and organizations, enabling them to sell branded merchandise online with NDPT handling fulfillment.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Next Day Printed Tees (NDPT) is a custom apparel decoration company that prints and embroiders t-shirts, hoodies, polos, hats, jackets, and other apparel for individuals, schools, businesses, government agencies, and non-profits in the San Diego area. The company offers three decoration methods — screen printing, Direct-to-Film (DTF) printing, and embroidery — along with rush turnaround services and a web-based design tool. It also provides contract/wholesale printing for businesses that operate their own apparel lines.

Product overview

Next Day Printed Tees (NDPT) is a custom apparel printing and embroidery service provider offering multiple production methods including screen printing, direct-to-film (DTF) printing, and embroidery. The core product suite includes a Next Day Service for urgent white shirt orders, a web-based Shirt Designer tool, Custom Stores for group ordering/fundraising, and Contract Printing for business apparel lines. They also sell branded product bundles (hat and polo packages) through seasonal specials. The company operates as a brick-and-mortar business since 1991 with a 10,000 sf production facility in Chula Vista, CA, serving both individual consumers and wholesale/contract clients.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• Next day service for white shirts with one color/one location print
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers19 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• Sportswear CollectionminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPartner supplier offering sportswear products that NDPT uses as base products for customization and printing services.
• Company Casual CollectionminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPartner supplier offering company casual apparel that NDPT uses as base products for customization and printing services.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights2 records

Direct peers

• CustomInk: National direct-to-consumer custom apparel and decoration company offering screen printing, embroidery, and DTF services to groups, schools, and businesses. Most directly comparable to NDPT on product category and customer base, but operating at far greater national scale.
• Underground Printing: Multi-location custom apparel printing and embroidery company serving schools, Greek life, sports teams, and businesses. Comparable to NDPT on product, customer segments, and emphasis on local/regional service.
• RushOrderTees: Online-focused custom screen printing and apparel decoration provider with a strong speed and turnaround proposition (rush orders, next-day delivery). Directly competes with NDPT on the same core services — screen printing and embroidery — with a national reach.
• Real Thread: Custom apparel printing and decoration provider for brands, schools, and organizations, offering screen printing, embroidery, and DTG with a focus on quality and brand storytelling. Comparable service mix and customer profile to NDPT.
• DesignAShirt: Online custom screen printing and embroidery platform for teams, schools, events, and businesses. Directly competes on the same decoration services, design tool experience, and customer use cases as NDPT.

Broad incumbents

• Alphabroder (now S&S Activewear): Large wholesale distributor of blank apparel and decorator supplies serving screen printers and embroiderers. Comparable to NDPT's supplier-side relationships (Sportswear Collection, Company Casual Collection) and competes indirectly for the apparel decoration value chain.
• Cimpress (Vistaprint): Large publicly traded parent of Vistaprint and other custom print brands, offering custom apparel and printed products at scale with strong e-commerce tooling. A broad incumbent competing for the same SMB and institutional custom-apparel spend.
• 4imprint: Established promotional products and custom apparel distributor with broad catalog (screen print, embroidery) sold primarily through direct B2B sales. Comparable on decoration services and business customers, though it operates as a broad promotional products incumbent.

Emerging players

• Sticker Mule: Custom printing platform known for stickers and apparel with a strong online design and ordering experience. Adjacent competitor in the custom print/apparel space, increasingly competing for small-business and brand orders with fast, digital-first service.
• Printful: Digital-first print-on-demand and custom apparel fulfillment provider serving creators and small brands, including DTG, DTF, and embroidery. Competes for low-volume, design-driven custom apparel orders — a segment NDPT also targets with its DTF service.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/nextdaytees
• Facebookfacebook.com/nextdayprintedtees
• Instagraminstagram.com/nextdayprintedtees
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/next-day-printed-tees

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

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