I was optimistic with this company when I first reached out this company. They were quick to respond and had decent prices. Then when I when it came around to actually ordering they kept telling me because my order was so complicated that mistakes are likely to happen... not a great thing to hear as a customer but I needed to get the orders in. They first promised a 10 day lead time which turned into 20 days. When my order finally arrived I was missing items, and one of my designs was printed backwards! Not to mention the customer service left much to be desired! They over promise and under deliver. I will not be using their services again. read more

Hands down, I am highly impressed with Merch Monster. I ordered American Apparel shirts for my new brand and came out perfect! If you have an amazing design and choose a great quality shirt, Merch Monster is the way to go. Very affordable and delivered the shirts within 3 days. read more

Merch Monster - Screen Printing/T-Shirt Printing Near Me - Richmond, California

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Unprofessional. Wasted time with a zoom consult with Kyle. Passed on all the files requested, what I wanted, designs, etc. Was told I would be given an estimate in 3 days. Nada. Waited over a week for an estimate. Nothing. Sent an email to follow up. No response. It's been two weeks now. Good thing I have another print shop. Unprofessional. read more

Mike and his team are the best! I wanted to get some last minute shirts made for a friend's jujitsu competition and show up with a bunch of friends wearing his face on our shirts. Mike totally busted these out in no time and they looked flawless! These guys know quality and customer service!! Thanks Merch Monster! read more

Merch Monster - Screen Printing/T-Shirt Printing Near Me - Richmond, California

Awesome company to work with, great product and personalized attention - will definitely be working with them in the future. I was looking to place an order for some branded shirts for my business and submitted an inquiry on their website about a specific style of shirt I was looking for. I was surprised to get a call the next day from Mike (a little personal attention goes a long way) and that's what made me choose Merch Monster. They are prompt and quick to respond, flexible and easy to work with - and of course, delivered an awesome product. I had two designs printed on different colored shirts, along with neck tag and hang tag application. The extra branding really makes a difference, and didn't cost much extra. I didn't utilize their free shipping option because I wanted the product as soon as possible, so I drove to their headquarters in Oakland - be sure to turn onto Wattling! But otherwise, easy to find. To whoever is reading this review, place your order with Merch Monster now - you won't regret it. read more

Maybe not fully fair but lack of brick and mortar presence is a deal killer for me. Drove to their office address to work with someone on t-shirt design and no one there. Perhaps on me and should have called first but wasted time driving there. Can't quite imagine how people do this work without a physical presence but guess I am old school (or just old). read more

Wanted to take my time to inspect the goods thoroughly before writing my review. First of all, would be 5 stars if not for 2 things which I will go into detail on below. But before I go into that let me start with the positive. First, they have very responsive and excellent customer service. They take the time to call and email you regularly to keep you updated on your order. Also the quality of DTG prints is the best I've seen so far. I tried a lot of DTG print services before coming to them (and DTG is a far from perfect process), but Merchmonster was able to achieve a level of detail that I didn't get with other printers, as well as very bold color saturation and ink coverage. 1/2 a star off for overlooking the polybagging of my order, so I had to travel back to drop off the stock again for them to polybag my t-shirts-- though it only took 1 more business day for them to complete the polybagging. Also, the other 1/2 star was because the size of the prints wasn't quite as big as the original samples I had asked them to copy. BUT, again it was a compromise for better quality and consistency so that has to be kept in mind. Overall, good experience and definitely would work with them again in the future!!! read more

Quick turn around time. Helpful service. Shirts were high quality. Thanks

Merch Monster is an amazing company to print through. Samuel Merritt University loves to support local businesses here in Oakland and Merch Monster is the quality of business we all should strive to be. From receiving a quote with our initial design to what our product would look like we felt very taken care of. They provide different garments we could print on depending on our budget, so they are very flexible and easy to work with. We printed almost 400 shirts through 3 different orders, initially we only had 100 in mind, but since we were so pleased by the quality, speed of production, and the entire process with them we came back for more. I would like to personally thank Eryn for providing constant support and feedback as we wanted to increase orders and reprint our orders. We will definitely come back to print through Merch Monster! read more

Merch Monster - Affordable and comfortable quality t-shirts! - Screen Printing/T-Shirt Printing Near Me - Richmond, California

***It should be noted that I don't have my merchandise as of yet. I will update as soon as I get order. Also, the owner is currently out of the country so I've only dealt with their customer service. I was incredibly disappointed with their customer service. It is not right to tell a costumer that there will be no price difference when ordering different sizes of gourmets. I specifically asked if there will be any additional charges when ordering the youth size. Their answer was, "no", yet they wanted to charge me an additional +200 charge for the having my logo fit the different sizes. The logo the made only fit the youth size, which was only 3 youth sweaters. I don't understand why it seems practical to make a template that fits the only 3 youth sweaters and not the other 60 adult sweaters!!! I also received an email stating that the first revision would be at no cost. Later on, Emily one of their customer service rep. revoked that offer because, and I quote, "The person who emailed you is in training and what she emailed you is incorrect"! To add injury to the insult, the order is going to be potentially late because of a wrong size shipment they received. At this point, I can't do anything about it because it's too late to go somewhere else. read more

Not sure where all the 5 stars are coming from? (Fake accounts? Friends? Family?) But as some other yelpers have already reported, STAY AWAY. The younger little asian gentleman who I am assuming is the owner (based off his attitude, NOT etiquette/mental capacity) is also very rude, dishonest & seemingly will do anything for a quick buck. The second he has your money his whole energy changes, cutting corners never brings long term clients/success buddy! I vote with my dollars, do yourself a favor & look elsewhere for a business with ethics/quality. read more

After reading Merch Monster's reviews on Yelp, I was ecstatic to find a cheap, high quality local printing service. Needless to say, they did not meet those high expectations. I belong to a high school club in the area, and every year we order about 275 t-shirts for our members. Previously we had gone to CustomInk to fulfill our orders, but wanted to look for cheaper alternatives this year, and came upon MerchMonster. At first, they were extremely helpful; email replies were quick, and they checked up on our order while we were still figuring out the design. It was after the order was placed that problems began to arise. The final price quote was sent to us late; the owner had thought he had replied, but did not get back in a timely manner. We then approved the proof, sending confirmation on October 27th, but it was not until November 8th that they had said that they had started printing. They weren't ready until the 10th, well over the 8-10 days that had been projected for their complete date. We were finally able to pick up the shirts a few days after. We had to sort the shirts on our own (they hadn't separated the shirts of different sizes within the boxes), and when double checking the quantity, found that 4 shirts were the wrong size (we had 4 more larges than we ordered, and 4 less smalls) and that 12 shirts were completely left out from the order. We checked 3 times to make sure that it wasn't a counting error on our part. When we emailed them about it, Mike told us it was "difficult to understand" how they could have made a mistake on their end, and told us that if we wanted the shirts, we would have to pay for them. Since we didn't want to pay for what we already had out our money for, we did not continue with that order. We shouldn't have to pay an additional $60+ for our order to be completed. Throughout this process, we were really hoping for the best in MerchMonster, since it's understandable that small businesses work hard to stay running. However, their poor customer service, and slow correspondence were difficult to look over. While they seem like a great business with incredibly hard-working team, we'll be taking our business somewhere else in the future. read more

Mike is a super cool dude. I had to pick up my order about a week late and he was more than accommodating. The print job was fantastic and the shirts were obviously quality. I'm happy we have a screen print service in the Bay Area i can use to print up tee's and hoodies. Definitely going to use Merch Monster for everything moving forward. A.Muse Creative read more

Small Orders Check. Big orders Check . Good Prices Check. Nice Print work Check . Not to mention its in the same city where the Champs play #DubNation !! P.s you can see the work they did for me .. Check out The Kangs of Rock tee and LandoLicious!! zeeceeart.storenvy.com for purchase read more

Merch Monster - LandoLicious tee at zeecee.storenvy.com - Screen Printing/T-Shirt Printing Near Me - Richmond, California

This vendor is amazing to get shirts printed. I had my bridesmaid shirts printed and he got me exactly what i want at the best price point ever. I would recommend this vendor for anyone looking for customized shirts. read more

When it comes to choosing vendors for anything, my only requirement is amazing customer service. Mike and his team at Merch Monster were awesome!--straightforward with pricing/delivery and fast replies. Also, he was very accommodating in doing weird and small quantities with different brands and colors of shirts (so I can test them out). The product is also great! I waited a couple weeks to let him know how I liked it so that they can be worn & washed a couple times and the printing is holding up really well. I love the quality. I also really liked the sizing & positioning of the logo he chose. He sent a mockup before he went forward with it. OH and free delivery!! Huge plus for busy biz owners. Will definitely be ordering from him again when our business is ready for the next big batch. read more

Merch Monster crew did an awesome job on my last minute order. Mike was more than helpful with each and every step of the way. Definitely takes pride in their customer service, and even though I have only dealt with one other screen printing company out here in the Bay, Mike and his crew definitely made me feel that the money I spent was well worth it. Will be doing more business with Merch Monster because in this line of work I think they have everyone beat with their customer satisfaction rate. Thanks again Mike and Merch Monster! read more

Merch Monster - For having only 3-days to do this, it came out great and I've been getting nothing but compliments on the quality of the shirts. - Screen Printing/T-Shirt Printing Near Me - Richmond, California

Great service... found me great quality shirts for my budget..communication was perfect..the guy Mike Chong is very professional...and the estimated time for my "BlockManagerz"order was right on time...I'll be conducting all my future business ideas with this company for sure.. thanks again "Mike MERCH MONSTERS is the way to go"!!! read more

Mike and the folks at Merch Monster did a nice job on our (I Am A Hayan) T-shirts that are for our supporters of our successful kickstarter SciFi TV show Sky City Haya that's in development. Thanks Merchy Monsters! read more

- Patient and friendly customer service - Fast turnaround time (got it rushed - ordered Friday the week before and got it Wednesday the week after) - Very responsive Though I gave them quite a bit of headache with some last minute order changes, they handled it with ease and flexibility and...enormous patience, suggesting workarounds that was a win-win for both parties. Kudos to Mike and his team. We will be ordering from you guys again. Keep up the awesome work. read more

Merch Monster did a great job adding a logo on the pullovers I sent them. They were also able to deliver earlier than expected. Excellent job and I plan to be working with them for future screen printing projects. read more

Mike is a solid guy and loved ordering with him. He was easy to work with and very understanding. Great guy. Great business

Could not help me do something similar to the lady who was in front of me. Although stated other shops would do it, but you can't? Mind you I only needed 3 shirts and the person ahead requested a large order. I asked could he make an altered version, got no help. In fact the assistant had do go upstairs although he had time to talk to the white woman ahead of me in person. Another negative, I didn't receive a "hello" or "I'll be right with you" while I patiently waited for about 5-10 min. He was not flexible, just no. Didn't even offer suggestions. As a business, and me being someone who has no clue what's acceptable or not, he never offered any real help. In addition for him to insinuate that I would purposely do something illegal show his character as a person and ethic as a business. As far as their work, it looked decent which is why I stopped by. Although I called first and wasn't told what I was once I got to the shop. Btw, it was a drawing of Lauryn Hill that I wanted. SHIRT WAS NOT COPYWRITTEN EITHER. Talked to artist. It's funny they would assume this. read more

I had this review deleted by the Yelp Communtity I'm guessing because it wasn't to their liking which is bs so here it is again... I live in fla, but own a company in Clovis ca and went to this place for my employees shirts for the business. Never will I ever do that again. The most judgmental and rude people work there and if I was the owner I'd press the reset button and clean house, but hey I'm sure the owner is the same way. Reasons for this review is because everybody was judging me and my employee for the business shirt and I guess they didn't like it or they didn't agree with what it said. Nothing insulting or abrasive. So again I will never come here again and will never have none of my business's do business with them ever. Let's see if the SAN FRAN community cry about this comment. Btw I'd give this place a 0 if I could read more

Merch Monster Screen Printing is a wonderful place. The customer service was fantastic. Everyone there went above and beyond to walk me through the process of designing and ordering t-shirts for my yoga studio. The communication through the process was just right and the timing from start to finish was just as they promised. And the final products were perfect. The t-shirts began to sell before I could get them out of the boxes. I highly recommend this company. read more

Mike and his team did an amazing job on the jerseys for our climbing club. He was very accommodating with my many changes and I look forward to working with him again soon for more items! read more

The Merch Monster did a quick turn job for us, delivering in under a week from first point of contact - including a revision to the original design / layout. The team was super communicative, reliable, and easy to work with, doesn't get any better! read more

We are extremely happy with the quality of our screen printed shirts, and Merch Monster has an impressive selection of garments to choose from. Eryn has helped us order two rounds of screen printed shirts, one being a rush order with a tight turnaround time, and she met our deadline while also providing excellent customer service. read more

Merch Monster - highly detailed screen print with excellent quality - Screen Printing/T-Shirt Printing Near Me - Richmond, California

Well they already have a perfect rating but I have to add to it. I called and asked for the hugest favor which they accomodated without a problem. I needed 1 shirt printed for a bachelor party in 48 hours. 1 shirt, 48 hours....no problem. And it was no problem at all. I emailed him the design and picked up the shirt the following day. Best service around. I will always come here for screen printing needs! read more

waste of time , took for ever with my simple image they first gave me a batch of my image super small and i told them to re do it they they got the image semi right and didnt clean up my image wen we first talked in person and just through it on a shirt and gave it to me thats $1,000 dollars down the drain here they dont take small independent people serious more like a joke smh this place is full of excuses read more

We had a great experience with Merch Monster for a 22 piece tee-shirt run for an upcoming conference. Mike supported us in finding the right shirt type (we wanted heavy but smooth) and later he hand-delivered to my home days before the order was estimated to be complete. 100% satisfied and will definitely work with them again! read more

The nonprofit I work for has placed many large (and complicated!) orders with Merch Monster and every one has been executed flawlessly. They are super responsive, meet the timelines you agree on, and do very high quality work. Merch Monster is a unique find for a screen printer - they really have it all. Thanks for being so excellent, Merch Monster team! read more

Merch Monster did phenomenal work for us. We ordered t shirts for a basketball tournament in Oakland. They got the work done on time despite my having to make some changes right before printing. The shirts were just what we ordered and came in right on time. I'll definitely use Merch Monster again. Besides the good work on the shirts, Mike has hired some local young men from the neighborhood to work for him. He is making a difference in the community. read more

I thought to give Merch Monster a try, based upon their attentiveness with a virtual hands on consultation and prices. They seemed very professional. As a designer, I have worked with screen printers before but my experience with Merch Monster fell far short of expectations. A cardinal sin, for some reason they resized my design arbitrarily, so that it (and they wouldn't give a refund) was 1/3 the actual size. On the other hand, they enlarged the logo more than the size I uploaded, so the whole design looked off. Then, it appeared they used DTG (direct to garment) instead of actual screen printing, but did not tell me they would do this, it looked like iron on transfer but again, they would not give a refund! Lastly, the shirt they printed on was a thin, flimsy fabric and again, they did not tell me these T's were lightweight. Just a word of caution, there's a lot they did that went without my consent, and it was not nice to be surprised with a sub-par product. I'm definitely wary and using other printers. read more

Did a great job on a rush order. Prices were fair, got 200 shirts done in just a few days. Would enthusiastically order from them again.

Merch Monster!!!! I can't emphasize enough how much I appreciate Mike and Danielle. They are incredibly helpful, dedicated, and talented in their work. This is the third time I've come back to them and it won't be the last. I am so, so happy with everything they have done for me, two of the times being on a very tight deadline. Both of the times I've needed rush orders, Mike was incredibly helpful and responsive in making sure I was happy with the product, and both him and Danielle were prompt in getting it done. Seriously... amazing!! I'll be telling all my friends about this place!! Thank you, thank you, thank you! read more

Merch Monster - Screen Printing/T-Shirt Printing Near Me - Richmond, California

My office had a t-shirt emergency and our usual vendor was already booked, so I hit up yelp to find an alternative printer. Mike, your advertising dollars are well spent, because I selected you based on your ad placement above the listings. To quote Sir Galahad in Raiders of the Lost Ark, "You've chosen wisely." Outstanding customer service, fair pricing, met the deadline, and the printing was perfect. We'll be using you guys from here on out! Town Biz. read more

I work at California State University, East Bay and chose this vendor because they are 1) local and 2) cheaper than some of the other online vendors we looked at. We specifically we looking at CustomInk, but found it to be quite pricey and I was unable to feel samples of the shirts before purchasing. Merch Monster was one of the few vendors in the Bay Area who could match the quality of the art sample provided by CustomInk and I could actually go to the physical location and choose a shirt without worries. Additionally, the turnaround time was QUICK -- they finished a week and a half ahead of schedule. Finally, it was much cheaper than anything we found. Mike and the team are great communicators. They were receptive to feedback and worked with us ever so patiently in making sure our art was just the way we wanted. And the SHIRTS LOOK GREAT!! Looking forward to working with them again, Jen read more

Mike and his Crew are awesome, their prices are incredible and they completed my order in about a week. Whether you're in a hurry or not I highly recommend them read more

LIFESAVER!! Excellent Product & Outstanding Service!! After a very poor experience in dealing with one vendor that cost moths of planning and preparation for family reunion t-shirts, I came across Mike Chong, Founder of Merch Monster Screen Printing. With an extremely limited timeframe, Mike managed to work with me to order and deliver a great product! He spent a few minutes with me, in-person altering the proposed design to fit our order and working with me to identify brands that matched the quality I desired and within the proposed budget. He was extremely accommodating and had the full order shipped across county in time for our reunion. When the t-shirt vendor missed a few t-shirts in the original order, Mike seamlessly notified me and sent a subsequent package overnight, free of charge! I found Mike and his colleague knowledgeable, reliable, responsive and dependable. I felt confident working with Mike and relying on his expertise. I greatly appreciate his service and the quality of the products he created in such a short timeframe. I will work with Mike and Merch Monster for any future screen printing needs and would happily refer anyone I know! Supporting local businesses!! :) read more