So I kind of slept on this review, as I wanted to see how the shirts held up after several washes. As most people know, getting custom prints sometimes yields low quality results in the long run; whether its the fabric fraying or stretching from several washes or the print cracking or fading beyond recognition. However, from my experience after a few months of purchasing some custom band shirts and wearing them out, Starfish definitely has something good going for them. The prices are definitely reasonable, and they are very flexible with their time From a quality perspective, the shirts are still very good even after several washes. They use a standard fit (a medium fit me nicely), but I'm pretty sure they can work with any T-shirt blanks out there. The colors from the custom print came out very nicely. Even better, they did not fade much after several washes, in comparison to the majority of shirts I've had bought in the past from concerts/events, which experienced a lot of fading or print cracking. The shirt I got from Starfish still had a good quality after about 10 washes, with my custom prints still maintaining a good color with no impact to the finer quality details. read more

I've worked with Starfish twice now, and will continue to seek out their awesomeness for future orders. I feel it's my duty to spread the word about how RAD they are! Fantastic communication with what I needed for my shirts (sending my logo, specific color, placement, etc), I love the products (tees, long sleeves, hoodies; and Calvin gave suggestions for how certain styles would look with my front and back printing, wear, wash, etc) and great prices. Also was pleasantly surprised with the turn around time. They were busy with a huge concert order and they made me feel like I was just as important even with my small run! Big points there! Screen print goodies Orders big or small The Starfish team can rule them all! read more

I recently placed an order for our club as we needed some new member gear. This was the first time I had worked with Starfish/ Irene as previously orders were placed by several different people. I found it incredibly easy to choose the shirts I wanted and to place my order. The pricing is very reasonable, even with some slight modifications I needed done to our logo. Irene was always very quick to respond to all of my questions, even the stupid ones. Once I placed the order the turnaround time was very quick and I was picking up our new gear in no time. The members love their news shirts and are impressed with the quality of the shirts and the short time it took to get them. We will definitely be using Starfish again and again for all our members gear! read more

ONE WORD AMAZING......Irene at the front desk made sure that what you ordered is what you got, from now on doing all my printing for me.....

Calvin is great. Super helpful and willing to answer my 1000 questions. Speedy and great communication. Great advice on quality. Perfectly matched the color of the ink to the sleeves of a shirt. They also did whatever they could to meet a really tight deadline. The shirts always turn out so well. Highly recommend. read more

I had to get shirts printed last-minute for my band because we had a show in San Francisco, and I knew nothing at all about the process. These guys were more than helpful and made things very easy for me. Their prices were reasonable and didn't seem to mind that I needed this order in a rush. I also like the quality of their shirts. Perfect band shirts. read more

I was referred to Starfish from a former co-worker who works in production so I was more than happy to give them a try. I had a couple of print jobs for a couple of different clients that provided the perfect opportunity to see what Starfish could do. Calvin and Irene were immensely helpful in not only getting the print jobs completed in very narrow turn around times, as one was for a family reunion and the other was for a youth basketball team. But they have even increased my level of expectations in regards to the print process. Their professionalism and knowledge of print techniques is very relieving. I have used other print facilities in the past, but I'm glad to know that from here on out I will be going with Starfish. read more

That was my first time to print custom T-shirt. I was printing t-shirt for my Church retreat this year. I 've been though some problem for my own design, because I request the logo printed on the side on the t-shirt which create tech pro. But Startfish was very helpful and patient to help me to solve the issue. The outcome wasnt' the best since I'm printing on the side. But everything else was good. Various type of t-shirt choice! Recommended. read more

HUGE fan of Starfish. I found them through an online Google search and certainly lucked out. First, location. It's pretty much "I can't believe this isn't San Francisco." They're basically right by the Cow Palace if you want to pick-up in person. When looking for someone to print "locally," beware .... many online companies will look local at first glance. These people are truly in the community (nice to support local). Second, great costs. They either matched prices I was seeing online or were better. Third, huge selection. You can order pretty much any type of t-shirt/sweatshirt/etc. that you can think of. Fourth, fantastic customer service. They were absolutely amazing on all fronts. I had a pdf of the artwork I wanted to use on the shirt, but it needed some tweaking. They put me in touch with a designer who made the changes AND gave me the final layered files (so I won't have to do this again). Price was reasonable (see point 2, above) and turnaround was amazing ... like done-in-two-days amazing. They also were SO great in finding which shirt to use. The shirts were for my Avon Walk team, so we wanted those "wicking" shirts. The first one I selected didn't have a lot of room to print. They noted that, took a picture, emailed AND called me *AND* proposed another option which worked out beautifully. I dealt with both Calvin and Irene, both of whom were wonderful. Could not recommend this business enough. Trust-worthy, reliable, excellent product and service. And amazing turnaround. You won't be disappointed. read more

This local printing company... The customer service that I got from Irene was fantastic. She went above and beyond to help the community. Our school was making the first sweatshirt logo ever. She had given her great input on the colors, logo, front , size, etc... Our sweatshirt was a great success. It look fantastic in fact the students can't wait to wear the sweatshirt when they got them. If you order from them you will be in good hands. Thank You Starfish :) Ms. Wing read more

I am a student at Lowell High School and I am involved with student government. We order all our t-shirts, sweatshirts, and other merchandise from Star Fish. A couple of friends and I decided to get sweatshirts printed, and they came out beautifully -- for a great price too! Only $11 dollars each for a crewneck sweatshirt! That's better than in store! The service and staff are wonderful. They are very helpful and know what they're doing. The office is lined with samples of shirts they've printed for big companies and concerts -- Lynard Skynard, Air Supply, U2, Akon, Def Leppard, and Incubus just to name a few. The quality of their products is what really makes them the best screen printing company in the bay area. I have multiple sweatshirts, tshirts, etc. printed from them and none of the color has faded, even after many washes. If you need to get anything screen printed, COME TO STAR FISH! read more

Starfish is my go-to printer. They are extremely helpful and friendly. They always accommodate my schedule for press checks. Quality is consistently good. Whether its a small order or a large order, they give the same attention. If you need a printer, Starfish is the place! read more

I generally don't write reviews, but this last time around with Starfish has been so awful, I think it's important to do so. Over the years we've purchased thousands of shirts from these guys. We order them in large batches for our field crew. It's a relatively simple, single-color, screen-printed design. The last order began in early June, when I was working with their general manger that was initially very friendly and helpful. I explained to him that I wanted to change the logo on the back of the shirt and I sent over my new art. I placed an order for a few hundred shirts, ranging from women's XS to men's XXL. Cost was about $12 per shirt. Starfish didn't ask any questions, so I assumed it would turn out like all the previous orders. A few days later the shirts were done, kickass. I sent my delivery truck over with a check and he came back with the shirts. I didn't get a chance to open the boxes until the next day. Upon doing so I noticed that the logo printed on the men's shirts looked really small. (On all earlier orders, the logo fills most of the back of the shirt.) It looked like they had sized the screen for the women's small shirt, and had then used the same screen on all sizes, through men's XXL. I immediately contacted the general manager, who gave me a call. He explained that they had never needed to use more than one screen before. I said that makes sense, because I had never ordered women's shirts before. He apologized, and offered me a discount on my next order. As the next week came around, suddenly it was like I was dealing with a different person. The starish general manager was hostile and condescending. (He was saying things like, "We've been doing business long before you worked there"... Uh, I'm the owner buddy. ) The general manager said it wasn't their fault because they were reprinting a shirt they had printed thousands of time before, and that it was impossible for them to make this mistake. (Much of this was in capital letters via email). I figured that there must be some confusion, so I took pictures of previous orders and the current order to clarify that this was a new logo, not the old one as he claimed. Weeks went by. The general manager was taking lots of time off at this point for personal reasons, and it was really difficult to get a hold of him or to get him to respond to me via email. He would also never respond to my current email, as if he was trying to leave information out of the email thread. Eventually he said that he would not honor the discount as previously offered, and that Starfish was too busy to reprint my shirts. At this point, I was trying to salvage a business relationship that we've had for more than a decade. I told him I was willing wait until after Starfish caught up with their orders, and that I was also willing offset whatever costs for the new blank shirts. More time went by, eventually the general manager tells me to take my business elsewhere. He says that he will send me my films and a refund for the printing cost of the shirts. (About $1.80 per shirt) Now we've been at this for months, every few weeks or so I'll contact him and ask for my stuff and the first few times he responded and said that he was out of the office, but he would get them to me. Now it's DECEMBER. He doesn't respond to my request for my films/refund, I only get out of the office replies for one reason or another. It's sad really. When you have a vendor mess up, and then lie to you, and then dick you around for six months, and then blow you off completely. Starfish was once a good company. They used to be reliable and we never thought we'd ever have to take our business elsewhere. I hope everyone else has a more positive experience, because this was simply awful. read more

Starfish was a referral to me from a business colleague. The prices are reasonable and the service is excellent; they've even helped me set up an online ordering system for my sales team. Highly recommended! read more

Starfish was amazing - we had 8 different designs and other places were quoting almost double what Starfish was able to offer. The staff was very helpful and responsive. I will use them for all my printing needs going forward. read more

I've been working with Starfish on a regular basis for over 10 years-They've consistently provided quality work and service, fair prices and a quick turnaround. Sieu, Irene and Minh are very pleasant and easy to work with. read more

I have a graphic design business and have been a customer of Starfish for several years. I love the quality of the printing - great color and does not fade. They are very precise, professional and reliable. Irene is their customer service person and always gets back to me very quickly on quotes, where we are at with the print job and just about any question I have - she is always very accommodating. A rarity to find this in the printing world. Pricing is very good and turnaround is excellent. I am a very satisfied customer again and again! read more

I had a last minute order for custom printed tote bags for my wedding and Irene made it happen in less than 24 hours! Great quality and personal service -- I highly recommend Starfish! read more