"Cheap comfort colors t shirts" is a common search, and the honest answer is that Comfort Colors was never built to be the cheapest option in the tee category. Here is exactly what the piece costs to print through Bear Grips Pro Shops, how that compares to a basic tee, and how to price it so it actually turns a profit.
| Plan | Monthly cost | Crop tee base price | Live products |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free | $0/mo | $29.92 | 3 |
| Self-Service VIP | $59/mo | $24.88 | 200 |
| Done-For-You VIP | $105/mo | $24.88 | 250, plus full-service setup |
The base price includes front-side design, printing, packing, and free shipping to the buyer, with no setup fee for extra colors or design elements.
Comfort Colors is a garment-dyed, heavier-weight cotton line, which costs more to produce than a basic tee. For comparison, the Bear Grips Airlume cotton athletic tee runs $19.88 VIP base, roughly $5 less than the Comfort Colors crop tee. If budget is the deciding factor, a basic tee wins. If the garment-dyed, boxy crop character matters for the brand, the extra few dollars buys a different product entirely, not just a pricier version of the same shirt.
Bear Grips Pro Shops: Custom Apparel for Your Team. No Minimums. Free Shipping.| VIP base | Retail price | Profit per shirt |
|---|---|---|
| $24.88 | $34.88 | $10.00 (default recommended) |
| $24.88 | $38.88 | $14.00 |
| $24.88 | $44.88 | $20.00 (limited drop or event pricing) |
Vendors set their own retail price with no platform restrictions. The $10-per-item default is a starting point, not a ceiling.
VIP saves $5.04 per Comfort Colors crop tee sold versus the free plan. At $59/mo, VIP breaks even against that savings after about 12 shirts sold in a month ($5.04 x 12 = $60.48). Anyone expecting to sell more than roughly a dozen crop tees a month comes out ahead on VIP, before counting the other 197 additional live products VIP unlocks.
Buying a blank Comfort Colors shirt and buying a custom-printed one are two different purchases. A blank supplier sells the shirt alone, no logo, no branding, and usually with a case-quantity minimum. Printing through Bear Grips Pro Shops means the buyer receives a finished, branded product in one order, with no blank-buying step for the seller at all.
Free plan or $59/mo VIP for the lowest base price. No bulk minimum, no upfront inventory cost.
Start FreeYes. It runs about $5 more than the Bear Grips Airlume cotton tee ($19.88 VIP base) because of the heavier, garment-dyed fabric.
Self-Service VIP at $59/mo brings the base price down to $24.88, the lowest available on the platform, with no bulk minimum required to get that price.
No. The per-piece base price is the same whether one sells or a hundred sell. There is no bulk discount tier to unlock.
A $34.88-$38.88 retail price on the $24.88 VIP base builds in $10-$14 profit per shirt, in line with the platform default recommendation.
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