The Airlume cotton athletic tee ($19.88 VIP base) is the most-ordered piece for memorial runs, and for good reason: it is the lowest cost, available in the widest range of sizes from youth through plus, and prints cleanly whether the design is a photo, text, or both. For a larger group where cost matters most (a full congregation, a school community, a large extended family), this is the default starting point.
| Piece | VIP base | Best use |
|---|---|---|
| Comfort soft hoodie | $36.88 | Everyday keepsake, softest hand feel |
| Perfect soft crewneck sweatshirt | $34.88 | Lighter weight than a hoodie, still a keepsake feel |
| Unisex Champion crewneck | $41.88 | Heavier, more structured, longer lifespan piece |
| Classic zip-up hoodie | $41.88 | Easy to layer, worn more often through the year |
These cost more per piece than a tee, so most families order one or two for immediate family (a spouse, a parent, a child) rather than the whole group, treating the hoodie as the piece that gets worn for years, not just at a single service.
Bear Grips Pro Shops: Custom Apparel for Your Team. No Minimums. Free Shipping.The long sleeve cotton shirt ($29.88 VIP base) fits between a tee and a hoodie in both price and warmth. It works well for outdoor graveside services in cooler months, for viewings held in over-air-conditioned funeral homes, and as a slightly dressier option than a short-sleeve tee for those who want to wear the tribute piece to the actual service itself.
Memorial shirts with pictures need a flat, matte surface to render detail clearly. Plain cotton tees, crewnecks, and hoodies hold photo detail better than performance polyester athletic fabric, which has a texture that can slightly soften fine detail in a face or a small image. For any memorial design built around a photo, cotton is the recommended base regardless of which specific piece is chosen.
The youth Airlume cotton tee ($19.88 VIP base) matches the adult tee design exactly, sized down for children. Families with grandchildren or young nieces and nephews often include a youth size or two in the same order so the whole family, across generations, wears the same tribute design at a service or on an anniversary.
Tees, hoodies, crewnecks, long sleeves, youth sizes. No minimum order, ships in about a week.
Start FreeA plain cotton tee, crew, or hoodie. Cotton holds photo detail more clearly than performance polyester fabric.
Not necessarily. A common approach is tees for the wider group and one or two hoodies for immediate family as a longer-lasting keepsake.
Yes. The youth Airlume cotton tee runs the identical design as the adult version at the same VIP base price of $19.88.
Yes. Most blanks in the catalog run into extended plus sizes so the whole family can order the same design regardless of size.
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