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Success Story! Caroline’s Crusaders.
We were doing a Diabetes Walk and needed some t-shirts to walk in for our family and friends. We had a great experience with Ferret Brothers T-shirts. We sent them a drawing of what were thinking of for a design and they created a t-shirt from it. They were fast and on time and the […]
Paragon 290 Neck Gaiter
Paragon 290 – Neck Gaiter 100% microfiber performance polyester UPF 50+ sun protection 18″ Length Moisture management Anti-microbial finish Sublimation friendly OSFM
How We Go from Art to Film in order to Burn a Screen in the Screen Printing Process
Most of the art that we get is not suited to burn a screen from. Resolution and size are the most important factors in submitting your art to make a t-shirt. This is a quick simple explanation on how we go from art to film in order to burn a screen.
T-Shirt Ink Curing Problem
“Why would this happen, WHY… would this happen????” she asked as she came busting through our front door. This is, what we call in the business, an ink curing problem. Watch closely so that it doesn’t happen to you!
Success Story! Todd from Anytime Fitness in Bastrop, LaGrange and Cleburne, TX
Ferret Brothers has been doing our T-shirts for almost 10 years. I own three Anytime Fitness’s and we order a lot of t-shirts. We do t-shirts for giveaways to our new members and usually once a month I’ll place an order for some type of specialty t-shirt that we sell to our members. My Favorite […]
Success Story! Jennie Blanson Family Reunion
I was given the task of ordering the t-shirts for our family reunion last minute when there was a huge argument over possibly missing money, if you can believe that. I called a couple places and they were not very helpful and the prices were quite a bit more than she had budgeted. I called […]
Anvil 980 T-Shirt
Anvil – Lightweight Fashion Short Sleeve T-Shirt – 980 4.3 oz., pre-shrunk 100% combed ringspun cotton, 32 singles Heather Grey is 90/10 combed ringspun cotton/polyester Heather colors and Neons are 35/65 combed ringspun cotton/polyester Heather Graphite is 50/50 cotton/polyester Shoulder-to-shoulder taping Double-needle stitched sleeves and bottom hem Tubular construction TearAway™ label for easy relabeling Click […]
My Goal Boards
Most people that know me from the t-shirt world don’t realize that my background is in the health club industry as a club owner and business consultant for the National Fitness Business Alliance/Thomas Plummer Company for over 25 years and I currently run a 45,000 square foot gym. So, I didn’t have anything to post […]
Does the Facebook Pixel Track all Website Traffic?
Does the Facebook Pixel Track all Website Traffic? When you embed the facebook retargeting pixel on your website, does it track traffic from all sources or just the traffic that comes from people that click a button from Facebook itself? This video answers the question. So, here is the answer to Does the Facebook Pixel […]
The Three Distinct Functions of Working in a Fitness Business
A typical gym employee has a variety of duties that he or she must complete every day as part of the job. The core of every job in our business, however, can be condensed into three distinct functions that everyone on the staff needs to understand and be competent in doing on a daily basis. […]
Success Story! Belinda Hunter Family Reunion T Shirts
I actually started calling around for our Family Reunion T Shirts about 6 months before the reunion just to get prices. I Googled Family Reunion T-shirts and I saw the ad and called. I called several people that day and I just found Terry to be very helpful and answered all my questions. He […]
Success Story! Jason from Carpe Diem Poet’s Society
“We have a poetry contest every year and I placed my t-shirt order at [REDACTED] 6 weeks before the event. I approved the proof and paid the deposit and then when I went to pick them up, the guy said that they had a busy week and they wouldn’t be ready until Monday.” I called […]
Success Story! Mallory from Dr. Robicheaux’s Office
We’ve been with Ferret Brothers now for about 3 years and we place an order about every two months. We give them out to our new patients when they come in for their first visit. I can’t honestly remember why we originally called Ferret Brothers but I remember saying the pricing was great and Terry […]
Rich Prine
I generally place a t-shirt order every quarter for my business and I’ve been using Terry for about 5 years now. I used a few different companies before that and my experiences had mixed results. Some were good and some were bad. I called initially because the last place I used closed and I had […]
Do you need a reason to Quench Your Soul?
Do you need a reason to Quench Your Soul? Group of young men and women in bar, sharing pizzaThree reasons I love a nice dinner with friends: #1…. One hour with the phone turned off. #2…. The conversations are irreplaceable even though the stories might be tried and true. #3…. After all these years, there […]
So where is your favorite place to escape?
So where is your favorite place to escape? We sometimes escape in a good book or we sometimes escape with a walk on the beach, but every now and then we have to run away and hide in that favorite place where people care that we are there. You should have a place that you […]
Thomas Jefferson’s salary was $25,000 per year
Thomas Jefferson’s salary was $25,000 per year($462,000 in today’s dollars) – a huge sum at the time, but his expenses were also great. In 1801 Jefferson spent $6,500 for provisions and groceries, $2,700 for servants, $500 for his assistant’s salary, and $3,000 for wine. It sounds a lot like the politicians of today doesn’t it? […]
These may not be true, but I like to believe them anyways
These may not be true, but I like to believe them anyways: 1. When you eat and drink the good stuff, your friends who stayed at home will gain the weight. 2. The “more you drink the better I look” has limits and there is always the reality of tomorrow morning. 3. All kids are […]
Are you Neglecting Yourself?
The busier you get, the more you neglect the most important person in your life… you. Quiet time is a lost art. Remember how it works? You call someone you care about, or even go alone, and spend an hour sitting somewhere quietly with the phone off, perhaps a book or notebook, and spend time […]
I believe food is life and life is food
I believe food is life and life is food. I believe a meal is meant to be enjoyed slowly with friends, along with a glass of good wine or a cold beer. I also believe that the quality of the food is more important than the quantity. Sharing a meal dates back to the beginning […]
Ms. Jennie
Please Check out Ms. Jennies Story. It made my whole Day! “We are having our family reunion this Saturday and let me tell you that I had no idea how much work something like this took. Family members who I hadn’t spoke to in years popped out of the shadows to give their input on […]
Take a moment this weekend
I believe food is life and life is food. I believe a meal is meant to be enjoyed slowly with friends, along with a glass of good wine or a cold beer. I also believe that the quality of the food is more important than the quantity. Sharing a meal dates back to the beginning […]
6 Tips and Tricks on Customizing Your Facebook Page
It’s been about two years since Facebook introduced their timelines, and a short while after that, pages were forced to conform. To this day, people still mention that they wish they had their old Facebook page back. Here are a few different tips on how to get the most out of the Facebook Timeline system […]
The Dirty Little Secret of Search Engines
The Dirty Little Secret of Search EnginesPrinted with permission from the NY TimesPRETEND for a moment that you are Google’s search engine. Someone types the word “dresses” and hits enter. What will be the very first result?There are, of course, a lot of possibilities. Macy’s comes to mind. Maybe a specialty chain, like J. Crew […]
Update of the New Year’s Rush
Well, as it turns out it looks like I was correct about the beginning of the rush. 83% of our clubs saw the rush start about the third week of January whether they marketed or not. The ones that dropped their direct mail in the last week of December to hit mailboxes in the first […]
The New Year’s Resolution Rush
Well, this is the time… the time all health clubs look forward to. Its time for our peak season, the time when a whole gaggle of people jump on the New Year’s Resolution band wagon, flock to the gym and say, “This is the year. This is the year that I will lose all this […]