Cheap Custom Hoodies: 8 Ways to Pay Less
Cheap custom hoodies without a cheap result: eight levers that lower the price per hoodie, from the breaks at 12, 24, 50 and 100 to fewer print spots.
- Price breaks
- In the online design studio the per-piece price drops at 12, 24, 50 and 100 pieces, and every colour of the same garment in one order counts toward the same price break.
- Small runs
- No minimum on DTF and DTG: a single hoodie is a normal order, and full-colour DTF has no setup fee.
- Screen printing
- Starts around 6 pieces and becomes the best value past roughly 24–50 pieces. Each ink colour and print location is its own setup.
- Per-piece add-ons
- The studio price includes a front print. A full back print, embroidery and sizes 2XL and up each add to the price of the hoodies they apply to.
- Turnaround
- Standard 1–2 weeks carries no rush fee. The 4–5 and 1–3 business-day rushes add a percentage, priced at checkout.
- Large orders
- Orders in the hundreds are usually screen printed and quoted directly — through the free quote form, by email or by phone.
- Before you pay
- Every order gets a free digital mockup on the actual product before any payment, and a human designer checks it before it goes to press.
Eight ways to cut the price of a custom hoodie
Cheap should mean a lower price per hoodie, not a thinner hoodie or a blurry print. These are the eight levers that actually move the price, from the one that saves the most to the ones that only trim it. Tap one to jump to its card.
The order is typical for a studio order of a few dozen hoodies. On a quoted screen-printed run in the hundreds, simple art and one shared design move up the list.
Quick picks: what are the hoodies for?
A gift or a handful
A team or club of 12–20
Company staff
School or event, in the hundreds
A fundraiser you will resell
A date two weeks out
The eight levers, one by one
Each card answers the question people actually ask, with what changes the price and by which rule. There are no dollar figures here on purpose: the studio shows the real price of your hoodie as you change each of these, before you pay.
Do custom hoodies get cheaper in bulk?
Price breaks at 12, 24, 50 and 100 pieces · every colour counts together
Yes, and quantity is the biggest lever you have. In our online design studio the price per hoodie drops at 12, 24, 50 and 100 pieces. Every colour of the same hoodie in one order counts toward the same break, so 8 black and 6 navy hoodies are priced as 14, and youth hoodies count with the adult ones.
Check the next break before you settle on a number just under it. Because the lower price applies to every hoodie in the order, the total for 12 can be barely more than the total for 11, and a spare in a common size covers the person who joins late.
Is printing a hoodie cheaper than embroidery?
Embroidery adds to the per-piece price · a new logo is digitized first
Yes. In the studio, embroidery is a per-piece add-on on top of the printed price, and a logo that has never been stitched has to be digitized into a stitch file first, a one-time step per design. A printed left-chest logo, 3.5″ wide, sits in exactly the same place for less.
Embroidery earns its cost on hoodies that are worn for years, like staff uniforms, and on small chest logos. For an event, a club or anything with a big front or back print, print it. Our guide to embroidered hoodies covers when stitching is worth it.
Is it cheaper to order hoodies early?
Standard 1–2 weeks · no rush fee
Yes. Standard turnaround on clothing is 1–2 weeks and carries no rush fee. The 4–5 and 1–3 business-day rushes each add a percentage of the order, shown at checkout, so the same hoodies cost more the later you order them.
If the event is more than two weeks away, order on standard and keep the difference. Our guide to rush custom hoodies explains the windows when the date really is close.
Does a back print cost extra on a hoodie?
One print location · a chest logo or one big print
Usually, yes. In the studio the hoodie’s price includes a front print; a full back print adds to the price of every hoodie, and so does any print past a set size, so a 3.5″ chest logo costs less than a full front. On a screen-printed run, every location, sleeves included, is its own setup.
Pick one location and make it count: a 3.5″ left-chest logo, a full front at 11″ wide, or a full back at 11″ wide. On a pullover the front print stops about 9.4″ down, where the pouch pocket starts, so a tall design often reads better on the back.
What is the cheapest way to print a few hoodies?
DTF or DTG · no minimum · no setup fee
Print digitally. DTF and DTG have no minimum and no screens to make, so there is no setup fee to spread over a small order. Screen printing starts around 6 pieces but only becomes the best value past roughly 24 to 50, because every screen costs the same to set up whether it prints 6 hoodies or 600.
A small order still costs more per hoodie than a big one: you pay for a garment and a print rather than a share of a long run. But one hoodie is a normal order. See custom hoodies with no minimum for single pieces and small batches.
Is one-colour printing cheaper on hoodies?
On screen-printed runs, every ink colour is its own screen
On a screen-printed run, yes. Every ink colour needs its own screen and its own setup, so a one- or two-colour design keeps the setup cost down across a run of 50 or 500. A white or tone-on-tone logo on a dark hoodie looks sharp and costs the least to set up.
On DTF and DTG it makes no difference: a full-colour photo prints for the same price as a one-colour logo, so on a small order there is no reason to strip colours out of your art.
Does a second design cost more on a hoodie order?
One shared design · personalization adds per piece
It depends on how the order is printed. In the studio, different designs on the same hoodie still count together toward the price break, so a second design does not reset the count. On a quoted screen-printed run, each separate design, print location and ink colour is its own setup, so the cheapest club or company order shares one front design across everyone.
A name on every hoodie adds a little per piece. If the order needs individuality, put it on the back and keep the front the same.
Do bigger hoodie sizes cost more?
2XL and 3XL cost more per piece · S–3XL in the studio
Yes, a little. Bigger blanks cost more, so 2XL and 3XL hoodies carry a small per-piece upcharge; S to XL do not. The saving is real only if you order the sizes people actually wear, rather than putting everyone in an XL “to be safe”.
The Gildan 18500 is a classic, relaxed unisex fit that runs true to size, so most people should order their usual size. The hoodie size guide has the chest and length of every size.
12 · 24 · 50 · 100
Studio price breaks
1
Hoodie minimum on DTF and DTG
24–50
Pieces where screen printing pays
1–2 wks
Standard turnaround, no rush fee
What sets the price of a custom hoodie
A custom hoodie costs more than a custom t-shirt before anything is printed on it: the Gildan 18500 is 8.0 oz/yd² Heavy Blend fleece, 50% cotton and 50% polyester, with a brushed interior, a double-lined hood and a pouch pocket. After the blank, the price comes from five places, and every one of them has a cheaper setting.
| What sets the price | Costs more | Costs less |
|---|---|---|
| Quantity | Under 12 hoodies | 12, 24, 50 or 100+, with every colour counted together |
| Decoration | Embroidery, which adds per piece | A printed logo |
| Print locations and size | A full back on top of the front; prints past a set size; every extra location on a screen-printed run | One location; a 3.5″ chest logo |
| Method for the run | Screen printing on a few hoodies; many ink colours on a big run | DTF or DTG on a few; one- or two-colour screen printing on a big run |
| Turnaround | The 1–3 or 4–5 business-day rush | Standard 1–2 weeks |
| Sizes | 2XL and 3XL | S to XL |
Where not to cut corners on a cheap hoodie
The hoodie itself. A thin blank saves a little once and looks tired after a few washes. The 18500’s 8.0 oz fleece uses air-spun yarn for reduced pilling and rib cuffs with spandex recovery, so it holds its shape print after print. That is the hoodie in our studio, at every quantity.
The artwork. A low-resolution logo prints soft whatever the method. Every order is reviewed by a human designer before it goes to press, checking resolution, colour, sizing and placement, and either fixing the file or telling you what is wrong. A good file costs nothing extra and saves a reprint.
A print that does not fit. On a pullover the front print stops about 9.4″ down, where the pouch pocket starts, against about 13.6″ on a t-shirt. Paying for a tall front print that has to shrink to fit is money spent on nothing; put tall art on the back, which takes an 11″-wide print.
Affordable custom hoodies anywhere in Canada
Every hoodie is printed or embroidered in-house in Ottawa, Ontario. Nothing is drop-shipped from overseas, so there are no cross-border customs holds or surprise duties added to a “cheap” price at the door. We deliver locally across Ottawa–Gatineau and ship Canada-wide, including the Greater Toronto Area and Greater Montreal; shipping is priced for your postal code and shown before you pay, and pickup in Ottawa is by appointment.
In the hundreds, the price is quoted rather than clicked: large orders are usually screen printed, and a quote is free and includes a mockup. Our guide to wholesale custom hoodies covers how volume pricing works on a big run.
How to price your hoodies before you commit
The quickest way to find your cheapest hoodie is to try the levers on your own order. In the free design studio, upload the logo, place it, add colours and sizes, and the price per hoodie updates as you go: move from 10 to 12 pieces, take the back print off, switch embroidery to print, and see what each one saves. Nothing is charged until you check out, and every order gets a free digital mockup on the actual product before any payment.
For a hundred hoodies or more, send the logo, the count and the date through the free quote form, or phone 613-666-YAYA (613-666-9292). A large order gets the same free mockup and human designer check as a single hoodie.
Frequently asked questions
Where can I get cheap custom hoodies in Canada?
YAYA Prints prints and embroiders hoodies in-house in Ottawa and ships Canada-wide, with shipping priced for your postal code before you pay. The lowest price per hoodie comes from ordering 12 or more (the studio's breaks are 12, 24, 50 and 100), printing one location instead of embroidering, and ordering on the standard 1–2 week turnaround with no rush fee.
What is the cheapest way to make custom hoodies?
Print one design in one location on 12 or more hoodies in standard sizes, on standard turnaround. For fewer than about 24 hoodies, DTF or DTG is cheapest because there is no setup fee; past roughly 24–50 pieces, a one- or two-colour design is cheaper screen printed, because the screen setup is spread over the whole run.
How many custom hoodies do I need to order to get a discount?
12. In the online design studio the per-piece price drops at 12, 24, 50 and 100 pieces, and every colour of the same hoodie in one order counts toward the same break, so 8 black and 6 navy hoodies are priced as 14. Orders in the hundreds are usually screen printed and quoted directly.
Is it cheaper to print or embroider a hoodie?
Printing is cheaper. Embroidery adds to the per-piece price, and a logo that has never been stitched must be digitized into a stitch file first, a one-time step per design. A printed 3.5-inch left-chest logo sits in the same place for less; embroidery earns its cost on uniforms worn for years.
Can I get affordable custom hoodies with no minimum?
Yes. There is no minimum on DTF and DTG, so one hoodie is a normal order with no setup fee. A single hoodie costs more per piece than an order of 12 or more, because the first price break is at 12, but you pay only for the hoodie and its print.
Do 2XL and 3XL custom hoodies cost more?
Yes, a little more per piece, because bigger blanks cost more; sizes S to XL carry no size upcharge. The studio's pullover hoodie comes in S to 3XL, and the Gildan 18500 runs true to size, so ordering real sizes rather than sizing everyone up saves money.
Design it yourself. A human designer still checks every order.
Our free studio gives you the price and the mockup in the browser. What it doesn't do is print your file blindly — every order is reviewed by a real designer before it reaches the press.
- Step 1You design it — free
Upload your logo, drop it on a real garment, set the size and placement, pick colours and quantities. No account, no deposit, no waiting on a reply.
- Step 2A human designer checks it
Before anything prints, one of our designers opens your file and checks resolution, colours, sizing and placement. If it won't print well, we fix it or tell you exactly what's wrong — a person, not an automated preflight.
- Step 3You approve, then we print
You get the corrected mockup back on the actual product. Nothing goes to press until you say yes — then it's ready in 1–2 weeks, or in 1–3 business days with a rush.
Find your cheapest hoodie in two minutes
Upload your logo, try 12 pieces instead of 10, one print instead of two, print instead of stitch, and watch the price per hoodie change before you pay. Hundreds of hoodies go through the free quote form.
Every order is reviewed by a human designer before it goes to press. A person checks artwork resolution, colour, sizing and placement, and either fixes the file or tells the customer what is wrong — it is not an automated preflight.