Printify: Print on Demand

I used this app to print and fulfill the shirts and sweatshirts in my store. About 70% of the time, the vendors and Printify deliver as expected. The other 30% has very negatively impacted my brand. My customers have received the wrong shirts, shirts that are not even available in my store, poor printing where the print areas are stuck together, and extreme delays that are not related to COVID - we're talking 15-19 business days when the printify platform says 3-5 business days. I had a product quality issue where I sold 35 pairs of leggings, and 65% of the customers asked to return them because of fit. The Merchant contact suggested to me on multiple occasions that it was the body shape of my customers that was the issue, not the construction of the pants. It turns out there was a defect in the material... but I had to speak to the actual manufacturer on my own, separate from Printify, to figure that out and find a true resolution. Ultimately, it is challenging to change my fulfillment model now that it is integrated into my store, so I am still a customer. I hope another organization with a similar network makeup but better service and a US base shows up. I will gladly move my business away from this platform. I would NOT recommend it.

4 stars instead of a 5 stars-only because, of three issues; needing more options with the hats. Snap back/flat brim, and baseball hat with snap back are popular with my customers, and printify can improve there. Also, the yoga leggings would be better if there was a 70-30 blend, the ones on here are not stretchy enough and a little too tight (my customers who bought leggings gave me the feed back, I value my customers feedback) and lastly, the printing area on the shirts (especially in the back) my brand is recognized by my logo on the top/middle of the back of the shirt-the locker tag area, and most shirts on here have a printing area of the middle of the back of the shirt, the only option is a gildian 100% cotton-which I won't put my brand on. Outside of those three issues, I am happy with printify, I sent a message on my issues and Irene helped me today and I'm grateful for that. The mock ups are great, and user friendly. There's a ton of options with everything on here. I've looked at a lot of the competitors , and they lack in one way or another. another suggestions, option to add branding to tagging area. Adding our brand is HUGE. Overall- I like this app, and I definitely will recommend it to people wanting to get their brand going in the e-commerce world.

Right now I am not very happy with them but every day they ask for a review I figured I would finally leave one. We have 10-20 shirt designs we wanted to upload. We chose the person who was not the most expensive as we just assumed it would be okay. We get the first shirt in and it is great. I have people buy shirts and they come in terrible. Cracking paint and a giant square around the artwork a different color than the shirt.

I tell Printify about it and they do actually refund and reprint the shirts. That is fine but then it keeps happening. They then recommend to just switch to a different supplier thats more money for possibly better results. Would it not be intuitive to put maybe a better best category? I assumed the cost was for the speediness of the delivery not the actual quality would be bad.

I am trying a new supplier right now but I think they should be far more clear about the quality control. They told me many are very happy with that supplier but I am wondering how when the quality was so bad on some of them.

They give you this information of the suppliers like they use a "DIGITEX 4000 Top of the line printer" and then another one uses a completely different printer. Am I supposed to know which one of these mean I will get a good quality job?

I hope they add that element then it would easily go up to 5 stars.

UPDATED 10/9/23
In response to a dreadful customer service experience our sister company had, we've immediately uninstalled this app and will not jeopardize our customer satisfaction by using this third-party provider that sells fourth-party products. If your store is committed to timely interactions and positive experiences with customers, avoid this app at all costs. Don't be left hanging with angry customers demanding answers while you look foolish because you're waiting for days on end from the Printify support team. Scroll the other review responses from Printify where the company confirms they can't manage all of the messages they get from Shopify merchants.
Only use this app if you want to be left in the dark about your customers' orders and look the fool because you can't give them timely answers and resolutions.

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ORIGINAL:
App is useless, website is useless (copying and pasting directly from the Shopify dashboard it doesn't recognize our store email address so we can't log onto their main site), Twitter "support" has gone nowhere. We have had a customer asking for two days the status of his order and have no answers. He ordered two items. It showed that both fulfillments were requested and that one was in production expected to ship tomorrow. The other was requested but there was no information anywhere except for his actual Shopify order. Tweeted Printify for help almost 24 hours ago (since we can't get into their website) and there is still no answer on the status of this order. It appears that one of the items - the one scheduled to ship tomorrow -- has been cancelled now. We have no idea what's happening with the order and have no information to give to the customer. Maybe this type of customer service is acceptable to Printify -- and based on reviews and social media comments it's clearly not working -- but this level of service doesn't cut it nowadays. Highly recommend using Printify if you want to feel powerless in your customer service delivery and looking like an idiot when you know nothing about their order. This is his first experience with our store and since Monday (today is Wednesday) we haven't been able to answer basic questions like: How long will it take for my order? Reason being: We don't even know if his order has been placed, or in production, or cancelled. Buyer beware.

Update 12/2/20: Since my review a few days ago, Sabrina with Printify followed up with me immediately and investigated my concerns/issues in an expedient manner, which I was very pleased with. She promptly addressed my issues and rectified the refund matter in a timely manner. I must say her customer service was outstanding! I am going to give Printify another try because they offer many great products I am in search of to offer to my customers in my store. Once I receive the order I will place soon, my hope is it will exceed my expectations, at which time I will update my review to 5 stars. Original review 11/29/20: I used this app to help with POD when creating products I offer to customers from my store. I am completely disappointed in Printify's refund process. It has been 9 days since requesting a refund and I still have not received it. However, one thing I can commend them on, prompt responses to emails. Backdrop. For the first time, I designed and placed an order for a mask. App says it was a "new" product. It was on hold for two days. The first sign of a potential issue but I wanted to give them a chance. Contacted Printify via email. They were quick to respond. Good. I was told the item was either out of stock or discontinued and they would reach out to the print provider for a resolution. I was hopeful. I really wanted this particular mask. They couldn't get an ETA when it would be back in stock. I ordered a different mask. Mask was beautifully made but was not what I ordered. Far from what the product description described. Emailed (with photos) and requested a refund. Contacted Printify two days later on 11/19/20 to inquire on the status. Told it would take 5-10 days. It's now 9 days and still no refund. Glad this was a sample order and not a customer yet. In my opinion, this would have been a great app for my use if they would not advertise new products that are not available. If it's out of stock with no ETA, it should not be offered period. Printify also needs to really reassess their refund policy. It's unacceptable. I use another POD app I've been using for over 4 yrs and everyting about them meets my expectations. I was really looking for an alternate app to use and thought Printify would be ideal. Sadly I cannot consider the use of this app for my customers because I would not want to place an order and they have to deal with this type of process should the need for a refund arise. If and when Printify gets these two issues resolved, then I may reconsider using the app again. I'll keep checking if anything changes in the near future.

I updated a 1 star to 5 stars in 24hours. In the end, they did right by me and even came around to apologize and acknowledge everything. It was above and beyond. It looks like something I would do at my shop. It felt like good customer service.

You can check the whole story below. I’m going to leave this up forever because this is it. This is all you need to know about the folks you’re dealing with.

THE Printify Review:

Shopify > apps > printing > profile picture > payments > printify premium

Hi SWEATPANTSGOD.COM,

Your Printify Premium subscription was successfully upgraded from monthly to a yearly plan. We’re happy to have you with us!
Dec 06, 2022

USD 299,88

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Your Premium subscription fee was charged immediately and will auto-renew on the same date every year. Please note that you must cancel your subscription before the renewal date to avoid charges for the following year.

The Premium subscription fee is non-refundable.

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Kristiana from Printify

I've used this app for a long time compared to anything else I've done with my shop. Just last weekend, I processed nearly $500 in orders with them. I spent time and money on marketing some things over time. I even have about seven orders currently in production or transit, so I come from a place of wanting/needing printify to be good and succeed. I've emailed twice, I'm still sitting in the live chat queue now, and I sent a support request from the Shopify platform. After this rating, I can ask Shopify for help then launch a fraud investigation with my bank. If none of that works, I'm just out of this money.

How did this happen?
This company took almost $300 from my account that I had no plans of sharing with them. In the Printify app plan page it reads "you will be redirected to complete payment" over the button to upgrade your plan. I just- wait live chat picked up:

LIVE CHAT TRANSCRIPT:

Me
I wanted to know what is printify premium and how much does it cost and what plan do I even have. I still don't know any of that but I was robbed of like $300 which is like half my budget
I proceed like $500 in orders with you over the past weekend. I might spend $300 a week over the next year. not like this tho
processed*

Michael South
I'm sorry to hear that you're facing this issue and I completely understand your frustration, this is certainly not what you should expect from Printify.
Unfortunately, I won't be able to refund this amount myself, however I've reached out to our supervisor for clarification. I'm certain that we'll be able to make things right. There won't be an answer right away, as the shift has ended for our supervisor, however there should be an answer by tomorrow morning.

Me
if i can’t afford orders between now and then it can cause a catastrophic series of events.
sure.

Michael South
I understand, our apologies for this inconvenience.
I've already contacted our supervisor and everything should be fine with your funds.

Me
thanks

I told Michael I was writing this one star review. I will be totally transparent with the updates. Either they do as Michael says to correct my mistake and change, or at least address, the misleading language on their app plan page and this review disappears, or they'll do whatever it takes to legally keep my cash and this will be buried with the rest of the one stars. I want to believe in ppl, but that language on the app plan page is totally misleading and has to lead to other $300 impulsive purchases. I really wish I didn't have that much in my account. I really hope Michael is the truth. I'm praying I actually DON'T get any extra orders today. And now, even if I get every penny back, where is the compensation for my time? my stress? I really can't relax

THE NEXT DAY:

Ariel Summers
My name is Ariel, and I am from the Quality team at Printify. 
I am very sorry to hear about your experience with the Premium subscription issue. As a company that cares about the customers' well-being, I assure you that Printify does everything to make our customers' lives easier. Currently, we have a massive influx of support requested as the holiday season is approaching, therefore the replies from our support will take longer than usual. We apologize for the inconvenience in advance. 

…and it was a long email from there (no shade to Ariel <3). The company:

- [ ] Refunded 100% (it’s truly non-refundable and had to go thru approvals and store credits and withdrawal requests. This was above and beyond)

- [ ] Acknowledged the frustrations and made me feel valuable. At least I felt like my opinion mattered (again, above and beyond)

- [ ] And the greatest thing was a two sentence thought exercise on how things could have happened. It came with gifts. My mind was blown. That was when I knew I was doing good business with real people.

I’ve been a customer for months now. I don’t think I’ll be going anywhere as long as I use these types of services. I will likely upgrade to an annual subscription lol ! Cheers!

I am just starting on this. I will have to see

So Far so Good. Can't wait to see what else i can do.

easy to use, great overall experience. love the platform, fast turnaround.

App worked fine for an month now it doesnt work at all , its time to leave Printify .