What a difference a mug makes!!

[Spitzy]

Hi all, hope everyone is enjoying the lovely weather
I've been beavering away trying to build up a customer base for my new little venture over the last couple of months. When I bought my kit second hand it came with a load of mugs and I have been struggling with every mug I have had to print. To get one saleable mug I would have to print 4, fading, creases, blowout, dodgy edges etc. I blamed paper, press, ink, technique etc. I resorted to heating up the whole mug in an older mug press to 60 degrees before putting the transfer on and putting it into the main press with little improvement. Anyway I finally worked my way through the mugs and ordered 36 more, I printed my first one using the new mugs last night and first time perfect!! LOL what a relief! Comparing the old and new, the old ones are seriously barrel shaped and have a ridge round the bottom. Anyway just wanted to share my eventual success with mugs as I was dreading every mug order I got
Spitzy

[Justin]

The right mug certainly makes the difference, just not worth scrimping on.

[Mugalugs]

Care to share Spitzy what the duff mugs were and where the good uns are from, I'm sure it could save others a lot of Heartache and Time, Congrats on sorting it

[Spitzy]

I have no idea where the first lot of mugs came from but they all came in individual white cardboard boxes, the mugs I have bought were from longforte. Spitzy

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[mrs maggot]

just shows how mugs differ, we had longforte mugs a year or so ago and they were terrible, infact we took the whole lot back, so it looks as if they have changed their provider.

at the moment we are running through a contract from a large order of mugs and to keep the price down are using signzworld mugs - 11 oz small handle, orca coated mugs, they all come individually boxed which is a bonus for this order, we have had to adjust the time slightly longer, but the designs are fine, and the customer is happy, and we are making money on them, so all is good.

[Spitzy]

So far so good with these mugs

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[Mugshots]

Hi Mrs Maggott. Nice to hear business is well

[technick]

Interesting about signzworld mugs, i may have to try them out:)

[UK Printed Mugs]

We are currently running a signzworld 10oz mug trial in our office dishwasher and very impressed so far. I wouldn't do full top to bottom but all other designs we have done on these are perfect and no fade after 30 high temp washes. The cost of these with boxes and delivery is very competitive indeed.

[mrs maggot]

thats what we thought Uk, at the price they were, we knew we could offer a good price for the customer, and a real bonus of them being boxed. 72 mugs for under £60 delivered via next day delivery DPD