No — your organization's online store has no order minimum. Every item is printed on demand when a supporter buys it, so one shirt prints and ships exactly the way a hundred would; in fact, 82% of storefront orders contain just one or two items. The only exception is screen printing, a bulk-only method that starts at 24 pieces and is used for large one-time orders rather than everyday storefront purchases.
Why your store has no minimum
When your school or nonprofit opens a merch store with Print Your Cause, nothing is printed until a supporter places an order. Each item is made on demand and shipped to the person who bought it, so there is no print run to fill and no case quantity to hit. One shirt prints and ships exactly the way a hundred shirts would.
That matches how supporters actually buy: 82% of storefront orders contain just one or two items — a parent picking out a hoodie, a volunteer grabbing a tee in their own size — and the median order is a single item. The store exists so everyone connected to your cause can take part on their own terms, in their own size, whenever they are ready. You never purchase inventory upfront, and there is nothing left over to box up at the end. You can see the full flow on our how it works page.
The one exception: screen printing
Screen printing is the only decoration method we offer that carries a minimum. Each design requires its own stencil setup before the first shirt can be printed, so it only makes sense at volume: orders start at 24 pieces, pricing is structured per ink color and per print location, and we enable it for a store when a bulk project calls for it.
For everyday storefront orders, digital printing, embroidery, and engraving all run with no minimum at all. If you are weighing whether a project is big enough to benefit, our guide to what screen printing is and when it's right for custom shirts walks through the tradeoffs.
When a local printer quotes a 24-piece minimum
This is the moment many organizers start looking for another way. The shop down the street says the minimum is 24 shirts, and you only need 15 — or you genuinely don't know whether eight people or eighty will want one. Guess high and the group pays for shirts nobody claims; guess low and someone who wanted to show their support gets left out.
An on-demand store removes the guessing. You share a link, each supporter orders their own size, and every item ships to the buyer's own address. Nobody fronts money for a stack of shirts, and there are no leftovers to deal with afterward. If you truly need a couple dozen identical shirts in hand on a single day — for a walk, a tournament, or a staff event — a bulk order can still be the right tool. Our guide comparing a one-time bulk order with an online merch store can help you decide which fits your situation.
