Merch Review: Red Bubble Kid’s Mask
Full Disclosure: I am a Red Bubble shop owner, but I review these products as a customer. Should any products fail to live up to my expectations, I will not sell them.
Red Bubbleʻs kids mask designed and ordered by the author.
Overall Score: 2 out of 5
Pros:
Print quality - vivid colors, sharp lines.
Cons:
Fit - too loose in some areas (i.e. nose).
Pattern - either the cutter missed the mark or the pattern needs to be re-centered (see photo below).
Materials - feels a little cheap for the price.
The center mark seems to be off when the mask was cut.
Print quality was great though.
In the past, I used other print-on-demand (POD) companies. The premise of POD is a boon for many artists: we upload designs, POD companies put the designs on merchandise then ship to customers. I was disappointed, however, to learn how poor the quality of some of the products were. I closed my accounts shortly after.
Fast forward to today. After hearing positive reviews for Red Bubble (RB), I finally decided to give them a try and opened an account a few weeks ago.
Several designs were uploaded and a bunch of products were ordered. Did Red Bubble figure out how to manufacture quality products at reasonable prices while still squeezing out a profit? Is it even a viable business model?
As a creative, I dearly hope so. At the same time, I refuse to sell or recommend junk to my customers.
I plan to post merch reviews as I get them. Stay tuned, fellow creatives.
