# How to Size a Crew Shirt Order | Trade Uniform Co.

How to size a crew shirt order without measuring everyone: a size spread for trade crews, extras, 2XL+ upcharges and rosters for names. Battle Born Clothing.

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The order gets delayed more often by sizes than by artwork. Here is how Battle Born Clothing's trade customers size an order fast: a roster when you have one, a spread when you do not, and a few extras either way.

## Option one: a roster

Best when shirts get names or when each person gets a set number. One row per person: name, style, size, quantity. Send it as a spreadsheet. We put the roster on the proof so you check it once.

## Option two: a size spread

When shirts go in a bin at the shop, order by percentage. Trade crews run larger than the general population. This spread is what our contractor customers typically land on; adjust for your crew.

| Size | Share | Pieces of 48 | Upcharge |
|---|---|---|---|
| S | 4% | 2 | none |
| M | 15% | 7 | none |
| L | 29% | 14 | none |
| XL | 29% | 14 | none |
| 2XL | 15% | 7 | $1-7 by style |
| 3XL | 6% | 3 | $1-7 by style |
| 4XL | 2% | 1 | $1-7 by style |

## Extras

Order two to four extra in L and XL. A new hire shows up the week the shirts land. On a 48-piece print run, extras cost the per-piece rate and nothing more; on a reorder of three shirts, the screens come back at $20 each and the per-piece rate is quoted per job. A few extras now are cheaper than a tiny reorder later.

## 2XL and up

Suppliers charge more for extended sizes, $1 to $7 per piece depending on style and size. We pass that through at the same markup rule as the base blank. It shows as a separate line on the quote. Decoration is the same price at every size.

## Women's cuts

Port & Company and Port Authority make women's versions of most styles (LPC54, L500). Women's sizes run about one size smaller than men's at the same letter; a woman who wears a men's M usually takes a women's L. Order women's cuts on a separate line so the proof and the box are clear.

## Long sleeves and polos in the same order

Keep one roster with a column for style. Mixed styles are fine; we embroider them from one digitized file and print them from one set of screens where the artwork matches.

## Polos vs tees: size differently

A tee runs loose and a polo runs closer to the body, and people size a polo they will wear to a customer's house more carefully than a tee they will wear in a crawlspace. On mixed orders we see one more XL and one fewer L in the polo column than the tee column for the same crew. If you are guessing, size polos up.

## The 2XL math on a real order

| Line | Qty | Each | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| PC61 S-XL, printed | 37 | $15.22 | $563.14 |
| PC61 2XL-4XL, printed (example $2 upcharge) | 11 | $17.22 | $189.42 |
| Screens, 2 | 1 | $40.00 | $40.00 |
| **Total** | 48 |  | **$792.56** |

The actual upcharge depends on the style and size ($1-7); the quote shows the exact amount. Decoration is identical across sizes, so the extended-size line only moves by the blank difference.

## Tall sizes

Red Kap work shirts come in regular and long. Port & Company tees come in standard lengths only; tall crews often size up one for length. Carhartt offers tall in some styles, quoted per job.

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## Questions
**What if I get the sizes wrong?** Decorated shirts cannot be exchanged. We print the sizes on the proof so you can check before production. Order extras in the middle sizes.

**Do youth sizes cost less?** Youth blanks are usually cheaper; decoration is the same rate. Youth PC54Y is available for company events.

**Can you ship sorted by person?** Shirts with names are bagged per person. Unnamed shirts ship sorted by size.


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Trade Uniform Co. is a brand of Battle Born Clothing, 3 Pebble Beach Dr, Yerington, NV 89447. Quote: https://tradeuniformco.com/quote/