The Importance of Shopping Locally

Did you know?

When you shop with local merchants, more of your money stays close to home; supporting the parks, recreation centers, libraries and other things that make this community a great place to live.

Quote taken from : www.shoplocally.com

Local small business has long been regarded as the backbone our economy. They recycle more of the revenue received back into the local economy, helping communities grow in prosperity.  Local businesses tend to have more fun character quirks than a national chain as well, just stop by our shop and see for yourself.  The employees at the Grocery Outlet in West Sacramento each have their names on their shirts offering a more intimate shopping experience.  Also, the owners of local businesses often are members of important community organizations such as the Rotary Club, Chamber of Commerce, local school boards, or even hold positions on the City Councils.  

We at Revolution Screening are focused and committed to being an active member in West Sacramento.  We are proud to work with many local companies in West Sacramento and the surrounding areas and seek to build relationships with our clients rather than just push through transactions.  Our long-term goal is to create several jobs offering livable wages and additional benefits.  

We understand the importance of competitive pricing, quality product, and great personal customer service and we are confident to say that our pricing structures rival and often even beat our online competitors while offering high quality customer service.  We've built a showroom where our clients can see, feel and even try on samples of clothing that they are interested in.  We even refer clients to other local businesses for services that we are unable to provide.

Here is a link to a nice Top Ten list of why the author supports local businesses.   Thanks for reading and we hope to hear from you!

Happy 100th Anniversary, T-Shirt!

100 years ago, in 1913, the U.S. Navy included the T-shirt in its standard issue uniforms and an American fashion staple was born.  Yes, it was relegated to undershirt duty for decades, but eventually burst forth during the Beat Generation of the 1950's to claim its own place in the world of fashion. Tie-dye, happy faces, catchy slogans and colorful images of all kinds have come to find a home on the simple clothing item.

Some fun survey stats (according to a survey conducted by CustomInk)
-95% of Americans wear T-shirts
-87% own at least 1 T-shirt they keep due to sentimental reasons
  -most commonly, these shirts are from a group they belong to or and event they attended
-76% of Americans are more attached to custom designed (rather than mass-produced) shirts
-The most popular T-shirt design of all time......I (heart) NY

You can read more on the history and significance at Wikipedia , or browse through our catalog of T-shirts at our online store. You can also visit our showroom and try on as many T-shirts as you like!

Our I heart West Sac shirt did not make the list of the top 10 shirt designs of all time

55 T-shirts for $5.55 each

55 T-Shirts

$5.55 each*

fast turnaround time!

 

*special includes white 5.4 oz Port & Co t-shirt with

one color one location print, sizes sm-xl

Hey there everyone.  We are pleased to announce that we will be running our special 5 year anniversary pricing on T-Shirts from now through the end of 2013!

Word is spreading about our new location and we have been excited to work with so many of you in West Sacramento. We want to show our thanks by offering this special deal to our clients, new and existing.

If you're looking for something a little more complicated, please contact us and we'll help make your idea a reality. Our goal is to build your brand with you and we offer our expertise to help you find the perfect items for your advertising or promotion.  We offer thousands of promotional products to suit your needs. Remember, NO ORDER IS TOO BIG! We can handle a softball team or birthday party all the way up to a large-scale marathon or promotional giveaway.

Give us a call or stop in the showroom to get started today!

Revolution Screening
2523 Evergreen Ave
West Sacramento, CA 95691
916-604-6865

Quarterly Update :::::

Hi everyone.  We are already nearly halfway through the year and want to give you a little update. This quarter we have focused on making Revolution Screening the place to go in West Sacramento for your customized goods.  Our Grand Opening in May was a great success thanks to the West Sacramento Chamber of Commerce and help from our friends and family. Our name is spreading thanks to referrals from you! This last month we were pleased to work with Fitness System, our neighbor, the West Sacramento Foundation, and several of the All Star Teams for Washington Little League and Softball League. Because of all this new business we were looking to add to our personnel. We here at Revolution Screening are happy to introduce our 2 new employees to you. Below is a little blurb of each one. I haven't snapped a picture yet of Lisa, but as soon as I get one I'll update this post. We are very excited about our recent growth and these two new smiling faces will definitely help us to continue it. Without further ado...

Lisa Breckenridge
Position - Front Office Assistant (really she is keeping us organized)

Lisa has held a variety of jobs throughout her life, primarily working in an office setting. She has worked for an auto and tractor supply store as a parts runner, a customer service rep for Montgomery Wards (remember them?), an administrative assistant for a geo-technical firm and she was an office manager for a mechanical engineering firm.  Lisa has a 9 year old son who is involved in soccer and Little League baseball.  She gladly wears the hat of Team Mom for both of his teams.  When she is not play team mom or working hard at her job, Lisa enjoys keeping up her garden, going camping or just spending time outdoors.  We are happy to have her working with us and keeping our paperwork in order. 


Kyle Olson
Position - Screen Printer extraordinaire

Kyle started working with us at the end of May.  He splits time working with us and a local restaurant in Davis. Kyle really enjoys the process of screen printing and he actually taught himself how to print T-shirts while on a year-long tour with his band, "Calling Morocco." He is a talented musician (we enjoy listening to one of his Cd's in the shop) and has toured the world playing music. Below are some of his musical accomplishments.

Played in a band called SecondShot from 2003-2010.

-We played 10 of the west coast Warped Tour dates in 2005
-Toured Japan in 2005

-Toured France, Germany, The Netherlands, and Japan in 2008

Played in Calling Morocco from 2009-2012

-Toured for a full year straight from 2011-2012

-We printed all of our t-shirts from the road and that's how I learned to print

A neat fact that ties Kyle into the screen printing industry is that he used to play shows with Ryan Moor of Ryonet when he was in high school and Ryan's band, "Not Long After", would come through on tour. Ryonet is the company that we purchase many of our supplies from. Small world!  Kyle has really sold into Revolution Screening and what we are trying to do. We are lucky and happy to have him working with us. 

Internet, Sales, Tax

                                                                
It's coming. The previously tax exempt world of retail called "The Internet" will no longer be a tax free zone. Congress just passed a bill that will force retailers of more than $1 million in gross receipts to collect sales tax. This is estimated to generate tens of billions of dollars of sales tax revenue for states across the country (except, of course, for the states which do not currently collect sales tax). 

This gives you just one more reason why you should believe in our slogan and "do business with a person, not just a website." At Revolution Screening we have been competing with internet-based screen printers since the day we opened our doors. We chose to focus on delivering personal service and a top-notch quality product to our local community. We believe that people want a person to work with to build their promotions and company identities, not just an online order taker.

This bill is meant to offer businesses such as ours the chance to compete with the internet stores on pricing.  While this affects online shoppers, it will in no way affect the way Revolution Screening conducts business. We will still offer you the personal service and quality that we always have. We want to work for you.  

And please, if you like what we're doing here, tell a friend or colleague about us. Personal referrals are the fuel that keep us going.  Thank you.

If you want to read about the tax bill click the link below to be taken to a Google search page.
Latest news on the internet tax bill

We do that!

“Do you know someone who can help me order pens? “

We hear questions like this all the time. Yes, our business name is Revolution Screening and we pride ourselves in our quality and cost-effective screen printing. Most people know that we do embroidery as well and we have a loyal embroidery customer base. But for some reason no one seems to realize we can help you get your promotional products as well. Our showroom is filled with hundreds of different kinds of products on which you can place your logo. From headphones, to color changing stadium cups, to water bottles, stickers and even custom neckties. We have got you covered.  Make sure to ask us how we can help you get your logo noticed on a promotional product that fits your needs and the needs of your customer base. We'll help you pick out the perfect item for your promotion.

We are changing the way this business works. We want to be your one place to outfit your business, sports team, event, fundraiser or school needs. We provide superior customer service, free artwork, and quality promotional products. Join the revolution today and give us a call for a quote on your next promotional product need.

Grand Opening Event

We are excited to announce our Grand Opening and 5 Year Anniversary celebration event.  There will be games, prizes, free giveaways, food, local companies, music, and fun. Bring the family and visit our new location.  Events will take place from 4pm-7pm on Friday May 10th.  There will be a ribbon cutting ceremony put on by the West Sacramento Chamber of Commerce at Noon on May 10th. Please join us for that if you can.

We will also be handing out many coupons for future orders on many of the products we offer. The saving will be significant and only available to those who show up to our event!

 

Some of the businesses that will have booths include:

NorCal Performance

Robles Fitness

Jamba Juice

The Cultured Kitchen

Calhoun Transportation

and more...