We're doing a pop-up at a big food festival next month, and I need a bunch of printed stuff

[Jonh Newman]

Hi guys. We're doing a pop-up at a big food festival next month, and I need a bunch of printed stuff: a couple of banners, decals for our cart, and some stickers to hand out. Timeline's tight. Anyone use a local shop in Charlotte for vinyl printing and decals that can turn things around reasonably fast? I'm a small operation, so I'd rather work with one shop for everything. Budget is moderate. It's our first festival, so I'm a bit nervous.

[hydrogenn]

We did a similar festival setup last spring for our taco cart. We ordered banners, cart decals and sticker packs from SmartSwans https://smartswans.com/vinyl-printing-decals/ - they handle vinyl printing, decals, banners and stickers in one place, which saved me from dealing with three different vendors. I sent them my logo, cart photos and measurements, and they came back with a layout for the decals that actually fit the curves of the cart. The banners held up fine outdoors, even with some wind. Get your order in with a little buffer, festival season gets busy for print shops. And order extra stickers, they go fast. It made the space feel much more polished. It's one of the best investments we made.