Four to six weeks is comfortable for a San Diego date, and two weeks is usually workable. The shop is in Fullerton, 91 miles north as the crow flies, and the truck is loaded the same morning, so distance isn't what sets the clock. Art approval, blank orders and crew availability are.
What the lead time pays for
- Art: final artwork about a week out. That's the point where screens get burned and transfers get printed.
- Blanks: the garment order locks around the same time, so a guest count that keeps moving slows things down more than anything on our side.
- Crew: when a big show is on at the San Diego Convention Center, hotels, drayage and labor tighten across the county all at once. Booking outside that week is the cheapest decision you can make.
- Venue paperwork: convention electrical orders and marshalling slots have their own deadlines. Hotels and taprooms usually just need a load-in time.
Planning a Convention Center booth months out? Even better, we'll hold the date. On a short timeline, simple art and standard blanks are what make it possible. Either way, send your date and headcount and we'll confirm availability within 24 hours.
Same-week changes to an already booked San Diego job are usually workable, since the gear doesn't ship anywhere. A new booking inside two weeks comes down to whether a crew is free that day, so ask anyway.