Lefty Printer for political signs & stickers

September 7, 2020 9:55 AM

Yard signs and bumper stickers are of marginal use in persuading voters. But I and my friends want them. I do not want to order from Rightwingers, and it's a minefield. Please recommend Lefty or at least Dem vendors. Aware of JoeBiden.com signs, they're spendy. Happy to support lefty MeFites who print, but do not have enough interest to custom order.
posted by theora55 to Shopping (9 answers total)

I'd take a look through Etsy. Lots of independent people making cool stuff, and it's generally going to be pretty easy to tell from their shop how they lean...
posted by brainmouse at 9:59 AM on September 7, 2020

In a previous job, we used the local-to-us Union Printer NYC. Not sure if they would be suitable for the volume you want, but worth a shot.
posted by showbiz_liz at 12:02 PM on September 7, 2020

Radix media is excellent and deserves your support.
posted by history is a weapon at 12:39 PM on September 7, 2020 [1 favorite]

There is also The Gloo Factory. They did a lot of the Occupy Tucson stuff pro-bono.
posted by QuakerMel at 1:04 PM on September 7, 2020

Have you checked with your local democratic party to see if they have yard signs? My local chapter has Biden/Harris signs for $10, Black Lives Matter signs for $5, and free signs for a bunch of local candidates. They have some bumper stickers and buttons too.
posted by insectosaurus at 1:51 PM on September 7, 2020 [4 favorites]

Dale Rand Printing (used to be on Munjoy, now on Riverside) in Portland is a union shop that has been around forever.
posted by TWinbrook8 at 2:29 PM on September 7, 2020

I'd take a look through Etsy. Lots of independent people making cool stuff, and it's generally going to be pretty easy to tell from their shop how they lean...

I recommend against this suggestion precisely because of the concerns in OPs question.

You can buy blue lives matter cozies on etsy, and it doesn't take much imagination to think that someone can pretend to be a liberal/left person for $$.
posted by lalochezia at 6:34 AM on September 8, 2020

Response by poster: I ended up ordering some signs on amazon, and making a contribution to my state Dem party, who will have signs 'soon.' Again, I do not have the volume for a custom order, i.e., a printer. Have worked with Dale Rand Printing in the past, they are terrific in both politics and print quality.
posted by theora55 at 7:36 AM on September 9, 2020

Response by poster: One reason I got started on this is that 1 vendor lists as blue-vendor with Biden signs and Patriot-vendor with Trump signs. I searched the phone number and found the parallel sites, and it's obnoxious, so Nope.
posted by theora55 at 7:41 AM on September 9, 2020