Ordering custom hats for a business takes five steps: pick a hat style, pick a decoration method, order online at the published price, approve a free digital mockup, and wait 2–4 weeks for delivery. At Reel48 the minimum order is 50 hats, every quantity break is printed on the style's product page, and your mockup arrives within 24 hours of ordering. Here's the playbook.
Step 1: Pick a style your team will actually wear
This is the step companies get wrong — hats that feel like uniforms end up in truck consoles. Mesh-back truckers and low-profile performance caps are what crews reach for on their own; we stock 11 styles including traditional and performance ballcaps, 5- and 6-panel truckers, canvas, and the all-in Lightning Hat. Browse real client projects to see what other companies chose.
Step 2: Pick a decoration method
Four options: embroidery (classic, most durable), PVC patch (bold 3D badge), silicone patch (sleek and modern), or woven patch (finest detail). The right one depends on your logo — our decoration comparison walks through it, or just send us the logo and we'll recommend one.
Step 3: Order online, then send your logo
Every hat style has its full per-unit ladder on its product page — pick your decoration method and quantity, and the price you see is what the cart charges. After you check out, send your artwork through the artwork form with your order number. Vector files (AI, EPS, SVG, PDF) are ideal; a high-res PNG works too, and our design team can redraw low-res art.
Step 4: Approve your free digital mockup
Within 24 hours of your order, and before anything is produced, you get a digital mockup showing your logo on the exact hat style and color. Check logo size, placement, and thread/patch colors against your brand. Nothing goes to production until you sign off.
Step 5: Production and delivery (2–4 weeks)
Most orders are produced and delivered within 2–4 weeks of mockup approval. On a deadline — a trade show, a season kickoff? Rush production can compress that to 1–2 weeks; tell us the date before or right after you order and we'll confirm feasibility up front.
How much should you budget?
Hat pricing depends on style, decoration method, and quantity, with volume discounts at every step past the 50-hat minimum — every break is published on the style's product page. As a planning anchor: the 50-unit minimum keeps custom hats accessible for a single crew, while companies outfitting multiple teams typically order 100–500 for meaningfully better per-hat pricing.