SPONSORED CONTENT American Manufacturing: Built for Today’s Promo Market Built on 80 years of textile manufacturing, Caro-Line combines speed, scale and proprietary decorating technology to support modern promotional demands. AMERICAN-MADE QUALITY and fast turns don’t have to cost more. Caro-Line proves that through U.S. manufacturing and fulillment. “The old school thinking is that it’s astronomically more expensive than imports,” says Scott Thackston, director of marketing and product development. “That’s not true, with our automation and volume of imprinting scale. Our price and quality make it a no-brainer.” USA-Made Advantage Tariffs continue to challenge businesses ordering from overseas. “Similar products are expensive to ship by air and often delayed by boat,” Thackston says. With an 80-year textile manufacturing heritage dating to 1946, Caro-Line provides vertically integrated production, custom cut-and-sew and fulillment from facilities in Greenville, South Carolina and Tryon, North Carolina. “You get real-time, print-on-demand production of ive to seven days regardless of order size,” Thackston says. “We pick the right imprint process and get the product into your hands before imports even ship. We reliably produce a MOQ of 50 pieces up to 500,000.” Distributors face contracts stipulating sustainability, labor practices and dye safety. “None of that comes into play with us being American-made,” Thackston says. “We have all the documentation.” USA Made In-Demand Product Line Brands Supported by seven in-house decorating processes, including rotary and duplex printing, Bandanna Promotions offers customizable bandannas in multiple sizes and styles, including paisley, event and seasonal designs. “This is the $3-andless go-to promo for your artistically branded 100% cotton canvas of fashion wear success,” Thackston says. The same decorating options are available across Swag-Wag Pets, custombranded pet wearables with strong local advertising ROI. “Our proprietary Snap & Go™ Pet Bandanna Triangles allow for pet safety with three size adjustments and ease of use,” Thackston says. American Blankets is anheirloomquality blanket line woven in-house. “These blankets are made from 100% cotton with 25% recycled content in standard, travel and couch sizes,” Thackston says. “They’re jacquard-woven, not a surface print, so the design holds up through years of washing and provides ROI branding.” In-House Decorating Power Caro-Line offers digital DTG or sublimation printing; screen printing; rotary printing; embroidery; DTF heat transfers; duplex printing; and blanket weaving. “Rotary is our lowest-cost print process using water-based, PMS-matched pigment dyes, allowing more colors, faster production and a softer-feel bandanna,” Thackston says. “Duplex is a proprietary process where we dye and print on both sides of the bandanna, unlike companies that replicate with dye and discharge using caustic chemicals.” Full Distributor Support “When you’re a USA-made manufacturer, you have to be quick to service, especially with last-minute orders and events,” Thackston says. “We received a 65,000-piece order, and it’ll ship within ive business days for an event.” Caro-Line supports distributormanaged company stores. “Those products directly link to stored inventory,” Thackston says. “We fulill them as they’re ordered.” You don’t need to worry about large quantities on your PO for stock inventory goods. “We drop-ship based on your needs, supplying full-service fulillment with retail-ready put-ups — from folding to adding a note, sewn-on labels or stickers — all on one PO with FOB from the same location,” Thackston says. Samples Sell Caro-Line offers free themed sample kits, including sports, beverage and event themes, plus spec-sample woven blankets for $29.95 at Caro-line.net. “Get products in buyers’ hands to feel the quality and unique imprinting methods,” Thackston says. “That’s why we do a tremendous amount of sample kits annually.” PPAI 113413 SAGE 55185 Caro-LIne.net 800-849-6644 Scott Thackston PPAI • APRIL 2026 • 29
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