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A Conversation with …
Karen Price | owner of Great Apparel Printing & Design In 2019, owner Karen Price opened Great Apparel Printing & Design in her basement. The business moved to its brickand-mortar location on 6th Street in 2022 and has been growing in popularity ever since. The business provides printing for shirts, hoodies, hats, banners, stickers, koozies, canopies and more. She talks with us about the world of drag racing, shopping local and the benefits of connecting with other local business owners.
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Discover Eudora (DE): How did you get your start?
DE: What does a typical work day look like for you?
Karen Price: My husband is active in the drag racing community. When we decided to launch our own print shop, a lot of our customers came from that community. We strategically named our shop Great Apparel Printing & Design because to “get gapped” in drag racing means you won by a lot. People sometimes buy our “Get GAPD” T-shirts without even knowing it’s for our print shop.
Price: I’ve gone full circle from being the only person working in the basement, making screens and printing shirts, to having a fulltime and part-time employee do that work while I work on other tasks like preparing art files for my production team. My husband manages the shop, and my office is based out of my home. I spend the day talking to customers and managing orders over the phone, while the team at the shop (my
husband Justin and the rest of our staff) make sure we have enough screen, ink and other supplies. DE: What are some of the most popular items you sell? Price: Black T-shirts. We print a lot of those—they are especially sought after in the racing world. We also sell a lot of hoodies. DE: What is the key to running a successful business?
Discover Eudora | Spring/Summer ’25