/cgl/ - Cosplay & EGL

Hey, guys! There was some interest in the last thread about custom cushions. I got my sample in today and figured I'd do a quick comparison between the alibaba seller and GetMeds.

First off, the seller I communicated with is called Wuhan Yi Bo Texture Technologies. If you search "custom character cushion" or whatever, they have a bunch of Love Live characters as their samples so you know they're down for that weeaboo shit.

General verdict- They're pretty different products, so you should go with what you personally prefer. That being said, there is a pretty significant price difference. Wuhan quoted me at $4.50 at MOQ (20 pcs) while GetMeds is $10/per with a MOQ of 10 pieces.

Printing: Quality on both was pretty good. Wuhan's was a little darker and warmer (idk if you can tell from my photos-- apologies for the quality), while GetMed's was a little crisper. Might have to do with the resolution, though.

Size: You can tell that Wuhan can print way bigger than GetMeds. I think the max for GetMeds is 28cm vertically, or 25x25 for a square/round shape. Wuhan can print up to 45cm. I tried to maximize the size of my design. At it's longest length, though (diagonally), I managed to get mine to about 47cm.

Bleed/shape: I may have fucked up the files on this one, which is why the shapes are so oblong (protip- make the bg as round and "blobby" as possible so your actual character/design can lie flat after its been stuffed). In any case, Wuhan was able to print full bleed so that the light green on the front ended and the dark green on the back started. GetMeds wasn't able to do that-- I ended up getting a bit of white between where the green on the front ended and the pattern on the back began. A little disappointing. Important to note if you want to give a background to your design on the front.

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