Printing, Embroidery, & Promotional Products in San Luis Obispo
Based in San Luis Obispo, Poor Richard’s Press helps businesses across the Central Coast with custom printing, embroidery, promotional products, and branded merchandise. From custom hats and apparel to marketing materials and direct mail, we provide everything you need to grow your brand.
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The Life and Legacy of Poor Richard’s Press
Poor Richard’s Press provides custom printing, embroidery, and promotional products in San Luis Obispo. With one logo, we help businesses across the Central Coast create branded merchandise, including custom hats, embroidered apparel, drinkware, marketing materials and much more!
With over 75 years of experience, we’ve built a reputation as a trusted print and embroidery provider in San Luis Obispo. From custom apparel and headwear to business printing and promotional products, we help companies stand out and grow their brand.
Client Testimonials
AFP SLO County
19:09 01 Dec 25
When we were looking to create custom swag to celebrate our 10th anniversary, we knew Poor Richard's was the place to go. Many thanks to the team there who brought our vision of custom-engraved water bottles to life. We gave them to all guests at our recent celebratory luncheon, National Philanthropy Day, and they were a hit! Poor Richard's worked with us to stay within budget and produced a fantastic product. Thank you!
Stephanie Barclay
16:32 02 Nov 25
We've used Poor Richard's Press for years for all of our fundraising event printing needs (programs, live auction displays, and all other signage). This year we had them not only print everything but also design everything. We had an excellent experience. They were so easy and professional to work with. The process was very efficient, and the work quality exceeded our expectations. Highly recommend and will definitely be using them again next year!
Brynne
16:28 30 Oct 25
We have been using Poor Richard's Press for our Friends of 40 Prado newsletters and year-end mailings since January of 2022, and they have never let us down. Manager, Ethan Ventura has given us extra support when we were having technical difficulties on our end, and Project Manager Haley Warner has gone out of her way to make sure that our mailings go out on time. We truly appreciate the care and attention that they give to every job, and the quality of their work it outstanding. We would absolutely recommend Poor Richard's!
Lisa Loogman
19:53 07 Oct 25
Poor Richard's Press is easy to work with and produces excellent quality! Their staff is very attentive, respond quickly and they offer a wide array of services. We love supporting a fellow, local business here at the Talley Farms Box Program.
tara hoffmann
19:19 27 Sep 25
Tyler was great to work with! It was simple, just enlarging some car signs, no changes. Price was right. Sending him some more work!
Christopher Sousa
16:00 18 Sep 25
Great company to work with. The products came out great!
Andrea McClellan
19:12 13 Sep 25
Scouting America – Ventura County Council has partnered with Poor Richard’s Press for more than 10 years, and they consistently exceed our expectations. We count on them for all of our event assets, apparel, printing, and direct mail campaigns—and their professionalism is second to none. The staff is friendly, responsive, and always goes the extra mile to turn our ideas into reality. We’re grateful for their consistent quality, outstanding service, and dedication, and we highly recommend them!
Ryan B
19:04 11 Sep 25
We’ve been working with Poor Richards Press for nearly 30 years, and Todd and Ethan have always provided outstanding service. They handle all of Browder Painting Company’s printing and embroidery needs, and they’re simply great to work with.
What we really appreciate is their hometown feel paired with the capability to take on big projects. They’ve invested in the right equipment and can do a wide range of unique printing that’s been very important to us.
At this point, it feels less like a vendor relationship and more like a true partnership. We couldn’t recommend them more highly!
What we really appreciate is their hometown feel paired with the capability to take on big projects. They’ve invested in the right equipment and can do a wide range of unique printing that’s been very important to us.
At this point, it feels less like a vendor relationship and more like a true partnership. We couldn’t recommend them more highly!
Ashley Avina
19:53 09 Sep 25
Poor Richard’s Press has been absolutely incredible to work with! Their professionalism, attention to detail, and commitment to quality made all the difference in bringing our Tiger Football Programs to life. From start to finish, their team was supportive, responsive, and went above and beyond to make sure every detail was perfect.
The quality of the final programs was outstanding, and their guidance throughout the process was truly invaluable. We are so grateful for their partnership and couldn’t have done it without them!
I would recommend them every time!
The quality of the final programs was outstanding, and their guidance throughout the process was truly invaluable. We are so grateful for their partnership and couldn’t have done it without them!
I would recommend them every time!
Amanda Holder
16:35 08 Sep 25
We recently had the pleasure of working with PRP for a fundraising event, and they handled all of our event collateral. They were responsive, professional and everything turned out beautifully!
Caity McCardell
18:38 25 Jun 25
Great service and excellent printing. They can do anything, and they're super trustworthy. They also support many nonprofits in the County, which I'm always grateful for.
Melody Julius
21:54 24 Jun 25
I use PRP for all of my freelance clients and am overall happy with the quality and communication! I love supporting local businesses and being able to drop by in person to look at color swatches and feel fabric samples. My rep Lauren is wonderful and amazingly communicative. I trust her recommendations.
I'm giving 4/5 stars because while the quality of the screen print is very high, the last two jobs I've run for various clients have had issues with size and placement (off-center, crooked, etc. The first job was perfect). However, PRP is replacing some of the misprints. So I feel confident continuing to work together as long as the customer service and communication level continues to be high, and I assume these issues will be corrected!
Finally, I find the pricing to be competitive and I appreciate that I can be super detail oriented and get exactly what I want when designing merch.
I'm giving 4/5 stars because while the quality of the screen print is very high, the last two jobs I've run for various clients have had issues with size and placement (off-center, crooked, etc. The first job was perfect). However, PRP is replacing some of the misprints. So I feel confident continuing to work together as long as the customer service and communication level continues to be high, and I assume these issues will be corrected!
Finally, I find the pricing to be competitive and I appreciate that I can be super detail oriented and get exactly what I want when designing merch.
Shawnette Rice-Frost
14:05 20 Jun 25
Our company has used Poor Richard's Press for years for ALL of our printing needs. They do an AMAZING job and the customer service is great. Look no more. This company can do everything you need in regards to your printing needs.
Erica Aquilino
16:48 06 Jun 25
Great customer service and great custom hats!!
Andy Sims
18:34 14 May 25
I've had products made at a few different businesses in town, and I will never go anywhere else now that I've worked with Poor Richard's Press. In starting my own small business, I don't have a huge budget for marketing materials. I typically used big-name online outlets for printing, but after I went in to check out PRP, I was so excited to see that their prices often beat the big online retailer's prices. I'm all about local, ESPECIALLY, if the cost is even close. On the human side, Haley has been a dream to work with as she is incredibly fast in responding, completely transparent in the process, and always works to find the best answer for my unique specifications. I cannot express how grateful I am for the wonderful humans who make up PRP.
Thank you!!!
Thank you!!!
Drain Doctors Plumbing David Payne
18:01 05 May 25
Poor Richard's Press is easy to work with, customer service is great and I enjoy the simplicity of my re-orders.
Mia Benzinger
15:11 28 Apr 25
studio 2G Architects has used Poor Richard's Press for a variety of projects including tablecloths, banners, marketing books, and pamphlets. They are highly responsive and always available to help us curate the best product. Special shoutout to Haley who has helped us so much with our projects!
Tanna Curtis
22:36 09 Apr 25
I had such a great experience working with this team! Ordering with PRP is always quick, friendly, and the quality is spot-on.
Haley Imel
23:53 08 Apr 25
I had an amazing experience with Poor Richards Press. Their team was professional, responsive, and truly focused on meeting my needs. The quality of their work and attention to detail exceeded my expectations. I highly recommend Poor Richards Press to anyone looking for reliable, top-notch service!
Who We Service
We are proud to serve a wide variety of industries. We combine our experts' knowledge with your industry expertise to provide products and services that are perfectly tailored to your brand.
Financial
Retail
Manufacturing
Hospitality
Agriculture
Education
Wine & Beverage
Construction
Health Care
More!
Our Printing, Embroidery & Promotional Services in San Luis Obispo
Below, you’ll find the printing services we provide. You can see more on this at our shop, where we provide our services to both our local area, as well as clients all throughout the entire USA. The local areas we provide printing serves to are California’s Central Coast: San Luis Obispo, Santa Maria, Paso Robles and all surrounding areas.
Services:
Design Services:
- Logos
- Mail Pieces
- Marketing Items
- Promotional Pieces
Print Services:
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Big Printing (Large Format)
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Custom Packaging
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Digital Printing
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Offset Printing
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Print Finishing
Mail Services:
- Targeted Mail Campaigns
- Postal Service Compliance
- Creative Mail Piece Design
Apparel Services:
- Custom Apparel Design and Printing
- Embroidery
- Workwear
- Headwear
- Uniforms
- Letterman Jackets
Promotional Services:
- Customized Promotional Products
- Laser Engraving
- Leather patches
- Custom gifts (cornhole sets, cutting boards, keychains, ornaments, coasters, bottle openers, notebooks, wine boxes, etc.)
- Corporate Items (Plaques, pens, notebooks, USB drives)
- Polar Camel High Endurance Drinkware
- Printed Promo Items
- Lanyards
- Koozies
- Pens
- Keychains