Tobermory, Bruce Peninsula, Ontario
Souvenir apparel programs for Tobermory retailers
Drawn, digitized and stitched in Vancouver, for the more than a thousand retail doors that reorder every season
Tobermory sits at the tip of the Bruce Peninsula, at the end of Highway 6 and the northern end of the 900 km Bruce Trail. Parks Canada put combined visitation to Bruce Peninsula National Park and Fathom Five National Marine Park at about 900,000 a year, and gift shops ring Little Tub Harbour where the Flowerpot Island boats load. Cowichan designs already sell here. The ferry stops and the boats are hauled out in the fall, so the whole year happens between May and mid October.
What sells on Little Tub Harbour
The flowerpot rock stack, the Big Tub lighthouse, a shipwreck under glass-bottom boats and the turquoise water of the Grotto. Ontario's reorder history puts lighthouse lettering near the top of the province, and a Tobermory lighthouse wordmark is the first design on the rack. Our artists localize the flowerpot as embroidery with the town name, and a Bruce Trail cairn design sells to hikers finishing the 900 km. Late summer evenings on the harbour are cool enough for fleece.
- Flowerpot Island and lighthouse designs localized to Tobermory
- Shipwreck and Grotto wordmarks on tees for the tour-boat crowd
- Bruce Trail end-of-trail design on caps and crewnecks
Getting stock in before the ferry sails
Ground courier from Vancouver reaches Tobermory in about 6 business days. The spring order ships in April to be on the shelf when the Chi-Cheemaun starts in early May, and a July top-up carries August. Reorders go through your rep. Stock should be sold through by Thanksgiving, when the boats come out.
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Every design on this site localizes to any town, park or shop name in Canada. Same minimums, same lead time.
Ground courier from Vancouver to Ontario: 5 to 6 business days
Questions
What Tobermory buyers ask
What is the minimum order for a Tobermory shop?
Twelve pieces per design. A first program for a Tobermory shop usually opens with a few designs on tees and adds fleece and caps once the season shows what sells.
How long does shipping to Tobermory take?
About 6 business days by ground courier from Vancouver. Orders leave our Vancouver floor once the run is stitched, and reorders go out on the schedule your rep sets with you.
Can the designs say Tobermory?
Yes. Every design in the catalogue is namedrop-ready: the artwork stays and the lettering becomes Tobermory. Designs are drawn, digitized and stitched in Vancouver, and namedrops are included with the program at no art charge.
How do reorders work?
Through your rep, sized to your season. Reorders run on a standing schedule from the Vancouver floor so a hot colour never leaves a hole in the wall.
Also in Ontario
Ground courier from Vancouver: about 6 business days