About Funk the System

Hi. My name is Jon. I'm a single dad out of Hayward, CA and creator/owner of Funk the System Shirts/Apparel. Down below I have more information about the company, my policies on transparent pricing, and the differences in garment costs and how it affects the prices you pay. I hope you read them so that you can understand why things here are priced the way they are.

Funk the System

Funk The System started as an idea during the No Kings protests. I noticed that there were a lot of signs, but not a lot of T-shirts. So I decided to create some. I ended up talking with with my kids and some friends and we came up with the Nazi Punching Club, because...I mean what else should you do to a Nazi or a Fascist, but punch them in their stupid, fascist, nazi face? The answer is do that after you join the Nazi Punching Club and get a cool shirt for a great price!

From there I realized that I had fun designing shirts. Some are inspired from Pop-Culture, some from the best damn USL Soccer Team the Oakland Roots, and some are literally just shirts with pictures of food on them, but that's ok because I'm having fun.

I have a lot of information about my pricing and store below, but if you have any other questions I'm always available by:

Email FunkTheSystemShop@gmail.com

Instagram: @funk_the_system_shop

No Bullshi*t

I am 100% transparent about my pricing and how I create my merch. I want to be successful, but this is a family business for my kids and I.

1) I do use AI, but only for things like applying filters, smoothing, and color correction as I am still learning Photoshop and Gimp. Eventually I will 100% do away with it as I practice more and more.

2) Currently I am using a drop-shipping model which means everything is made to order and takes about 2-4 days longer than they would if I had product in hand. If this takes off then I'll definitely change that because I can just pass more savings on to all of you.

3) I am transparent about my prices. I decided that if I am trying to make ends meet for my family then who am I to jack prices way up for others. So I set a flat amount of profit on each item type. It doesn't matter if a t-shirt costs $8 to produce, or $20, the price will reflect that I make $5 per shirt. Any higher cost is the cost from the manufacturer. You can see the full list below:

  • 3$ per Poster
  • 5$ per T-shirt
  • 5$ per Tote Bag
  • 10$ per Hoodie
  • 15$ per Jacket
  • 20$ per Limited Run Jacket

Garment Differences

For T-shirts and Hoodies I will have 2-3 different types of shirt for each design. This way you can choose the quality you'd like to purchase.

For T-shirts:

Softstyle T-shirts don't print as vibrantly and will have the design wear out after a couple years or washing, but they are $5-$6 cheaper to produce.

Staple Tees print better and the design lasts bit longer, but as with all shirts the design will still fade over time. You can see the price difference side by side when you look at the collections as I will have all versions of a product listed next to each other.

For Hoodies:

The Heavy Blend is about $7-$10 cheaper than the Champion hoodies. The same idea applies as with the t-shirts where the cheaper ones will have the design wear down more quickly over years of washing, but in this case the print designs don't have any notable quality difference.