Emblem Athletic creates extraordinary custom performance and lifestyle apparel built specifically for Americans who serve. We work with military units, police and fire departments, first responders, and those who put their communities before themselves. With free design and quality American manufacturing, we help our customers share their unit pride, look great, and perform better. Emblem provides units with unique e-commerce storefronts where members can order their gear individually at any time with no MOQ, no rosters to manage, no money for unit leaders to collect, and no gear handout hassle. Unit members can arrive and place their own order (or order in bulk with automatic discounts) and our unit stores are open 24/7/365. All items are made or decorated by hand in our US factory, where we fulfill individual orders direct to unit members' homes. At Emblem Athletic, we're committed to service and performance, both in the customers we seek and in the way we work for them. We hope your unit will join our ranks today.
Emblem Athletic (emblemathletic.com) has 304 customer reviews on Five Star Index, with an average rating of 2.9 out of 5.
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emblemathletic.com
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Clothing & Underwear
Location
Portland, Oregon
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2026
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Would give their shirts 6 stars if I could. They sincerely exceeded our expectations. As graduating physicians from America's Medical School (USUHS) and planning to wear these shirts with our NWU/OCP uniforms throughout DoD hospitals, it was critical that these shirts be of the highest quality. Despite a global pandemic and a challenging timeframe, Emblem Athletic delivered the greatest morale shirts I have ever seen. 10/10 would absolutely recommend this company for all shirt designs. THANK YOU Emblem Athletic.
Response from Emblem AthleticMay 21, 2021
Berish - you rock! Thank you for sharing some of your happiness here and THANK YOU for the patience on the long wait!
So glad to hear that you are enjoying the gear. We are looking forward to continuing to work with you again in the future! 🙌🏻
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Adrian
Never ordering from this company again.
Really wish I could give this zero stars. The fact that their one and only excuse every time is because Covid. Not sure why you would start a company if you can’t keep production going. Took a little over four months for me to get ONE item in my order. Now I’m on week two of waiting on my second half. Will probably take another four months to get that. Will never order from this company again and will not recommend to anyone. They’re just taking money from service members and wasting their time. I want a refund for this ridiculous wait. And I want to cancel the order. If I could send back the product I would.
Response from Emblem AthleticMay 21, 2021
Hey Adrian,
We agree - the wait time on the gear has not been up to our standards either and we are hard at work making changes behind the scenes so that slow downs like this never happen again here.
With that being said - please know that we absolutely do not intend to waste anyones time or money and truly do pride ourselves on delivering top notch gear! If the item you have received so far is not something you love, please let us know! We have a 100% customer satisfaction guarantee and are more than happy to provide a full refund for gear that you are not happy with!
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John B.
A custom apparel company like no other!
When I came home from deployment, I became the "art guy" for our unit that was tasked with coming up with a design for our deployment that looked kick-ass and honored our fallen. After some time I finalized the design and started working with a 'mom and pop' shop that required a bulk order for decent pricing, which meant we had to pull the money together and it would be shipped when completed to the unit for us to distribute. Fast-forward a couple of years down the road, the unit wanted to do another run, most had gotten bigger or skinnier, ruined their apparel or it just became worn out. So I worked with some online retailers that were able to get us squared away, however after only a few weeks, their apparel started to fade and crack only after a few washes. The unit was pretty upset with the product given the price and so while looking for a new solution, I ran across an ad for emblem athletic on Instagram where it showed them blasting it with a pressure washer and weed eater and I was interested, to say the least. So I started with an email and their team got back to me promptly, answering all my questions and helping revise my design into a new format that ultimately resulted in a very nice-looking logo. So after ordering some samples and seeing the difference in how their logos are sublimated vs the typical heat pressed in logos, I was in disbelief. Not only do they look better, but they also don't stick to you in the heat, they breathe extremely well, the quality/feel of the apparel is top-notch, and so far they haven't faded, nor will they peel. The best part is the pricing is the same and in some cases lower than what we were paying for the inferior big-name stuff. Also, I can't forget to mention their staff, which were all former military that I dealt with. It was refreshing to work with people that talk the talk, with no military language barrier. That being said, they were all polite, professional, and no ask was too much. They made absolutely sure that I was happy and just ensured the overall experience was seamless from start to finish! I've worked with a lot of companies you may be considering over theirs to work with and I can assure you that their product and team outperforms them all.
Response from Emblem AthleticMay 14, 2021
John - you ROCK.
Thank you - so glad to hear you are loving the gear and the experience with our team here and we agree, Genelle (who you worked with on our team) is the best! This made our entire teams day here - thank you.
Looking forward to working with you all in the future! 💪🏼
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Alexis Brae S.
Yeah, no. Like what in the world?
So, I ordered two t-shirts at the beginning of February and it is now May and there is still no indication that they’ve even been shipped.
I emailed the company about mid-April to be told that they would be shipping at the end of April. Now it is May 6th and I just reached out to the company yet again, but from what it looks like from other people on here that have ordered around the same time as me, it’s not looking like my order will ship anytime soon and I’m about to just ask for a refund. I would’ve never ordered from this company if I knew it would be like this. Waiting this long and even long er than this....just for a couple t-shirts. No.
Order your shirt from literally anywhere else.
Response from Emblem AthleticMay 12, 2021
Hey Alexis,
Looks like we just recently provided you with an update on the order as well as mentioned our 100% no sweat refund policy - please know that we stand behind that and look forward to honoring that when you receive your gear if you feel we did not deliver gear worth this crazy (crazyyyyy) long wait! :)
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Zackary B.
5months for graphic t
I hate to leave negative reviews. But I ordered a Tshirt long sleeve and a hoody from this company for my military unit. I keep getting different estimated shipping dates. It’s now been over 5 months and I’ve yet to receive my order. Everytime I message them they are very responsive. But 5 months for screenprinted Tshirts is insane. Will not be ordering from this company again.
Response from Emblem AthleticMay 5, 2021
Hey Zack,
Hannah here - just wanted to reach out as I know we have been communicating back and forth this morning and so bummed to see this review come through. :/
Please know that we agree that the delays have been unacceptable - they are unacceptable by our standards in every way and we are working hard to make changes internally so that they do not happen again!
Looking forward to hearing back from you regarding the refund and while the gear has taken a lifetime (or what feels like one!!) to receive.. we truly can't wait to finally get it in your hands!!
PS - the items are very much not screen printed - the designs are quite literally dyed into the fabric itself as the gear is made from scratch just for you! :) Just wanted to note that as well!
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Rachelle S.
If I could give this company ZERO stars…
If I could give this company ZERO stars I would. DO NOT PURCHASE YOUR UNITS GEAR FROM THEM. I ordered gear the first week/second week of January & it’s now May 4th & I STILL have yet to even know when my gear will be arriving. Totally ridiculous & keep getting fed the same BS email garbage over & over again every time I reach out. The customer service is absolute trash to say the least & all they care about is the money you pay up front when it takes damn near 6 months to get 2 articles of clothing??? You are better off going with a local company who cares about their customers & what they are paying their money for. DO NOT SHOP WITH THEM.
Response from Emblem AthleticMay 5, 2021
Rachelle,
Hannah here as well. I know this has been an insanely long wait.. too long. We agree that it has been unacceptable. No excuses.
As a thank you (and apology).. we look forward to getting a full refund sent your way along with the long awaited items!
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Staci
Horrible experience and extremely…
Horrible experience and extremely upset. I waited over 12 weeks and finally emailed the customer service. The emails were so unprofessional I couldn’t believe it. In the end a promise was made to refund my money and still send my merchandise. Well they refunded my money, however never yet received any merchandise. The shirts were of my sons unit who is now deployed. Very, very disappointed that they boost being veteran owed but run their business so poorly.
Response from Emblem AthleticMay 3, 2021
Staci,
We are so sorry for the delays on getting the items out but wanted to make sure that you know that we absolutely will be getting the item shipped out (it has just taken forever.. we agree...FOREVER!).
Very glad to hear that you did receive the full refund and looking forward to getting the items shipped out to you.
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Dustin P.
Took longer than expected, but excellent quality product that is made here in the USA.
While yes, It took a little longer than we would have liked, the shirts look absolutely amazing! Coming from screen printing on cotton, this is a night and day difference and we feel people and staff will be proud to wear these much longer than a standard screen printed shirt. Thank you!
Response from Emblem AthleticApr 13, 2021
Dustin - you rock. This made our small team here smile ear to ear, thank you!
Thank you for sticking with us through some crazy delays.. we are so glad to hear you are loving the gear and look forward to working with you in the future! 💪🏼😎