Pricing, how should I charge when people bring in their own goods?
I tend to have a lot of customers that bring in their own goods (kind of a niche for me) For embroidery if someone brings in their own shirt they are going to get charged more based on the stitch count, but I'm clueless as to how to charge when it comes to the DTG printer. A customer is bringing in table cloths which she wants her logo on in several places. Ink volume says that it will be 0.13cc., but it's my time, my printer, my heatpress etc, so what do you think would be reasonable? Should there be a minimum?
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Kathy, I would estimate your time.... And based on the costs that you know and how much you wish to pay yourself on a per hour rate. Charge also for your creativity and any set up or jigg time.
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I’ve often wondered if it wouldn’t hurt to try to develop a pricing structure per sq. inch for customer supplied items.
I’ve been asked to do this as well.
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Have you seen the table clothes yet? Do you know if they have any stain treatment on them? Sometimes they have a teflon coating to prevent stains. Barb
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Have you seen the table clothes yet? Do you know if they have any stain treatment on them? Sometimes they have a teflon coating to prevent stains. Barb
Ohhhh didn't think of that, I did tell her that they had to be some kind of cotton mixture, not 100% poly, but yikes, teflon could be a problem!! Thanks for the heads up!
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Ohhhh didn't think of that, I did tell her that they had to be some kind of cotton mixture, not 100% poly, but yikes, teflon could be a problem!! Thanks for the heads up!
Kathy
I do believe the Brother can print on 100% poly, but it will require more ink. I would ask to produce a sample first, if they're happy with it, then to continue production. I would offer no warranty on material, if a head strike occurs, they eat the cost cause I can't replace it. Might want to have them supply a few extra in such event, if it occurs, I'd try not to press the area so that it may wash out. Depending on quantity, my price would vary, doesn't seem like there's much ink cost, and if the material isn't hard to work with (doesn't require tape to hold in place, lots of time to align, etc), I'd probably charge like $3/ea if the order was at least a dozen.
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Hmmmmm......
Not only that, if they are for trade shows, they might have a fire proofing sprayed on them.
Nobody has any ideas on pricing per sq. inch?
I only price per piece, putting the ink on the shirt isn't the only thing that's done, and it may even be the quickest part of the production scenario.
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I only price per piece, putting the ink on the shirt isn't the only thing that's done, and it may even be the quickest part of the production scenario.
Of course, what you say is true.
But I could just go to the ink counter for that.
I guess I would rephrase my question this way....
Does anybody use a formula to calculate the cost of doing business on a per sq inch basis for non garment items?
Thank you for helping me clarify the question.
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I hate taking customer supplied shirts! Ive learned the hard way.
Ive taken shirts in kfc bags, in marshal bags and grocery bags....cost me an unbelievable amount of time and frustration in cleaning and trying to find that minute piece of lint causing all the trouble.
So....unless the shirts are from an actual t-shirt company such as sanmar or broder, we wont print on them. If they come in with boxed shirts from a t-shirt supplier we charge $5.00 ea and we are considering upping it to $6.00ea. For me $4.00 isnt worth the time and effort. Especially when you are trying to sell your own product. What are you selling 1 t-shirt for? If someone comes in with their own t-shirt, subtract the cost of your t-shirt wholesale and that is what you should be charging for your print. You didnt pay 20k for a machine to charge $4 a print.
Pricing comes down when they have quantities of 36 or more.
As per square inch? No, but you want you can charge based on cc's used. Because you can have a huge 14 x 16 print and use very little ink....or a whole lot. Depending on the graphic.
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What are you selling 1 t-shirt for? If someone comes in with their own t-shirt, subtract the cost of your t-shirt wholesale and that is what you should be charging for your print. You didnt pay 20k for a machine to charge $4 a print.
+1 - That's what we do.
Eric
PS: Having to run a lint brush over someone's shirts because they are covered in carpet fibers and dog hair is never fun.
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