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WallyJ_26 · February 6th, 2008

ok please help me....i'm ordering 200 shirts. there are 5 colors..Red/Black/Green/Pink/and White...ok i already know i'm going to have 50 shirts each color..or should i put more shirts with one color than another

...if so what colors would you guys go with? or should i keep them all even?

...also what sizes what you go with more? i'm only going with Small/Medium/Large/X-Large....Whats the best way to divide this.

..PLEASE HELP..I'd really appreciate it.....Thanks

Rodney · February 6th, 2008

First: know your market (who you're selling to and what they want). That will largely define your size/color breakdown.

Second: read this: http://www.t-shirtforums.com/p210368-post7.html

And this: colors related topics at T-Shirt Forums

fashionDR · February 7th, 2008

Also, if you're getting 200 shirts divided into 5 colors, you will have 40 of each color.

As far as sizes go, I went with a 3,4,4,2 ratio. This means 3 parts Small, 4 parts Medium, 4 parts large and 2 parts X-Large. To work out how many t-shirts this equals for each size, just add up the numbers in your ratio (3+4+4+2=13) then divide the number of t-shirts by the result (40/13=3.07), ignore the percentage for now (you can't exactly order 0.07 of a t-shirt).

Now multiply the answer by the numbers of the ratio (3x3=9 Small, 3x4=12 Medium, 3x4=12 Large and 3x2=6 X-Large). Now if you add this up, it will often be just below your original total t-shirt count (in this case it equals 39 t-shirts total, not 40) and thats because your ratio will often divide unevenly into your t-shirt quantity (remember the .07) so you can then just add the extra t-shirt onto one of the more popular sizes, I'd recommend medium making your final count look something like this;

Small: 9
Medium: 13
Large: 12
X-Large: 6

Wow, that's a really long winded way of describing a very simple formula, I hope it makes sense. The great thing about working it out this way is that once you work out the sizes that are selling the most for you and put this into a ratio, you can apply it to any quantity of garments, so even when you start ordering more, the ratio remains the same.

Hope that helps.

WallyJ_26 · February 7th, 2008

thanks, thats pretty cool...i'll e sure to print this out...thanks

the funk · February 7th, 2008

Being a printer, most everyone who orders shirts to sell orders XXL as well. Not sure how they sell/your target market but it's something to consider. Also, if you're going with fitted shirts, I would say be sure to go with some XXL because not everyone is into that feel/style.

Girlzndollz · February 7th, 2008

Wally, I had read a little info on this recently in a different thread. I went to find the thread for you. here is the link, I hope it helps.

Things I wish I'd known from the start.

WallyJ_26 · February 8th, 2008

thanks girlzndollz i'll check it out

Girlzndollz · February 8th, 2008

That link brings you directly to a discussion on 1,2,2,1 ratio ordering as opposed to 1,1,3,3 ratio and why folks are ordering in these quantities, so I hope it helps some. GL.

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