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Old January 3rd, 2007 Jan 3, 2007 8:47:37 PM -   #1 (permalink)
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What is a decent price to spend on to make per shirt? (quantity 1000)

per shirt:

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tag

The place i talked to said around $5.50 is that too much or is it good?
 
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Default Re: Cost to make per shirt?

If everything is high quality (good shirt, nice finishing on the tag and printing, etc.) it's fine. If it's a Gildan shirt, etc. then it's high.
 
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If everything is high quality (good shirt, nice finishing on the tag and printing, etc.) it's fine. If it's a Gildan shirt, etc. then it's high.
the shirts are from alstyle. is $5.50 a decent cost per shirt? What's too high?
 
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Default Re: Cost to make per shirt?

Alstyle shirts range from Gildan style shirts, to urban cuts (generally more expensive whereever you go), to AA style contemporary cuts. So it would depend on which alstyle shirt was being used.
 
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Default Re: Cost to make per shirt?

So many variables are playing into calculating the cost of a single shirt. We have some people who just want to buy shirts and are surprised how many things matter for the price calculation.
 
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So many variables are playing into calculating the cost of a single shirt. We have some people who just want to buy shirts and are surprised how many things matter for the price calculation.
I'm in the same boat, but I'm sure that after a few jobs are done I will know what shirts bar owners prefer, or restaurants and so on. Keep a few samples of Good, better and best, and let the customer decide. That might be helpful if the customer can see and feel the difference. I liken it to me buying my Monster cables for my surround sound and Xbox. The different cables from Component to "S", to fiber optic are labeled as good, better, and best as far as connection and quality.
 
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Default Re: Cost to make per shirt?

How many colors in the design and what color shirt?
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Default Re: Cost to make per shirt?

alstyle shirt like in black w/no pockets. I don't have the item#. But would u guys think $5.50 or anything below $6 is a reasonable cost per shirt? Design would be 1 color
 
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alstyle shirt like in black w/no pockets. I don't have the item#. But would u guys think $5.50 or anything below $6 is a reasonable cost per shirt? Design would be 1 color
~$5.50 or so for 1 color sounds about right. I could do it myself, with all of the equipment, for about $3.50 to 4.00 (FOTL or Hanes Beefy Tee). So $5.50 doesn't seem all that bad.
 
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alstyle shirt like in black w/no pockets. I don't have the item#. But would u guys think $5.50 or anything below $6 is a reasonable cost per shirt? Design would be 1 color
Yep, that sounds about right.
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Default Re: Cost to make per shirt?

how many colors are we talking about?
 
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