Discuss the various aspects of heat press technology. Transfer paper, inks, plastisol transfers, vinyl cutters, printers, commercial usage, durability, suppliers, etc.
My customer is providing me with plastisol transfers & garments (poly-mix fabric - very precise placement due to piping). There are 100pcs - 10 of which need 2 locations pressed.
Could someone point me in the right direction as to how I should structure my pricing? Thanks!!
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We generally try to avoid having customers provide transfers or garments due to quality control concerns. Also, you make no margin on shirts or transfers, so it is a little tough. The rule of thumb in our shop is that we expect to make about $3.00 for closing the press. On a large order like you have, it might be $2.00. Less than that will make it difficult to cover all of your costs and have any profit left.
I charge $2.00 per side to press if customer supplies garment and transfer. If I supply garment or transfer or both I mark up the price of materials 40% and just charge $2.00 to print. That is based on the 100 pcs. figure you stated. Price starts at $5.00 per pressed side when doing one offs and smaller orders with price breaks starting at 12-20 pieces.
You have both been a great help - that was the ballpark I was thinking. But because of the lack of markup capabilities & potential cost of mistakes I wanted to make sure I was covering my behind.
Jim - I hear ya - usually I don't take jobs where the customer provides the garments either, but this is an especially good client so I wanted to be able to handle all their needs.
Thank you both for your input!! I feel much more confident now in sending my quote over.
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May I also suggest that you inform your customer that it is normal to expect a 2% waste of product. This way you will not be responsible for that inevitable bad transfer, bad shirt, or mistake.
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