Discuss the process of getting your t-shirt line into brick and mortar stores and selling offline. Topics include industry tradeshows, events, line sheets, sales reps and other retailing tips and advice.
This is how you work it - your wife working/husband selling. I know presentation is everything. I like for the set up to be easy for me to get to what the customer wants and also attractive to the customer. Before a show, I usually spend at least a hour getting things together. I use a fury purple tiger print table cloth and people make comments about that..wanting to buy my table covering. lol
I just purchased a $10 hanger three way holder. It's plastic and will hold tees on hangers. Its lightweight plastic, easy to fold down. I have seen it on the tv shopping networks for $30 or so. This will help with my presentation. I freak out if things are not properly set up.
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Originally Posted by 66shirts
The trailer makes it much easier for us to travel. No more loading and unloading of shirts and equipment every time we go somewhere. 90% of the stuff stays in the trailer. Just hook up and go.
It is wired for electricity and has a/c. I have a generator for the shows that don't provide power. It has a 6' counter to work off of. When we are busy, I'll be in the tent area outside taking orders and my wife will be in the trailer making shirts for customers.
i'm designing my displays now and should have something in a month or so....i also have a belt buckle line so i'm sketching ideas to carry a shirt/buckle and using that setup for travelling and display
I am thinking of setting up at a few beach events and selling my shirts that way too.
Couple questions.........1. How do you guys do on a weekend, how many shirts do you sell and such? 2. HOw many shirts and designs do you print off and take with you, what is a good number?
Not true at all. I am VERY interested. One look at your trailer and my eye's lit up. I just purchased a new 7'X14' trailer and want to make it show ready. I would love some pics and advice on your set-up. Any information you wish to share would be greatly appreciated.
I am interested too, first off how much do these trailers run, and where do you find them? That is a great set up.
I found mine a For Sale: race & performance cars, engines, engine parts, trailers . It was 1 year old. It was used as an office for a track photographer at a dragstip.
He had decided to quit. He had the side window, breaker box, air conditioner, and counters installed. He threw in a 100" power cord and a 2 wheel dolly made for moving the trailer around by hand. I gave $2800 for it.
I recommend the dolly. Sometimes at shows they want the trailer where you can get it close with the truck but not in just the right spot.
Ususally anywhere that sells enclosed or horse trailers can get you whatever you want. My next one will have vendor windows in it.
I am thinking of setting up at a few beach events and selling my shirts that way too.
Couple questions.........1. How do you guys do on a weekend, how many shirts do you sell and such? 2. HOw many shirts and designs do you print off and take with you, what is a good number?
Each event is different. one weekend we might sell 10 shirts then 50 or more the next at a similar event. We started this last year. We just went to any event that would allow us to set up. We did carshows, tractor shows, streetfests, fall festivals, swap meets, racing events, biker events and so on.
We kept records of how we did at each one and what shirts and designs sold. We are using that to know where to set up this year and where to stay away from.
One weekend we''ll sell mostly black shirts and the next it might be white.
We'll sell alot of a certain design. So we'll stock up on those. Take them to the next event and not sell one of that design. People are funny. We haven't got it quite figured out.
We make the shirts on site. We have a couple of cabinets of blanks and 2 rubbermaid containers of transfers in x-ray envelopes.
That way the customer gets the trasfer on the color and size shirt they want.
It cuts down on inventory. It becomes a sort of novelty since the customer has his shirt made while they wait.
Take business cards. if you have a store, encourage people to stop by.
Decide if you are willing to ship shrits to people if you don't have the right one with you. We do.
Each event is different. one weekend we might sell 10 shirts then 50 or more the next at a similar event. We started this last year. We just went to any event that would allow us to set up. We did carshows, tractor shows, streetfests, fall festivals, swap meets, racing events, biker events and so on.
We kept records of how we did at each one and what shirts and designs sold. We are using that to know where to set up this year and where to stay away from.
One weekend we''ll sell mostly black shirts and the next it might be white.
We'll sell alot of a certain design. So we'll stock up on those. Take them to the next event and not sell one of that design. People are funny. We haven't got it quite figured out.
We make the shirts on site. We have a couple of cabinets of blanks and 2 rubbermaid containers of transfers in x-ray envelopes.
That way the customer gets the trasfer on the color and size shirt they want.
It cuts down on inventory. It becomes a sort of novelty since the customer has his shirt made while they wait.
Take business cards. if you have a store, encourage people to stop by.
Decide if you are willing to ship shrits to people if you don't have the right one with you. We do.
Good luck!!
Are the transfer heat press?Do you do heat press only?
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