chaos08

Can anyone help me out with this... All these charges plus a per unit price? Is this right?

Hi Joshua
Front image in within 18" x 20"
Film $20.00 per color
Screen $ 40.00 per color
Setup $35.00 per design

Back image in within 26" x 26"
Film $ 30.00 per color
Screen $ 60.00 per color
Setup$ 75.00 per design

Label
Film $20.00 per color
Screen $40.00 per color
Setup$35.00

Sleeve
image in within 18" x 20"
Film $20.00 per color
Screen $40.00 per color
Setup $35.00

Plus unit price depends on quantity & number of color
please let me know if you have any questions
Thank You

 

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midwaste

Seems really high to me... 20-30/film??
Also, unless you really need that large size on front and rear, I dont see what the benefit is.
I hope you are making a huge order, or I am misunderstanding something..

 

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chaos08

Around 300 first order... Prices just seem to be very high to me.

I could justify if ordering 1000 or more.

 

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etctees

Thank god I do my own screen printing.

Cost:
Film: 20c
Screen: $20, can be re-used
Set-Up: 5 mins (..wait til screen is dry..) + 1 min (..wait 10 minute exposure time..) + 2 mins

Factor in $1 worth of emulsion, 5c for the electricity/ink used to print the film...

While my example is tongue-in-cheek, I think your hunch of the price being a bit high is probably spot on. Quite frankly, I don't understand what the setup fee is - it's either a screen fee or a setup fee, not both. And he must be outsourcing the film production to a master etcher at that price. I'd be expecting "Happy Endings" for that cost, if you know what I mean.

 

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neato

I usually don't comment on other screen printer's prices since everyone runs their business differently, but that is VERY high.

I think you should shop around. There are other printers that do quality work that won't kill you with screen and setup fees.

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MereImage

Please shop around! Everyone has different pricing for a variety of reasons. Take a look at straight contract printers and maybe not a company that is filling in press time with others work.

 

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studog79

I think part of it is the 18" x 20" print. We could not do that on our automatic and would have to on our manual.

 

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ffokazak

Thats a huge print, but yeah seems high,

I would say check out other printers. OR give him another chance to lower his price. IF a client comes back after a quote and offers to go elsewhere, I may be inclined to convince them to stay!

Cheers

 

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