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I am looking for a manufacturer/wholesaler of bamboo t-shirts. Hopefully their styles/cuts will be along the lines of American Apparel or Alternative Apparel. Does anyone know of any? So far I have come up with Bamboo Textiles (http://www.bambooclothes.com) and Bamboosa (http://www.bamboosa.com). Any other sources/ideas would be greatly appreciated.
Yes, but the Continental shirt is 70/30%, not 100%.
Rodney, is that the retail price at Bamboosa, $24? That equates to about £13 in the UK. When you consider I can get a heavyweight 100% cotton equivalent for less than £1.50 and a Continental 70/30 bamboo/cotton for about £5, then the 100% isn't worth considering at that price.
Yes, but the Continental shirt is 70/30%, not 100%.
Rodney, is that the retail price at Bamboosa, $24? That equates to about £13 in the UK. When you consider I can get a heavyweight 100% cotton equivalent for less than £1.50 and a Continental 70/30 bamboo/cotton for about £5, then the 100% isn't worth considering at that price.
Yes, that's the retail price for Bamboosa. You'd have to contact them directly for wholesale pricing.
Comparing a 100% cotton tee to a bamboo t-shirt is like comparing apples to chickens Totally different species and buyer.
Bamboo shirts are usually sold at a premium. As you can see, even the blank t-shirts without decoration go for more than some printed t-shirts go for. They are definitely not for every market or buyer, but if you're printing your designs on them, you should definitely be explaining the difference and benefits of bamboo and passing on the costs.
If you just need a nice "regular" t-shirt, I wouldn't consider bamboo at all. Anything from American Apparel to a Fruit of the Loom 50/50 would do for most lines.
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Continental 70/30 bamboo/cotton for about £5
That's roughly the wholesale price (give or take a dollar here or there) for most 70/30 (bamboo / organic cotton) bamboo t-shirts in the US. The bamboosa is priced a bit higher than most because they are made in the US.
I appreciate that these are premium items and so will highlight advantages and differences of bamboo against cotton and also sell at premium prices, but my plans were to keep it at just above cotton prices. With the pricing on 70/30 shirts, it's perfectly feasible to do that. When the prices are nearly 800% more than the cotton shirt then it's not.
The problem with 70/30 is that when you're highlighting the negative environmental impacts of cotton as a reason to wear bamboo instead, it doesn't help that your product is almost 1/3 cotton.
The problem with 70/30 is that when you're highlighting the negative environmental impacts of cotton as a reason to wear bamboo instead, it doesn't help that your product is almost 1/3 cotton.
On the plus side it's normally organic cotton, which at least isn't as bad.
The problem with 70/30 is that when you're highlighting the negative environmental impacts of cotton as a reason to wear bamboo instead, it doesn't help that your product is almost 1/3 cotton.
You have many other benefits of Bamboo to focus on though....it is naturally ultra soft, repels odor, & wicks away moisture.
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