Hi i have just a basic question. i wanted to know what people usually pay to print cotton shirts similar to a brand like hurley. Now i know price varies on quantity. but lets say i wanted 200-300 shirts made up, what would a low-high cost be to get these made. Then what is the average markup for retailing them yourslef????
general question on costs to print
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Your markup would be based off your raw costs to produce a shirt . It also depends on quality vs quantity. you can buy 300 shirts for under $100 or spend $1800.
then you need to buy inks and equipment.
then you need to buy inks and equipment.
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I pay about $3.70 each for great shirts. You can get shirts a LOT cheaper.
Printing (not including all the one-time setup fees) can range from $1.15 each (small design on chest) to $3.15 each (three color, all over belt print).
I make sure I can charge 3-4 X my production costs, but it really depends on the popularity of the design. I can sell a basic logo shirt for $20, but would need over $30 for a more complicated all-over design.
Assuming you have all the proper business paperwork, you can get wholesale prices from shirt suppliers and trade pricing from contract printers. That will lower your costs considerably.
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Printing (not including all the one-time setup fees) can range from $1.15 each (small design on chest) to $3.15 each (three color, all over belt print).
I make sure I can charge 3-4 X my production costs, but it really depends on the popularity of the design. I can sell a basic logo shirt for $20, but would need over $30 for a more complicated all-over design.
Assuming you have all the proper business paperwork, you can get wholesale prices from shirt suppliers and trade pricing from contract printers. That will lower your costs considerably.
R.
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I buy from American Apparel. Love their shirts. And everything is made in the US. You will have to jump through hoops to be set up as a wholesaler. Make sure you have all the necessary stuff (business licence, sales tax resellers permit, etc.).Entropy Guy,
Can I ask where you get your shirts from?
Thats a decent price if there good shirts. Most I have found to be bad quality.
You can get decent shirts for less if you get set up as a wholesaler at a local distributor. Make sure you ask them if they have minimums. I had one place tell me I had to buy $5K a month to get better pricing.
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american apparel is "assembled in mexico" with american fabric
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lolamerican apparel is "assembled in mexico" with american fabric
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Thats pretty much the standard practice these days
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Source for that comment please?american apparel is "assembled in mexico" with american fabric
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They claim that "knitting, dyeing, sewing, photography, marketing, distribution, and design all happen in our facilities in Los Angeles."
Please let me know where you heard they were assembled in Mexico.
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oops my mistake. i was thinking Alstyle Apparel
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*whew* Glad to hear that. I would hate to say our shirts were made and printed in the US and then have it turn out to not be true.oops my mistake. i was thinking Alstyle Apparel
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