Research...research...research

Overseas manufacture
Pros: Cost.
Cons: Unanticipated costs (e.g. extra customs duties you didn't know about), quality control, quality, turnaround times, flexibility, communication (language barrier), ethical dilemmas (if applicable), minimum order quantities, lack of legal recourse, outright fraud (often that falls under quality control), etc.

Domestic manufacture
More or less the inverse of the above, though obviously you can still have issues with quality control, turnarounds, inflexibility, communication, etc.

Any of you professionals out there have a preference? Or past experiences with both? Thanks again.

If your a start up brand, start domestically. To really get your bang for your buck from manufacturing overseas you need to place orders in the thousands.

You can achieve the same product through printing on blanks domestically or through local cut and sew. Your over all cost per piece shouldn't be through the roof either.

I appreciate it...I have a concept that I believe will sell itself and it is has been a lot of fun so far just doing the research. Im sure I will be back with more questions

sportit said:

I have a concept that I believe will sell itself

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I think research will show you that this rarely is the case. Not saying it can't happen, but let it be a pleasant surprise rather than an expectation. Marketing and sales are just so important to success. Don't fall into the trap of thinking the concept or design means everything.

I agree with Tim's viewpoint, is a good suggestion at least to me.

Whatever manufacture in dometic or outsource from overseas, saving cost+get the right thing is important than anything else, based on it to do research will make sense.

Good luck.

Bill