Costing workwear with HTV

[cook_58]

Hi guys, I am starting to do a bit more workwear with HTV.
Does anyone else here do that?

I'm wondering how you guys work out your costings. I have a pricing formula I use for other things,
but wondering how others cost their workwear especially when larger amounts and front back prints are involved.

Hopefully this is the correct section for this question, I couldn't find a thread with similar on it.

Cheers in advance.
Paul.

[pw66]

Workwear is competitive but what you have to remember is that in most cases the customer will come back time and time again - if the price is right. Once the logo is on file it is relatively easy to do another batch so don't over price. If your customer is a one man band who wants 1 hoody and 3 polo shirts charge your usual price. For bigger customers don't underprice but don't treat them as a one off customer either.

For regular customers who have a few staff I usualy charge £2 for the front print and £4 for the back print (one colour, A4ish - max 23x30cm), which is my regular price for 50 - 100 garments. They probably don't order 50 at a time but over a year they probably do.
That way I can sell a printed t-shirt for £10 and a polo for £12 and keep a hoody below £20.

One thing I will advise is charge an extra £2 for a web/email address. They are a pain to weed and often have more letters to weed than a large logo.
Beware of p@ss takers. Some will want a massive amount of text, landline, mobile, web and email. Limit them to name/logo, strapline and one phone number.

[cook_58]

Brilliant, thanks for the advice.

I have seen a lot of places doing them and used them as a comparison.
I have a few friends where I do their workwear for their business', so I don't want to overprice them as I do want them to keep using me, and at the same time I don't want to under price myself and not make enough, but also looking to expand on that, and that were I am roughly with it.

Do you also add on extra for your t-shirts, hoody or have a base price and then add on the print cost?

Do you also do embroidery, if so are your prices about the same?

Cheers

[pw66]

I have a slidding scale for garments. 1 - 9 items are priced at full retail and after that I give quantity discount, up to about 35% for higher volumes (200+).
Usually charge smaller trade customers the discount price for 20+ garments, and larger customers the price for 50+, even if they have less. It usually works out over the year in my favour.
(retail price is usually 2.4 times the wholesale price, giving a 50% margin on garments. So a £2+ vat t-shirt is £4.80)

[cook_58]

Thanks for the info.
I've definitely got a few things to work out, and this helps a lot. Thanks.

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