Cost prices to produce covers

[Scotty@BMS]

Solar mug press in this country?? Good luck.

...But f you come up with rain powered one then you will go fa my friend

...Sorry i will grab my coat...

You could definitely use a rain powered mug press on the centre circle of the Polish national football stadium. Could've printed thousands by the time they actually shut the roof yesterday!

[logobear]

Is there confusion between fixed and variable costs here ......
How many covers do you imagine selling through this outlet?
5, 25, 100, 500?
Will they pay upfront for a large batch or do they want them one at a time as they are ordered?
If you are doing singles I might want £5 to £10 markup on each, if by the 100, maybe £2 each, by the 1000, maybe £1.50 each.
The electricity cost is negligable, look at blanks, ink, and your expertise, and don't undersell yourself!
Look at a returns policy, who looses if they don't sell, or volumes are below expectation?

[mel777]

Also don't forget to cost in your labour costs. ie. if you earn £15 per hour (25p per minute) you should add this to your costings (salary for you / profit for the business)

[WorthDoingRight]

Well, I was surfing the net yesterday and came across an advert offering personalised printed iphone covers at the fabulous price of £24.99 each. I would be happy to be selling a few of these bargains a day!

[socialgiraffe]

I will do them for £20.00 trade if anyone is interested

Actually considering the "other" conversation thats been going on, not sure if i would be allowed to undercut you unless you are part time

(The above comment is said in complete jest before someone shoots me!!!!)


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[WorthDoingRight]

Simon, I have quoted the same 'trade' customer for sublimated iphone cases at what I consider to be bargain price for a few at a time and everytime they have either not bought or gone elsewhere.

What I do not understand is that they are often willing to pay as much for a printed mug off me as I want for an iphone case but will not buy the iphone case. This surprises me as a blank iphone case costs me more to buy in.

[Scotty@BMS]

I think some people have skewed opinions on perceived value. Mugs are so easy to knock out, but the layman is impressed. For whatever reason I guess the iPhone cases have gripped certain people in the same way. A pity really, not just for the added expense but also the added hassle of making an image work on the printable insert.

[bigj2552]

I will do them for £20.00 trade if anyone is interested

Actually considering the "other" conversation thats been going on, not sure if i would be allowed to undercut you unless you are part time

(The above comment is said in complete jest before someone shoots me!!!!)

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wheres ma 12bore for that bloody giraffe

[socialgiraffe]

I tried to duck but still sticking out like a sore thumb bigJ!!!!

I know what you are saying WDR. I recently spoke to a customer about them who purchase mugs from me in bulk. Gave them a price and they said no way ever. They told me that they get them for 60p per unit printed all round in China on minimum run of 500.

[WorthDoingRight]

I tried to duck but still sticking out like a sore thumb bigJ!!!!

I know what you are saying WDR. I recently spoke to a customer about them who purchase mugs from me in bulk. Gave them a price and they said no way ever. They told me that they get them for 60p per unit printed all round in China on minimum run of 500.

Well I suppose it does not help that they are small and light weight where as mugs are large and heavy and hence more expensive to ship from China.