Costs

[harlequeen]

Hi

I'm trying to work out how much, on average, a mug costs to make. I realise that due to different ink coverage it is quite difficult to work out, but I have no idea how many mugs I would expect to do out of the package I bought recently. It is the ink I'm mainly thinking about.

Does anyone have advice for me regarding this please. I intend to print some mugs for friends and local darts leagues (as I'm on the committee) but want to cover my costs.

thanks

Harlequeen

[jennywren]

About 1.65 this includes paper ink and electric and a mug, but does not cover your time, repairs, and lets not for get the tax man, so the price you set will have to include this. This is up to the individual, this cost is based on overall cost of various inks and paper and mug give or take a few pence.

[bms]

Have a look at this link for the ink cost per image with the Ricoh GXe3300...http://www.printerowners.co.uk/docs/GXe3300NCost.pdf

[Lee]

I always reckoned on about £2.50 - £3.00 + your time and profit....

£1.40 - Mug (standard pack from bms)
30-80p for a postage box depending on what type
30p ink
10p paper
Then you have stuff like heat tape, fragile tape etc

As a guide based on small quantities I buy, I use £3.00 - should things rocket and I can buy in bulk-bulk, then these costs would go down....or I have to buy smarter, for example, I'll probably buy the brown postage boxes now instead of polys because they are cheaper...

* my costs include delivery charges from BMS also...

[phoenixalpha]

dont forget if you are going to post them the cost is £2.48 for first class and £2.16 for second class.

[Lee]

or more if you used recorded/signed for...

[phoenixalpha]

Yep, a *lot* more.

[Lee]

dont forget if you are going to post them the cost is £2.48 for first class and £2.16 for second class.

£3.25 for first class and £2.93 for second class (recorded) - worth the extra pennies though?

[phoenixalpha]

depends on if you trust your customers. You'd be paying an extra 80p each time.
If it's a few mugs together, yes I always go with recorded/signed for.

[Lee]

I dont think our profit is enough to stand the additional cost, I would just pass it on to the customer really..