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Offline Ripcord

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Re: Just for fun
« Reply #15 on: June 04, 2011, 08:01:06 PM »
Quote from: Preston on June 04, 2011, 05:47:42 PM
I know you are not trying to take away from screen printing and that is not what I was alluding too. The point I was making is most of the contract DTG pricing I have gotten is, in my opinion, outrageous to a point that I would either need to just pass the price along with no margin for my trouble or pass on the job all together. As a result I have always just passed on even providing DTG as an option to my customers. I am very interested in seeing what you have both in pricing and quality. If it is a fit then I will definitely use you when the need arises.
This is a big problem with contract DTG jobs. If a screen printer wants to order a few shirts here and there, what's the incentive to charge him any less than an end user? I quit contract printing because I was dealing with small embroidery companies that kept sending me rush jobs for 20 shirts and I had to do them at my wholesale pricing. It got to the point where I was frequently turning away more profitable work so I could get their stuff done. It's a good way for a small startup shop to get some initial business but after awhile you need to pass it off to another new small startup shop.
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Re: Just for fun
« Reply #16 on: June 04, 2011, 09:27:36 PM »
Quote from: Ripcord on June 04, 2011, 08:01:06 PM
This is a big problem with contract DTG jobs. If a screen printer wants to order a few shirts here and there, what's the incentive to charge him any less than an end user? I quit contract printing because I was dealing with small embroidery companies that kept sending me rush jobs for 20 shirts and I had to do them at my wholesale pricing. It got to the point where I was frequently turning away more profitable work so I could get their stuff done. It's a good way for a small startup shop to get some initial business but after awhile you need to pass it off to another new small startup shop.

If you are doing contract work with only a manual press then I would agree with you.
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Re: Just for fun
« Reply #17 on: June 06, 2011, 07:42:49 AM »
I used to be anti-contract work.  I have come to embrace it now.  I do it on my terms, my pricing and with rush fees if needed.  I make OK money on it, but with the economy being down, it's a way to fill the gaps.
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