[amayausers] Re: Need pricing advise

I didn't think of checking outside the Amaya list (haven't had great results 
doing that in the past), but will certainly give it a shot.
Thanks Ron!
Sandra Walker
A&E Clothing and Embroidery
936-588-1015  800-291-6953
Montgomery, Texas
www.companycasuals.com/aeclothing
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Body Cover" <info@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <amayausers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, April 19, 2007 5:47 PM
Subject: [amayausers] Re: Need pricing advise


>I did a quick search and found a couple people it
> wouldn't hurt calling and getting some info.
>
> Hope it helps.
>
> http://www.thomasnet.com/nsearch.html?cov=GT&what=Embroiderers&heading=25870601&navsec=prodsearch
>
> Ron Vinyard
> Body Cover / Magic Stitches
>
> 1-888-435-0176
> 541-471-1504 Fax 541-471-0427
>
> 420 SW H Street, Grants Pass, OR 97526-2532
>
> info@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> www.bodycoverdesign.com
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Sandra Walker" <aece@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <amayausers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Thursday, April 19, 2007 3:33 PM
> Subject: [amayausers] Re: Need pricing advise
>
>
>> I'm in Texas, just North of Houston, and so far the shipping cost from
>> Sanmar to the contractor + shipping finished goods to me has been
>> prohibitive.  Either I eat the shipping and lose money (which I can't 
>> afford
>> and would be dumb anyway) or the potential customer goes someplace else.
>>
>> Haven't been able to figure a cost-effective way to do this yet. Am I
>> missing something?  Or is there somebody out there close to me who does
>> contract work?
>>
>> Thanks!
>> Sandra Walker
>> A&E Clothing and Embroidery
>> 936-588-1015  800-291-6953
>> Montgomery, Texas
>> www.companycasuals.com/aeclothing
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "r.rinehartsr" <drader@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> To: <amayausers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Sent: Thursday, April 19, 2007 4:46 PM
>> Subject: [amayausers] Re: Need pricing advise
>>
>>
>>> Anyone on the list from the mid-section of the nation doing contract 
>>> work?
>>> Debbie Rinehart
>>> Deb'z-N-Stitches
>>> Martinsville, In.
>>> 765-342-7392
>>>  ----- Original Message ----- 
>>>  From: Linen Barn
>>>  To: amayausers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>  Sent: Thursday, April 19, 2007 10:12 AM
>>>  Subject: [amayausers] Re: Need pricing advise
>>>
>>>  It depends on what the market will bear.  If they were selling them
>>> before
>>>  for $12 then they probably want to still sell them for that and still
>>> make a
>>>  profit.  If I were to bid this I would do them for $7 each.  Now I have
>>> 12
>>>  heads so running 100 hats at 7500 stitches would take me 8-10 hours on 
>>> my
>>> 2
>>>  head.  Making $500 on my 2 head is not bad considering I do contract 
>>> work
>>> on
>>>  it all the time where I make $300 a day.  You can send the hats to me 
>>> and
>>> I
>>>  would do them as contract work for $3.50 each and you could make $1.50
>>> per
>>>  hat for doing nothing other than drop shipping the hats to me and
>>> delivering
>>>  them.  Or as Roland said you can have one of the overseas or large
>>>  embroidery places do them for $4 each and make $3 a hat for contracting
>>> it
>>>  out.  Sometimes the smaller shops eigher have to contract out, make
>>> little
>>>  money per item or pass on orders to make it.  There is no reason to run
>>> low
>>>  paying jobs on a single head which ties it up so you can't get your
>>> higher
>>>  paying jobs done when you can have contractors do it that are used to
>>> making
>>>  the lower $$$ per item but are reliant on quantities.  You also need to
>>> make
>>>  sure that if you do contract it out that you use one that does quality
>>> work
>>>  with good turn times.
>>>
>>>
>>>  Aaron Sargent
>>>  The Linen Barn
>>>  linen@xxxxxxxxxxx
>>>  541-770-2957
>>>  Medford, OR
>>>  ----- Original Message ----- 
>>>  From: "Susan Davidson" <Sewfly@xxxxxxx>
>>>  To: <amayausers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>  Sent: Wednesday, April 18, 2007 10:35 PM
>>>  Subject: [amayausers] Need pricing advise
>>>
>>>
>>>  >I am in the process of putting in a bid for a hat order and am in need
>>> of
>>>  > help!
>>>  >
>>>  > I have already digitized the logo in question.....the group really
>>> likes
>>>  > it.....but I want to stay competitive.  I am sure that my stitch 
>>> count
>>> is
>>>  > much higher than the last shop that did hats for this organization.
>>> (My
>>>  > husband purchased for $12.00 one of the other's hat so that I could
>>>  > compare
>>>  > apples to apples on the hat itself.  And I see my logo is definitely
>>> much
>>>  > more detailed.)
>>>  >
>>>  > My stitch count is in the 7500 range.  The hat price per piece/broken
>>>  > dozen
>>>  > is $2.50 and by the dozen it is $1.97 regardless of how many dozen I
>>>  > purchase.  The hat is Otto's mesh 19-366, however, I am going to
>>> suggest
>>>  > Otto's mesh 27-364.
>>>  >
>>>  > Any suggestions will be greatly appreciated, I know this is a dilemma
>>> for
>>>  > many.
>>>  >
>>>  > Susan
>>>  > Sewfly Embroidery
>>>  >
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