[amayausers] Re: Need pricing advise

  • From: "Body Cover" <info@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <amayausers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Thu, 19 Apr 2007 15:47:21 -0700

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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