I get free catalogs from Sanmar. I just have to pay shipping. I order around 125 a year with my logo on them. Aaron Sargent The Linen Barn linen@xxxxxxxxxxx 541-770-2957 Medford, OR ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Yaglenski" <john@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <amayausers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Friday, April 20, 2007 8:37 AM Subject: [amayausers] Re: Need pricing advise > You get free catalogs? > > -----Original Message----- > From: amayausers-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:amayausers-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Roland R. Irish III > Sent: Friday, April 20, 2007 11:32 AM > To: amayausers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [amayausers] Re: Need pricing advise > > Sanmar called ME way back when...I have an 'account manager' > I think-they were the ones that called and offered terms, case price, etc. > Alpha now has free freight for $150 orders and up-I'm going to see if > Sanmar > will do the same...$200 is sometimes a lot to make up. > They never asked about my volume-I know it was only $5-6000 when I started > with them. > Alpha is now making all kinds of promises, but a veiled comment about > "only > for those that make us their major supplier". That would mean dumping > Sanmar > completely...and I like the free catalogs I get (several hundred each > year, > with my name on them) to send out to clients.Along with the great > customized > website for me! > Roland > On Apr 20, 2007, at 11:08 AM, <suried@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > >> Hi Steve, >> That is weird about SanMar because I just set up an account with them. >> They asked me how much I purchase in a year. I told them I was still >> new to the business and gave them a number way lower than 20,000. >> They gave me case pricing without any problems. I did try to gently >> make it sound like I wouldn't use them unless I got case pricing. But >> I never actually state that so I don't even know if it came across to >> the person I talked to. >> >> Susan >> >> >> --- Steve Cohen <steve20832@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> >>> There are several suppliers who are currently doing free shipping on >>> orders over $150 (excluding white t-shirts.) For some reason Sanmar >>> and Broder are the only companies who will not give me case pricing >>> unless I do some very high yearly amount of purchases from them. >>> (Somewhere around $20,000 per >>> year for both.) Broder doesn't matter to me because they have one >>> warehouse that is 2 days ground and the rest are more than 3 days. >>> There are 6 other suppliers that are UPS next day ground. Those are >>> the only 2 companies I don't use for goods. >>> >>> Steve >>> >>> >>> From: "Roland R. Irish III" >>> <signman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> >>> Reply-To: amayausers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >>> To: amayausers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >>> Subject: [amayausers] Re: Need pricing advise >>> Date: Fri, 20 Apr 2007 08:10:45 -0400 >>> >>> Sandra, if you can get setup with Sanmar as a commercial account, you >>> don't pay shipping on orders over $200.00 which is how I do it. >>> And customers always pay the shipping-even on the low price 'import' >>> deals >>> I get through ad specialties...so unless there is a big multihead >>> house nearby that you are competing with-there is always a freight >>> charge. >>> Roland >>> >>> Sunrise Graphics >>> 116 Main St >>> Claremont, NH 03743 >>> 603-543-1324 >>> Preferred method of files is PDF for invoices, page documents, etc. >>> Photoshop (v.6) for images, artwork, logos-preferred for logo and >>> sign work is Macromedia Freehand, any version, sent to our email-we >>> are all MAC based graphic programs here signman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >>> >>> >>> On Apr 19, 2007, at 6:33 PM, Sandra Walker wrote: >>> >>>> 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 >>> >> === message truncated === >> >> >> Susan Riedlinger >> Embroidery Station >> Columbus, OH >> >> __________________________________________________ >> Do You Yahoo!? >> Tired of spam? Yahoo! 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