[amayausers] Re: Pique polos
- From: John Yaglenski <john@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: Amaya Users <amayausers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 25 May 2006 10:30:35 -0400
Hi Mary!
On the "starter special" - the idea is for us to break even, get the company
logo digitized and have it on hand for future orders. We use the most basic
of the outerbanks polos and offer people the opportunity to upgrade. Most
times, people come back or at least refer business to you. We will only do
a normal left chest logo, and have found that with the company we use for
contract digitizing, most run about $35-40 max if you aren't in a hurry.
So, the shirts usually run about $8. With shipping, it's about $65 our
cost. Ok, maybe we make a TINY bit... But again, the idea is to get the
business relationship rolling more than anything.
Another route to go is to use the Steadman from Hanes shirts. We have found
them to be nice quality for a basic polo and dirt cheap - like $4-5. We
have a number of companies we have sewn for that are on tight budgets and
they have been VERY pleased with those.
We're still new, so it's important to get our work out in the community. We
also make a practice of giving out a catalog with every order ($1 our cost
from one of our suppliers) and including a couple business cards. On work
we do for Schools or Swim teams, we tag each shirt with a business card
using one of those guns that they use in department stores (available from
most craft stores). Usually, we put the business card on the shirt collar
label so as not to disturb the fabric. I think sometimes, people think that
we are just coordinating the sale of the item, and not actually producing
them!
If you have any other ?'s feel free to call or email!
- - - - - - - -
John Yaglenski
President / Chief Executive Officer
Levelbest Communications
I: www.levelbest.com
P: 301.591.2481 / 888.229.1779
active website design . web hosting . content driven websites
On 5/25/06 9:27 AM, "Shuffletown Embroidery" <shuffemb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> I have a customer who wants to use pique polo shirts for his embroidered
> business attire. He mentioned Outer Banks. What style numbers do y'all like
> to use? I would like to offer him a couple of choices.
> I need lots of advice on how to digitize for this type of material. I had
> such a problem with embroidering on a t-shirt (something I digitized), so I
> am nervous. I know how to hoop, what stabilizers to use, and what needle,
> but I don't feel comfortable about density, pull comp and underlay. This
> also has lettering, a sans serif font, which will stitch directly on the
> shirt.
>
> John (of LevelBest), I saw your "starter special' with 2 Outer Banks shirts
> plus logo for $75.00. I think that's a great idea. How complex a logo will
> you do for this price?
>
> Mary
>
> Mary Buckle
> Shuffletown Embroidery
> Charlotte, NC
> 704-398-1273
>
>
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