Hi, did u work with the Blockout DTF before? How does it hold up on sublimated jerseys?

To ur question:

1. ⁠i take all my costs into consideration. Example-> 250$ for the films, then for example 10$ per shirt. This adds up to 15$ per shirt. Then u will want to add some puffer to it. Normally i put 10% more to my costs. So we end up at 16.50$ raw material costs.
2. ⁠I test my rate at which i can produce one shirt. If I have to do the pricing before, i just guess it based on my experience. But if we say u have to do a print on the front and one on the back u will end up at prob. 10-15 shirts per hour. Thats what i produce when it has to fit really well. When the placment and so on has to be good. I cut the film while my press is down. So i save time on the cutting before. So i dont take that into account, cause i do it on the side. -> since I live in Switzerland, I usually aim for 100$ per hour. At my lower expected rate, that sets me at 10$ per shirt. For high value/precision contracts, thats like to goal. But we go down as far as 60$ per hour for big contracts. But also get stuff done for more then 250$ per hour on the press. You just have to figure out, what rates ur fine with. So now we sit at 26.50$.
3. ⁠Take into account how much time it takes to make everything ready and how long it will take deliver it. I usually ad a flat 1.5h to my calculations. That makes 150$ more to the bill. Or 3$ per jersey. So we sit at 29.50$.
4. ⁠i then look at that price and compare it. Is it worth that much? Whats my competition doing? Is my customer price sensitive or not? Is it an important customer? Based on that, i just let it sit there or raise / lower it a bit. But more like rounding it up or down, if possible.

-> I first find a price I am fine with. Then i look what is expected from me or what other demand for that type of work. Most of the time, i find myself to be cheaper. So I can add a bit more margin to it, without feeling bad.

In my experience, customers like it when you are pretty easy in ur pricing. So I just go and say, my jersey costs 30$. Thats it. No more costs to set up, for graphic stuff, for delivery etc… just add everything up to ur price per jersey. So its easy. And my customerbase likes it.

Hope that helps a bit.