T-shirt prices for tandem students

[clint 1]

Just wondering what you think a fair price for a t-shirt should be after they make their skydive.

[mnealtx 0]

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Just wondering what you think a fair price for a t-shirt should be after they make their skydive.

Whatever the DZ decides to charge them - if the DZO wants to include it at a discount as part of a 'package deal', more power to him!

Mike
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[NWFlyer 2]

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Just wondering what you think a fair price for a t-shirt should be after they make their skydive.

Include a basic one in the price of their jump. It's free advertising for you. If they want a nicer one, charge what you'd charge anyone else.

"There is only one basic human right, the right to do as you damn well please. And with it comes the only basic human duty, the duty to take the consequences." -P.J. O'Rourke

[FlyinseivLP2 0]

I would say just cover your cost. That way it is free advertising and you are giving them a good deal.

[Mush 0]

nobody has given you an answer yet, I'm intrested too.

Have you done a search yet , that answer will come.

[bob.dino 1]

Same as anywhere else; it's a profit centre. It's advertising, but it shouldn't be free - do Disneyworld/Linkin Park/NY Yankees give theirs away? I don't think so.

Consumers are conditioned to pay money for T-shirts, caps, and other branded items. Spend some money with a professional graphic designer, get some really slick-looking items of apparel, and charge whatever the market rate is in your part of the world. ~$20.

[monkycndo 0]

I've seen quite a few places give a very generic short sleeve shirt as part of the jump price or half off one of the nicer ones off of the display racks.

50 donations so far. Give it a try.

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[GravityGirl 0]

Retail on a 100% cotton t with multiple color print is generally $18 - $20 for a short sleeve.

A basic 50/50 white T with one or two colors would go for $10 - $15.

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[riggerrob 643]

One DZ - that I worked at a long time ago - offered various discount coupons, or discounts if you booked a few days in advance, or discounts if you brought a large group ....
On the day of the jump, they offered the student the discount, or a free t-shirt.

95 percent took the T-shirt.

[JohnMitchell 16]

My wife has a machine embroidery business. She says wholesale, nice, heavy weight t-shirts cost under $3. Silkscreen single color, $1 per side. Your cost, then, as low as $4. Great advertising, easy price.

[GravityGirl 0]

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My wife has a machine embroidery business. She says wholesale, nice, heavy weight t-shirts cost under $3. Silkscreen single color, $1 per side. Your cost, then, as low as $4. Great advertising, easy price.

That would be before you factor in the costs for design, digitizing, and screen costs. It's also for white t-shirts, and not all brands.

Even still. It's a good mark-up item when you produce a decent quantity.

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Bonnie ==>Gravity Gear!

[jlmiracle 7]

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Retail on a 100% cotton t with multiple color print is generally $18 - $20 for a short sleeve.

A basic 50/50 white T with one or two colors would go for $10 - $15.

What she said!

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[JohnMitchell 16]

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That would be before you factor in the costs for design, digitizing, and screen costs. It's also for white t-shirts, and not all brands.

You're right about the embroidery. It takes thousands of dollars worth of software and quite a bit of time to digitize those designs. She's done a lot of that. There are large catalogs of generic designs, though, that can be used and save you a lot of money. Embroidery looks great on a polo or sweat shirt, but it runs into a little money, if you want something to give away or sell cheaply.

The last time we had silkscreen done it was $60 setup for a single color design, not bad if you're going to have a lot done. And yes, usually only the white tees are that inexspensive, but I was aiming for a low cost or no cost giveaway.