Full-Color Direct to Garment T-Shirt
4.5 oz
Market rangePER UNIT (QTY 1+)
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The discount curve
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5004
Procurement playbook
What moves the price
- Where your quantity sits against the 1/10/500 break points (just under a break is the expensive place to be)
- Blank cost, set by fabric weight and brand-name vs generic
- Decoration method such as screen print, embroidery, or heat transfer, and the number of colors and locations
- Quantity against print run breaks
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- Screen or digitizing setup charged per color or location and again on reorders
- A premium blank substituted for the spec
- Size upcharges on extended sizes applied without notice
- Rush fees on a standard timeline
Negotiation levers
- Reduce colors or consolidate decoration to one location
- Reorder the same art to skip new setup
- Commit to a single blank across items for volume pricing
About full-color direct to garment t-shirt pricing
Priced per unit with quantity breaks. Vendors quote steps at 1 / 10 / 500 units, and the per-unit rate drops at each break.
Why does embroidery cost more than printing?
Embroidery is priced on stitch count, so a detailed logo runs higher than a screen print. A simplified mark for embroidery often closes the gap.
Are setup fees per order?
Setup should be once per logo and decoration method. Reordering identical art should not trigger a new setup charge.
Tracked variants
The same product family is tracked in 5×11, 14×14. Quotes are NOT interchangeable across variants, so match the spec before comparing.
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