Promotional Products – Writing Instruments
Custom imprinted pens, pencils, markers
LIMITED MARKET DATAWe have 1 vendor price on record for promotional products – writing instruments. Two more independent vendors are needed to establish a benchmark range.
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Procurement playbook
What moves the price
- Base unit cost, which swings with memory size, battery capacity, and chipset
- Decoration method such as pad print, laser engrave, or full color
- Quantity and overseas vs domestic production
- Freight, including any rush air shipping
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- A free sample or setup that reappears as a per-unit charge
- Decoration billed per color or per location without disclosure
- A low unit price offset by inflated freight
- Minimum order quantities padded above what you need
Negotiation levers
- Move to the next price break if you will use the quantity
- Standardize one decoration method across items
- Allow longer lead time to use ocean freight
- Ask for the vendor's catalog item number so you can compare the same base item elsewhere
About promotional products – writing instruments pricing
Priced per unit; vendors typically quote against a primary quantity around 1 unit.
Why are quotes for the same power bank so different?
Vendors source from the same overseas catalogs but mark up the base unit, the decoration, and the freight separately. Ask for the catalog item number and quote the same decoration to compare fairly.
Is a setup charge for branding normal?
Yes, but it should be one time per logo and per method, not repeated per color or on a reorder of the same art.
Holding a quote for promotional products – writing instruments?
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