Price a bulk merch order, piece by piece

What the calculator actually gives you

A delivered per-piece price, not a blank-garment price with the real costs added later. The number that appears as you build is the published band for that product at that quantity, and it already carries decoration and standard shipping to one US address. There is no separate setup line waiting at the end and no shipping surprise on the invoice.

It is a band rather than a single number because two things are still open until we see your artwork: how many print locations you want, and how many colors are in the design. A one-color left-chest print and a four-color full back are the same garment and different jobs. Once you send the file, the band closes to one figure.

A t-shirts at 50 pieces sits at $8–$12 each delivered, and the same shirt at 250 comes down to $5–$8. Fleece moves further: a hoodies runs $24–$32 at 50 and $19–$25 at 250. Those are the same figures as the cost guide, because both read the same table.

How the delivered price is built

Four things move it, roughly in order of how much they matter.

Quantity does the most work. Decoration carries fixed setup cost, so the screens or the digitised embroidery file get paid for once and then spread across the run. That is why the gap between 50 and 250 pieces is wider than anything else on this page, and why splitting one order into two smaller ones costs you real money.

The blank comes next. Weight, fabric and cut set the floor before anyone prints anything. A midweight jersey tee and a heavyweight ringspun tee photograph almost identically and do not cost the same.

Decoration follows. Screen printing prices per color per location, which is why it wins on volume and loses on complexity. Embroidery prices by stitch count, so a dense logo costs more than a simple one at the same size. For most orders the configurator defaults to the method the industry actually uses for that garment.

Weight and route finish it. Shipping is inside the number, so heavy items carry more of it. This is the reason drinkware and outerwear taper less steeply at volume than shirts do.

What happens after you send it

You get a written quote from the quotes team within one business day, with the per-piece figure, the size run, the decoration method and the delivery date stated. It is an itemised quote, not a range, and it is the number you are invoiced against.

Alongside it comes a mockup of your artwork on the actual garment colour you picked, at the actual placement and size. Revisions are free and nobody starts production until you reply and approve it. If the proof looks wrong, say so and we redraw it.

Purchase orders are accepted, which matters for schools and districts working to a procurement process. Every order is inspected before it ships, and if what arrives does not match the proof you approved, we reprint it at no cost.

Why the minimum is 50 pieces

This is a bulk builder, and it is worth being plain about that before you spend time in it. We make or source real inventory against your order, which means setup, a production slot and a freight leg all get paid for whether the run is 50 pieces or 500. Below 50 the setup swamps the per-piece price and you end up paying more per shirt than a print-on-demand site would charge you, for a longer wait.

So if you want one hoodie, or five, this is the wrong tool and we would rather tell you now. If you are outfitting a team, a chapter, a graduating class, a conference or a staff, 50 is a low bar and the economics work in your favour from there. Some small items such as stickers and pens go lower, and we confirm the exact minimum for your item in the quote.