Why is the number of shirts I want screen-printed so important in my quote?

Well, there are two reasons why this is important.

First, is the screenprinting set-up cost. This is probably the most important reason. At tshirtprinting.com.au we give you the total price which includes the set-up cost for your print job. As discussed previously, the number of colours in the design will affect your set-up costs. To give you part of the total price we divide the set-up costs by the number of shirts you want printed. So, as you can see, any variation to the print run (the number of shirts to be printed), will affect the price.

This is the main reason why the print run is so important, and the reason why most screen printers set a minimum quantity for screen-printing. If you divide the set-up costs by 1 or 2 t-shirts the cost per shirt is very very expensive and probably not worth printing. In this situation we would use Direct to garment Digital t-shirt printing, which is excellent for small runs. At tshirtprinting.com.au we look at how many shirts and your artwork and make an assessment as to which printing method is best for you.

The other reason, of course, is the economies of scale: the saving we make when volumes get bigger. This means that the more t-shirts we print, in a single run, the cost per print is reduced. So we pass this onto you, the customer. 

If you have any more questions regarding screen printing and the processes involved. Please use our contact form and we will be glad to help.