Buying guides written for the decisions procurement makes
These five guides cover the decisions that set the cost of a merch programme before a single sample is ordered: which quantity tier to buy at, whether speed is worth paying for, how far up the price ladder to climb and how to compare suppliers.
Tiers, and what they actually save
Branded merch is priced in tiers of 50, 100, 250, 500 and 1,000 units, and the unit cost falls by 15 to 35 percent as setup costs are spread across a larger run. A hoodie bought at 50 units can land at 32 EUR each and at 21 EUR each at 250 units, a 34 percent saving that often justifies pulling demand forward from a later event.
The guides cover the failure modes as well. Ordering 250 hoodies for a conference that needs 70 is the most common one, and the multi-event aggregation approach in the MOQ guide is the countermeasure: combine onboarding, conference and partner gift demand into one annual order with timed dispatch.
Five guides, one per decision
Start with the guide closest to the question you are trying to answer, then bring the numbers to us for a quote.
Bring us a buying question
Describe the programme and the constraint you are working under. We will point you at the guide that covers it and quote from there.