Here's the scoop... I do some artwork and some vinyl stuff on occasion for a local screen printer and they had made a mistake on 400 signs they printed (their mistake, not mine) and needed some vinyl decal "Patches" made to fix it. I made 400 1.5" x 2.25" decals that were a green box with the following copy: #3 . These were computer cut letters on a computer cut rectangle, put together on the light box so that they could easaly apply them to their signs. Since I don't have any type of thermal/digital printer vinyl was the only option to get these done in the time that they needed them, what roughly, would you charge for doing this? I gave them a price and they are a bit shocked at the total on the bottom line!!!
[ September 11, 2001: Message edited by: Greg Gulliford ]
Posted by jimmy chatham (Member # 525) on :
75 cents each
Posted by Bruce Bowers (Member # 892) on :
first off... i would have made them rescreen the job if the screeners were at fault. why should you have to submit a subpar product to your customer because of them. i wouldn't have been so accomadating.
you already have your answer. you know what the amount of material you used and the length of time it took you to cut, weed, tape and assemble these patches.
this is not to mention the aggravation factor that they caused you because of it. they should feel fortunate that you didn't require them to rescreen these signs like i would have.
have a great one!
Posted by Greg Gulliford (Member # 170) on :
Bruce, I think you mis-understood what I wrote (or maybe it was as clear as mud). This was no way my order, the printer made a mistake on their order, and to get it out in time for their customer making the "patches" was the only way to get them out for when they needed them. My customer (the printer) is now complaining at the price that I charged them (70 cents each) and I am looking to find out what others would have charged to make sure I wasn't out of line.
Posted by Bruce Bowers (Member # 892) on :
ooops.... i misunderstood, i guess.... sorry.
i think 70 cents apiece is more than fair. given the time frame and all, i would think that they would have been a little more grateful.
ask them what they think is fair. make a decision based on what they say and you think is best. then tell them to clean up their own mess next time...
tough call... been there... got my cash and moved on and almost lost a customer in the process. i told them that just because they bought vinyl cheaper elsewhere, it doesn't mean that i have to give them a better product with better service for the same or less money.
let us know what happened in the outcome.
have a great one!
Posted by Mike Pipes (Member # 1573) on :
My price is dead-on with yours.. 70 cents a piece.
I can see how they would be shocked considering how cheap screenprinting is, but hey, if I'm gonna run 300 signs I'm gonna be pretty darn sure everything is absolutely PERFECT before crankin up the press!
They just gotta eat it man.
On a side note, I was at my t-shirt guy's shop today. I went down to approve a sample print before they did the run. When he told me that 60 shirts with 3 colors, printed full size on back plus a breast pocket logo on front, was only gonna take him a couple hours my jaw just about hit the floor. That's some serious production there and he's got one serious 12 station automated press.
Posted by Doug Allan (Member # 2247) on :
Greg, As a new Edge owner I have been doing wholesale work for several other sign shops. I would guess that someone in your area could have helped you give a one-piece solution where you could have both made $.25 per patch and saved your client a little. I offer wholesale work at reduced prices & quicker turnarounds to encourage repeat business.
Posted by Greg Gulliford (Member # 170) on :
Doug, I agree that a printed "patch" would have been cheaper (quicker also) but there was only a day to turn these things around.
Posted by RonniesTintSigns (Member # 1669) on :
Q: How much is a banner? Q: How much to letter my van? Well sir what do you want on it ...I don't know???? Q: What colors do you have your stickers in? A: We make them as you order, any size any color & they can say anything. Q: Can you make it in blue? A: Yes sir any size any color Q: Can you make it a foot long? A: Yes sir any size any color Q: Can it say Fred's Wagon? A: Yes sir it can say anything you wish. etc... etc... etc... One day I'm going to say what part of ANY SIZE,ANY COLOR, OR SAY ANYTHING DO YOU NOT UNDERSTAND?
Posted by jimmy chatham (Member # 525) on :
Ronnie what does this have to do with price check?
Posted by Shane French (Member # 2098) on :
I think he entered an inter-bulletin-board-ary worm hole from the 'stupid questions' topic.
