Marketing/US/Vendors

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    We often need Vendors to print up shirts, stickers, etc.. for us. This page describes some of the vendors and possible pricing for some of our items.

    T-Shirts

    We've (Robinson) ordered from Big Green T's in Lebanon, NH in the past.


    Pens

    Best price as of April 2014 is:

    Fliers and Brochures

    Description Price/Quantity Vendor Pricecheck Date Notes
    5.5" x 8.5" Flier/Rack card - 100# Gloss paper - Full color 500 - $76.53

    1000 - $79.47 (@ $0.079)
    2500 - $93.79 (@ $0.038)

    Ariesprint.com Brochures 2014-05-09
    8.5" x 11" Tri-fold brochure - 100# Gloss paper - Full color 500 - $115.50

    1000 - $124.00 (@ $0.124)
    2500 - $199.00 (@ $0.08)

    Ariesprint.com Brochures 2014-05-09

    Best price as of April 2014:

    • $68 - Flyer (8.5" x 3.66" cardstock) (1000)
    • $144 - Tri-fold brochure (8.5" x 11") (1000)

    For flyers/brochures, the cost difference between 500 and 100 pieces is negligible.

    Stickers

    Prices vary based on material, quantity, etc. Some vendors offer better pricing on smaller orders; some offer better pricing the larger the order gets.

    Description Price/Quantity Vendor Pricecheck Date Notes
    Square stickers (1.5" x 1.5" white outdoor) 1000 - $142 Ariesprint.com rolllabels April 2014
    Medium rectangle stickers (1" X 4" white vinyl outdoor) 1000 - $253 (@ $0.25)

    2500 - $306 (@ $0.12)
    5000 - $395 (@ $0.079)

    Ariesprint.com rolllabels 2014-05-09
    Medium rectangle stickers (1" X 3" white vinyl outdoor)

    (slightly smaller)

    1000 - $240 (@ $0.24)

    2500 - $269.84 (@ $0.108)
    5000 - $318.44 (@ $0.064)

    Ariesprint.com rolllabels 2014-05-09


    Also looked at Sticker Giant -- better deals for much smaller print-runs; no big savings for bigger orders.

    As for stickers,

    • They're pretty universal (not translated, don't go out of date, etc)
    • Price breaks might be worth it if we want to print some and share w/Europe, etc.
    • Prices go down to $110-120 per thousand for 2500, and $60-80 per thousand for 5000

    Image Prep Tips

    I can't think of a single vendor who will happily take SVG files. Some will ask for EPS, some for PDF, and often CMYK-only. Print shops don't seem to be big on open standards and interoperability. If they are, it may cost you $35+ per image.

    You might also need crop-marks. Grit your teeth, and get ready to learn some hackish things. Inkscape, GIMP, and Scribus will be your friends here. And a healthy dose of patience.

    Read these articles for a primer on how to get your images ready for printing:

    Some might accept JPEG as an alternative to PDF (yeah, PNG would be better, but...). Convert to JPEG and set CMYK color profiles at the same time:

    $ convert my-logo.svg -density 400 -colorspace cmyk my-logo_print.jpg