Pros and Cons of Plain T-shirts

Managers and administrators in charge of making bulk apparel purchases should order plain t-shirts over printed t-shirts for one primary reason.

Flexibility.

The let’s assume you order 1,000 printed t-shirts for a promotional event. After the event, you have 300 printed t-shirts remaining. Unless you have developed a time machine, you are stuck with 300 printed t-shirts that read “June 24, 2018.” By ordering 1,000 plain t-shirts, you can create unique designs to match specific events. For example, you can use 400 of the plain t-shirts for a specific event. The remaining 600 plain t-shirts are available for future functions. If you run out of the 400 t-shirts printed for one promotional event, you gather information from participants in the event to ship additional specially printed plain t-shirts to schools, companies, and individuals. Plain t-shirts last much longer than the shelf lives of printed t-shirts. This means you can enjoy more savings by placing larger orders for bulk wholesale plain t-shirts.

The only downside of plain t-shirts is the potential for colored t-shirts to fade. However, by buying from a reputable manufacturer, you can add designs to colored plain t-shirts that deliver visually appealing appearances for years to come.

Pricing Plain T-shirts to Maximize Profits

Whether you decide to go with printed t-shirts, plain t-shirts, or a combination of the two short sleeve shirts, the key to making money involves knowing how much to mark up wholesale costs. Small retailers typically sell t-shirts at roughly two times wholesale prices. Because larger retail outlets order more t-shirts in bulk, the retailers enjoy per unit cost savings. For small retailers, plain t-shirts come in four basic wholesale price categories on average.