60 Presses in Kentucky?

[GraphicDisorder]

Generally speaking for the typical screen printer a lot of them over charge for the quality they are producing. At least in my area thats what I see.

Now this forum doesn't exactly have people that are the typical screen printer over all I would say. 

[ebscreen]

It can still drive down expected prices.

These folks probably charge an arm and a leg per piece, really. Lot of logistics involved with printing and shipping
individual garments to individual people, and on top of that, the movement or whatever has to have their cut.
What the customer is charged per piece doesn't matter because it's the individuals paying for it. Most people
will pay $15 for a special shirt, but would baulk at that when ordering hundreds. Basically retailing out wholesale printing.

It's a good idea that makes ordering easier for groups that can't get their chit together, and that's the majority of them.
Obviously it's working, but just like CustomInk bringing printing in house, we'll see how it goes.

I guess it makes sense to have all manufacturing in one place so the design is printed all at once and shipped out, but if
you are going that big I don't understand why you wouldn't open two or three locations to cover the country, and maybe
just a couple presses each to see how it goes.

[mimosatexas]

Honestly, most of my regulars don't even ask for quotes any more.  They just tell me the details and I print and invoice them.  I doubt they are price shopping at all...

[Gilligan]

It's not a matter of price shopping... It's that word of mouth. 

Your customer: "You should use my guy"
Friend: "yeah? How much?
YC: "bla blah blah"
Friend: "wow! I'm only paying X for mine."
YC: "hmmm..."

[Evo]

I guess it makes sense to have all manufacturing in one place so the design is printed all at once and shipped out, but if
you are going that big I don't understand why you wouldn't open two or three locations to cover the country, and maybe
just a couple presses each to see how it goes.

Same reason so many companies import into the east or west coast and truck/train the goods to places like Kentucky - square footage and labor is dirt cheap and running a distribution center there is cost effective.

[jsheridan]

but if
you are going that big I don't understand why you wouldn't open two or three locations to cover the country, and maybe
just a couple presses each to see how it goes.

that model sounds vaguely familiar.. hmmm... 

[Jwcontractscreen]

This place is 15 minutes from my contract shop. I just want to know where they are going to find between 20-60 reliable operators. My pool for finding quality press operators is slim pickings in my area. My op lives 25 mins away. Too bad they went with MHM, they may also be a good training spot for operators that don't like how they do business.