Care and Washing for Caps
Most caps are ruined by heat, not dirt. Here is what cleaning a cap actually involves, and what the label on it has to say.
Neck Labels on Wholesale Caps
A cap has no neck, so the label lives in the sweatband. Here is what can go there, and what a full private label package covers.
How Bulk Caps Are Packed
Caps arrive bagged, cartoned and stacked. Knowing the structure before the pallet lands is what makes counting it a short job rather than a day.
Quality Checks on Bulk Caps
Ten minutes with a handful of caps from different cartons tells you almost everything. Here is exactly what to look at and what to ignore.
Your First Bulk cap Order, Step by Step
A first cap order has six stages and only one of them is manufacturing. Here is what happens at each, and where first-time buyers lose time.
Briefing a Supplier for Caps
A vague brief produces a vague quote and a second round of questions. Here is the information that makes a first quote a firm one.
Reading a Wholesale Quote for Caps
A cap quote splits into the blank, the decoration, the one-off setup and delivery. Here is how to read each part and spot what has been left out.
Budgeting a Bulk cap Order
Fifty caps at £12 is the starting line, not the total. Here is every cost that lands on a bulk cap order and roughly when each one arrives.
Pricing Caps for Resale
Caps land well at retail because the wholesale entry price is low and the size problem is small. Here is how to build a retail price that holds.
Handing Out Caps to a Team
Most of the work in a team cap order happens after it arrives. Here is how to plan the handout so the boxes do not sit in a cupboard for a month.
Caps for Events: cost
Event caps start at £12 a piece at the fifty-piece minimum. Here is how the price moves as the run grows, and what else lands on the invoice.
Caps for Events: lead time
Production is 10 to 15 working days from artwork approval. For an event, the date you need to work backwards from is the approval, not the enquiry.
Caps for Events: size splits
Adjustable caps remove most of the sizing problem at an event. Here is how to plan the split anyway, and what to do with what is left over.
Caps for Events: print or embroidery
The cap front is small and often curved, which rules out more artwork than people expect. Here is how to pick the decoration before you design for it.
Caps for Events: samples
A sample costs £150 and is credited against the bulk order. For an event, the question is whether the calendar has room for it.
Caps for Events: reordering
A repeat cap order skips the artwork stage entirely. The things that make it easy are all decisions you take on the first run.
Caps for Bands: cost
Caps carry one of the better margins on a merch table because the entry price is low and nothing goes unsold for being the wrong size.
Caps for Bands: lead time
Production is 10 to 15 working days from artwork approval. On a tour that means the merch decision happens in rehearsals, not on the road.
Caps for Bands: size splits
A cap is the one merch item with no size problem. That changes what you order, what sells out and what comes home in the van.
Caps for Bands: print or embroidery
A band logo drawn for an album cover rarely survives being shrunk to a cap front. Here is how to choose the method before the artwork is final.
Caps for Bands: samples
A sample turns every guess about a cap into a fact for £150, credited back against the bulk order. The cost is the calendar, not the money.
Caps for Bands: reordering
A repeat cap run skips the artwork stage entirely. Whether that is available to you was decided when you designed the first one.
Caps for Retailers: cost
Caps enter at £12 a piece at the fifty-piece minimum. Which tier you buy in decides whether the line carries a thin margin or a comfortable one.
Caps for Retailers: lead time
Production runs 10 to 15 working days from artwork approval. For a retailer the number that matters is when you reorder, not how fast we build.
Caps for Retailers: size splits
The size curve is where most apparel buys go wrong. Caps largely remove it, which changes how deep a retailer can safely buy.
Caps for Retailers: print or embroidery
Embroidery reads as a product and print reads as a promotion. On a shelf that difference shows up in the price you can ask.
Caps for Retailers: samples
The £150 cap sample is the cheapest way for a reseller to test a blank, a brim and a stitch before fifty pieces land in the stockroom.
Caps for Retailers: reordering
A repeat cap order is quicker than the first, but the panel colour and the thread are where two runs drift apart. Here is how to hold them steady.
Caps for Agencies: cost
Caps start from £12 a piece at the fifty minimum. Here is how an agency should build the number it puts in front of a client.
Caps for Agencies: lead time
Campaign dates do not move, so the schedule has to. A working timeline for agencies ordering caps against a launch.
Caps for Agencies: size splits
Caps dodge most of the sizing problem, but a campaign can still end with a box nobody opens. Here is where the split actually matters.
Caps for Agencies: print or embroidery
A cap front is a small, curved, structured panel. Not every decoration method belongs on it, and the artwork usually decides for you.
Caps for Agencies: samples
A client who has held the cap does not send comments in week three. What the £150 sample buys an agency, and how to use it properly.
Caps for Agencies: reordering
A campaign that works gets asked for again. Here is what a second run of caps needs, and what an agency should keep on file between them.
Joggers for Gyms, Ordered Properly
Gym joggers get washed harder than almost anything else you brand. What to specify, and how to split fifty pairs between staff and members.
Wholesale Joggers for Schools
School jogger orders live and die on the calendar. What to order for a year group, and when the artwork has to be settled by.
Bulk Joggers for Restaurants: A Buyer's Guide
Kitchen heat, grease and a nightly wash decide whether branded joggers last a season. A practical spec for hospitality buyers.
Trades: Ordering Joggers in Bulk
Joggers are van and workshop kit, not a substitute for site trousers. How trades buyers should spec and order them in bulk.
How Sports Clubs Buy Joggers Wholesale
A club jogger order has three parties: the committee, the sponsor and the members. Here is how to keep all three happy inside one run.
Joggers for Offices, Ordered Properly
Office joggers are a welcome gift, not a uniform. How to make them land well and how to keep the sizing problem from returning.
Wholesale Joggers for Events
An event date does not move, so everything else has to. Ordering joggers for crew and for a merch stand, working backwards from the gate.
Bulk Joggers for Charities: A Buyer's Guide
Every pound spent on kit is a pound not spent on the cause. How charities should decide whether branded joggers are worth ordering.
Bands: Ordering Joggers in Bulk
Joggers are the high-ticket item on a merch table. How many a band should carry, and when the order has to be in before the first date.
How Salons Buy Joggers Wholesale
Bleach does not come out. How salons should spec branded joggers, and why the colourway matters more than the fabric weight.
Joggers for Clothing Brands, Ordered Properly
The difference between a printed blank and your own product is the neck label, the tag and the packaging. What a first jogger drop needs.
Wholesale Joggers for Hotels
A hotel laundry is harder on fabric than any customer. Which joggers survive the rotation, and where they belong in a property's kit.
Bulk Joggers for Cafes: A Buyer's Guide
Cafe teams wear joggers for ten-hour shifts on hard floors. Here is what to order, which hem to pick, and what fifty pieces cost.
Societies: Ordering Joggers in Bulk
Society joggers live or die on timing. Here is how committees hit fifty pieces, fund the run and get boxes before term properly starts.