Buying guides, with the numbers in.

Per-person budget tiers from $10.85, a 10-week calendar planned back from your date, five supplier questions and a one-page checklist.

Embroidery, DTF, DTG, screen print and vinyl, which we run, beside sublimation and puff print. Cost, wash life and hand feel compared, with a rule per garment.

Five cost drivers, our price list from $10.85 a piece at the 50- and 150-piece tiers, volume math worked to the cent and the fees other quotes hide.

What GSM means and what a good number is for a tee, a polo and a hoodie. Ring-spun against open-end cotton, the knits explained, and how to wash it all.

One price from XS to 4XL. Fit opinions for all eight garments, a US to EU conversion table, and a size-collection process without spreadsheets.

Three new-hire kit tiers, $27.87 to $73.27 for each hire, with the math at 50 and 150 pieces. What to leave out, and how each later hire becomes a reorder from the file.

An 8 to 10 week timeline back from move-in, the two-tops-a-day rule, design rules for 30 feet, and the per-staffer capsule priced at $157.15.

Three gift tiers from $10.85 to $36.07 for each recipient, a ten-minute compliance register, a September start, and sizing when you can't ask.

The four certificates worth asking a supplier for, and why a heavier garment that gets worn for years costs less per wear than a thin one.

Pantone matching in thread and DTF ink, the 5 mm floor for embroidered lettering, and the one-page apparel annex.

A new-hire kit program that spreads three pieces across the first 90 days and runs on one reorder a month. The first two drops list at $68.85 for each hire.

A three-piece kickoff capsule of hero piece, everyday piece and accessory, with the 10-week calendar, the math for 120 attendees and the no-year rule.

Eight industry capsules for the show floor with the product mix and one color move each. Printed capsules run $48.05 to $62.42 for each person at list.

What each booth role wears and how many of it: lead, demo staff, floor team, executives. A 10-person, three-day order priced at $1,186.56.

Client and employee apparel gifts follow different rules in six places. Two worked orders show how both lists still fit on one order at one volume tier.

Pullover $23.96 and zip $25.22 with one DTF print, all on one 330 GSM fleece. Which cut to order, where the logo goes, and a team order priced at 50 and 150.

220 GSM combed ring-spun cotton, $17.02 with one DTF print. Embroidery or DTF on a tee, when a small mark beats a big graphic, and the math at 15 and 150 pieces.

How a logo gets redrawn for thread, where it goes on the polo, tonal against contrast, and how 15 or 150 polos are priced. Orders start at 15 pieces.

A structured cap at $10.85 with a printed front and a cuffed beanie, both one size. Flat or 3D embroidery, DTF panels or patches, and the math at 50 and 150.

Thread or film, side by side, with a default rule for each of our eight products and when to put both on one garment.

Small runs with tonal embroidery. The button-up shirt and the zip hoodie as anchors, built up in three kit sizes for a board or a partner list.

Central design, local reorders by email from the file, one network first order at one tier, a size roster per location and a worked 12-location budget.

Front-of-house, back-of-house and management capsules, reorders from the design on file for turnover, XS to 4XL at one price, and a 60-room hotel priced at $2,005.76.

Size mixes for teams of 25 to 150 people, buffer rules by program type, a one-table roster, and the reorder loop that keeps your design on file.

Cost per wear on a $51.83 hoodie, tee and cap kit at list and at each tier, set against a $40 promo bundle. Includes a budget template finance will accept.

Split shipping to homes across the US, sizes by share link, and the order-by table for day one.

Our delivery covers the US only for now. How to choose between one bulk box and split-to-home parcels, with a 40-person order planned week by week.

A week-by-week calendar for year-end gifts, worked back from a December 14 delivery to a design start in early October, with a fallback if you start late.

A care routine that keeps a stitched mark and a DTF print looking right, the signs a piece is due for reorder, and the point at which it should retire. Embroidery is permanent thread and DTF is rated for 50-plus washes.

Once you approve your design, production takes three weeks and shipping takes two. Design comes before that at your pace, so plan 8 to 10 weeks and read the calendar worked backwards from a real date.

Why custom apparel suppliers set minimums and why most land at 24, 48 or 50 pieces. Ours is 15 because the production is our own, and this guide shows what 15 buys a six-person booth team.