Thu Oct 22, 2009 6:42 am Author: Cheryl Smith
I know im not talking about print but prespaced here but I think some ideas apply to both:
I always buy in my print because i get great prices and brilliant service from my supplier.
Its easy to forget its not just the material which costs but time....if its going to take an age to do the artwork to cut on narrower machine...weeding....not to mention if its going to take an age fitting lots of little bits together and join them up or line them up and trim them etc etc ....work it out. If you build a good relationship with a supplier of bits which are larger than you can produce...ie get great prices, its worth working out your margins...at the same time it depends how busy you are.
I sometimes buy the roll of vinyl myself and ask my supplier to price for cutting weeding and premasking only...works out much cheaper than my time and much quicker to fit.
I would let cutomer know that there would be joins and gage a reaction.
swings and roundabouts really.