Artwork in the form the factory needs
Vector files with outlined fonts, the colour system reference, and the print area marked. A logo pulled off a website will be reproduced exactly as badly as it was supplied.
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A promotional order is a manufacturing job, not a purchase, and the difference shows up in the sample stage. Everything expensive that goes wrong here goes wrong because someone skipped it.
The good news is that all of it is decidable before the run starts.
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What we check before you pay
The print method fits the material
Pad print, screen, laser, embroidery, debossing and UV each suit different surfaces and different run sizes. We pick the method for the product rather than accepting whatever the factory usually does.
Tooling and mould costs are separate
Custom shapes need tooling, and it is a one-off cost that belongs in the quote as its own line. So does who owns the mould afterwards.
Minimum order by variant
Ask whether the stated minimum applies per product, colour, size or design, and get the full quantity breakdown in writing before committing.
Third-party brands and licensed artwork
Putting someone else's logo or a licensed character on a product requires permission, and the border does not accept "it was a gift" as an answer.
The sample is the contract
An approved pre-production sample is what inspection measures against. Without one there is nothing to hold the factory to.
How an order runs
- Send artwork and the brief Vector artwork, colour references, quantities by variant, and your deadline. The deadline matters more here than in any other category.
- Method and tooling decided We match the branding method to the product and material, and price any tooling as a separate line so you can see it.
- Pre-production sample approved A physical sample of the actual product with the actual branding, photographed and shipped to you if you want it in hand. Nothing goes into production before you approve it.
- Quote and approval Goods, tooling, branding setup, sampling, our service fee, inspection, consolidation and freight, itemised.
- Inspection against the approved sample Sampled units compared to the approved sample — print position, colour, registration — and photographed.
- Consolidate and ship Branded goods usually ship as one order from one factory, so the work here is packing and timing against your deadline.
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We confirm the specification and quote with you before any purchase. Submitting an enquiry does not place an order.
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