If you’ve been considering purchasing a vinyl cutter to increase sales and offer your customers a faster turnaround, here are a couple of example strategies to help pay off your investment and increase your profits.
If you’re looking to be a team dealer and selling a lot of team wear, then you’ll see an extremely fast return on your investment.
| Wholesale Jersey Cost | $12.00 |
| Heat Applied Material (name, number, team) | $2.00 |
| Labor ($20.00 per hour/60 minutes x 3 minutes per shirt) | $1.00 |
| Total Cost per Garment | $15.00 |
| Selling Price | $30.00 |
| Less Cost | $15.00 |
| Profit | $15.00 |
The investment for a vinyl cutter is approximately $1,695.00. With a profit of $15.00 per jersey, it will take 113 jerseys to pay off the cutter.
Creating customer shirts with a variety of graphics or sayings on demand will have you paying off your investment in no time.
| Wholesale T-Shirt Cost | $3.00 |
| Heat Applied Design (one color average cost) | $0.67 |
| Labor ($20.00 per hour/60 minutes x 5 minutes per shirt) | $1.67 |
| Total Cost per Garment | $5.34 |
| Selling Price | $22.00 |
| Less Cost | $5.34 |
| Profit | $16.66 |
The investment for a vinyl cutter is approximately $1,695.00. With a profit of $16.66 per shirt, it will take 102 shirts to pay off the cutter.
Embroidery is a popular choice in decorating corporate attire, but it is more expensive than heat applied graphics. Adding a cutter allows you to offer another service to your customers at a lower cost and with a quicker turnaround.
The investment for a vinyl cutter is approximately $1,695.00. With a profit of $8.70 per shirt, it will take 195 shirts to pay off the cutter.