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Wholesale shirts

ICeMAnAbk

ICeMAnAbk

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Hello,

Recently, an old friend contacted me about getting her some t shirts for her hairdresser class. So, it got me back into checking out wholesale blank t shirts. I'm looking for Gildan (of course). However, I remember paying a heck of a lot less a few years ago for shirts then what I've been findig lately. Anyone have any wholesalers they'd suggest? Doing my price shopping. Not looking for second rate / irregulars or cut tags.


btw, has the price of blank apparel gone up that much in the last few years?!
 
showcase 66

showcase 66

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Prices have gone up. I use Alpha Alphashirt.com You get better prices if you call in. At least I have in the past.
 
Air Art Girl

Air Art Girl

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I use SanMar mostly. Free shipping at $200. But, their warehouse is close enough to go pickup for me.

Cotton has gone up in price if it's been awhile since you bought shirts.
 
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OlsonSigns601

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There are so many T-Shirt suppliers, it wouldn't make any sense to use a supplier on the east coast if you are on the west coast.

Finding a good supplier close enough for 1 day ship and good inventory stocks is essential.

I use SS Activewear. May not be the cheapest price but its cheaper that others I've looked at, but they have tons of inventory, 1 day ship, free shipping with $150+ orders and I have it next day if I put my order in before 4pm.
 
TheSnowman

TheSnowman

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I get them from S&S Activewear. I haven't ever really shopped around cause I don't do a ton of this stuff, but when I do, they always have what I'm looking for, so I have just always worked with them. Website is very user friendly.
 
ICeMAnAbk

ICeMAnAbk

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Whoa! lot of replies. Thanks for the input everyone. I was price shopping myself online, and kept seeing black Ts for roughly 3 a piece. Maybe I'm just imagining things but I think in 07 I was paying around 1.50 each.

Ya Olson, I do plan on trying to find the best bargin, but also reasonably close.

Guess it's time to start researching. Thanks again all.
 
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OlsonSigns601

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If it helps you.

My S&S Costs:
Gilden 2000 - 100% Cotton
White - $1.49
Black - $2.29

Gilden 8000 - 50/50
White - $1.55
Black - $2.19
 
binki

binki

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Cotton prices went from about 40c a pound to over $2 at one point. It has come back down but the prices are still higher than 2 years ago.

A combination of a bad economy, bad forecasting by the mills, a major earthquake in Haiti that shut one mill down and hording by the growers sent prices up on the shirts by 10% a month 4 months in a row.

Since prices went up so much with raw cotton the planting at the end of last year was up 20% and has helped bring prices back down.

There was a time when we couldn't get black T's for about 6 weeks because of bad forecasting on wholesale sales.

But, finding a white shirt for a buck-twenty wholesale hasn't been seen since then.

Hope this helps your understanding of what happened to the price.
 
401Graphics

401Graphics

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amw said:
Same company as alphashirt...I think they go by many names.
I have been to the "nes" place in MI....and no NES name anywhere in site that I recall. I know on the wall was at least 3 or 4 dif company names.

No real point to this...just find it intresting.

Marsha
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Yes
NES, Alpha, and Broder Bros
 
slipperyfrog

slipperyfrog

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kraigsnowden said:
I get them from S&S Activewear. I haven't ever really shopped around cause I don't do a ton of this stuff, but when I do, they always have what I'm looking for, so I have just always worked with them. Website is very user friendly.
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Same here. Love their service out of CA from their sister company Americana.
 
ICeMAnAbk

ICeMAnAbk

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binki said:
Cotton prices went from about 40c a pound to over $2 at one point. It has come back down but the prices are still higher than 2 years ago.

A combination of a bad economy, bad forecasting by the mills, a major earthquake in Haiti that shut one mill down and hording by the growers sent prices up on the shirts by 10% a month 4 months in a row.

Since prices went up so much with raw cotton the planting at the end of last year was up 20% and has helped bring prices back down.

There was a time when we couldn't get black T's for about 6 weeks because of bad forecasting on wholesale sales.

But, finding a white shirt for a buck-twenty wholesale hasn't been seen since then.

Hope this helps your understanding of what happened to the price.
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Thanks for the info. I thought my head was going to spin off when I kept seen 3 a shirt hah. Explains a lot though with Haiti's situation.
 
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