Branded pens/trolley coins

[tony84]

I am looking to get a "small" quantity of these - around 100 of each... Apparently 250 is the minimum unless you want to pay a fortune for them.

Are there any companies who do smaller quantities without charging almost double the price?

 

[DoolallyTap]

Small for you may be just 100, how much do you want to pay?

1 - 4	£9.30
5 - 9	£6.90
10 - 24	£4.76
25 - 49	£2.19
50 - 99	£1.35
100 - 249	£0.93
250 - 499	£0.62
500 - 999	£0.46
1000 - 2499	£0.38
2500 - 4999	£0.32
5000 - 9999	£0.29
10000 +	£0.27

 

[tony84]

As low as possible...
I have been getting 98p-£1.05.

I am planning on doing some hampers and throwing in a pen and a trolley coin etc from next year so its a bit of an investment.

I suppose I was hoping to get it for close to 60p each but it seems like thats not going to be possible for a small amount. 100 for me is a large amount, thats over a years worth of mortgages. I might just get a load of pens and throw a few in instead.

 

[Mark T Jones]

I don't know the answer, but these are the people I use, they are quite helpful and communicative

https://www.hambleside-merchandise.co.uk/?utm_source=GMB&utm_medium=organic

 

[JEREMY HAWKE]

Adler do some really good quality pens

 

[glengraving]

This thread caught my eye because I run a key cutting shop (so promo keyrings are always handy) and this year I've also invested bigly in new engraving machines, so it was my intention for one of my first large projects on the new machine was to make myself a big batch of custom trolley coins.
Been busy so neglected that idea, I'll bump it back up my to-do list thank to this reminder.

I don't know if I'd want to go down the route of being a big production shop for these things, but if you want I can message you with my results once I've made my own up.

 

[AlanJ1]

As low as possible...
I have been getting 98p-£1.05.

I am planning on doing some hampers and throwing in a pen and a trolley coin etc from next year so its a bit of an investment.

I suppose I was hoping to get it for close to 60p each but it seems like thats not going to be possible for a small amount. 100 for me is a large amount, thats over a years worth of mortgages. I might just get a load of pens and throw a few in instead.

£1 seems to be the price for that quantity. Just asked someone I know in the promotional game.

 

[tony84]

Yea, I have started to find that out.
It seems odd that if you buy double you can get it for half the price, but if I order 250 of the things, I will have them for years!

I spoke to a company about getting some thermos cups, pens and ice scrapers for more or less the same price - but then they told me the price on their site assumes the logo is just one colour.
getting closed down.

 

[DoolallyTap]

It's not odd that prices reduce with quantity, the set up costs, processing dispatching etc. are the same whatever the quantity

 

[tony84]

It's not odd that prices reduce with quantity, the set up costs, processing dispatching etc. are the same whatever the quantity

Thats not what I said.

 

[DontAsk]

Thats not what I said.

Quote "It seems odd that if you buy double you can get it for half the price"

I have used 4imprint for own branded items.

 

[tony84]

Quote "It seems odd that if you buy double you can get it for half the price"

I have used 4imprint for own branded items.

Which is not "odd that prices reduce with quantity".

One is the economies of scale.
The other is the economies of scale on steroids.

 

[glengraving]

As someone with a laser cutter, I can see why the price of these tapers drastically like this - if my math is right I can engrave (one side) and cut up to 900 trolley coins from one sheet (acrylic or plywood) with one button press on my machine bed. Similar setup/design etc time if I was to do 50.

 

[tony84]

I just spoke to 4imprint as DontAsk mentioned.
Unlike the first company I spoke to, they actually explain the extra costs.

I just assumed the printing was done by some bigger version of a printer we have at home. It seems like it is done with some sort of screen. Extra colours = extra costs and so there is quite a bit in set up time/expenses.

 

[DontAsk]

Which is not "odd that prices reduce with quantity".

One is the economies of scale.
The other is the economies of scale on steroids.

Not at all. It's the setup costs.

It's the same in the PCB (Printed Circuit Board) industry. You can very sometimes double your order and pay very little extra.

It's an indication of how cheap the underlying items are. E.g buy 50 for 10p ea plus £1 setup cost. Buy 100 for 9p ea. plus 50p setup cost. Per unit almost half the price.