That’s always the big question, right?

For custom designs, which will probably be the majority of what you buy from us, the price depends on:

• the specifics of the design (size? # of colors? which colors? what element types? # of stones?)
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• what product you’re buying (iron-on transfers or completed products?)
  and
• the quantity (we’ll show you pricing for small quantities starting at one piece, and larger quantities).

Because of all the factors above, we can’t quote a price on a design based on things like a description, or even artwork. We do need to take your project specs and complete the entire design conversion process before you can see a price. And you do pay a highly-subsidized, very low design fee for this work, even if you aren’t happy with the price and/or never purchase the product. The process is highly labor-intensive. On average, BlingFORCE spends about $40+ on doing the design work, but with a few exceptions, you can typically expect to pay around $10 for this work. We subsidize it so it’s not too much of a risk when you’re doing a project on spec to show a customer.

We realize this still isn’t ideal, but it’s the only way. If we were to make a flat-rate cost that worked with most designs, the price would have to be much, much higher to account for designs that use expensive elements, more elements, etc. We’ve been doing this for years, and have learned this really is the best way to get you the lowest cost.

Perhaps you’re used to selling custom printed shirts in bulk for cheap – $7-$10. This is NOT that. Rhinestone and glitter-embellished apparel, especially custom designed apparel, brings a premium that increases the value of the product 2-4x.

Here’s an example of our MSRP on a bling shirt with a single-placement front design, made from all rhinestones, with a custom logo such as a team name, on a good quality shirt – we’ll use the Bella 6405 relaxed fit v-neck (our #1 best seller) for this comparison:

1-11 pcs: $27.99
24-95 pcs: $19.99
96+ pcs: $16.99

Of course, you can price these any way you like, depending on a multitude of factors including the demographics/income of your customers, speed to delivery, quantity, etc. You can also expect to add a premium to its value if you have a walk-in storefront where the customers can sample/size the apparel items, so their purchase is not sight-unseen like it is online. You’re also free to charge any sort of setup fee they’ll pay.

Some of our customers retail customized bling apparel for up to double the prices list above.

Let’s for example say you’re using a shirt that costs $5 blank, a transfer that costs $4.50, and you have say $1 in labor costs for the pressing. You’re in it for $10.50. How much can you sell an incredible, fully-customized bling shirt for?

Yes, see our Example Pricing page.