Promotional Merchandise Pricing

The pricing of promotional items varies and is really dependent upon the particular products you choose. Items can range from a few pence to as much as you wish to pay if you want a bespoke one off unique gift or award. Typically, there is a massive range of items available from a few pence to £ 20 plus of course other gadgets and gifts above this. The lower the unit price, generally, the higher will be the minimum order quantity. This is because it is uneconomical for manufacturers to produce very low cost items in low quantities however, your distributor will advise on options available to you. When you let your distributor know your budget they can advise you quickly and easily on a range of options that will suit your particular requirements so a good relationship with a good distributor will pay dividends in speeding up the sourcing process and maximizing the effectiveness of your budget.

It is typical for products to be shown with price breaks and the greater the quantity you order the lower the price will generally be.

It is important to be aware that many promotional items will also involve additional set up and origination costs plus carriage costs. Some distributors will build all these into an overall product price while others will prefer to show you all costs fully itemised out so you can see the breakdown for yourself.

When you supply your artwork in the correct and most suitable format for printing you will avoid additional artwork charges however, if you are unable to do this, your artwork and logos can be recreated for you at reasonable charges and often very quickly. Your distributor will advise on the best way to do this.

Payment Terms
Payment terms will vary from distributor to distributor. As all goods used for promotional marketing are personalized and unique to the customer many suppliers will operate on a payment with order or proforma payment basis. Others may require a deposit and balance prior to despatch and others still may provide trading credit terms once a trading history has been established.

Where goods are being brought in from overseas and are bespoke to the customers requirements it is common for up front payment to be required.