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Vinyl Cutter Investment Strategies

If youve 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.

Strategy #1 Athletic Team Decoration

If youre looking to be a team dealer and selling a lot of team wear, then youll see an extremely fast return on your investment.
Wholesale Jersey Cost
Heat Applied Material (name, number, team)
Labor (RM6.00 per hour/60 minutes x 10 minutes per shirt)
Total Cost per Garment
Selling Price
Less Cost
Profit

RM20.00
RM4.00
RM1.00
RM25.00
RM60.00
RM25.00
RM35.00

The investment for a vinyl cutter is approximately RM2599.00. With a profit of RM35.00 per jersey, it will take 75 jerseys to pay off the cutter.

Strategy #2 Retail T-Shirt Business

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
Heat Applied Design (one color average cost)
Labor (RM6.00 per hour/60 minutes x 15 minutes per shirt)
Total Cost per Garment
Selling Price
Less Cost
Profit

RM8.00
RM4.50
RM1.50
RM14.00
RM39.00
RM14.00
RM25.00

The investment for a vinyl cutter is approximately RM2599.00 With a profit of RM25.00 per shirt, it will take 103 shirts to pay off the cutter.

Strategy #3 POLO SHIRT Business Add on Sales

FLOCK is a best choice in decorating corporate attire, but it is more expensive than spot colour applied . Adding a cutter allows
you to offer another service to your customers at a lower cost and with a quicker turnaround.
Wholesale Polo Shirt Cost
Heat Applied Design (left chest logo)
Labor (RM6.00 per hour/60 minutes x 15 minutes per shirt)
Total Cost per Garment
Selling Price
Less Cost
Profit

RM15.00
RM5.00
RM1.50
RM21.50
RM49.00
RM21.50
RM27.50

The investment for a vinyl cutter is approximately RM2599.00 With a profit of RM27.50 per shirt, it will take 95 shirts to pay off the cutter.