Contract vs
full package.

01The short version

Who buys
the garment.

Contract print: you send counted blanks. Full package: we source them. Everything after the blank, decoration, finishing and the count, is the same floor.

02How to choose

Pick the route
by the program.

Neither route is the premium one. Contract keeps garment buying in your hands; full package hands the whole program to one floor.

Pick contract when

You already buy blanks, you have a garment program with your own suppliers, or you want to control garment cost and stock yourself. Send counted blanks and the run comes back counted.

Pick full package when

You want one invoice and one point of contact from sourcing to doorstep, inventory held on site and released against orders, and retail routing with EDI and ASN handled on the same floor.

Either way

Relabel, fold, bag, ticket and barcoding; brand new Halftone cartons, plain cartons, the garment manufacturer’s cartons or fully blind; a proof, a written spec and an approved sample first.

03Either way

The same numbers
on both routes.

The specification does not change with the route. Customer supplied garments and Halftone sourced blanks receive the same written specification and operator checks.

Colors, one pass	18	Including simulated process. Most programs land well under that.
Max print area	20 x 28 in	Placement is confirmed against your garment before anything burns to screen.
Standard lead	7 to 10	Business days, counted from approved art and blanks in hand. Rush windows are quoted per run.
Before production	Sample	A high resolution digital proof, a written print spec and an approved sample before the run starts.
Inventory	On site	Full package goods are warehoused on site and released against your orders; contract runs can be held as well.

04Questions

Routes,
answered.

What buyers ask when choosing between the two programs, answered straight.

1. Same.

   Do both routes get the same quality?

   Both routes run the same presses, the same operators and the same checkpoints, to the same written specification.

2. Either.

   Do you supply the blanks, or do I?

   Contract print means you send counted blanks. Full package means we source, decorate, warehouse and distribute the whole program.

3. Yes.

   Can you hold inventory on a contract run?

   Full package goods are warehoused on site and released against your orders, and we can hold contract runs as well.

4. Yes.

   Does full package include relabeling to my brand?

   Tag removal, tagless neck prints, woven and hem labels, hang tags, tickets, barcoding and compliance labeling run on either route.

5. Not sure yet.

   What if I do not know which route I want?

   Send the brief with the garment, quantity, colors and in-hands date and pick “not sure yet”; it comes back with a production plan for the route that fits.

6. Yes.

   Will you sample before the run on either route?

   You get a high resolution digital proof and a written print spec, and an approved sample before production starts.