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G2Guide · The brief

What to send
for a quote.

Five things turn a brief into a price and a production plan. Send them and the quote comes back from the floor, not a call center. Here is what each one is, why it matters, and what happens next.

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Standard lead · business days
7 to 10
Max print area · in
20 x 28
Colors, one pass
18

01The brief

Five things
we need.

The quote form asks for these in order. Have them ready and the first reply is a plan, not a list of questions.

  1. 01Garment

    What we are printing

    T-shirts, hoodies and fleece, long sleeves, tank tops or a mixed program, and whether you send the blanks or we source them.

  2. 02Quantity

    How many

    Pieces per design, by size where you know it.

  3. 03Print

    Colors and placements

    Print colors and where they go: front, back, front and back, sleeve or multiple locations. Max print area is 20 by 28 inches; placement is confirmed against your garment before anything burns to screen.

  4. 04In-hands date

    When you need it

    Standard lead is 7 to 10 business days, counted from approved art and blanks in hand. Rush windows are quoted per run.

  5. 05Art

    The files

    High resolution artwork, layered files where you have them, or a shareable link. Art is separated and output in house, so you do not need print ready separations.

02Then

Proof, spec,
sample, run.

Nothing burns to screen until you have approved it. The brief comes back as a production plan and a price; production starts after the sample is approved.

  1. 01Plan

    A price and a plan

    The brief comes back from the floor with a production plan and a price.

  2. 02Proof

    See it first

    A high resolution digital proof and a written print spec, screen by screen.

  3. 03Sample

    Approve it

    An approved sample before production starts.

  4. 04Run

    Counted and shipped

    Printed, finished and packed to the spec, then shipped where the program sells. The count matches the packing list.

03Finishing & delivery

Decide these
on the brief.

Finishing is priced with the print, so the brief asks for it up front: what happens to the garment after the ink, and where the boxes go.

  • FinishingWhat happens to the garment
  • Relabel and neck tags, hang tags and tickets
  • Size stickers, barcodes and compliance labels
  • Fold and polybag, size runs and pre-packs
  • Retail compliant packing
  • Brand new Halftone cartons, plain cartons, the garment manufacturer’s cartons or fully blind
  • DeliveryWhat happens to the order
  • Your office, your warehouse or a retail distribution center
  • Straight to your customers, blind under your label
  • EDI and ASN documentation where a retailer requires it
  • Warehousing: we can hold the goods and release them against your orders

04Questions

The brief,
answered.

What buyers ask before they send a brief, answered straight.

  1. No.

    Do I need print ready separations?

    Art is separated and output in house. Send layered files where you have them and we will work from your originals.

  2. Send it.

    What if my art is low resolution?

    Send what you have with a shareable link to anything larger. The proof shows exactly what the press can hold before anything burns to screen.

  3. A range.

    What if I do not know the quantity yet?

    Send a range. The brief can carry one.

  4. Not sure yet.

    What if I do not know which program I want?

    Pick “not sure yet” on the brief. It comes back with a production plan for the route that fits.

  5. Yes.

    Can I send blanks I already own?

    That is contract printing: you send counted blanks, we decorate, finish and pack to spec, then return the run counted out the way it came in.

  6. Yes.

    Will I see a sample before the run?

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

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