When you look at a quote or a product page, the total price is usually a stack of a few line items rather than a single number. Knowing what each line is makes it easy to compare options and spot what you can adjust to land where you want.
#The components of a price
Most quotes break down along these lines:
#Unit price
The per-piece price of the product itself, before decoration. This is what scales with quantity. Order more, and the unit price drops.
#Quantity tiers (price breaks)
Most products are priced in tiers based on how many you order — for example, one price for 25–49 pieces and a lower price for 50–99. Crossing a tier threshold can drop your unit price meaningfully, which is why we will sometimes suggest ordering a few more pieces to clear the next break.
#Decoration setup fees
A one-time charge that covers preparing your artwork for production — building screens, digitizing for embroidery, setting up an engraving file. You pay this the first time you decorate a given design. Reorders of the exact same design typically do not incur it again.
#Decoration per-piece charges
What it costs to actually apply your design to each item. This varies by method (embroidery, screen print, engraving) and by complexity (number of colors, stitch count, art size).
#Customization fees
Beyond standard decoration, anything that is bespoke for you — custom Pantone color matching, special pack-out, custom sizing or cuts, branded packaging — shows up as its own line.
#Packaging fees
If your order needs more than the default packaging — gift boxes, tissue paper, branded mailers, individual poly bags — those land here.
#Rush fees
When a tighter timeline requires us to bump a project ahead, we add a rush charge. The fee scales with how aggressive the timeline is.
#Where to read this on a quote
Every formal quote we send shows these as separate lines so you can see what is driving the total. If something looks off or unexpected, ask your account team to walk through it line by line.
#Taxes and shipping
Sales tax (where applicable) and shipping are calculated separately and shown on your quote and invoice. If your organization is tax-exempt, send your resale or exemption certificate to your account team and we will apply it to eligible orders going forward.
#Prices on the product page vs your final quote
Prices shown on a product page are indicative — they assume a standard configuration and a typical quantity. Your final quote is built around the actual specs and quantity you are ordering. For why two quotes for similar items might land at different numbers, see Why pricing might vary.