sewsew Posted May 21, 2007 Report Share Posted May 21, 2007 I just purchased some batting wholesale , is there a rule of thumb as how to price it ? How do I include the shipping charges ? I bought a sampler package with different size battings . Any suggestions are welcome . Arby Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dtreusch Posted May 21, 2007 Report Share Posted May 21, 2007 Arby, I price batting by the yard. So I take the wholesale price + the shipping charges and divide by the number of yards in the roll them multiply by the markup percent. The final figure is a price per yard that I charge customers. ' Hope this helps. Debbi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mary Beth Posted May 21, 2007 Report Share Posted May 21, 2007 I try to stay close to the amount my LQS is selling her batting for, as not to be in competition with her....I get a lot of business from her, don't want to undercut Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BethDurand Posted May 21, 2007 Report Share Posted May 21, 2007 I charge same as the quilt shop, $8.20 per yard for warm and natural, 90" wide. Beth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
juliagraves Posted May 21, 2007 Report Share Posted May 21, 2007 I charge twice my wholesale cost (including s/h, and rounded up to the nearest penny), and charge by the linear inch. This works out to be $0.25/" for Dream Blend and $0.20/" for Dream Puff (extra thick polyester) Remember that the roll is quite wide, so a 70" x 90" quilt would only need 70". I haven't compared prices to my local quilt shop, but my customers haven't complained. I have mostly renters who find it easiest to just bring their quilt top and buy my batting and my thread (I charge by the bobbin for the thread). Good luck! Julia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SandraC Posted May 22, 2007 Report Share Posted May 22, 2007 I charge by the inch and I think people like it this way. I let people bring their own batting but I'd rather they use mine so I don't have to worry about the quality, so I do charge a little bit less than full retail to encourage them. Although, I must say that they don't seem to compare, the quilters seem to appreciate that I have it on hand. Another reason I like to supply it is that the quilts take up less room in my sewing room if they don't have their own batts. Right now I have a few that brought their own and I'm running out of room!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sewingupastorm Posted May 22, 2007 Report Share Posted May 22, 2007 I just doubled the amount I paid with the first two rolls I got with my machine and did not add extra when I had the next roll shipped (I am still making plenty on it). I also sell by the inch and nobody ever blinks at my prices...................it is close to what the LQS sells it for. They can bring their own our use mine either way is fine with me. Mostly I sell it for convience of the customers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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