About plushie making and pricing
14 years ago
There have been a few people that have asked about how pricing works and a few...whined...my prices were too high.
Here's the break down and rationale:
1. Materials
This ranges from thread to fleece to glue sticks to gas used to travel 20 minutes to the store and 20 minutes back to buy all the supplies. Gas where I live is currently 3.95$ a gallon.
2. Labor (Gaifuu does all the machine sewing)
It takes time to go to the store for supplies, trace the pattern, cut it, pin in, sew it, stuff it, sew it shut, decorate it. These do not take 10 minutes to throw together.
3. R&D (I'm head of this, always pushing what we can do)
Creating patterns from scratch and experimenting with new ideas once again cost money.
4. Shipping
While they are light, it still costs about 3-6$ to ship these.
Going by this I think my prices are extremely fair. Its an open market, and just like how artist price their artwork, Gaifuu and I set our prices fairly. You're getting (unless you order a mini or ball model) 15-18 inch plush for around 20-30$ Some other artist's (not all) start theirs at 30-40$ for something along the size of 5-7 inches.
I'll happily accept payments plans (half upfront, then 2 weeks to pay the rest before shipping), or other methods if I or Gaifuu deem it alright.
Any questions, feel free to drop me a note. I don't bite, but Gaifuu does. ;3
Here's the break down and rationale:
1. Materials
This ranges from thread to fleece to glue sticks to gas used to travel 20 minutes to the store and 20 minutes back to buy all the supplies. Gas where I live is currently 3.95$ a gallon.
2. Labor (Gaifuu does all the machine sewing)
It takes time to go to the store for supplies, trace the pattern, cut it, pin in, sew it, stuff it, sew it shut, decorate it. These do not take 10 minutes to throw together.
3. R&D (I'm head of this, always pushing what we can do)
Creating patterns from scratch and experimenting with new ideas once again cost money.
4. Shipping
While they are light, it still costs about 3-6$ to ship these.
Going by this I think my prices are extremely fair. Its an open market, and just like how artist price their artwork, Gaifuu and I set our prices fairly. You're getting (unless you order a mini or ball model) 15-18 inch plush for around 20-30$ Some other artist's (not all) start theirs at 30-40$ for something along the size of 5-7 inches.
I'll happily accept payments plans (half upfront, then 2 weeks to pay the rest before shipping), or other methods if I or Gaifuu deem it alright.
Any questions, feel free to drop me a note. I don't bite, but Gaifuu does. ;3

brookelynn
~brookelynn
I think that's fair. And hey, if they complain, then they should just make it themselves. :p

Cammii
~cammii
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