What promotional products actually cost.
Nobody can quote your project from a webpage. What we can do is show you exactly what drives the number, and promise you exact figures before you commit to anything, with a visual mockup to follow once we have your artwork.
Last updated: September 3, 2026 · By Prodigy Promos, Lindon, Utah
The four things that drive every quote
Promotional product pricing comes down to four levers: the product tier you choose, the decoration method and color count, the quantity (almost everything gets cheaper per piece at volume), and logistics, including kitting, drop shipping, and storage. Move any lever and the number moves with it.
- Product tier. A budget open-end cotton tee and a retail-brand ring-spun tee can differ by 2–3x per blank, and the keep-rate difference is usually bigger than the price difference.
- Decoration method & colors. Screen printing carries a per-color setup fee that amortizes at volume; embroidery prices by stitch count; heat-press carries minimal setup but a steadier per-piece cost.
- Quantity. The single biggest lever. Setup fees spread across more pieces and blanks get volume pricing, which is why we’ll sometimes tell you that ordering 50 more shirts costs almost nothing.
- Logistics. Shipping everything to one office is cheap. Kitting boxes and drop shipping to 500 homes is a real service with real cost, usually money well spent, and it belongs in the plan.
Running a company store program instead of a one-off order? Store-plan pricing is published and flat ($75–$199 a month, unlimited orders, no transaction fees) on the company webstore pricing page.
How to think about budget by project
The most useful budgeting frame is per-person, not per-item: what should it cost to outfit one employee, welcome one new hire, or impress one customer? Decide what the moment is worth, and we’ll architect the best possible product mix inside that number. That’s the design-led part.
A few candid rules of thumb from twenty years of quotes:
- One great item beats three forgettable ones at the same total spend. Kept swag is the only swag that markets.
- For one-day events with big crowds, the budget tee is genuinely the right call. For anything people should wear twice, it isn’t.
- If a program repeats — uniforms, onboarding, quarterly gifts — pricing it as a program (with stocked inventory) beats pricing it as repeated one-off orders.
- A number is only as accurate as the questions behind it, so expect to be asked about your timeline, quantities, and artwork before you see one.
What a Prodigy quote includes
Every Prodigy quote arrives with exact per-piece pricing, all setup and decoration fees itemized, and a concrete timeline, before you commit to anything. Once we have your artwork, you’ll also see a visual mockup of your logo on the actual product, ahead of production. If we quote it, we can deliver it at that number. No surprises on the invoice.
Frequently asked questions
Why don’t you publish per-product prices?
Because they’d be wrong. The same hoodie can vary meaningfully in cost depending on quantity, decoration, and timing. A published number would either overcharge most buyers or set an expectation we’d break. We publish what’s truly fixed (store plans) and quote the rest exactly, within one business day.
Is there a minimum order?
It depends on the product and decoration method. Screen printing wants volume to be economical, while heat-press handles small and lower-volume runs. Tell us what you need and we’ll tell you straight whether the quantity makes sense, or suggest a method that fits it better.
Customer stories
They stopped buying swag that ended up in the trash.
Narwhal Homes told us they were tired of ordering event giveaways nobody kept. We helped them narrow the selection down to a few useful, brand-relevant products. They told us engagement at their booth improved, and they had fewer leftovers to store after the show.
Same budget, a gift that carried more weight.
Superplay had a fixed budget and wanted the gift to feel more premium. We cut the number of items, upgraded the main product, and put real work into the packaging. The total spend did not change.