How to Choose a Bag Manufacturer
21 Feb , 2021
As you’re designing your bag, you’ll also need to select a manufacturer who will produce and deliver your special products. While it’s one of the last steps of the process, choosing the right bag manufacturer early on is an important component of a successful order. Going with an experienced, high-quality manufacturer will help ensure that your product meets your expectations for craftsmanship, cost and delivery. Selecting an inferior manufacturer could introduce errors, reduce the quality of your thoughtful design or it could even cost you time and money. In this post, we suggest four questions to ask to help you choose the right bag manufacturer. Four Questions to Ask your Bag Manufacturer Is there a minimum order quantity? You likely are designing your bag around a particular campaign or purpose. This could be gifts for your staff, as part of a promotional giveaway or to create an inventory of products that you sell online or at retail locations. In all cases, you’ll want to estimate the number of bags you’ll need for your initial or subsequent campaigns and seek a manufacturer that can produce that quantity. It’s an important early question to ask to make sure that your prospective bag manufacturer is a good fit for your needs and budget. At Gionar Bags, for example, our minimum order quantities are based on a number of variables such as style, material and production costs. Depending on your unique bag, this will typically be a minimum order quantity, or MOQ, of 50 bags or more. We don’t want you to get stuck ordering and paying for more bags than you need! So, if you only require a few bags, you’ll want to seek out a manufacturer that can meet this need. Do you offer design assistance? Chances are, this is one of your first experiences in designing a custom bag. We know that it can feel a little overwhelming given how many choices you have for bag style, material, colour and so much more. You may need a bit of design assistance to put your one-of-a-kind bag together. This could be support from the beginning with all aspects of the design, or, this could be just a bit of help to add the finishing touches to your bespoke creation. In either case, you’ll want to inquire if your bag manufacturer offers design assistance, should you need it. Surprisingly, this type of assistance is not always offered. Some manufacturers have no such service, while others will charge an additional fee for support. At Gionar Bags, we offer always-free design service to ensure you get the perfect bag every time. This begins from the moment you reach out. We offer a free consultation at the onset to understand your goals and your budget. Then, we work with you every step of the way to share ideas, shape your design, answer questions and make the entire process easy. What are my options for custom materials and design features? You might have a vision of the exact bag you’d like to produce. Perhaps something on Pinterest or Etsy caught your eye or you were inspired b...
