How to Order Printful Samples in 2024

If you’re thinking of launching a new print on demand business, or growing your venture, then you should be investing in Printful sample orders.

Printful is one of the print on demand vendors I recommend most to beginners, thanks to its ease of use, excellent product range, and incredible integrations with a huge range of sales channels.

It’s also well-known for its commitment to quality, with 99% of shipped orders adhering to customer and vendor expectations.

However, the only way to get a clear insight into the quality you’ll get from Printful, and their approach to order fulfillment, is to purchase samples.

Here’s your guide to placing sample orders on Printful.

Key Takeaways Placing Printful sample orders gives you a chance to evaluate the quality of the products you’re going to sell, vet the fulfillment process, and take unique photos of your items for product pages and promotions. Printful’s Sample Program allows companies to make one sample order a month, purchasing up to 3 items at a time to begin with. You’ll receive more options for ordering samples as your monthly revenue increases. While you can order sample versions of any product on Printful, you will be limited in the number of orders you can place. There are also limitations on the sizes of certain sample products, such as framed photos and canvases. Printful members on the “Printful Business” plan (reserved for companies earning over $60k in a 12 month period, get 25% off sample products. Ordering Printful Sample Orders: The Sample Program

Like most POD partners, Printful allows companies to order “samples” of the products they want to sell, to examine their quality, and take authentic product photos.

The Printful “sample program” allows store owners to order products with a 20% discount. However, as a beginner on the platform, you’ll only be eligible for 1 sample order per month, with a maximum of 3 items per order.

As your monthly accumulated sales increase, Printful will upgrade the number of samples you can order. However, you can’t go beyond the maximum of 5 sample orders per month.

You can check how many samples you have left in the “Discounts” section of your Printful dashboard.

Notably, Printful recommends editing the “retail price” for your sample products before you purchase them, as customs fees are calculated based on the retail price you set.

Additionally, while all products are available to order as samples, there are some restrictions on certain items.

For instance, frame posters are only available in sizes of 8×10 inches, and canvases are only available in 12×12 inch sizes.

You also can’t combine sample order discounts with any other gift cards or vouchers you might have on Printful.

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