Searches for "Independent Trading Co sweatshirt wholesale" usually come from someone who has already priced out a case order from a blank apparel distributor and did not love the math: a minimum case buy, a guess at how many smalls versus XLs to stock, and money tied up in inventory before a single customer has paid for anything. Print on demand removes that math entirely for Independent Trading Co joggers and sweatpants. Here is what changes when the wholesale minimum disappears.
A typical wholesale case order for fleece bottoms runs a minimum of a dozen to several dozen units per size and color combination, often with a $250-$500 upfront spend before a single unit sells. If the size run guessed wrong, the smalls sell out in a week and the XLs sit in a bin for a year. The owner carries that inventory risk, not the buyer.
| Wholesale case order | Single-piece printing | |
|---|---|---|
| Minimum order | Typically 12-48 units per size run | 1 unit |
| Upfront cost | $250-$500+ before any sale | $0. Print happens after the customer pays |
| Sizing risk | Owner guesses the size breakdown | Customer picks their own size at checkout |
| Unsold inventory | Sits in storage, ties up cash | None. Nothing is printed until it is ordered |
The Bear Grips free plan runs $0/mo for 3 live products, at a higher per-unit base price ($47.94 for the Women's Wave Wash Sweatpants, $49.92 for the Men's Midweight Performance Joggers). The Self-Service VIP plan runs $59/mo for 200 live products at the lowest base pricing ($39.88 and $40.88). Either way, the only spend before a sale is the monthly platform fee, not a case of inventory.
Single-piece printing is not the answer for every situation. A gym handing out 40 identical staff sweatpants at a fixed size run, ordered once and never reordered, may still find a bulk supplier cheaper per unit at that exact volume. Where single-piece printing wins is anything sold to the public, any size run that is not known in advance, and anything that reorders in small batches over time, which describes most gym, team, and small-brand merch drops.
Independent Trading Co joggers and sweatpants, single-piece pricing, no case buy, no inventory to store.
Start FreeCorrect. A single pair prints and ships at the same base price as any other order. There is no case minimum or bulk requirement.
Only the monthly platform fee if on a paid plan. The free plan costs $0/mo. Nothing is printed or charged for a specific product until a customer buys it.
You can order multiples through the same shop at the same per-unit base price. There is no bulk discount built in, but there is also no bulk minimum forcing a larger buy than needed.
The catalog currently carries Independent Trading Co in joggers and sweatpants specifically. For a matching sweatshirt or hoodie, the catalog carries options from Bear Grips, Champion, and Gildan in a similar weight and price range.
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