Joggers and sweatpants carry some of the better margins in the Bear Grips catalog because the base cost sits in the middle of the pricing range while buyer willingness to pay for a comfortable, branded bottom stays high, especially in cold months. Here is the actual per-unit math on the two Independent Trading Co pieces, at both plan tiers.
| Product | Free base | VIP base | VIP savings per unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Women's Wave Wash Sweatpants | $47.94 | $39.88 | $8.06 |
| Men's Midweight Performance Joggers | $49.92 | $40.88 | $9.04 |
| Retail price | VIP margin (Wave Wash) | VIP margin (Midweight Joggers) |
|---|---|---|
| $49.88 | $9.00 | $9.00 |
| $54.88 | $15.00 | $14.00 |
| $59.88 | $20.00 | $19.00 |
| $64.88 | $25.00 | $24.00 |
The default recommended profit across the Bear Grips catalog is $10 per item. Joggers and sweatpants regularly clear well past that number because buyers expect to pay more for a full-length bottom than for a tee.
Bear Grips Pro Shops: Custom Apparel for Your Team. No Minimums. Free Shipping.At 20 pairs sold in a month, a shop on VIP retailing the Men's Midweight Performance Joggers at $59.88 nets $19.00 x 20 = $380 in margin before the $59/mo platform fee, netting about $321. The same 20 pairs on the free plan at the same $59.88 retail net $9.96 x 20 = $199.20, since the free-plan base is $9.04 higher. The free plan makes sense below roughly 6-7 units a month on this product. Past that, VIP's lower base pays for its own subscription fee and then some.
Selling joggers or sweatpants alongside a matching hoodie or tee raises average order value without adding printing complexity. A tee-plus-joggers bundle priced as a set, even at a small discount off the sum of individual prices, tends to convert better than either piece sold alone, since the buyer is picturing a full outfit rather than one item.
VIP base from $39.88, set your own retail, keep the margin. No inventory, no case minimum.
Start FreeRetail price minus the VIP base of $40.88 (or the free-plan base of $49.92), minus any payment processing fees. At a $59.88 retail on VIP, that is $19.00 before processing.
It is the platform default and the floor most shops clear. Bottoms typically sell for $15-$25 over VIP base, well above the $10 default.
Yes, at low volume or while testing a design before committing to a monthly VIP fee. Past roughly 6-7 units a month per product, the VIP base savings outweigh the $59/mo subscription cost.
Bear Grips Pro Shops handles printing, packing, and shipping. The margin numbers here are the gross per-unit profit before any platform-side return handling, which is separate from the vendor's retail markup.
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