Ramp T-shirts

@bentossell Hey Ben! Yes, ease of getting your price, sizing then checkout, saving yourself days of back and forth, is the main thing we're focused on nailing. But we can do pretty much do any printed garment right now (email me on neil@ramp.fm for a specific quote), and hoodies will pretty much be the next thing available. After that, it's whatever people want from us: stickers, notepads, pens.... I think the best people in this space right now are the likes of Teespring, who are awesome! Theirs is a campaign model, primarily. Whereas ours is all about making it very quick and easy for a central purchaser.

@bentossell Hahah! Yes! We do that now for t-shirts. And soon will be able to do it for everything. ;-)

@bentossell Hey Ben - we have print facilities in the UK and USA at the moment, with more coming online very shortly. We are really pleased to be able to offer free shipping throughout the UK, EU and USA at the moment, and would love to be able to roll that out worldwide. So the price you see on the first page is the price you pay. No hidden charges! We use 3 different brands, suiting every budget. From my recent time in the States I know that our Premium option, the American Apparel 50/50's are huge favourites with the US startup community. I can see why, as they're a really lovely fit, and super soft. I've long been a fan of our Standard shirt, the Softstyle, though. It's pretty much the same fit as the American Apparel, but 100% cotton.

@bentossell p.s. I didn't answer your question about inventory etc. We hold some blanks, but order them in as we need if we don't have them in stock, and then they get lovingly printed on by the print teams before being shipped to the customer.

@neilcocker Looks great! Are the shirts screened or is it transfer print? And are there any other products on the cards?

@itsikalfon Hey @itsikalfon - thanks for that! We offer three different budgets of t-shirts, but I'd genuinely be interested to know where you can get the same quality shirts for much cheaper? Always happy to see if we can improve on our pricing!

@itsikalfon Actually it's cheap :) 100 t-shirts for ~500 GBP is okay (+ free delivery)

@bogomep @itsikalfon Hahah, thanks @Bogomep! I suppose it depends where you are, and what quality you purchase. Plus, as you notice, we're free shipping to UK, EU and USA!

@bogomep @neilcocker Hey :), i'm from israel and local printed t-shirt will cost 7-9 GBP, but i think you right, it's all about the quality...

@itsikalfon @bogomep Cool! Israel is one of our next places that we want to provide shirts to, as there's such a great startup scene there. 100 x one-colour printed t-shirts through us are £3 / £4 / £8 each, depending on which quality you choose. So I think we're pretty cheap in comparison! :-) Don't forget that the number of colours in your logo will affect the price reaosnably significantly.

@thedimmick Hi Steve! Thanks for asking. We believe it to be the fastest t-shirt quoting system in the world! In short, pricing up a bulk order of t-shirts is pretty complicated. There are screens, inks, different types of t-shirt (or whatever) all to be considered. You'll notice that it's almost impossible to get a quote online anywhere, and those that do provide online quotes make you jump through so many hoops to get it that you're exhausted by the options! We worked really hard to distill it to its essence, so that we could give people a clear, transparent quote, in a matter of seconds.

@neilcocker Neat. So, where / what next and why / how for you guys?

@thedimmick Thanks! What next? - more products. We've started with t-shirts because it's the main thing that people want first. There's plenty more stuff on the horizon, though. - more data tools. This is the stuff that gets us really excited. We've got some great data, and we're dreaming of a world where everyone totally maximises their sales, or minimises their wastage, through getting *exactly* what they need. We're currently in the final stages of a startup accelerator, so we'll be thinking about potential investment very soon, in order to grow this thing! ;-)

@joetannorella Thanks Joe! Firstly we're going to be providing size distributions by country. It'll come as no surprise to you that the average sales we make through our other sites show a large difference between, say, USA and Japan. So, if you were to be going to a conference in Japan, that insight would help you get the right sizing. Or if you were a band going on tour of Japan, and you wanted to maximise your merch sales. It starts to get really interesting when you look at a couple of variables. I can;t say too much about how we do this right now, but imagine you're a jazz band from the UK, going on tour of Australia, and you could afford to only take 100 t-shirts with you. If we could give you automated guidance on the preferences in sizes, colours, and styles that the typical jazz audience has, that would be incredibly useful! Thanks for the question. The speed and transparency bit is really important to us, but the data bit is the cool, exciting stuff!

@garethkthomas Thanks @Garethkthomas! Proud to be a startup HQ'd in Cardiff (Europe's fastest growing capital city, folks!) albeit I'm in our London office today ;-)

@adamfarah Hi Adam! You don't look like a women's sizes kinda guy, but if it's for your wife.... ;-) Yes, we do. Currently they're not shown on the preview, but you can just click the button "Pick Sizes After Order", and one of our team will be in touch as soon as you checkout.

@reyfonder Thanks! Are you a clothing designer? I'm intrigued by that. We've never thought of clothing designers as much of a market for us, as they tend to go for more bespoke products. Happy to be proved wrong, though! ;-)

@neilcocker Yes I just recently launched my store netandfonder.com ...The mission statement is ....Uberwood Media's Net and Fonder store presents its New collection, "Concert”. More than clothes, these expressions promote optimism, growth, and evolution for every person, every day! Words have power and what we think we become!....you should check it out when you get a chance