The first question every procurement team asks is the one most gifting sites answer with “contact us”. Here is how minimum order quantities and bulk pricing actually work at Crafty Worth, and what moves the per-piece price up or down.
There is no minimum on retail orders
A single personalised key ring, one photo frame, one mug — all fine. Nothing on the shop carries a minimum. The MOQ conversation only starts when you want bulk pricing rather than the listed price.
Bulk pricing starts at 25 pieces
Twenty-five identical or near-identical items of the same product is the point where tiered pricing begins. Below that, you pay the listed rate, which is already the single-piece price rather than an inflated one.
Above 25 the rate improves in steps rather than continuously. The reason is worth understanding, because it tells you where to place your order: most of the cost in a short run is setup, not material. Preparing artwork, proofing it, setting up the print or engraving bed and running the first piece costs the same whether you then make 25 or 250. Once that is paid for, each additional piece only adds material and machine time.
That is why the jump from 25 to 100 usually saves more per piece than the jump from 100 to 250, and why splitting one order into three deliveries across a quarter costs meaningfully more than placing it once.
What actually changes the price
- Quantity — the largest single factor, for the setup reason above.
- Number of distinct designs — 200 pieces with one logo is cheaper than 200 pieces with 200 individual names, because the second is 200 setups rather than one. Individual names are entirely possible; they are just priced differently.
- Material — MDF is the value option, acrylic sits above it, and solid wood above that. For boards and signage the material also decides whether the piece survives outdoors.
- Decoration method — UV printing handles full-colour artwork and photographs. Laser engraving gives a permanent mark but no colour. Sublimation covers fabric. The right one depends on the product, not the budget.
- Packaging — plain protective packing is included. Individual gift boxes, ribbons and printed sleeves are a separate line.
What a quotation includes
Send the item, the quantity, the artwork or the text to be engraved, and the date you need delivery. You get back a written quotation with the per-piece rate, the total, GST shown separately, and a delivery window. It is formatted so it can be attached to a requisition or purchase order without being retyped.
Nothing goes into production until you have approved a design proof — an image of your actual logo or names on the actual product. Corrections at that stage cost nothing. Corrections after are a reprint, which is why the proof is worth the extra day it adds.
Planning backwards from your date
Personalised goods are made after you order, not picked from a shelf. For anything above a hundred pieces, allow a fortnight between proof approval and the date you need it in hand, and more if the order spans several product types. Tell us the event date at enquiry rather than after ordering — production capacity is reserved against the date, not against the order.
Where to go next
- Corporate gifts — the full range, by occasion and recipient
- Corporate bulk orders — start a bulk enquiry
- Institutional gifts — schools, colleges and training institutes
- Government supplies — quoting against a purchase order