What is your sampling process
really costing you?
Enter your numbers below to see the true cost of your current process and what it could look like with fewer rounds.
This calculator looks at both the financial and time cost of your sampling process. Fill in your averages as honestly as you can. The output will show you what your current process is costing per season and what could be possible with a more efficient approach.
Your current process
Include all rounds until sign-off
#
Number of individual styles
#
What your manufacturer charges
£
Fabric used for each sample
£
Both ways including duties
£
Briefing, feedback, amends, comms
h
What an hour of your time is worth
£
How many collections you run
#
Your sampling cost breakdown
Based on your current process vs. a 2-round target
Total cost per season
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financial + time cost combined
Hours lost per season
—
in briefing, feedback and comms
Annual cost (all seasons)
—
across your full year
How it looks now
At 2 rounds instead
Cost per style
—current average
—at 2 rounds
Financial cost per season
—sample fees, fabric, shipping
—at 2 rounds
Time cost per season
—value of hours spent
—at 2 rounds
Hours per season
—hours in your process
—at 2 rounds
Ready to reduce those rounds?
These numbers show what is possible when your sampling process has the right foundations. I work with intimate apparel and swimwear brands to get collections from vision to sign-off in fewer rounds, with less cost and less back-and-forth.
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