Merch By Amazon Premium Shirt Review

About this video

Dale unboxes and reviews Merch by Amazon Premium and Standard shirts he ordered for his own author branding. Both arrived in about three days, though other orders took over a week and a half. He warns that new shirts of either type carry an unusual vinegar or pickle-like smell, so they should not be worn straight from the package. On fit, the Premium shirt has nicer fabric, a snugger fit up top, a looser bottom and a longer cut, and he advises ordering a size or two up; a large Premium fit him more like a medium, even though he is about six foot two and 190 pounds. Standard shirts have more room and more accurate sizing but, in his experience, shrink a lot in the wash, which is a problem for a tall wearer. On cost, he says Premium shirts generally need pricing at about $14 or more to profit, and he launches designs low because Amazon purges a design that does not sell within 120 days — he gets one sale to prove the concept, then raises the price. He closes by judging Premium quality good himself while noting many customer reviews complain about the snug fit, with returns or exchanges as the fallback.

Key takeaways

• Merch by Amazon shirts arrive with a vinegar-like smell; do not wear them straight from the package.
• Premium shirts fit snugly with nicer fabric and a longer cut — order a size or two up, since a large fit Dale more like a medium.
• Standard shirts size more accurately and have more room, but in Dale’s experience they shrink considerably in the wash.
• Premium shirts need a price of about $14 or more to show a profit, per Dale.
• Price new designs low at launch because Amazon purges designs unsold after 120 days; raise the price once a design has sold.

Episode details: published October 23, 2018 · 5:29 long. Summary written by Self Growth Videos from the episode itself. Business results and any income figures mentioned are Dale L. Roberts’s own claims, shared for education — they are not typical or guaranteed.

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