Savings for Horticulture Industry

Manufacturer Pre-labeled Containers -VS- Buying an Applicator & Labeling Yourself
                                                           
     Containers Pre-labeled                                                                       Applicator                
Quantity of       Cost per     Total Pre-Labeled                              Quantity of       Cost per     Total Pre-Labeled                
containers         Label         Label Cost                                        containers         Label         Label Cost

                       
500,000        0.015        $7,500.00                                         500,000        0.003        $1,500.00                
1,000,000        0.015        $15,000.00                                   1,000,000        0.002        $2,000.00                
1,500,000        0.015        $22,500.00                                   1,500,000        0.002        $3,000.00                
2,000,000        0.015        $30,000.00                                   2,000,000        0.002        $4,000.00                
                                                           
                                                              Applicator Savings                
                                                           
                                         Containers                                     Total Savings                
                                           500,000                                            $6,000.00                
                                        1,000,000                                          $13,000.00                
                                        1,500,000                                          $19,500.00                
                                        2,000,000                                          $26,000.00                
                                                           
          Other Variable Pre-labeled Cost                                Applicator Savings        
          Extended lead times                                                      No extended lead time         
          Inventory for same size pot with different label         Only inventory pot sizes         
         Over labeling due to over inventory                              Only label production needs        
                   
                           
            ***  Labeling at time of filling, pulling or shipping has no extra labor cost  ***
                                                           
                            ***  Two people can label 3,500 to 4,500 pots per hour   ***
                                                           
                       4,000 Pre-labeled pots from pot manufacture would cost $60.00

                                                        ** Labor cost for labeling yourself**
    4,000 Labels applied with the applicator = $8.00 label cost +  labor for two hours $10.00 per hour
                                         (1 hour, 2 people @ $10.00 per hour  = $ 20.00)
                                                           
                    Total applicator cost for 4,000 pots = $28.00  Saving $32.00 for every 4,000 pots
                                               Return on Investment 750,000 Labels

                             ***   Return is only based on actual cost.  Variable cost not included.  ***

These numbers are not inflated sales numbers that are unattainable. You know what your paying, and
             $.015 per pot (labeled) is on the low cost side.  Many are paying $.02 to $.03 per pot.  
                                                          Do the math, it makes sense.