Example: A Travel Sandal Order, Start to Finish
A worked example, not a real client. It follows how a vacation-collection sandal order runs with us, where grip and water resistance lead. Use it to picture your own travel or outdoor program.
The order at a glance
- Quantity
- 5,000 pairs
- Sizes
- EU 37-45
- Material
- Webbing strap, rubber outsole
- Branding
- Woven label
- Sample
- ~10 days
- Bulk
- ~35 days
- Packing
- Hangtag, 50 pairs / carton
- Freight
- Sea, US East Coast
The brief
A travel and outdoor buyer wants a grippy, quick-drying sandal for a vacation collection: webbing straps that dry fast, a rubber outsole with grip lugs for wet surfaces, and a small woven brand label. Quantity is 5,000 pairs across EU 37-45, hangtag-packed for retail-ready travel sales, shipping by sea to a US East Coast port.
How it develops
We start from their reference to lock the webbing strap construction and test outsole patterns until the grip reads on wet and dry. The woven label is sampled on the strap so the brand identity is clear. Sample out in about 10 days - slightly longer because the outsole pattern is custom. After sign-off, bulk runs in roughly 35 days with in-line checks on outsole bond and strap pull, then hangtag packing.
How the quote breaks down
The quote lists the sample charge, the per-pair price at 5,000 pairs, the custom outsole tooling (one-time), the woven label cost, and hangtag packing. The rubber outsole is the main cost driver and the breakdown shows it, so the buyer can weigh grip against price. Lead time is dated to land for the travel season.
