14/07/2025
𝗕𝗮𝗸𝗶𝘁 𝗛𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗶 𝗞𝗮𝗺𝗶 𝗦𝘂𝗺𝗮𝘀𝗮𝗹𝗶 𝘀𝗮 "𝗟𝗼𝗼𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗼𝗿 (𝗜𝘁𝗲𝗺), 𝗕𝘂𝗱𝗴𝗲𝘁 𝗣𝗛𝗣___"? 𝗣𝗼𝘀𝘁𝘀
I just need to let this out RIGHT NOW.
Some of us printers, small shop owners, and crafters need help too.
And that help starts with fair pricing and respect for the craft.
As a tiny business trying to make ends meet, madalas naming makita yung mga ganitong posts sa mga FB groups:
"Looking for XYZ, budget Php ___."
At alam niyo ba? We don’t join in those.
Bakit? 𝐊𝐚𝐬𝐢 𝐢𝐭𝐨 𝐚𝐧𝐠 𝐬𝐢𝐦𝐮𝐥𝐚 𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐬𝐚𝐧𝐠 𝐝𝐨𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐲.
Let’s break it down:
1. 𝐈𝐭 𝐃𝐞𝐯𝐚𝐥𝐮𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐫𝐚𝐟𝐭
Printing isn’t just "print-print lang."
May oras para sa design at pag-set up ng machine
May materials: ink, paper, fabric, vinyl, leather, foil, etc.
May electricity, labor, tools, at maintenance
At syempre, may skill—yung mga taon na ginugol para matutunan ang tamang proseso.
Pero kapag nauna na ang "Budget ko Php ___ ah," parang sinasabi mo:
"Walang pakialam kung paano mo gagawin, basta mura."
2. 𝐈𝐭 𝐂𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬 𝐚 𝐑𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐁𝐨𝐭𝐭𝐨𝐦
Kapag lahat ng sellers nagpataasan ng kamay para habulin yung pinakamababang presyo, walang mananalo.
Nagkakaroon ng presyuhang pababa ng pababa
Nawawala ang kita ng small businesses.
Lumalabas ang mga "pwede na yan" quality para lang mairaos
In the long run, the whole industry suffers.
Hindi lang kami sellers, pati na rin kayo, mga clients—kasi bagsak din ang kalidad.
3. 𝐍𝐨 𝐎𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐲 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐬 𝐋𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬
Imagine pumunta ka sa isang restaurant at sabihin:
"Pabili nga po ng steak, pero budget ko ₱100."
Hindi pwede diba?
You check the menu and see what fits your budget—not dictate the price.
Pero sa printing, madalas nangyayari yan.
At kung palaging ganito ang sistema, mawawala na ang mga quality small shops, at ang matitira na lang ay kung sino ang kayang kumapit sa patalim.
The Better Way? Respect for Pricing and Skill
Instead of asking:
"Looking for this, budget is Php ___,"
Try asking:
"How much po for this design, this quality, this quantity?"
"How much po bentahan sa ganitong items, using this design, and quantity"
Let the seller explain the cost breakdown.
Mas malinaw, mas maayos ang usapan, at parehong panig may respeto.
Let’s Protect the Printing and Creative Industry
Kung love mo talaga ang small businesses, let’s help each other grow.
Support us by choosing fair prices, and understanding the work behind every output—lalo na sa handmade, customized, or small-batch printing.
