You signed the cheapest quote because cash is tight and every dollar counts — and it felt like a smart win at the time.
The hidden risk
A factory can't sell below real cost forever. It claws the money back where you can't see it: swapped fabric, skipped steps, a late ship that misses your selling window. The rework, returns and lost season cost far more than the discount.
How to judge
Never judge on the unit price alone. Ask how the low price is even possible — and whether the factory will open its cost sheet to show you.
What the supplier must provide
A line-by-line cost breakdown and a straight answer on where the savings come from — not a mystery number.
How DONGFAN handles it
DONGFAN gives a ten-line cost breakdown and a low MOQ of 100 pcs so the price you pay is the real cost of a quality garment — not a discount someone will claw back later.
Buyer checklist
- Ask how the low price is possible
- Demand a line-by-line cost sheet
- Check whether fabric grade/weight is stated
- Ask for recent reorder buyers as references
- Compare landed cost, not unit FOB
- Treat an unexplained cheap quote as a warning