FASHION DROPSHIPPING — CATALOG VS POD PRODUCT COMPARISON
https://fashiondropshipping.com/Print-on-Demand-vs-Fashion-Dropshipping-Which-Model-Wins-in-2025#trendsi-vs-printful

Compare two candidate products for one customer need and destination.
This is a blank planning record, not a provider recommendation or a quality test.
Do not treat an unknown cost as zero. Use one currency for comparable amounts.

Customer / clothing need:
Delivery country (and region or postal code needed for a quote):
Currency:
Evidence checked on:
Important differences between the candidates:

A. CATALOG GARMENT CANDIDATE
Provider / product URL / SKU / variant:
Shipping origin and destination eligibility:
Product price and quantity basis:
Shipping quote and what it includes:
Other order charges / exclusions:
Dispatch estimate, transit estimate and source:
Product facts / garment measurements / source:
Product image permission / source:
Stock availability and update process:
Return eligibility for destination, deadlines and exclusions / source:
Return postage payer / non-refundable charges:
Customer refund costs the provider may not reimburse:
Unknown facts / conflicting sources:

B. PRINT-ON-DEMAND CANDIDATE
Provider / product URL / SKU / variant:
Fulfillment origin and destination eligibility:
Product cost including chosen decoration and quantity basis:
Decoration method / placement / file requirements:
Artwork rights evidence:
Shipping quote and what it includes:
Other order charges / exclusions:
Fulfillment estimate, transit estimate and source:
Product facts / garment measurements / source:
Mockup versus confirmed physical product evidence:
Defect claim process, deadlines and source:
Wrong-size / change-of-mind terms and destination exceptions / source:
Customer refund costs the provider may not reimburse:
Unknown facts / conflicting sources:

C. BUSINESS COSTS — RECORD EACH ROUTE SEPARATELY
Monthly store, app or provider commitments and billing terms:
One-off artwork, setup or other work:
Any paid-plan savings: only compare using a documented order assumption:
Per-order payment / conversion fees:
Acquisition-cost assumption:
Return-cost planning allowance and basis (not a measured rate):
Proposed revenue excluding tax collected for authorities:
Estimated amount remaining before fixed costs and tax:
Costs excluded from this calculation:
Cash needed to pay the supplier before a store payout arrives:
Separate cash reserve for refunds or interruptions:

Do not count a one-off expense both in full and as an allocated order cost.
A cash reserve is money available to cover payments, not automatically an expense.
Supplier refund coverage does not establish your store's obligations to customers.

D. DECISION
Route to investigate next and reason:
Most important unresolved fact:
Evidence needed before listing:
Next review date:

Clothing price check:
https://fashiondropshipping.com/how-to-price-clothing-for-online-store
Store setup guide:
https://fashiondropshipping.com/how-to-start-fashion-dropshipping-with-shopify