@jonnyswamp requested a hoodie yesterday, so I emailed the company who supplies them for us. They are not going to support single item purchases, and insist on a minimum of 8 garments per order. This is apparently because of the amount of time and effort it takes them to prep the machine. Funding 8 items per order is just not possible, A, because we don't have 8 required items every time and B, because it's me that has to fund items in the hope that somebody will want to purchase them.
So, what I am proposing is that we (I) find another supplier that can/will do single items. The trouble with this is that they will have to go to printed garments and not embroidered.
Your collective views on this subject or suggestions are welcome!