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Overages must be included on a press run of this size to accommodate printing requirements and prepare for possible spoilage. Order only what you plan to mail - but remember to allow enough money to pay for overages!

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Our print jobs normally do not include noticeable overages over that which you might add in yourself. For example, if you order 10M pieces on a Work Order, that's exactly what you get. However, there is a small amount of waste on every setup done at MDI. Due to the fact that we're ordering in bulk for multiple projects, we specify an overage amount to prevent running short on stock due to so many setups. We set the overage amount with our printer to avoid any surprise costs.

FYI, the industry standard for printers is 10% over or under the amount ordered. That means if we order 100,000 pieces, the print!er can legally deliver only 90,000 (this is an unfortunate result of the inexact science of printing). We have agreements with all of our vendors NEVER to deliver under the amount we order. When producing jobs of this size, Stephanie Heese and I predetermine an exact number of overs - which covers spoilage while eliminating any surprise costs.

DON'T COUNT ON THE OVERAGE AS A BACKUP IN ANY WAY. You do however, still have to pay for it! The 4% previously mentioned should be adequate for everything ordered.