subject: The Five Determining Factors For The Cost Of Chef Jackets [print this page] The prices of chef jackets tend to vary considerably. You are even likely to find a chef jacket that costs ten times the cost of another type of chef jacket. During a sale in a single store, you may even find two jackets that are selling for different prices, with one being marginally cheaper than the other. And this state of affairs brings up several interesting questions: one of them being, naturally, the one as to what brings about the chef jacket cost disparities. Let us try to look at the five determining factors for pricing these jackets..
It emerges that the first factor that plays a role in determining the cost of a chef jacket is, naturally, the sort of material used in making the jacket. The nature of these jackets is such that the people who make them are restricted, in terms of the materials they can use in making them (these being jackets that are, ultimately, meant to enhance kitchen hygiene). Those restrictions notwithstanding though, the chef jacket makers still have some leeway, when it comes to selecting the specific materials to use in making the jackets ' but within certain confines. Naturally, chef jackets made from material of high quality are bound to be pricier than those that are made from lower quality fabrics.
The size of the chef jacket would also figure into the determination of its price. As a result, the jackets with larger sizes are going to be more expensive than the smaller jackets. But we also have some vendors who opt to charge uniform prices for all jackets.
The design would be the third determinant. It is more expensive if there is more attention to detail, or the design is more intricate or elaborate. In terms of color, all these jackets are supposed to plain white. The makers are, however, allowed to design them in various ways (but within certain standards). In the final analysis, the more elaborately-design jackets are sold at higher prices than the simpler jackets.
The final cost of the chef jackets will also be influenced by the chosen mode of procurement of the buyer. It could be that purchasing the jackets online would cost less than if it was purchased directly from the shop of a local tailor. Comparisons made between custom-made and ready-made jackets would reveal the latter to be the cheaper option.
The last cost determining factor would be the number of units purchased. It would be to your advantage if you buy chef jackets in bulk rather than singly. The unit cost would be lower that way. Of course you'd have a higher total cost if you buy in bulk. But you would have a lower cost per jacket if you try to compute the total cost over the total number of jackets. This is attributed to what we know as economies of scale. Plus, there is also the fact that bulk discounts are more freely given to bulk purchasers.
