Mis Zapatos (Japan), one of our key customers, ordered women’s denim-style shopping bags in 100% nylon, in five colors: black, green, cream, red, and blue. A floral design over a high-heeled shoe is applied to the fabric by heat sublimation printing, creating a beautiful pattern. The jeans section uses denim fabric code 85D — the same denim used for jeans sold in department stores. The interior general-storage compartment is lined with satin, and the metal zipper is stamped with the Mis Zapatos brand in gold on both the pull and the zipper track. The bag is lined with thick, soft fabric and generously sized — waterproof, dustproof, tightly sewn inside, and built to last. The front of the bag features gold metallic-thread embroidery worked in a circle, with three passes of stitching for beauty and durability, securely attached to the bag exactly as the customer specified. The order was for 60,000 units with a production lead time of 90 days after the customer sent the purchase order (PO).
The production process began with the customer asking us to estimate price and lead time. We produced a sample bag and submitted it with a quotation and production schedule within 5 days. We had to compete directly with manufacturers in China, and we won the bid on both price and lead time — we are confident we won because we own our own metal-stamping shop for the zipper pulls and our own embroidery facility, giving us full control over cost and schedule. Once the customer confirmed the order, we began by bringing fabric, hardware, raw materials, zipper pulls, leather, and thread into the factory. With materials ready, we cut the fabric to the bag pattern, then sent it for gold zipper-pull stamping and embroidery of the Mis Zapatos logo — the stamping block for the Mis Zapatos logo had already been made at the sampling stage, which keeps production fast; the difficult, slow step is producing the customer’s sample. After the stamping and circular embroidery were finished, we assembled the bags, finishing with the double-belt shoulder strap and the nylon front panel bearing the Mis Zapatos logo, sewn onto the finished bag. After sewing, the bags went through quality control (QC) and packing, and our shipping department sent the order by air freight to Mis Zapatos in Osaka, Japan. The customer requested 45-day credit terms for billing; when the 45 days were up, we submitted the documents by email and the customer wired payment from Japan directly to our company account. This customer has placed their trust in us for more than 30 years.