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How to Read a Patch Price Grid

The first time you look at a custom patch price grid, it can feel like reading a train timetable. Sizes run down one side, quantities run across the top, and the numbers in between change in ways that are not always obvious. Once you understand how patch pricing is built, though, the grid becomes a planning tool. It shows you exactly where small changes in size or quantity save real money. Most makers publish a version of this chart. You can see a working example on the

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The first time you look at a custom patch price grid, it can feel like reading a train timetable. Sizes run down one side, quantities run across the top, and the numbers in between change in ways that are not always obvious. Once you understand how patch pricing is built, though, the grid becomes a planning tool. It shows you exactly where small changes in size or quantity save real money. Most makers publish a version of this chart. You can see a working example on the

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