The buyer asked whether the quoted sample fee applied to one physical sample hat per design or to each hat in the planned trial quantity. The buyer also asked whether any sample cost could be credited toward the later bulk order after approval. The supplied record does not contain the final supplier answer to those two questions.
The buyer separated sample quantity from trial-order quantity
The inquiry planned 25 hats per design in the trial order but asked whether the sample fee referred to one physical sample per design or somehow applied to every hat in that trial quantity. That distinction was important to the buyer's understanding of development cost.
The buyer also asked about sample-cost credit
A second question asked whether the sample cost could be credited toward the later bulk order after approval. Because the source provided here contains the question but not a verified final answer, this page deliberately does not state a refund or credit policy.
What should be confirmed in writing
The evidence supports one practical conclusion: sample fee scope and any later credit arrangement were separate commercial questions for this buyer. Those terms should therefore be confirmed in the project quotation rather than inferred from a general website statement.
Project Evidence
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