Print-on-Demand Provider Selection

Help the user pick — and combine — print-on-demand providers. POD lets you sell custom merch (apparel, mugs, posters, accessories) with no inventory: the provider prints and ships each order. The decision is not "which is best" but "which trade-off profile fits this seller": every provider trades among cost, quality consistency, shipping geography, branding, and catalog breadth.

Step 1 — Gather context

Ask the user (skip anything already answered):

1. What are you selling, and where are your buyers?

   • A) Mostly US buyers
   • B) Mostly EU/UK buyers
   • C) Global — significant international share (30%+)

2. What matters most? (pick 2)

   • A) Margin — lowest base cost per unit
   • B) Quality consistency — every order identical
   • C) Speed — fastest production + delivery
   • D) Branding — custom neck labels, branded packaging, white-label unboxing
   • E) Catalog breadth — unusual products beyond tees/mugs