Many wholesalers require that a certain quantity of personalized shirts be purchased in order to receive the wholesale price. For example, Rainbow Hawaii requires the purchaser to buy at least 50 shirts in order to get the wholesale price. This wholesale price is beneficial not only to anyone interested in reselling the shirts at their own store, but also to people planning a variety of functions. Businesses that are planning Hawaiian-themed meetings and individuals who are looking to throw large luaus can all benefit from purchasing large quantities of Hawaiian T-shirts at discount prices.

Please note that many online wholesale retailers have restrictions on orders. Some companies will only sell wholesale items to certain countries, usually the United States, United Kingdom, Japan, and Canada. Further, most will not accept C.O.D., and they will not agree to drop shipping. Most online wholesalers will also not sell to vendors that intend to re-sell the items on the Internet, citing a conflict of interest.