Quick answer: as of 2026, a complete t-shirt printing vending machine costs A$38,000 (inc. GST, including delivery) in Australia. That’s the full turnkey price — the machine, direct-to-garment (DTG) print system, design touchscreen with live preview, PayWave-ready payment terminal, starter shirt blanks and ink, free delivery anywhere in Australia, professional on-site installation, hands-on training, and a 12-month warranty with Australian field service. The price is published in AUD and you can order online — no quote requests before you see a number.
What A$38,000 includes
| Included | Detail |
|---|---|
| The machine | Self-serve custom apparel store in one unit — customers pick a style, size and colour, design on the touchscreen with live on-shirt preview, pay, and the shirt prints while they watch. |
| Print system | Direct-to-garment (DTG) printing — vivid, full-colour, wash-durable graphics on premium blanks. |
| Payments | PayWave-ready terminal — tap, Apple Pay, Google Pay — settling in AUD to your Australian bank account daily. |
| Starter stock | Shirt blanks and ink loaded at install. |
| Delivery & install | Free Australia-wide, including positioning, power-up, inventory load and calibration. 240V — plugs into any venue. |
| Training & support | Hands-on owner training, owner portal access, and 90 days of launch support. |
| Warranty | 12-month warranty with Australian field service, plus your Australian Consumer Law guarantees. |
What the machine earns
Custom printed tees retail for A$35–A$60 per shirt at roughly 60% gross margin — one of the highest tickets in self-serve retail, with the watch-it-print theatre that draws crowds in shopping centres, unis, events and tourist precincts. Well-placed units are typically modelled at around A$1,500 per week in profit potential — roughly A$75K a year. Fully self-serve with remote monitoring and over-the-air updates — you restock blanks and ink on your schedule. Many operators pair it with the phone case machine.
Timeline: order to earning
Six weeks from cleared payment to a live, installed machine — build, delivery, on-site installation, calibration and training all included, Australia-wide.
How to buy one in Australia
Order online in about two minutes at the Buy a Machine page, or use the 30-second express order page. You get an instant invoice with your order number, then the Australian sales team calls to confirm your order and provide EFT bank transfer details — nothing is built or charged before that call. Australian commercial equipment finance is available via Pepper Money, Liberty, Selfco, Finlease and more (see the finance directory), and optional marketing packages from A$500/month can promote your machine’s location.