# Guides

> Guides for apparel wholesalers: samples and sample requests, points of measure, T&A calendars, line sheets, off-price rules and routing chargebacks.

Page: https://samplyn.com/guides
Updated: 2026-11-12

Practical answers to the questions wholesale teams ask us most: samples, specs, production calendars, buyers and the rules that come with them.

- [How to track garment samples](https://samplyn.com/guides/track-garment-samples.md): How to track garment samples in apparel wholesale: request phases, owners and due dates, barcode custody for the physical sample, and buyer loans.
- [Points of measure, a practical guide](https://samplyn.com/guides/points-of-measure.md): What points of measure are, the common ones for tops and bottoms, instructions a factory can follow, tolerances, grading and a consistent POM library.
- [The time and action calendar for garment production](https://samplyn.com/guides/time-and-action-calendar.md): Build a time and action (T&A) calendar for garment production: work back from the in-warehouse date, set milestones and owners, catch a slip early.
- [Line sheets for department store buyers](https://samplyn.com/guides/line-sheets-for-department-store-buyers.md): What a department store buyer needs on a line sheet: style details, wholesale and retail price, margin, delivery windows, sizes, minimums, per account.
- [Off-price vendor requirements](https://samplyn.com/guides/off-price-vendor-requirements.md): What off-price chains ask of a wholesale vendor: the vendor guide, ticketing, carton labels, ASNs, routing, ship windows and chargebacks, before order one.
- [Routing guide compliance and chargebacks](https://samplyn.com/guides/routing-guide-compliance-chargebacks.md): How to read a retailer's routing guide, the chargebacks it triggers most, how to dispute them, and how to keep orders on time for the ship window.
- [The sample request process with wholesale buyers](https://samplyn.com/guides/sample-request-process.md): A sample request process for apparel wholesalers: what to capture from the buyer, the phases, owners and due dates, loans, and following up to an order.

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