Industry kits, chef, construction, healthcare starter bundles, how are they built?
Magento bundle products are the right tool. A bundle is a parent SKU that lets the customer pick from option groups; each option group is a list of simple/configurable products. Pricing can be fixed (bundle total at a discount) or dynamic (sum of selected children).
Typical kit shapes I ship:
- Chef kit ($249, $420 fixed): 3 chef coats (size selectable) + 2 chef pants + 1 bib apron + 1 toque or skull cap. Brand options: Chef Works / Mercer Culinary / Happy Chef.
- Construction crew kit ($380, $650 fixed): 2 ANSI 107 Class 2 HiVis vests + 1 FR shirt (ATPV ≥ 8 cal/cm²) + 1 hard hat + 1 pair safety glasses + steel-toe boots option. Decoration line for company logo on the vest back yoke.
- Healthcare starter kit ($180, $340 fixed): 3 scrub tops + 3 scrub bottoms (matched sets) + 1 lab coat + 1 ID badge reel. Embroidery-included for name + credentials.
- Auto tech kit ($320, $520 fixed): 5 short-sleeve work shirts + 5 work pants + 1 mechanic’s jacket + name patches embroidered. Red Kap is the institutional default here.
- Food service kit ($180, $280 fixed): 5 polos + 3 bib aprons + 2 hats. NSF-compliant fabric flag.
Why bundles work for workwear: (1) AOV jumps 60-140% vs single-item carts, (2) HQ buyers get a one-click "new-hire kit" for onboarding, (3) embroidery is applied across the whole bundle in one configurator pass, not 12 separate decoration jobs. The bundle-discount is typically 8-15% off the sum of individual SKUs, which still leaves better margin than Cintas rental on the equivalent contract.