No size gambling
Print each shirt to the size the attendee actually asks for. You stop over-ordering XLs and running out of mediums by lunch.
On-demand booth merch · zero leftover inventory
Trade show merch printing, pressed live at your booth.
Stop guessing size runs and shipping the extras home. Merch Troop parks a live station on your exhibit floor, and every attendee walks off wearing something printed on the spot.
Product sourcing, artwork prep, staffing, freight, setup, and teardown handled by Merch Troop live-event crews.
0boxes of dead stock
~90spick to handoff
3stations for big floors
The booth floor plan
Four zones that turn traffic into swag.
We lay the station out like a mini production line so the aisle keeps moving and your team keeps talking to leads instead of running merch.
Zone A
Pick counter
Attendees choose a garment size and one of your approved designs off a clean menu board. No decision paralysis, no clutter on the table.
Zone B
Press line
An operator matches the DTF transfer and presses full-color art onto a Bella+Canvas 3001 or Gildan blank. Attendees stay on the safe side of the heat.
Zone C
Cool rack
Fresh pieces rest on a rack for a few seconds so the print sets before anyone folds it into a tote. Quality stays consistent all day.
Zone D
Handoff + capture
Finished merch goes back to the guest while your rep grabs a badge scan or business card. The giveaway becomes a lead moment.
Why on demand beats a bulk order
The merch cost you never see again.
Pre-ordered booth merch means committing to sizes weeks out, guessing volume, and eating whatever nobody grabbed. On-demand flips it.
Nothing ships home
When the show closes there is no pallet of leftovers to freight back, store, or write off. You paid for output, not a warehouse problem.
It draws the crowd
A press running live is its own attraction. People line up to watch their shirt get made, which keeps your booth busy and on camera.
Same-show art changes
Swap a design between show days or drop in a new sponsor lockup on the fly. The menu is digital, so the merch keeps up with the agenda.
How a booth run works
Pick. Press. Cool. Hand off.
Guest picks
Size and design chosen at the counter from your locked menu.
Operator presses
Transfer aligned and heat-set on show apparel in under a couple minutes.
Piece cools
The print sets on the rack so it survives the ride home in a bag.
Lead captured
Merch handed back while your team logs the contact.
From the exhibit floor
Real booths, real merch tables.
Quick answers
Common trade show merch questions.
How much trade show merch do I need to order?
None up front. We print on demand at the booth, so you never guess a size run or ship boxes of leftover shirts home. You pay for a staffed station and a target output, not a pre-committed inventory pile.
How many pieces can one booth station print in a day?
A single staffed live-DTF station comfortably presses several hundred pieces across an exhibit-hall day, depending on garment mix, art complexity, and how you meter the line. Larger giveaway goals run two or three stations side by side.
Do you travel to shows outside Southern California?
Yes. Merch Troop is based in Orange County and works Los Angeles, San Diego, and Las Vegas constantly, plus nationwide convention travel with enough lead time to freight the gear.
Request a booth quote
Tell us about the booth once.
Share the show, your booth number or size, the dates, and roughly how many pieces you want to hand out. We will map a print-on-demand setup that fits your floor space and power.