Show days & hours
A two-day expo needs more operator hours and blank inventory than a four-hour reception. Load-in and teardown windows count too.
Booth quotes, not a price sheet
What a trade show merch booth costs.
Booth pricing is quote-based because a two-day expo giveaway and a single-afternoon sponsor activation are not the same job. Here is exactly what moves the number, and the anchors we build from.
Anchor
Station from ~$5,000
A staffed live-printing station for a local Southern California show — operator, press gear, setup, and teardown for the day.
Rate
Staffing at $250/hr
Operators and runners are billed by the hour, including load-in, live show hours, and teardown. Busy floors add a second or third station.
Travel
$900 outside OC/LA/SD
A flat travel fee applies for shows beyond Orange County, Los Angeles, and San Diego; Las Vegas and national convention travel are quoted with freight.
The five inputs
What shifts your quote.
Station count
Your target pieces-per-day sets how many presses run in parallel. One station handles a steady line; three cover a headline giveaway.
Blanks & products
Retail-soft tees, hoodies, dad hats, tumblers, and totes each price differently. We spec to your budget and the impression you want.
Artwork prep
Clean logo files press cheaply; complex separations, embroidery digitizing, or multi-sponsor lockups add prep time before the show.
Best next step
Send the show name, dates, booth size, and roughly how many pieces you want to hand out per day. We will come back with a station count and a real number instead of a generic per-shirt price that ignores staffing and freight. If you already have a budget ceiling, tell us — we will build the biggest impact that fits inside it.
Request a booth quote
Get a real booth number.
Show, dates, booth size, and target pieces per day are all we need to quote a station count, staffing, and travel.