MerchBao — Custom Merch for Creators, From 50 Units

Made for your niche

Your niche. Your merch. Real prices.

Tell us your world — gaming, fitness, food, pets, beauty, anything — and we recommend the products your fans will actually want. US shipping is included in every quote, and there are no "contact us for pricing" games. Here's roughly what things cost:

Gaming creators

Desk mats, mousepads & keycap charms with your logo and catchphrases

from $250 / 50 pcs, shipped

Giveaway favorite

Fitness creators

Gym towels & shaker bottles your community takes everywhere

from $240 / 50 sets, shipped

Sells well

Food & cooking creators

Aprons & canvas totes with your catchphrase front and center

from $260 / 50 pcs, shipped

Fan favorite

Pet creators

Bandanas & pet tags starring your mascot, made for your fans' furry friends

from $160 / 100 pcs, shipped

Lowest entry

Beauty creators

Makeup bags & compact mirrors your fans use daily

from $230 / 50 pcs, shipped

Everyday carry

Your niche here

BookTok, fishing, true crime, plants… tell us your world — we've sourced weirder

Free quote / within 48 hours

Any niche welcome

Two ways to use a batch: give it away — fans want merch that carries your inside jokes and logos far more than any generic gift; or sell it — factory-direct pricing lets you undercut US-made merch and still keep a healthy margin. Prices above are ballparks from past projects; your free quote will be tailored to your design, quantity and destination.

How it works

From idea to doorstep in four steps.

Tell us your idea

Email us your sketch, a vibe, an inside joke your community loves — anything. No design files needed, napkin doodles welcome.

5 minutes

Free creative proposal

Within 48 hours: a creative concept for your niche, product recommendations, and a ballpark price range. Zero cost, zero obligation.

48 hours · free

Design + exact quote

A $50 design deposit — fully credited to your order, refunded if you don't love the designs — gets you 2–3 design directions, the exact all-in quote, and a suggested retail price with your margin per unit.

$50, credited

Produce & ship

50% starts production, with email updates at every stage. You approve photos of your finished batch before paying the balance — then we ship, to you or straight to your fans.

2–3 weeks

Why creators pick us

The same merch. A very different bill.

We work directly with factories in China, so you skip the middlemen — and the minimum orders designed for brands 10x your size.

MerchBao

Typical US vendor

Minimum order

From 50 units

Often 500+ units

Creative proposal

Free, in 48 hours

Rarely offered

Design work

$50 deposit, credited to your order

$50–100 / hour, non-refundable

100 enamel pins, shipped

~$180 all-in

$400+ before shipping

Shipping & customs

We handle everything

On you to figure out

Payment

PayPal, 50% deposit only

100% upfront

Every order comes with a written agreement, and payments go through PayPal — so you're protected at every step. You approve photos of your finished batch before the balance is due; you never pay in full for anything you haven't seen.

Who it's for

Built for the creators big merch companies ignore.

✓Your first merch drop — test the waters without betting your savings on 500 units
✓Giveaways & fan gifts — holiday thank-you boxes, milestone celebrations, community rewards
✓That product idea your comment section keeps asking for — we'll quote it for free

"Wait, that's it?"

— what most creators say when they see our quote right after getting one from a US vendor. Custom merch shouldn't require a warehouse, a loan, or a merch company that won't return your DMs.

Questions

Quick answers.

What's the real minimum order?

50 units for most products (100 for small items like pins and stickers). That's the whole point — merch sized for real creator communities, not corporations.

How long does it take, really?

Quote in 48 hours. Production plus tracked shipping to the US in 2–3 weeks total. We email you at every stage — production started, quality check passed, shipped — so you always know exactly where things stand.

Is the design really free?

The creative proposal is — concept, product picks and a ballpark price, in your inbox within 48 hours, no strings. If you love it and want the real design work, that's a $50 design deposit: 100% credited toward your order, and refunded if two revision rounds still don't land a design you approve. Either way, the $50 comes back to you.

How do payments work?

PayPal, in US dollars — and any credit or debit card works through PayPal, no account needed. 50% to start production, then you approve photos of your finished batch before paying the remaining 50%. Once the balance clears, we ship with tracking.

Where is it made? How's the quality?

Your merch is produced in China — the same country that manufactures for most major US creator brands — and we work directly with the factories, which is exactly why our prices are lower. Quality is on us: every batch goes through our own inspection before it ships, and if anything arrives below standard, we remake it or refund you.

How do I know this is legit?

Fair question — here's our answer: a written agreement before any money moves, 50% deposit via PayPal (never 100% upfront), email updates at every production stage, and photos of your finished batch to approve before the balance is due. You never pay in full for anything you haven't seen with your own eyes.

I'm not sure my followers would buy merch. Is this still for me?

That's exactly who we're for. Start with a giveaway batch — 50 pieces for your most loyal fans costs less than a nice dinner out, and you'll learn everything about what they'd actually buy.

Your fans are asking for merch. Let's make it real.