Pricing

What a live monogram bar costs.

Straight numbers, then the variables. Every event gets a written quote — these anchors tell you whether we are in your budget before you spend a phone call finding out.

$5,000typical starting point for a staffed local event — machine, operator, setup, teardown, and a product allowance
$250/hrstaffing rate, counted from load-in through teardown, not just the hours the bar is open
$900travel fee outside Orange County, Los Angeles, and San Diego — covers Las Vegas and beyond

What moves the number up

More open hours, a second embroidery head, premium blanks (structured caps and robes cost more than totes), guest counts that need a Letter Lane, and script styles with high stitch counts that slow each piece. Convention-center load-ins with docks, drayage, or union labor also add real cost — send us the venue packet and we will price it accurately instead of padding.

What keeps it lean

Shorter windows aimed at your peak two or three hours, a tight product menu (one cap, one tote, one sock — decision speed is line speed), three-initial block monograms as the default, and venues inside our Southern California home range where no travel fee applies.

Two honest examples

Wedding, 140 guests, Orange County. One embroidery head, four open hours during cocktail hour and reception, robes for the morning suite pre-stitched, caps and totes live. Lands in the $5,000–$6,500 range depending on product picks.

Conference gifting suite, 400 attendees, Las Vegas. Two heads plus a Letter Lane across two days, hotel ballroom, travel included. This build quotes in the low five figures — and it is the setup in half our gallery photos.

What is always included

Professional crew, all equipment, thread palette matched to your event, menu signage, setup and teardown inside the quoted hours, and a walkthrough call with your planner or venue before the event. No surprise line items on the day.

Booking now

Get your real number.

Date, city, guest count, and hours — that is all we need to send a firm written quote, usually within one business day.

Prefer to talk it through? Call (562) 614-4800 or email contact@merchtroop.com.

Merch Troop reads every request and replies with a real plan — machines, crew, product list, and price.