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How much does on-site swag printing cost?
Pricing is quote-based because a station's cost tracks your event, not a catalog. Here is the honest breakdown so you can ballpark before you ask.
As a starting anchor, a staffed station begins around $5,000 for a local Southern California event. From there, the number moves with five things:
- Station hours — setup, live production, and teardown across your day.
- Staffing — operators run about $250 per hour and scale with station count.
- Products and blanks — a Bella+Canvas tee, a hoodie, a canvas tote, and a Richardson 112 cap each carry different costs.
- Artwork prep — clean vector art presses fastest; digitizing or color separations can add time.
- Travel — local SoCal events carry no travel fee; outside the OC, LA, and San Diego area adds roughly $900.
The reason we quote rather than post a flat rate: a two-station conference over six hours printing tees is a very different job than a four-station expo activation running tees, totes, and tumblers over two days. A real quote sizes staffing and stations to your agenda so you are not over- or under-charged.
The fastest path to a firm number is to send the venue, dates and hours, expected attendance, and the items you want printed. We usually come back within one business day.
Related questions
What is the starting price for on-site swag printing?
A staffed station starts around $5,000 for a local Southern California event, then adjusts for station count, hours, products, artwork, and travel.
How is staffing priced?
Operators run about $250 per hour and scale with the number of stations, staffed to your peak windows so lines clear without paying for idle crew.
Is there a travel fee?
Local Southern California events carry no travel fee. Events outside the Orange County, LA, and San Diego area add roughly $900 for travel and logistics.
Book a station
One form. A real plan back.
Tell us the venue, attendee count, dates, and which items you want printed. We map the right stations, staffing, and product mix to your floor plan and follow up within a business day.