Bear Grips Blanks With No Minimum Order and Zero Inventory Risk

May 3, 2026 6 min read By Cameron Wells

Quick Answer

Every Bear Grips piece, from the $19.88 Airlume tee to the $54.88 leggings, prints and ships one at a time at the same base price as a bulk order.
There is no case minimum and no upfront purchase; a piece is only produced after a customer or vendor places the order.
Unsold inventory does not exist in this model since nothing is made ahead of a sale.
Shipping to the end buyer is free and orders typically arrive in about a week.

Table of Contents

The old bulk problem
How single-piece ordering works
What no inventory actually means
Where this matters most
The same model, different trade
Frequently Asked Questions

Buying a case of blanks the traditional way means guessing sizes and colors months ahead, paying upfront, and hoping the guess was close. A 24-piece minimum on leggings or sports bras alone can run past a thousand dollars before a single unit sells. Bear Grips pieces on Pro Shops skip that step entirely. Every item in the house-brand line, from the tee to the leggings, prints to order one at a time, at the same per-unit base price whether it is the first unit sold or the five-hundredth. Here is how the model works and what it removes from the traditional buying process.

The Old Bulk-Order Problem for Bottoms and Layers

Leggings, biker shorts, and a sports bra are exactly the categories where bulk buying punishes a small shop hardest. A typical wholesale case minimum on activewear bottoms runs 24 to 48 units split across sizes XS to XL, and colors cannot be mixed freely inside that minimum. A vendor guesses wrong on size distribution and ends up with a stack of mediums nobody wants, sitting in a closet for a year, money already spent.

How Single-Piece Ordering Works on Every Bear Grips SKU

On Pro Shops, a Bear Grips Comfort Soft Hoodie or a pair of Signature Seamless Leggings is not produced until an order comes in. A vendor lists the piece once, at the VIP or Free base price plus whatever profit is set on top, and each unit is printed, packed, and shipped only after a customer buys it in their specific size and color. Order one unit or a hundred in a month and the base price per unit does not change. There is no volume discount to chase and no volume penalty for staying small. The full setup steps for a first shop are in the Bear Grips house brand overview.

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What "No Inventory" Means Day to Day

	Traditional wholesale case	Bear Grips on Pro Shops
Minimum order	24-48 units per style	1 unit
Upfront cost	$500-$1,500+ before any sale	$0 until a customer buys
Unsold stock risk	Wrong sizes and colors sit in storage	None; nothing is made before a sale
Shipping to buyer	Vendor handles or charges separately	Free, included in the base price
Time to buyer	Depends on vendor fulfillment	About a week, order to door

Where No-Minimum Ordering Matters Most in the Bear Grips Line

The effect is largest on the highest-priced pieces. A 24-unit minimum on the $54.88 VIP seamless leggings would tie up well over $1,300 before a single sale. A 24-unit minimum on the $45.88 padded sports bra runs a similar range. Single-piece ordering removes that math completely, which is part of why leggings, biker shorts, and the sports bra show up in more small shops now than they did when case minimums were the only path to stocking activewear bottoms. A category-by-category breakdown of the whole line is in the complete Bear Grips blanks lineup, and the profit side of the math is covered in Bear Grips brand profit margins.

The Same Model, Different Trade

No-minimum, print-to-order is not unique to activewear. The same underlying math, skip the case minimum, print what is actually ordered, applies whether the product is a legging or a branded work shirt, covered from the service-trades side in custom electrician shirts: no minimum and bulk pricing side by side. The mechanics are identical across the whole Pro Shops catalog, Bear Grips pieces included.

Order One Piece or a Hundred

Every Bear Grips piece prints to order at the same base price, no minimum, no upfront stock.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is there a minimum number of Bear Grips pieces that must be ordered?

No. One unit is priced the same per item as a hundred units. There is no case minimum on any piece in the line.

Is anything paid before a Bear Grips piece sells?

No. Nothing is produced until a customer places an order in their size and color, so there is no upfront purchase.

How fast does a Bear Grips order ship after purchase?

About a week from order to the buyer's door, with free shipping included in the base price.

Can sizes and colors be mixed freely without hitting a minimum?

Yes. Every size and color combination on a Bear Grips piece is available as a single unit, with no requirement to order multiples of any combination.

Cameron WellsCustom Apparel and POD Industry Writer

Cameron has been writing about the custom apparel and print on demand industry for seven years, with a background in e-commerce operations. He covers platform comparisons, no-minimum vendors, and what is changing for small custom merch businesses.