Most screen printers require 12, 24, or 50 shirts minimum before they will even talk to you. Bear Grips Pro Shops has no minimum. A run club with 6 members can get 6 shirts. A single runner can order one shirt for themselves. The per-item price does not change based on quantity, and free shipping applies to every order regardless of size.
Run clubs grow organically. New members show up because a friend dragged them out on a Tuesday night. The club director has no idea how many people will want a shirt until the shop is already open.
Traditional print minimums force a bad bet. You either pre-pay for 50 shirts and hope you sell them all, or you skip the merch entirely and lose the identity-building opportunity. Neither option is good for a club that is still figuring out its size.
Print-on-demand solves this by removing the pre-commitment entirely. Your shop opens, members order what they want, and shirts print and ship individually. No bulk buy-in. No leftover stack of size-mediums you cannot move.
This also solves the timing problem. A runner who joins in October can still order the same shirt as a founding member who joined in January. The shop stays open. Orders happen whenever they happen.
Pricing at Bear Grips Pro Shops works on two tiers:
| Plan | Monthly Cost | Example: Sport-Tek Moisture-Wicking Tee | Example: Bear Grips Cotton Tee |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free | $0 | $28.88 base | $23.93 base |
| VIP (Self-Service) | $59 | $23.86 base | $19.88 base |
| VIP (Done-For-You) | $109 | $23.86 base | $19.88 base |
The base price is what the club director pays (or what is deducted from a member's payment before the club's margin). You set the retail price above that. The difference is your profit.
At a $10 margin on a VIP shop, a Sport-Tek performance tee retails at $33.86. That is competitive with what members would pay at a running store for a plain, unbranded technical tee.
Bear Grips Pro Shops: Custom Apparel for Your Team. No Minimums. Free Shipping.The no-minimum policy applies to the entire 63-product catalog, not just t-shirts. That includes:
Every item in the catalog can be added to your shop. Members order individually. Each item ships free directly to their door.
See the full run club apparel guide for style recommendations and VIP pricing on all products.
The setup takes less time than a warm-up run:
That is it. Members order whenever they want. The shirt is printed, packaged, and shipped to their door. You receive your margin per sale without lifting a box.
No credit card required for the free plan. No setup fees. No contracts. If you decide VIP is worth it after seeing your first few orders, you can upgrade at any time.
For clubs that want their shop built professionally with custom mockups and optimized pricing, the Done-For-You VIP plan at $109 per month includes a personal shop advisor who handles everything after you submit one design. See the run club merch shop setup guide for a full walkthrough.
Free to start, no card required. Add shirts, set your price, and share the link with members tonight.
Start FreeCorrect. There is no minimum order quantity. A single member can order one shirt. Five members can each order one shirt individually and each ships to their own address. The per-item price stays the same regardless of quantity.
Since there is no minimum, late additions are never a problem. The shop stays open. A member who missed the initial announcement can order their size anytime, and it ships to them directly.
No. All orders ship from a US print facility within approximately 1 week regardless of quantity. A single shirt ships just as quickly as a batch of 50.
Yes. You can add a seasonal product to your shop for a specific window (fall race season, a club anniversary, etc.) and then remove it. Members who ordered during that window get their shirt. No leftover inventory.
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