Pricing
Mobile patch bar pricing, without the mystery.
Every stop is quoted, because a Tuesday taproom night and a three-day county fair are different animals. But the math underneath is simple, and we’ll show you all of it.
The anchors
From $5,000
A staffed local stop — crew, presses, patch wall, and setup — starts around $5,000 in Orange County, LA, or San Diego. Product is scoped on top based on guest count.
$250 per hour
Staffing runs $250/hr and the clock includes setup and teardown, not just the open window. No surprise line items for the hour we spent building the booth.
$900 outside SoCal
Stops beyond the OC–LA–San Diego corridor carry a flat $900 travel fee — Las Vegas is the most common. Nationwide routing is quoted per trip.
Three sample stops
Ballparks, not quotes — your patch mix and hat count move the number. But this is the honest shape of it.
| The stop | Guests | Setup | What drives the price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Taproom anniversary Weeknight, 3-hr window | 150–200 | 1 press, 1 engraver, 2 crew | Hat count and whether the brewery’s logo patch is a custom run. |
| Company holiday party Evening, 4-hr window | 300 | 2 presses, 3 crew | Premium hat mix, branded patches, and the second press to keep waits under ten minutes. |
| Weekend festival booth Two days, 6 hrs/day | Open crowd | 2 presses, rotating crew | Multi-day staffing, restock volume, and overnight storage logistics. |
What moves a quote up or down
- Guest count sets hat and patch volume — the biggest single lever.
- Hours live set crew time; remember setup and teardown ride on the same $250/hr rate.
- Patch menu: stock chenille and emblem patches cost less than a custom-produced logo run.
- Blank tier: a Richardson 112 build prices differently than an all-Flexfit or leather-heavy table.
- Location: local corridor stops skip the travel fee entirely.
Send the date, city, and headcount and we’ll return one number with everything in it — product, crew, travel, and prep.
Hold a date
Put your event on the route.
Send the date, city, and guest count. We check the calendar, price the stop, and send back a plan that covers hats, patches, crew, power, and load-in — one email, no guesswork.
Prefer to talk it through? Call (562) 614-4800 or write to contact@merchtroop.com.