A tour merch booth is only as good as its throughput. The biggest mistake is under-staffing the print lanes for the room, then watching the line back up during the exact 20 minutes everyone hits merch. Start by sizing lanes to expected fan count, not to the table you happen to have.
Choose garments that press well and sell fast. Bella+Canvas 3001 and Next Level tees are the reliable workhorses; heavyweight fleece hoodies are the high-margin superfan buy; Richardson 112 trucker caps and Flexfit dad hats round out the impulse tier. Lock a sizing curve so you don't stock out of mediums.
Design the menu board like a fast-food line: a handful of clear options, obvious sizes, and a single pick-and-pay flow. Every extra decision at the table slows the queue. Keep a runner restocking the wall so the visual of a full merch display never disappears.
Finally, plan power and space with the venue ahead of load-in. Presses draw real amperage and need table depth. Merch Troop specs the footprint, crew, and garment list off your capacity so the booth is built to move, not just to look good.
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