Do I need to hold any inventory?

Never. Every order is drop-shipped on demand directly to your guest's address. You carry zero stock, pay nothing upfront, and never touch a single item. If a guest orders a mug on Monday, it ships by Wednesday — without you lifting a finger.

What products are available and can I customise them?

The current range includes t-shirts, hats, mugs, magnets, and tote bags. Every item is printed with your branding and tour artwork — our designers handle that as part of the $229 setup fee. You approve the designs before anything goes live.

How do guests actually browse and order?

After the tour, your guide shares a WhatsApp link (or it fires automatically from your QR code). Guests scroll a simple product carousel in WhatsApp, tap the item they want, and complete a checkout link. The whole flow takes under two minutes on a phone — no app download, no account creation.

What margin do I earn per sale?

You set the retail price. Wholesale cost averages around $12 per item; a typical retail price is $25, leaving you a $13 margin per order. At 8% conversion on 500 guests a month that is roughly $520/month in extra revenue — all passive.

What happens if a guest has a problem with their order?

inPlace handles all fulfilment disputes, refunds, and reprints directly with the print partner. You are never the middle-man for a customer service issue. If something goes wrong, your guest contacts us and we fix it.

Merch Tool

Your branded merch,
sold while the memory is fresh

Guests browse custom tour souvenirs via WhatsApp right after the experience — when emotion is highest. Zero inventory. Zero upfront cost. Drop-shipped on demand.

Start Selling Merch See Pricing

$49/mo — or $119/mo for all four inPlace tools, or $0/mo with a sponsor.

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inPlace Merch

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Thanks for joining the Atlas Mountains Hike! Check out our tour merch

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Atlas Mountains Collection

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Summit Tee

Organic cotton

$25

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Trail Tote Bag

Recycled canvas

$18

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Sunrise Mug

Ceramic, 11oz

$15

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Love the tee! I'll grab one

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Ships in 3-5 days. Free tracking.

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You have a captive audience.
Most operators earn $0 from it.

Guests finish your tour on a high. They want a piece of the experience to take home. But traditional merchandise creates a mountain of problems before you see a cent.

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High minimum order quantities

Print-on-demand suppliers often require 50–100 units before they'll quote you.

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Inventory risk

You pay upfront. If the design doesn't sell, you eat the cost.

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Storage headaches

Boxes of unsold t-shirts in your spare room is not a business.

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Your own store required

Platforms like Printify hand you the tools but you still build the shop and drive the traffic.

How inPlace Merch works

Three steps for you. Zero work after setup.

We design your branded collection

Our designers create tour-specific artwork featuring your branding, destination, and tour identity. You approve before anything goes live. Included in the $229 setup fee.

Guests browse via WhatsApp after the tour

A WhatsApp message goes out automatically when your QR code is scanned at tour end. Guests scroll a product carousel, tap what they want, and checkout in under two minutes — while the experience is still vivid.

Orders are drop-shipped directly to them

You never touch stock. Our fulfilment partner prints and ships each order on demand. Revenue lands in your account monthly. Zero warehouse, zero staff, zero effort on your end.

What your guests can order

Every product carries your branding and custom tour artwork. New product categories added regularly.

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T-Shirt

How much could you earn?

Adjust the slider to your monthly guest volume. The calculator uses our average conversion rate of 8% and a $25 average order value.

Guests per month500

2002,000

Orders / month

8% conversion

$1,000

Gross revenue

$25 avg order

$480

Wholesale cost

$12 avg cost

$520

Your margin

per month

Annual passive income

$6,240

After wholesale costs, before the $49/mo subscription

Why not just use Printful or a gift shop?

The honest comparison. Every option is valid — but only one requires zero effort from you.

Option	Margin	Your effort	Verdict
Printful / Printify DIY	Similar	High — you build the store, run ads, chase traffic	Great for e-commerce brands, painful for tour operators
Gift shop partnership	10–15% commission	Low — but products are generic, not your brand	Tiny cut, zero brand value
No merch at all	$0	None	The status quo most operators are stuck in
inPlace Merch	~$13 / item	Zero — we design, list, fulfil, and handle support	Passive revenue sent to a captive audience at peak emotion

"I thought merch was too much hassle. Then we made $840 in the first month without doing anything differently. The guests order while they're still buzzing from the lesson. It's the easiest revenue I've ever added."

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Kai Moreau

Owner, Barrel & Shore Surf School — Bali