# Merch

HQ will be sending each Daydream event ✨amazing✨t-shirts, postcards, and stickers. 

But… Beyond that, merch is all on you. Find cheap places to get printed badges and lanyards (if you raise enough money, maybe you even make a simple PCB badge). [Order Hack Club posters](https://forms.hackclub.com/t/uzgyhTqvsFus) and put them up around your venue. 

**Note: ALWAYS prioritize participants’ merch above organizers’. DO NOT blow $500 on cool organizers’ merch when you could have gotten merch for participants.** 

Merch is what gets people to be excited at your event and what keeps them excited to keep attending *more* events. It’s free advertising whenever they go out and wear it. 

Imagine 100 different billboards walking about in your city after the event.

Be creative: maybe you do stick-on patches, or bandanas, or custom bucket hats. The t-shirts are nice, but it’s always a good idea to come up with something unique to your event.

ID Badges for Counterspell Ottawa (Printed paper in lanyard):   
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These were the badges for Scrapyard Columbus:  
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I made these in 30 minutes using the assets given by the Scrapyard team, so I’m confident anyone can do it.

Expense is important, and it’s *incredibly* easy to go overboard with merch costs. Keep it reasonable, and make sure you’re buying the appropriate amount before you purchase any bulk order. 

If you’re printing something and it gives you the option to review the render before printing, ALWAYS review it. You don’t want to blow $500 on bandanas that are fluorescent yellow instead of mild orange. Also make sure you’re buying t

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