PROCESS • Artwork & colour
Sample boxes — to decide by seeing
How Sample boxes runs at merch.am: steps, timelines and AMD prices when the choice is driven by a decision by hand.
What this page is
A sample box is a small run of chosen positions — real materials and decoration samples — so the decision is made by hand. This page answers the practical questions: which steps exist, how long each takes and which documents accompany the process.
The artwork stage decides everything: one wrong file costs more than the whole design budget. In the case of Sample boxes that means one point of contact, one AMD invoice and deadlines fixed in writing.
How the work runs
The box is assembled to the client’s categories: materials close to the brand’s colours, two or three decoration variants and a price list in AMD. In Yerevan it arrives within 24–48 hours, and in the regions via HayPost in 3–5 working days.
The core steps of the Sample boxes track:
- Sample boxes: confidentiality terms
- Sample boxes: the file intake check
- Sample boxes: locking Pantone references
What we watch for
The risk we watch during Sample boxes is this: The risk is too wide a box: a choice of ten positions tires the decision more than three would. That is why every step carries a written confirmation and its own owner.
The engine is a decision by hand: if the offer does not read along that axis, the Sample boxes programme loses its point. We build along exactly that axis, measured by sample approval and customisation options.
Prices and terms
Programmes on the Sample boxes track usually fall into the 2000–15000 AMD range per unit (excluding 20% VAT), with runs of 1–30 pcs. Every item, including canvas totes, enters the quote as a separate line.
The artwork stage decides everything: one wrong file costs more than the whole design budget. Delivery on the Sample boxes track runs 24–48 hours in Yerevan, HayPost 3–5 working days or SPS Express 1–2 days to the regions, and FedEx, DHL or Onex beyond the border.
- Tax documents
- invoices are issued to the legal entity named in the order
- Payment
- small orders via ArCa or Idram, larger programmes by bank transfer
- Regional delivery
- Gyumri, Vanadzor, Dilijan via HayPost in 3–5 working days or SPS Express in 1–2
- Minimums
- print from 50 pieces, embroidery from 100, lanyards and pens from 200
Independent supplier. merch.am is an independent B2B corporate-merch production and fulfilment partner for the Armenian market. Meridian Expo Center, Yerevan Expo, the banks, couriers and companies named on this page are market context only and do not imply partnership, sponsorship or official status. Figures are indicative planning ranges in AMD and exclude 20% VAT; confirm every programme against a written brief before ordering.
Frequently asked questions
What is the minimum run for Sample boxes
Print starts at 50 pieces, embroidery at 100, lanyards and pens at 200. A typical run on the Sample boxes track is 1–30 pcs, with canvas totes planned at 2000–15000 AMD per unit excluding 20% VAT.
What lead time should Sample boxes plan for
The full cycle on the Sample boxes track is usually 2–3 weeks from brief to delivery: production 4–8 working days, a sample 5–7, and delivery within Yerevan 24–48 hours.
How do you guarantee sample approval
For a Sample boxes programme every step is fixed in writing, colours are locked against Pantone references, and the batch is inspected the day before packing.