PROCESS • Production & quality
Working with print partners — our role in the chain
How Working with print partners runs at merch.am: steps, timelines and AMD prices when the choice is driven by one responsibility.
What this page is
We work with several print shops and choose the technology per order — garment print, embroidery, pad printing or engraving — under one responsibility. This page answers the practical questions: which steps exist, how long each takes and which documents accompany the process.
Quality is not checked at the end; it accumulates at every stage checkpoint, from material to packing. In the case of Working with print partners that means one point of contact, one AMD invoice and deadlines fixed in writing.
How the work runs
Each technology has its print shop, but the client sees one contact point: we align the deadlines, check the quality and answer for the whole chain. When a problem appears, the decision stays with us, not with negotiations between shops.
The core steps of the Working with print partners track:
- Working with print partners: packing rules
- Working with print partners: incoming material check
- Working with print partners: the decoration trial
What we watch for
The risk we watch during Working with print partners is this: The risk is a fragmented chain: when the client manages the print shops alone, quality is left without an owner. That is why every step carries a written confirmation and its own owner.
The engine is one responsibility: if the offer does not read along that axis, the Working with print partners programme loses its point. We build along exactly that axis, measured by consistent quality and delivery certainty.
Prices and terms
Programmes on the Working with print partners track usually fall into the 800–9000 AMD range per unit (excluding 20% VAT), with runs of 50–1500 pcs. Every item, including T-shirts, enters the quote as a separate line.
Quality is not checked at the end; it accumulates at every stage checkpoint, from material to packing. Delivery on the Working with print partners 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.
- 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
- 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
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.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the minimum run for Working with print partners
Print starts at 50 pieces, embroidery at 100, lanyards and pens at 200. A typical run on the Working with print partners track is 50–1500 pcs, with T-shirts planned at 800–9000 AMD per unit excluding 20% VAT.
What lead time should Working with print partners plan for
The full cycle on the Working with print partners 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 consistent quality
For a Working with print partners programme every step is fixed in writing, colours are locked against Pantone references, and the batch is inspected the day before packing.