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Corporate Gift Kits & Employee Welcome Kits

A gift kit is the first physical thing a new hire, client, or partner holds that represents your company — which means a generic tote and a stress ball is doing more damage than saying nothing at all. Sterling Merch builds curated, branded gift kits for onboarding, client gifting, executive milestones, and holiday programs, with a single account manager owning your kit from concept through the last mile.

What goes into a Sterling gift kit

Every kit starts with your goal, not our catalog. Onboarding kits are built around first-day impact — apparel sized to the person, a branded notebook or tech accessory, and a printed welcome card, all boxed to be opened on camera during a remote first day. Client gift kits lean premium: fewer items, better materials, custom inserts that reference the relationship (a closed deal, a renewal, a conference meeting). Executive and milestone kits go further still — engraved items, presentation boxes, and white-glove shipping to a home address instead of an office.

We source apparel, drinkware, tech accessories, notebooks, and packaging from our vetted US vendor network, then assemble and kit everything in-house before it ships — so the box that arrives looks like one considered object, not six separate products dropped in a mailer.

Built for how People Ops and HR actually operate

  • One dedicated account manager for the entire kit program — no support queue, no re-explaining your brand guidelines to a new rep every order.
  • Pre-production sample approval before any volume run, so the kit you approve is exactly the kit that ships.
  • Flexible delivery: ship a full batch at once for an all-hands event, or trickle-ship automatically to each new hire as they join.
  • A private collection link for sizes and shipping addresses — no spreadsheet, no chasing employees for their T-shirt size and home address.
  • PO-based ordering and proper tax invoicing built for US enterprise procurement.

Common kit programs we run

Kit typeTypical contentsDelivery pattern
New-hire welcome kitSized apparel, notebook, drinkware, welcome cardTrickle-shipped per hire via the collection link
Client / partner giftingPremium apparel or drinkware, custom insert cardIndividual shipments, home or office address
Conference / event kitApparel, tote, tech accessory, badge-ready packagingBulk shipment to venue or attendee list
Executive milestone giftEngraved or premium single item, presentation boxWhite-glove, signature-required delivery

How pricing and timelines work

Kit pricing depends on item selection, quantity, and packaging complexity — there's no flat per-kit rate that means anything before we know what's inside the box. What we can commit to upfront: a itemized quote within 48 hours of your brief, a physical sample before any production run over 25 units, and tiered pricing that improves as your order volume grows. Most welcome-kit programs land in the $35–$120 per-kit range depending on contents; premium client gifting programs run higher.

Frequently asked questions

How many gift kits can you produce at once?

We've run programs from 20-person welcome kit rollouts to 5,000-unit conference drops. Volume changes the lead time, not whether we can do it — talk to us about your timeline and we'll tell you exactly what's achievable.

Can employees pick their own kit contents or size?

Yes. We generate a private, branded collection link for your program — each employee enters their own T-shirt size and shipping address, which flows straight into the kitting process. No spreadsheet, no guessing.

Do you handle international shipping for gift kits?

We're a US-based company with nationwide domestic delivery as our core strength; international shipping is handled case by case — ask your account manager about your specific destinations.

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