Merch revenue
isn't a side project.
Trained. Insured. W-2. The people standing between your venue and a 6am phone call about three no-shows.
Merch can outpace ticketing on the right night. It can also disappear into a $400 variance and a missing case of shirts. The difference is who's selling it.
We staff tours, festivals, and arena events with merch staff who can run a POS, fold a tee, count inventory, and actually sell — not just stand behind a table.
They're employees, not contractors. We pay them, insure them, and stand behind them. That's the whole pitch.
Sell, count, reconcile.
Display & Setup
Folded, hung, sized, priced. Looks like a store, not a yard sale.
storefrontPOS Operation
Trained on the major mobile and tabletop systems.
point_of_saleCash & Card Handling
Closed out clean. Variance under control.
paymentsInventory & Tracking
Counted in, counted out. No mystery cases.
inventory_2Active Selling
The upsell, the size swap, the second-item suggestion. Not a cashier.
trending_upBoring, on purpose.
The fun part of staffing is the part you don't notice. Here's what every merchandise staff we deploy is already past.
Identity verified
Screened through our W-2 agency partners. Real people, real records.
Role-specific training
Trained on the actual job before the truck unloads. Not a tutorial on the way over.
Named lead on site
Every deployment has a supervisor with a name. You don't manage the crew. They do.
Insured & classified correctly
W-2 payroll. Workers' comp. General liability. The forms nobody likes filling out are filled out.
One vendor.
Every city.
Zero surprises.
We're not the cheapest option.
We're also not the option that calls you at 6am because three people no-showed.
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W-2, every shift
Employees, not contractors. Payroll taxes, withholding, classification — handled.
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Insured for what you actually face
General liability and workers' comp. The IRS audit, the slip-and-fall, the no-show — covered.
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300+ markets, one contract
National tour or one-night theater run. Same paperwork. Same standard. Same number to call.
Most events don't just need merchandise staff.
Tell us what you're running. We'll tell you honestly what you need. Sometimes that means talking you out of what you asked for.
Merchandise + Brand Ambassadors + Booth Monitors
For tours and brand activations.
Merchandise + Brand Ambassadors + General Labor
For festivals with merch tents.
Merchandise + Ops Support + General Labor
For arena and stadium retail.
Megan Hayward
Founder & CEO, TempGuru
We built TempGuru because someone had to. Turns out that someone was us. The staffing industry needed a reality check — and merchandise staff are exactly where that conversation starts.
The honest answers.
How fast can TempGuru deliver merchandise staff? expand_more
24 to 48 hours in most markets. If we can't hit that window we tell you upfront, not the night before load-in.
What makes TempGuru different from a gig staffing app? expand_more
W-2 employment, workers' comp, named supervisors, and a contract with real accountability. Not 1099 contractors marketed as flexibility. The gig app didn't show up to the audit. Funny how that works.
Can TempGuru scale merchandise staff for multi-day events and tours? expand_more
Yes. 25 to 500+ per event across multiple venues, across 300+ markets, on a single contract.
Are TempGuru merchandise staff really W-2 employees? expand_more
Yes. Every shift. Payroll taxes withheld, workers' comp coverage, and proper classification — not 1099 misclassification dressed up as gig work.
Is insurance included? expand_more
General liability and workers' compensation are included on every deployment. Certificates of insurance are available before the event.
One vendor. Every city.
Zero surprises.
Tell us what you need. We'll tell you honestly what we can do. Then we'll do it.
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