Company storesProduction & fulfillmentDirect orders start at 31 pieces
The Man Cave& She Shed Too!
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Company merch, managed in Middletown, CT

Your merch.Handled.

We build your branded company store, make the products and fulfill every employee or customer order. Your team gets great merch without becoming a shipping department.

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31+Direct-order minimum
1 teamStore to doorstep
LocalProduction & support
Built for your brand
Custom illustrated branded sweatshirt
Custom laser-engraved monogram
One accountable partnerStorefront • production • fulfillment
Company stores✦Branded apparel✦Employee merch✦Customer gear✦Laser engraving✦Order fulfillment✦

The company-store model

Your brand.
Our back room.
Everybody wins.

Built for growing and mid-sized companies that want a serious merch program without inventory headaches, internal order forms or boxes stacked in someone’s office.

A curated retail store ready for customer fulfillment01

Open the doors

Managed company stores

A branded online destination where employees or customers choose approved products, sizes and designs.

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Custom artwork printed on branded apparel02

Make it worth wearing

Branded merchandise

Apparel, embroidery and engraved goods chosen for your audience, then designed to look like your brand belongs there.

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Branded engraved glassware ready for fulfillment03

Let us carry it

Fulfillment & support

We handle production, packing, pickup or shipping and the questions that come with every active program.

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Made in Middletown

Merch with a pulse.
Never catalog filler.

Custom illustrated sweatshirt
Custom apparelOriginal art with personality
Pair of custom monogrammed glasses
Company giftingDetails people remember
Personalized engraved flask
Branded goodsMade to be kept
Custom printed black hoodie
Program apparelBuilt around your audience
Laser-engraved lighthouse on a knife
Laser engravingUseful can still feel special

How the program works

Your store runs. Your people order. We do the rest.

  1. 01

    Set the strategy

    We learn who the store serves, what success looks like and which products make sense for the program.

  2. 02

    Build the assortment

    We refine artwork, choose products, approve proofs and create a tight collection your people will actually want.

  3. 03

    Launch the store

    Your company gets one organized place to buy approved merch without chasing sizes, payments or spreadsheets.

  4. 04

    Make, pack and fulfill

    Orders flow to us for production and fulfillment. Direct production projects begin at 31 pieces.

★★★★★5.0 on GoogleRead the reviews ↗

“Will be our go to for all future orders.”

Michele AlbertCustom shirts & sweaters • Google review

“Brilliantly-curated inventory of gift ideas.”

Justin SteffmanGift shop • Google review

“Above and beyond customer service.”

Caitlin BeznerPersonalized goods • Google review
Inside The Man Cave and She Shed Too gift shop
390 Main Street

And then there is the shop

Excellent things.
Absolutely unnecessary.

The Main Street shop is where the personality started: well-made finds, unexpected gifts and plenty of things nobody needs but everybody wants.

Home barGolfOutdoorJewelryStyleCigarsGroomingHot sauceOddities
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Womanownedandproud

Meet Ericka’s shop

Built by listening to what people actually wanted.

The Man Cave started in 2018 with unusual gifts for men. The women doing most of the shopping kept asking for things they wanted too, so Ericka listened. In 2024, the shop expanded into a much larger Main Street home and added the She Shed Too!

That same instinct now powers company merch programs: understand the audience, make the right things and own the details from the first proof through the final package.

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Spotted around Connecticut

Middletown PressGift shop expands with She Shed Too!June 2024 ↗CT InsiderKnowing what gift someone really wantsDecember 2019 ↗Downtown MiddletownA Main Street originalBusiness directory ↗

Build your merch program

Tell us about your company.

Company stores and ongoing programs are the sweet spot. Direct production projects begin at 31 pieces.

(860) 788-3373ericka@mancaveshop.com

Direct production starts at 31 pieces. Managed stores are scoped around program size, product mix and fulfillment needs. Prefer to talk? Call (860) 788-3373.

The home base

Right on Main Street.

390 Main Street
Middletown, CT 06457

Tuesday–Saturday
10 AM–4 PM

Hours can shift for events and holidays. Call or check Facebook before a special trip.Get directions ↗