The Gizmo Grotto Partner Program

Expand What Your Business Can Offer

The Gizmo Grotto helps local businesses add custom products, specialty components, prototypes, displays, and small-batch manufactured items — without building their own design or production department.

Apply to Become a Partner Submit a Product Idea
How It Works

You know your customers. We build what they're asking for.

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You know your customers
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We develop the product
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You display or incorporate it
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We replenish and improve it
Who It's For

Businesses that already have customers asking for more

Awards & engraving shops Museums & visitor centers Gift & specialty stores Hobby & collector shops Military-oriented businesses Event vendors Industrial & professional services Anyone with recurring custom requests
What We Can Make

Custom design, CAD, and small-batch manufacturing

Custom retail items Award components Architectural replicas Challenge coin displays Military & retirement pieces Branded desk items Functional parts Prototypes Custom mounts & stands Small-batch products
Partnership Options

A few ways to work together

Products don't have to come from a fixed catalog. A partner can bring us a one-off request, sell our proven products, or work with us to develop something new for their market entirely.

Wholesale
Buy proven products at partner pricing and resell at retail. You own the inventory and control your own pricing.
Display & Replenishment
We provide display samples. When something sells, you reorder. Lower upfront risk, reserved for select local partners.
Custom Project Referral
Bring us a customer request — an award component, a replacement part, a custom display — and build it into your own finished work.
Co-Developed Products
You've spotted a recurring need in your market. We develop a product for it together, with terms worked out up front.
Selected Consignment
For launching new, unproven products with trusted partners — we retain ownership until it sells.
Partner Benefits

What you get

New revenue opportunities
No equipment to buy
Access to custom CAD & fabrication
Low-volume production, no minimums to start
Local support, not a call center
Rapid product testing
Full customization
Demand-driven restocking
Original products that stand out
A growing catalog of proven designs
Get Started

Apply to Become a Partner

This starts a conversation, not a screening process. Tell us about your business and what you're hoping to add — we'll follow up to talk through the right fit.

Have a Specific Request?

Submit a Product Idea

A customer asked for an alligator-themed award. A unit wants a model of its headquarters. You need a custom display for an engraved item. Tell us what you need — we'll evaluate feasibility and follow up with a quote.

Questions

Frequently Asked Questions

Do I need to buy inventory upfront?

Not necessarily. Standard wholesale means you buy and own inventory, but for select partners we also offer a display-sample model where you reorder as things sell. We'll talk through what fits your situation.

I don't have retail space — can I still be a partner?

Yes. Capability partners use us as an extension of their own production without necessarily keeping a display — referring or submitting custom requests and building our work into their own finished products.

How does pricing work?

Design work and manufacturing are priced separately. Standard products already exist and are priced simply; custom development includes CAD/design time plus production of the first piece. Once a design exists, repeat copies are usually much cheaper. We'll give you an itemized quote before anything starts.

Can I bring my own idea, or do I have to pick from a catalog?

Bring your own idea — that's the point of the program. Use the "Submit a Product Idea" form above. If it's feasible, we'll quote it; if it turns into a repeatable product, it can go on to be sold again to future partners too.

Is there a minimum order?

It depends on the product. Custom one-off pieces are common; we'll tell you upfront if a particular item needs a minimum quantity to be worth producing.