About Us

Real Nice Merchandise is a custom design, screen print, and embroidery shop helping brands of all sizes turn ideas into tangible, standout merch. With our roots in the San Diego craft beer scene, we’ve spent the past 15 years expanding our capabilities and industry connections to produce just about any merchandise you can imagine. Every project is a true collaboration—we bring the experience and know-how, you bring the vision, and together we make it a reality.

Meet the Team

Dave Gostenhofer

Owner / aspiring t-shirt model

FAVORITE MERCH TO MAKE:
A good ol' screen printed t-shirt.

SPIRIT ANIMAL:
Killer Whale. Not the Sea World kind.

WORDS OF ADVICE:
“Beer before Liquor. I don’t care what they say.”

Josh Mers

spreadsheet nerd / hat guy

FAVORITE MERCH TO MAKE:
Hats, hats, and more hats!

SPIRIT ANIMAL:
Asparagus

WORDS OF ADVICE:
“Be the person your dog thinks you are.”

Liv Winn

head of hr

FAVORITE MERCH TO MAKE:
Anything embroidered.

SPIRIT ANIMAL:
The White Rabbit

WORDS OF ADVICE:
“Never drink the last bit of beer in a bottle. That’s not beer. It’s backwash.”