Bulk gifting & recognition
Size lists in, finished pairs out. Individually boxed, drop-shipped to one address or hundreds. Service awards, sales kickoffs, new-hire kits, holiday.
Corporate footwear programs · Since 2010
Branded footwear for corporate gifting, events, and recognition.
Our clients choose the footwear. We buy it for them or receive it from them, add their branding and/or kitting in our Pennsylvania facility, and deliver to the end user. Since 2016 we have delivered hundreds of thousands of pairs through the promotional products industry.
16 yrs
in business
1 - 1,000+
pairs per program
PPAI · ASI · SAGE · PAPPA · DistributorCentral
industry member
Through our promotional products distributor partners, we've decorated footwear for teams at
How our model works
Our clients choose the footwear. Either they buy it and ship it to us, or we buy it on their behalf at full retail. We add the client’s branding, laces, or packaging as the program calls for, and deliver to the end user. Product is never resold, discounted, or marketed under the footwear brand’s name.
Every pair is end-user owned the day it ships. Decorated product has no secondary market. The Ave is a decoration and fulfillment shop, not a retailer, and has no affiliation with any footwear brand.
Three ways companies work with us
All programs run through your promotional products distributor. If you're a corporate buyer without one, we'll connect you.
On-site event activations
Attendees try on sample pairs at your event, pick a style and decoration, and we make their shoes afterward and ship to each person. No inventory on site, no sizing guesswork. We supply the sample kit and an order form your staff runs from a phone; for large multi-day events, we can send our team.
Company stores & redemption
List branded footwear in your employee store or rewards catalog with zero inventory. Orders flow to us by PO or integration; we ship blind to the recipient.
Recent programs
BET & MGM Grand
750 pairsOne program, plenty of choice. An employee redemption experience featuring multiple footwear styles, each finished with BETMGM branding.
By Any Means
150 pairsThe full unboxing experience: custom footwear, a branded box, bag, and personal notecard, delivered straight to each recipient.
Coca-Cola
300 pairsAn iconic brand, a gift worth keeping. Custom Coca-Cola footwear for regional distributor VIPs, packed and shipped to multiple offices.
Sprite
500 pairsHoliday gifting with a little more personality. Sprite-branded footwear brought the team’s signature colors into a gift they could wear.
Best Buy
1,000 pairsA team gift with room for individual style. Multiple colorways and decoration options gave this Best Buy program a look for everyone.
Yahoo
250 pairsA shared look from the ground up. Custom Yahoo footwear helped bring the team together for an employee conference.
Netflix
200 pairsA thank-you for the people behind the scenes. Custom Netflix footwear for a production team appreciation program.
Wex
400 pairsMilestones deserve more than a desk ornament. WEX-branded footwear gave an employee recognition program a gift made for everyday wear.
How a program runs
1
Quote & mockups
Send us the styles you’re considering, your logo, quantity, and in-hands date. We come back with pricing, timing, and free digital mockups on each style, so your client sees it before anyone commits.
2
PO & sizes
You gather sizes and send a PO. It tells us whether we’re buying the footwear or your client is shipping it to us, and locks the in-hands date. Mix styles on one order; most programs do.
3
Production & approval
On orders of 25 pairs or more, we photograph the first finished pair for your sign-off before running the rest. Every pair is inspected before it goes back in the box. Typical turnaround is 10–14 business days.
4
Delivery
Shipped to one address or drop-shipped to each recipient, on your shipping account or ours, with packing lists, manifests, and tracking.
For distributors
A footwear decorator built for the promo channel.
We sell exclusively through promotional products distributors. Net pricing, blind shipping, and a team that has worked thousands of POs from the industry’s largest firms. Your client never sees our name unless you want them to.
- Distributor-only net pricing (PPAI, ASI, SAGE, PAPPA, or DistributorCentral number required)
- No minimums; programs from 1 to 1,000+ pairs, mixed styles on one PO
- Free digital mockups before you commit; first-pair photo approval on orders of 25+
- Client-supplied footwear welcome, or we source on your behalf
- Typical turnaround 10–14 business days
- Blind drop-ship, split-ship, or fulfillment-center delivery, on your carrier account or ours
- Recipient size-collection forms hosted by us
About The Ave
Family-owned since 2010. Poconos, PA.
Built on the promo industry.
The Ave started as a Venice Beach print shop and grew into a dedicated production facility in the Poconos, Pennsylvania. Today our small team works almost entirely with promotional products distributors and their corporate clients, decorating hundreds of thousands of pairs for corporate gifting, events, and recognition since 2010.
Members of PPAI, ASI, SAGE, PAPPA, and DistributorCentral.
2010Founded
Poconos, PAProduction facility
PPAI · ASI · SAGE · PAPPA · DistributorCentralMember supplier
Hundreds of thousandsPairs decorated
Have a program in mind?
Tell us the quantity and the date. We'll come back with a proof and a timeline within one business day.