On October 18, the Intern Stream channel opened its merch store, internmerch.com. It features eight black items, ranging from T-shirts for $19.70 to hoodies for $38.58. The channel hosts gaming streams, and on September 30, it announced a stream "with many interns" and a giveaway of about a hundred Telegram Premium codes. The store itself states in its footer that it is not affiliated with Telegram FZ-LLC, the Telegram application, or its services.
What's for Sale
The store offers eight items, all in black:
| Item | Price |
|---|---|
| T-shirts: big logo, circle logo, metal, stealth, text name | $19.70 |
| Intern shirt | $23.93 |
| Thermal | $32.41 |
| Hoodie: circle logo | $38.58 |
Sizes range from S to 2XL or 3XL. Payments are accepted via Visa, Mastercard, American Express, Discover, and Diners Club cards through Shop Pay, with installment options available. Neither TON nor Telegram stars are accepted as payment methods. Shipping is available to 73 countries, including Russia, Kazakhstan, UAE, USA, Turkey, India, Japan, and all European Union countries. There are no returns; the footer states «all sales final».
The store is built on Shopify, and its settings indicate Portland, Oregon. The domain was registered on October 18, and products appeared in the catalog that same night.
Author's Answers on Pricing
Along with the store link, the channel published answers to five questions:
- Why these prices? The price is based on the cost from the manufacturer, who sews and ships the items, plus payment commissions, taxes, and other expenses. Once the order volume is clear, prices may decrease by 10–20%.
- Does the author profit? No, according to the author, thousands of their own dollars were invested in the store.
- Why no shipping to my country? The answer refers to the first point.
- Don't like the designs. Some designs were created by hired artists; you can send your own design ideas to the channel's private messages. New models are likely to appear.
- Order issue. Write to the channel's private messages with proof of purchase – the author will look into it but guarantees nothing.
About the Channel
Intern Stream was created in July and has 11.4 thousand subscribers as of October 20. The channel features announcements for streams of Minecraft, World of Warcraft, Counter-Strike, Baldur's Gate 3, and Fortnite, with discussions taking place in the channel's chat. The channel has no description, the author does not reveal their name, and does not state that they work at Telegram.
