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Merry Popin connects small and mid-sized businesses looking for a brick-and-mortar retailing experience, with brick-and-mortar businesses that are open to sharing their space for a profit.

Through Merry Popin, individuals, and small and mid-sized businesses will be able to list, browse, search, discover, and book a physical store or space to sell directly to their target consumers in any location they see fit

In-person customer experience and networking events are powerful ways for customers to immerse themselves in your brand and for small businesses to attract and retain customers.

Pop-in can be fruitful for you or your business to:

  • Test the waters of brick-and-mortar retail before committing to a lengthy and costly business lease.
  • Reach new audience
  • Diversify your customer base
  • Go to where your customers are
  • Drive sales
  • Test new revenue stream
  • Capitalize on existing foot traffic
  • Get rid of unsold stock and give it a new life
  • Increase brand awareness and build omnichannel loyalty
  • Build trust with a new clientele that typically lacks the confidence to buy online 
  • Engage and educate customers offline
  • Gather Real-Time Insights
  • Take advantage of seasonality
  • Make connections and build a network  
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  1. Sign Up for free and create your account
  2. Search your ideal store or space
  3. Choose your dates, Book, and wait for the confirmation

We’re thrilled to hear that! That means you’re in, and you can start planning your pop-in.
Merry Popin will go ahead and process your payment.

Unfortunately, tenants can decline your request due to discrepancies between your businesses or availabilities but don’t be discouraged if that happens.
Merry Popin provides tons of wonderful spaces, and we urge you to book another one.

After signing up, you might exchange messages with hosts through Merry Popin requesting additional information or simply to let them know you are interested and why you think is a great idea to pop-in into their store.

Be mindful that carrying business or making reservations outside Merry Popin goes against our policy and may be deemed as risky as you lose all protections and safeguards that we provide.

Merry Popin is a social and friendly marketplace, but exchanging contact information such as emails, phone numbers, skype, or any external links is not allowed. All communication must go through Merry Popin.

You can bring someone to help you set up the space. Once you start, no one is allowed to help you with your pop-in unless previously agreed with your host.
All family and friends are welcome during pop-in for emotional support and of course, to buy from you.

It all starts with finding the perfect space and location. Please, refer to our resource center for more information on how to prepare for a successful popin.

You can change the dates of your reservation depending on your host’s availability and of course their cancelation policy. Just make sure you read it and check all allocated costs or fees before doing so. Alternatively, you can contact your host to negotiate new dates.

Once you create your account, you will have access to your dashboard with all notifications, including your booking status, messages, and upcoming bookings.

You may be able to cancel your reservation depending on your host’s cancelation policy. Please, make sure you read it and check all allocated costs or fees before doing so. Alternatively, you can contact your tenant to negotiate the terms. However, if the tenant hasn’t gotten back to you confirming the reservation, you can cancel it at no charge.

We are sorry to hear that. If your payment was charged, we will refund you in full. However, we encourage you to book another space.

If you are eligible for a refund, you should expect it within 15 to 20 business days, depending on your method of payment, bank, or credit card issuer.

When you make a reservation for a space, your payment may be temporarily authorized. Once the reservation is confirmed, you will be charged, and payment will be processed in full. 

Payments via wire or bank transfers or any other type of payment outside Merrypopin Marketplace is strictly forbidden.

If you cancel a Booking or don’t show up, any cancellation/no-show fee or refund will depend on the Service Provider’s cancellation/no-show policy.

Merry Popin currently accept Visa, Mastercard, Discover, American Express and PayPal.

Payments via wire or bank transfers or any other type of payment outside Merrypopin Marketplace is strictly forbidden.

We will be constantly adding new payment methods, depending on the country your payment account is located in. Please, be on the lookout for updates. 

 

You won’t be asked for a security deposit but if you, someone you invite for help, or your pet cause any damage to the space, or house rules are violated, we may charge the guest payment method on the file.

FAQ by Brick -and- Mortar Hosts

Merry Popin connects small and mid-sized businesses looking for a brick-and-mortar retailing experience, with brick-and-mortar businesses that are open to sharing their space for a profit.

Through Merry Popin, individuals, and small and mid-sized businesses will be able to list, browse, search, discover, and book a physical store or space to sell directly to their target consumers in any location they see fit.

  1. Sign Up for free and create your account
  2. List your space and set your price and availabilities
  3. Get booking requests and Rent out your space for a profit

Brick-and-mortar landlords and tenants have the power to empower and uplift businesses and communities across the globe. Pop-in is strategic for brick-and-mortar to:

  • Bring new experiences to keep your stores/space fresher and more vibrant by constantly offering something new for your customers to explore.
  • Make Money
  • Empower and uplift SMBs, and create a positive community around you and your business.
  • Reach new audience
  • Leverage your visibility and reach
  • Foster and nurture a truly inclusive business environment and support small businesses to achieve a better and more sustainable future for all 
  • Bring dynamism and entertainment value to your store/space
  • Create buzz and interest
  • Make connections and build a network
  • First, you need to sign-up and create an account. After that, you will be taken to a dashboard where you can add information such as the description of your store or space, add beautiful pictures of the space, amenities, a location map, and why not a warm welcome intro video about you, your business and space. Note that sharing contact information is forbidden. 

Within the Video and image section of your listing, the following content isn’t permitted:

  • Inappropriate content considered not to be family friendly 
  • Broken videos or images with embedding disabled 
  • Videos/images showing another space other than the specific space advertised in the listing 
  • Videos/images showing contact information such as phone numbers, email address and/or websites 
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When you sign-up to create a profile, you will have access to a dashboard where you will have all information about your listing, including reservations, emails, messages and calendar. There, you will be able to see your reservation status and confirm, cancel, or allow change requests from SMBs and individuals.

Booking request can be decline due to discrepancies between your businesses or availabilities but we urge you not to, if there is not a valid reason.

Keep in mind that any type of discrimination is harmful and perpetuates inequality. Merry Popin is against all kinds of discrimination.

We all have the right to be treated equally, regardless of our race, ethnicity, nationality, class, caste, religion, belief, sex, gender, language, sexual orientation, gender identity, sex characteristics, age, health, political inclination or any other status.  


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