Fan gear with the paperwork behind it
Flags, decals, lanyards, caps, golf balls and party goods for colleges, pro leagues and Greek organizations - every design licensed by the school, league or organization it represents, from a Chicago company that pays royalties on the marks.
Eight shelves, one standard
The catalog runs from stadium-size flags to badge reels for the workday. Whatever the format, the artwork is licensed and the construction is the durable kind.
18 items
Flags & Banners
Full-size 3x5 flags and garden banners for colleges, Greek organizations and pro teams.
16 itemsLanyards & Keychains
Lanyards and molded keychains that put a licensed mark on the things you carry every day.
16 itemsTailgate & Party
Yard signs, napkins, cups, plates and food picks for game days, graduations and watch parties.
12 itemsStickers & Decals
Outdoor-grade vinyl decals printed at the company facility in Chicago.
12 itemsLicense Plate Frames
Zinc-alloy license plate frames with epoxy-coated artwork that stands up to sun, salt and car washes.
12 itemsGolf
Genuine Nitro golf balls carrying licensed college and Greek artwork, printed in the US, in gift sleeves of three or season packs of twelve - plus a magnetic ball-marker set for the pro-basketball crowd.
12 itemsHats & Caps
Structured cotton snapbacks with raised embroidery instead of printed logos, licensed by the universities, federations and brands they represent.
12 itemsBadge Reels
Retractable badge reels with team logos sealed under a scratch-resistant epoxy dome.
110
curated designs in the catalog
4.7
average buyer rating across rated items
9100+
customer ratings counted in total
100%
of designs produced under license
Proven picks
The most-reviewed items across the shelves - the safe choices when you are buying sight unseen.
The track record
Three items carry the deepest review pools in the catalog.
Alabama Crimson Tide Car Decal
4.7 · 923 ratings
Georgia Bulldogs Car Decal
4.8 · 479 ratings
Michigan Wolverines 3x5 Flag
4.7 · 441 ratings
Ratings and counts come from verified buyers at our retail partner and change over time.
How ordering works
Pick the design
Browse by shelf or search by school, team or organization. Every product page lays out materials, sizing and what buyers say.
Check out with our retail partner
The Buy button opens the item at our retail partner, where payment, delivery and tracking are handled under their standard policies.
Wear it, fly it, stick it
Returns and delivery questions go through the retail partner's order page - the same rules as anything else you buy there.
About the marks on this gear
Fan merchandise splits into two worlds: the licensed kind, where the school or league has approved the artwork and gets paid for it, and the parking-lot kind, where nobody asked. Everything in this catalog belongs to the first world. Desert Cactus holds licensing agreements with professional leagues, dozens of colleges and universities, national Greek organizations and heritage brands, and pays royalties on every unit sold.
That matters beyond the legal footnote. Licensed artwork means the garnet is the right garnet and the script is the real script, reviewed by the people who own it. It is the difference between a flag that looks almost right and one that looks like the stadium.
The company behind the catalog is a Chicago-based Certified LGBT Business Enterprise. The vinyl decals come off its own press in Chicago and ship in recycled paperboard; the rest of the line is produced to the same specifications it has carried for years.