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# Merch Purchase Message
Merch Purchase Message lets you share a message in a Streamer’s Live Stream after purchasing their merch on MarppleShop.
### **What is a Merch Purchase Message?**
When you purchase merch from a Streamer’s MarppleShop store, you can send a message in that Streamer’s Live Stream to let them know about your purchase.
* MarppleShop is an e-commerce service where CI.ME Streamers can open their own stores and sell merch to their fans.
* MarppleShop is operated by Marpple Corporation, the company that also operates CI.ME. Both services use the same Marpple Corporation account system.
* If you sign up for CI.ME with a social media account, you can use the same account to access MarppleShop.
* To use Merch Purchase Messages on CI.ME, you must purchase merch on MarppleShop using the same Marpple Corporation account you use for CI.ME.
### **1. Get a Merch Purchase Message**
You can get a Merch Purchase Message by purchasing a Streamer’s merch on MarppleShop.
You can visit a Streamer’s MarppleShop store from the following locations.
#### From a Streamer’s Live Stream or Replay
* Click the Channel Merch tag at the bottom left of the video player. A list of products will appear in the chat area, where you can select the merch you want.
* You can also select merch directly from the Streamer’s Channel Merch section below the video player.
#### From the Store tab on a Streamer’s Channel
* Visit the Streamer’s Channel and open the **Store tab** to see the MarppleShop merch currently available for purchase. Select the merch you want from the list.
### **2. Use Your Merch Purchase Message in a Live Stream**
* After purchasing a Streamer’s merch on MarppleShop, return to that Streamer’s Live Stream. A message field for sharing your merch purchase will automatically appear.
* Select the merch purchase you want to share.
* Write a message and click **Send Message**. You can also send it without entering a message.
* Turn on the **Anonymous** toggle at the bottom left to send your Merch Purchase Message anonymously.
### **When You Can’t Use a Merch Purchase Message**
* You won’t be able to use a Merch Purchase Message with your existing CI.ME account if you purchased the merch on MarppleShop while signed in with a different Marpple Corporation account.
* You cannot use Merch Purchase Messages if you have been banned from the Streamer’s Channel.
* Merch purchased from platforms other than MarppleShop is not eligible for Merch Purchase Messages on CI.ME.
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