UT Austin Founded Armadillo Bazaar 2025
Exclusive Offer for Armadillo Christmas Bazaar Artists
Dec 13-21, 2025 Palmer Events Center, Austin 11am - 9:30pm Daily
100% Free - No Credit Card Required

Turn Holiday Shoppers into
Year-Round Customers

Connect with customers via text after the Bazaar ends. AI-powered messaging keeps your art business thriving all year long.

Free Forever Plan
$0
Monthly Cost
50
Conversations/Month
15
Platform Features
Celebrating 50 Years of Austin's Creative Legacy

From the Armadillo World Headquarters to Today

The Armadillo Christmas Bazaar has celebrated Austin's weird-and-wonderful spirit for five decades. Nine days of fine art, live music, and community. Let's keep that connection going year-round.

Built by Longhorns, for Austin Makers

We're a UT Austin-founded startup that believes every artist deserves enterprise-level customer engagement. Collect phone numbers at your booth, and let AI handle follow-ups, custom orders, and restock alerts automatically.

Official Shopify App

Your Shopify Store + AI Sales Agent

4-click installation. Your products, inventory, and orders sync automatically. AI handles the conversations, Shopify handles the checkout.

Art Vendor Pain Points We Solve

Click any card to see how txted.ai helps

1Store UX & Conversion
Collection Confusion Solved
Customers struggle to navigate between prints vs originals vs merch. Unclear collection structure leads to drop-off.
txted.ai: AI agent guides customers through your catalog conversationally - "Looking for an original or a print?" No confusing navigation needed.
Sizing & Framing Questions Solved
Customers can't visualize sizes or understand framing options. Details buried in product descriptions go unread.
txted.ai: Instant answers to "What size would fit above my couch?" or "Does this come framed?" AI explains options in plain language.
Bundle & Discount Limits Solved
Shopify's variant limits make print + frame bundles hard. Artists can't easily offer package deals or collector discounts.
txted.ai: AI agent suggests bundles conversationally and applies discount codes during checkout - works around Shopify's rigid structure.
Non-Technical Store Setup Roadmap
Artists find Shopify "fiddly and confusing" - choosing themes, tweaking layouts, making the site look professional.
txted.ai: AI-assisted store setup and theme recommendations on roadmap. Currently focused on customer-facing experience.
2Print-on-Demand & Quality
Quality Complaint Handling Solved
Customers report banding, color shifts, or "low resolution" even when source files are fine. Artists eat reprint costs.
txted.ai: AI handles initial quality complaints, gathers photos, explains printing variables, and routes to ticket system - reducing your emotional burden.
Print Expectation Setting Solved
Customers don't understand paper types, finish options, or how digital art translates to print. Leads to disappointment.
txted.ai: Pre-sale education via AI - explains matte vs glossy, paper weight, color accuracy expectations before purchase.
POD Sync Issues Roadmap
Print provider integrations cause messy listings, bad syncs, and attribute mismatches that make products look untrustworthy.
txted.ai: Direct POD provider integrations on roadmap. Currently syncs with your Shopify catalog as-is.
Reprint/Refund Requests Solved
Managing refund requests manually is time-consuming. Need to balance customer satisfaction with not being taken advantage of.
txted.ai: Ticket system captures all details with customer data. AI gathers context before escalating - saves you time on every complaint.
3Catalog & Operations
Variant Overload Questions Solved
Many sizes, paper types, and framing options per artwork. Customers overwhelmed by choices, leading to decision paralysis.
txted.ai: AI simplifies choices conversationally - "For a bedroom, I'd recommend the 16x20 on matte paper" - rather than showing 50 variants.
Original vs Print Inquiries Solved
Customers confused about one-of-a-kind originals vs unlimited prints. Constant "is this the original?" questions.
txted.ai: AI clearly explains what's available - "This is a limited edition print of 50. The original sold last month."
Real-Time Inventory Status Solved
Inventory across Shopify, in-person events, and marketplaces gets confusing. Customers ask if items are actually in stock.
txted.ai: Syncs with Shopify inventory in real-time. AI always knows current stock and can confirm availability instantly.
Multi-Channel Inventory Sync Roadmap
Managing inventory across Shopify, art fairs, galleries, and marketplaces manually. Risk of overselling one-of-a-kind pieces.
txted.ai: Multi-channel inventory sync on roadmap. Currently syncs with Shopify as source of truth.
4Support & Platform
Solo Artist Support Burden Solved
Artists juggle creating, shipping, and answering repetitive questions. Support takes time away from making art.
txted.ai: 24/7 AI handles FAQs, order status, and basic inquiries. Artist only sees tickets that need personal attention.
Commission & Custom Inquiries Solved
Potential commission clients need info about process, pricing, timelines. Artists miss leads while busy creating.
txted.ai: AI captures commission interest, gathers requirements, and creates ticket with all details for artist follow-up.
App Juggling Fatigue Solved
Artists use multiple apps for basic needs - chat, email, discounts, bundles. When something breaks, support is slow.
txted.ai: One platform for conversational commerce - product discovery, checkout, and support all in one place with Shopify sync.
ROI & Performance Tracking Solved
Hard to justify costs of tools and higher Shopify tiers. No clear view of what's working and what's wasting money.
txted.ai: Dashboard shows revenue generated, tickets handled, time saved - clear ROI metrics for every dollar spent.
Solved by txted.ai
On Roadmap
12
Pain Points Solved
4
On Roadmap
75%
Coverage Today

How It Works for Art Sellers

1

Install the App

4 clicks to connect your Shopify store. Products sync automatically.

2

Share Your Number

Get an SMS/WhatsApp number to share at your booth or on business cards.

3

AI Handles the Rest

Customers text, AI answers questions, shows products, and completes sales.

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