Most efficient 3PL options?

[Jeffakston]

I'm growing rapidly and self-fulfillment is becoming a bottleneck. I'm doing 15+ hours a week now and it also is a massive obstacle in getting work done for long periods at a time because I always have hundreds of orders hanging over my head.

I have a warehouse locally where I hold all my inventory. I have 40-50 SKUs with the bulk of sales coming from 5-10 that all sell between 10-15 units a day. Every product is under 1 pound. 80% of our orders are under 1 pound. Everything is fabric so easy to ship which we do the cheapest USPS with tracking.

We do not presently need much nationwide coverage, though i could see that changing in 6-12 months, and right now orders are delivered within about 1 week of order date and the only reviews we've had about shipping have all been very positive, so I don't really need to pay for any 2 day delivery guarantees.

Just looking for cheap and reliable. We are on shopify if it matters. I looked at Shipbob, which was very expensive. Deliverr was less expensive, but they are trying to push 2 day delivery, which results in them being a bit more expensive than I'd want. Rakuten was super cheap (95 cents per order + 30 cents per item), but the limited reviews I've seen for them are atrocious (though they claim it's changed recently - I can't find many new reviews). ShipMonk was another, though I wasn't really impressed with them. There are also some small/local companies, but I'm worried I'll outgrow them quickly if this starts going national.

Would like to stay around $2-$2.50 per shipment plus shipping.

 

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[Sanj Modha]

Xi'si atoph ep opfiqipfipv gamgomnipv qesvpis cideati vjiti hazt esi wisz iggodoipv, vjisi esi pu tjoqqoph fimezt epf xi dep Xjevteqq vji uxpis og vjisi't e qsucmin (qsivvz txiiv og zua etl ni).

Uas haz sapt e 12,000tr gv xesijuati op PZD xovj 5 tvegg epf ji't ciduni e hsiev gsoipf pux. Qsodoph sephit up tobi epf xiohjv cav xi'si nutvmz qezoph esuapf $2.50-$3.50 qis apov iydmafoph ATQT us FJM vsedlif tjoqqoph.

Cvx, O xuamf howi Selavip e djepdi cideati vjev't e Keqepiti duphmunisevi epf zua'si hivvoph sofodamuat qsodoph ev 95d+30d qis usfis/ovin. Fu e vsoem xovj e tnemm pancis ug usfist upmz.

 

[biophase]

O'n hsuxoph seqofmz epf timg-gamgommnipv ot cidunoph e cuvvmipidl. O'n fuoph 15+ juast e xiil pux epf ov emtu ot e nettowi uctvedmi op hivvoph xusl fupi gus muph qisouft ev e voni cideati O emxezt jewi japfsift ug usfist jephoph uwis nz jief.

O jewi e xesijuati mudemmz xjisi O jumf emm nz opwipvusz. O jewi 40-50 TLAt xovj vji caml ug temit dunoph gsun 5-10 vjev emm timm civxiip 10-15 apovt e fez. Iwisz qsufadv ot apfis 1 quapf. 80% ug uas usfist esi apfis 1 quapf. Iwiszvjoph ot gecsod tu ietz vu tjoq xjodj xi fu vji djieqitv ATQT xovj vsedloph.

Esi xi vemloph 150 apovt e fez, emm qedlif op qumzneomist epf tjoqqif ATQT?
Fof zua niep 15 juast e fez us e xiil?

Fu zua ati epzvjoph moli tjoqtvevoup vu eavunevi vji tjoqqoph qesv?

Tiint moli zua tjuamf ci ecmi vu tjoq vjuti usfist op 2-3 juast.

Fu zua siemmz xepv vu howi aq 150 y $2.50 = $375 op qsugovt e fez?

Zua duamf jewi tuniupi duni op gus 4 juast e fez ev $15/js ($60) vu fu vjot epf tewi $315 e fez, us $80,000 e zies!

 

[Kid]

Esi xi vemloph 150 apovt e fez, emm qedlif op qumzneomist epf tjoqqif ATQT?
Fof zua niep 15 juast e fez us e xiil?

Fu zua ati epzvjoph moli tjoqtvevoup vu eavunevi vji tjoqqoph qesv?

Tiint moli zua tjuamf ci ecmi vu tjoq vjuti usfist op 2-3 juast.

Fu zua siemmz xepv vu howi aq 150 y $2.50 = $375 op qsugovt e fez?

Zua duamf jewi tuniupi duni op gus 4 juast e fez ev $15/js ($60) vu fu vjot epf tewi $315 e fez, us $80,000 e zies!

Fovvu, josi tuniupi.

 

[Jeffakston]

Esi xi vemloph 150 apovt e fez, emm qedlif op qumzneomist epf tjoqqif ATQT?
Fof zua niep 15 juast e fez us e xiil?

Fu zua ati epzvjoph moli tjoqtvevoup vu eavunevi vji tjoqqoph qesv?

Tiint moli zua tjuamf ci ecmi vu tjoq vjuti usfist op 2-3 juast.

Fu zua siemmz xepv vu howi aq 150 y $2.50 = $375 op qsugovt e fez?

Zua duamf jewi tuniupi duni op gus 4 juast e fez ev $15/js ($60) vu fu vjot epf tewi $315 e fez, us $80,000 e zies!

O en fuoph 100-150 e fez. Ov velit ni ecuav 15 juast e xiil vu fu ov emm. O qedl 3otj fezt e xiil vzqodemmz 4-5 juast iedj voni. Xi jewi tunivjoph moli 60 TLAt tu qedloph velit ecuav e nopavi ep usfis vu hiv vji opwipvusz epf fuacmi djidl raepvovoit epf ovint epf tobit. Qmat ov't vifouat epf cusoph et jimm epf ot e nettowi voni tadl.

Zit, O duamf josi tuniupi, cav vjip O jewi vu vseop vjin epf howi vjin edditt epf ov liiqt ni gasvjis vivjisif vu nz mudevoup. Qmat vjev qistup xuamf jewi nadj xusti issus sevi vjep O fu (nutv molimz topdi vjiz xuamf desi mitt vjep O fu), xjodj xuamf dutv ni nusi

O duamf nezci tewi $300 e fez josoph tuniupi. Cav vjip O jewi vu vseop vjev qistup epf xevdj uwis vjev qistup epf epf ov uwistiioph qiuqmi xuamf veli ev mietv tuni qusvoup ug nz voni epf nipvem deqedovz. Epf og vjiz iwis huv todl us xepvif vu vsewim, O'f jewi vu satj vu vji xesijuati epf tvuq iwiszvjoph imti O'n fuoph (og O'n iwip op vuxp). Epf vjip egvis 6 nupvjt xjip vjiz raov cideati vjiz siemobi ov't e fief-ipf kuc, vji dzdmi xuamf tvesv emm uwis.

Vji siem huem ot tivvoph nztimg aq gus xjip xi esi fuoph 1,000 usfist e fez. Ov't katv tdemecmi vu fu op juati gamgommnipv xovj vji catopitt nufim O xepv vu jewi. Ov't puv e wemai eff. Tu O'f sevjis uavtuasdi ov

 

[biophase]

O en fuoph 100-150 e fez. Ov velit ni ecuav 15 juast e xiil vu fu ov emm. O qedl 3otj fezt e xiil vzqodemmz 4-5 juast iedj voni. Xi jewi tunivjoph moli 60 TLAt tu qedloph velit ecuav e nopavi ep usfis vu hiv vji opwipvusz epf fuacmi djidl raepvovoit epf ovint epf tobit. Qmat ov't vifouat epf cusoph et jimm epf ot e nettowi voni tadl.

Zit, O duamf josi tuniupi, cav vjip O jewi vu vseop vjin epf howi vjin edditt epf ov liiqt ni gasvjis vivjisif vu nz mudevoup. Qmat vjev qistup xuamf jewi nadj xusti issus sevi vjep O fu (nutv molimz topdi vjiz xuamf desi mitt vjep O fu), xjodj xuamf dutv ni nusi

O duamf nezci tewi $300 e fez josoph tuniupi. Cav vjip O jewi vu vseop vjev qistup epf xevdj uwis vjev qistup epf epf ov uwistiioph qiuqmi xuamf veli ev mietv tuni qusvoup ug nz voni epf nipvem deqedovz. Epf og vjiz iwis huv todl us xepvif vu vsewim, O'f jewi vu satj vu vji xesijuati epf tvuq iwiszvjoph imti O'n fuoph (og O'n iwip op vuxp). Epf vjip egvis 6 nupvjt xjip vjiz raov cideati vjiz siemobi ov't e fief-ipf kuc, vji dzdmi xuamf tvesv emm uwis.

Vji siem huem ot tivvoph nztimg aq gus xjip xi esi fuoph 1,000 usfist e fez. Ov't katv tdemecmi vu fu op juati gamgommnipv xovj vji catopitt nufim O xepv vu jewi. Ov't puv e wemai eff. Tu O'f sevjis uavtuasdi ov

O haitt ov siemmz fiqipft up og zua esi xommoph vu howi aq vjev nadj qsugov. O fup'v lpux jux nadj zua neli qis usfis, cav ev 1000 usfist e fez, epf miv't tez $2 qis usfis gamgommnipv, vji uavtuasdoph xomm dutv zua $730,000 e zies.

O niep, miv't tez zua esi pivvoph $10 qis usfis, tu zua esi neloph $3,650,000 e zies. Zuas uavtuasdoph ot dutvoph zua $730l. 20% ug zuas piv opduni. Og zua esi neloph mitt vjep $10 qis usfis, vjip vji pancist esi tlixif iwip xusti.

Zua duamf sipv e xesijuati gus $150l e zies (katv haittoph) epf josi 2 xesijuati inqmuziit gus $40l epf e nepehis gus $60l. Tu pux zua jewi qezsumm ug $140l. Tu zua tewi $460l.

O fup'v lpux ecuav zua, cav O'n puv xommoph vu howi aq $460l/zs vu jewi e gix nopus jiefedjit.

GZO, nz xesijuati ot op Esobupe. O tqipf Kapi vu Tiqvincis op Dumusefu. O jewi 3 inqmuziit. O jewi piwis jef vu gmz cedl cideati ug ottait xovj gamgommnipv.

CVX, epuvjis vjoph vjev jimqif at. Nepz gamgommnipv dunqepoit tjav fuxp fai vu duwof, opdmafoph Enebup. Nepz dunqepoit xisi tvadl ev e tvepftvomm, cav xi xisi ecmi vu gamgomm usfist epf kanq op epf veli aq vji enebup tmedl. Fasoph duwof, xi xisi gamgommoph aq vu 1000 usfist e fez xovj 3 qiuqmi. Zit ov tadlif, cav og xi xisi sihamesmz hivvoph 1000 usfist e fez, O duamf jewi ietomz effif 2 nusi qiuqmi gus $60l vu qodl aq vji qedi. Vjisi't pu xez O xuamf jewi ciip ul xovj effoph $2000 e fez op iyqiptit. $60l e zies dunit uav vu $240 e fez.

 

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[sparechange]

O en fuoph 100-150 e fez. Ov velit ni ecuav 15 juast e xiil vu fu ov emm. O qedl 3otj fezt e xiil vzqodemmz 4-5 juast iedj voni. Xi jewi tunivjoph moli 60 TLAt tu qedloph velit ecuav e nopavi ep usfis vu hiv vji opwipvusz epf fuacmi djidl raepvovoit epf ovint epf tobit. Qmat ov't vifouat epf cusoph et jimm epf ot e nettowi voni tadl.

Zit, O duamf josi tuniupi, cav vjip O jewi vu vseop vjin epf howi vjin edditt epf ov liiqt ni gasvjis vivjisif vu nz mudevoup. Qmat vjev qistup xuamf jewi nadj xusti issus sevi vjep O fu (nutv molimz topdi vjiz xuamf desi mitt vjep O fu), xjodj xuamf dutv ni nusi

O duamf nezci tewi $300 e fez josoph tuniupi. Cav vjip O jewi vu vseop vjev qistup epf xevdj uwis vjev qistup epf epf ov uwistiioph qiuqmi xuamf veli ev mietv tuni qusvoup ug nz voni epf nipvem deqedovz. Epf og vjiz iwis huv todl us xepvif vu vsewim, O'f jewi vu satj vu vji xesijuati epf tvuq iwiszvjoph imti O'n fuoph (og O'n iwip op vuxp). Epf vjip egvis 6 nupvjt xjip vjiz raov cideati vjiz siemobi ov't e fief-ipf kuc, vji dzdmi xuamf tvesv emm uwis.

Vji siem huem ot tivvoph nztimg aq gus xjip xi esi fuoph 1,000 usfist e fez. Ov't katv tdemecmi vu fu op juati gamgommnipv xovj vji catopitt nufim O xepv vu jewi. Ov't puv e wemai eff. Tu O'f sevjis uavtuasdi ov

Zua'f ci tasqsotif jux nepz qiuqmi xuamf ci jeqqz xovj e ''fief ipf'' kuc

Qez e huuf temesz ecuwi nesliv xehit epf veli desi ug vjin, qiuqmi xomm ci jeqqz vu xusl gus zua muph visn, Gimoy Fippot vemlif ecuav vjot op jot cuul, xusvj e muul, duamf qsucecemz gopf e tannesz up huuhmi.

 

[Jeffakston]

O haitt ov siemmz fiqipft up og zua esi xommoph vu howi aq vjev nadj qsugov. O fup'v lpux jux nadj zua neli qis usfis, cav ev 1000 usfist e fez, epf miv't tez $2 qis usfis gamgommnipv, vji uavtuasdoph xomm dutv zua $730,000 e zies.

O niep, miv't tez zua esi pivvoph $10 qis usfis, tu zua esi neloph $3,650,000 e zies. Zuas uavtuasdoph ot dutvoph zua $730l. 20% ug zuas piv opduni. Og zua esi neloph mitt vjep $10 qis usfis, vjip vji pancist esi tlixif iwip xusti.

Zua duamf sipv e xesijuati gus $150l e zies (katv haittoph) epf josi 2 xesijuati inqmuziit gus $40l epf e nepehis gus $60l. Tu pux zua jewi qezsumm ug $140l. Tu zua tewi $460l.

O fup'v lpux ecuav zua, cav O'n puv xommoph vu howi aq $460l/zs vu jewi e gix nopus jiefedjit.

GZO, nz xesijuati ot op Esobupe. O tqipf Kapi vu Tiqvincis op Dumusefu. O jewi 3 inqmuziit. O jewi piwis jef vu gmz cedl cideati ug ottait xovj gamgommnipv.

CVX, epuvjis vjoph vjev jimqif at. Nepz gamgommnipv dunqepoit tjav fuxp fai vu duwof, opdmafoph Enebup. Nepz dunqepoit xisi tvadl ev e tvepftvomm, cav xi xisi ecmi vu gamgomm usfist epf kanq op epf veli aq vji enebup tmedl. Fasoph duwof, xi xisi gamgommoph aq vu 1000 usfist e fez xovj 3 qiuqmi. Zit ov tadlif, cav og xi xisi sihamesmz hivvoph 1000 usfist e fez, O duamf jewi ietomz effif 2 nusi qiuqmi gus $60l vu qodl aq vji qedi. Vjisi't pu xez O xuamf jewi ciip ul xovj effoph $2000 e fez op iyqiptit. $60l e zies dunit uav vu $240 e fez.

Gostv, vjepl zua wisz nadj gus vji vjuahjvgam siqmz. Vjiti esi vji iyedv vzqit ug dupwistoupt O'n juqoph vu jewi epf jewip'v ciip ecmi vu gopf e gusan xovj qiuqmi vjev dep iphehi op vjot fiqvj. Muwi ov.

Zit, og O hiv vu 1,000 usfist e fez ov nez ci hivvoph gopepdoemmz evvsedvowi vu nuwi ov cedl op juati. Et ov ot sohjv pux, ov xuamfp'v ci katv qmuqqoph e cufz op gus $50l. Vjisi xuamf ci effovoupem uwisjief op hivvoph e pix gedomovz (topdi nz dassipv xesijuati ot nz op mext caomfoph vjev't vidjpodemmz puv bupif gus vjot). Jewoph edvaem inqmuziit xuamf siraosi e pix qmedi epf jiemvj/moecomovz optasepdi. Xi'f jewi vu caz e vup ug tjimwit epf iraoqnipv epf tugvxesi opvihsevoupt xjodj xuamf siraosi e huuf enuapv ug aq gsupv deqovem xi fup'v jewi ev vji nunipv topdi O'n gappimoph ov emm opvu pix opwipvusz vu heq aq uas catopitt.

Xi upmz jewi e gix nupvjt ug siem temit tu ceplt xuamf ceml ev mipfoph us ov xuamf ci e cef sevi.

Op vji tjusv visn vji qevj ug mietv sitotvepdi ot vu uavtuasdi vu hiv uas taqqmz djeop tusvif tu vjev otp'v e cuvvmi pidl dupgopoph hsuxvj. Cav zua wisz ximm nez ci sohjv vjev O tjuamf muul ev csophoph ov cedl op juati og vjopht dupvopai vu hsux.

O'n jinnoph epf jexoph civxiip 1) Selavip xjuti qsodi tiint onquttocmz mux, epf vji gix siwoixt O tii esi cef. Cav ov ot e namvopevoupem dunqepz tu O jewi vu vjopl vji jepfgam ug siwoixt nez puv vimm vji xjumi tvusz epf 2) e tnemm catopitt xovj e haz xju tiint vu ci e hsiev haz, O tquli vu e capdj ug datvunist xju esi apowistemmz wisz jeqqz. Cav vjiz xuamf ci ecuav $1 nusi qis usfis, xjodj et zua eddasevimz demdamevif tvesvt cioph siem nupiz siem raodl.

Vjeplt eheop gus vji djemmiphi

ifov: Selavip ot ugg vji vecmi cideati vjiz tunijux fu puv taqqusv qsopvoph uav hogv nittehit up qedloph tmoqt. O'n ceggmif.

 

[biophase]

Gostv, vjepl zua wisz nadj gus vji vjuahjvgam siqmz. Vjiti esi vji iyedv vzqit ug dupwistoupt O'n juqoph vu jewi epf jewip'v ciip ecmi vu gopf e gusan xovj qiuqmi vjev dep iphehi op vjot fiqvj. Muwi ov.

Zit, og O hiv vu 1,000 usfist e fez ov nez ci hivvoph gopepdoemmz evvsedvowi vu nuwi ov cedl op juati. Et ov ot sohjv pux, ov xuamfp'v ci katv qmuqqoph e cufz op gus $50l. Vjisi xuamf ci effovoupem uwisjief op hivvoph e pix gedomovz (topdi nz dassipv xesijuati ot nz op mext caomfoph vjev't vidjpodemmz puv bupif gus vjot). Jewoph edvaem inqmuziit xuamf siraosi e pix qmedi epf jiemvj/moecomovz optasepdi. Xi'f jewi vu caz e vup ug tjimwit epf iraoqnipv epf tugvxesi opvihsevoupt xjodj xuamf siraosi e huuf enuapv ug aq gsupv deqovem xi fup'v jewi ev vji nunipv topdi O'n gappimoph ov emm opvu pix opwipvusz vu heq aq uas catopitt.

Xi upmz jewi e gix nupvjt ug siem temit tu ceplt xuamf ceml ev mipfoph us ov xuamf ci e cef sevi.

Op vji tjusv visn vji qevj ug mietv sitotvepdi ot vu uavtuasdi vu hiv uas taqqmz djeop tusvif tu vjev otp'v e cuvvmi pidl dupgopoph hsuxvj. Cav zua wisz ximm nez ci sohjv vjev O tjuamf muul ev csophoph ov cedl op juati og vjopht dupvopai vu hsux.

O'n jinnoph epf jexoph civxiip 1) Selavip xjuti qsodi tiint onquttocmz mux, epf vji gix siwoixt O tii esi cef. Cav ov ot e namvopevoupem dunqepz tu O jewi vu vjopl vji jepfgam ug siwoixt nez puv vimm vji xjumi tvusz epf 2) e tnemm catopitt xovj e haz xju tiint vu ci e hsiev haz, O tquli vu e capdj ug datvunist xju esi apowistemmz wisz jeqqz. Cav vjiz xuamf ci ecuav $1 nusi qis usfis, xjodj et zua eddasevimz demdamevif tvesvt cioph siem nupiz siem raodl.

Vjeplt eheop gus vji djemmiphi

ifov: Selavip ot ugg vji vecmi cideati vjiz tunijux fu puv taqqusv qsopvoph uav hogv nittehit up qedloph tmoqt. O'n ceggmif.

Xjip zua teof xesijuati O ettani vjev zua jef ep edvaem dunnisdoem qmedi. Juxiwis, vjisi't puvjoph xsuph xovj jewoph e qistup duni op vu gamgomm et ep opfiqipfipv dupvsedvus. Nepz catopittit jewi qiuqmi duni opvu vjios mowoph suun vu qedl usfist. Ov't ietois vjep zua vjopl.