Greetings!
I was out last week, but again again with another edition of Fulfill Orders Friday, and this week we're getting into the holiday spirit. As we dive into the busiest shopping season of the year, share your best tips for managing the holiday rush while spreading some cheer!
I'd love to hear your thoughts on:
Share your best holiday fulfillment tip below. Your insight could be the secret sauce another seller needs to make this season bright (and profitable)!
Wishing you all a successful and merry holiday selling season!
P.S. Don't forget to upvote the tips you find most helpful - let's see which holiday hacks come out on top!
Greetings!
I was out last week, but again again with another edition of Fulfill Orders Friday, and this week we're getting into the holiday spirit. As we dive into the busiest shopping season of the year, share your best tips for managing the holiday rush while spreading some cheer!
I'd love to hear your thoughts on:
Share your best holiday fulfillment tip below. Your insight could be the secret sauce another seller needs to make this season bright (and profitable)!
Wishing you all a successful and merry holiday selling season!
P.S. Don't forget to upvote the tips you find most helpful - let's see which holiday hacks come out on top!
We take pictures of all returns straight away before processing them...shipping boxes, labels, item in the box, etc. because such a high % of returns involve some sort of abuse/fraud/consumer error. It saves time instead of having to retrieve everything once you realize that the customer sent back the wrong item or a used item.
The most positive thing we did, in all honesty, was sign up for FBA about ten years ago. (Amazon actually called us around 1998 to sign up as a 3P seller but they only allowed book rates for shipping and we don't do books.) . But, our employees can now work on making things and designing things and not have to screw around with the post office and returns. FBA handles everything. It's not cheap- our CPA firm thinks we're crazy- but when you have people on payroll JUST for picking and packing USPS orders, FBA isn't that bad a deal. But we're well oiled and nimble against our competition. Overnight we can have a brand new product designed, manufactured, labeled , UPC coded IF GS-1 is operating, listed and ready for UPS to pick up in the morning.
Sell less.
I go on vacation. Last minute orders are too often desperate people who have not read the product description.
Now that Amazon appears to be keeping 15% on returns, I have increased my efforts to avoid returns. Going on vacation does that.
I look at eBay sales.
I contact the customer, remind them that lying is a sin, and ask them if it really arrived late.
help ?help?! help
My account has been deactivated, but I still have 900 inventory. I can't remove it, and I can't create a removal order.
How about Amazon realizing that December 25 is a HOLIDAY and it is IMPOSSIBLE to confirm and ship on that day?
Greetings!
I was out last week, but again again with another edition of Fulfill Orders Friday, and this week we're getting into the holiday spirit. As we dive into the busiest shopping season of the year, share your best tips for managing the holiday rush while spreading some cheer!
I'd love to hear your thoughts on:
Share your best holiday fulfillment tip below. Your insight could be the secret sauce another seller needs to make this season bright (and profitable)!
Wishing you all a successful and merry holiday selling season!
P.S. Don't forget to upvote the tips you find most helpful - let's see which holiday hacks come out on top!
Greetings!
I was out last week, but again again with another edition of Fulfill Orders Friday, and this week we're getting into the holiday spirit. As we dive into the busiest shopping season of the year, share your best tips for managing the holiday rush while spreading some cheer!
I'd love to hear your thoughts on:
Share your best holiday fulfillment tip below. Your insight could be the secret sauce another seller needs to make this season bright (and profitable)!
Wishing you all a successful and merry holiday selling season!
P.S. Don't forget to upvote the tips you find most helpful - let's see which holiday hacks come out on top!
Greetings!
I was out last week, but again again with another edition of Fulfill Orders Friday, and this week we're getting into the holiday spirit. As we dive into the busiest shopping season of the year, share your best tips for managing the holiday rush while spreading some cheer!
I'd love to hear your thoughts on:
Share your best holiday fulfillment tip below. Your insight could be the secret sauce another seller needs to make this season bright (and profitable)!
Wishing you all a successful and merry holiday selling season!
P.S. Don't forget to upvote the tips you find most helpful - let's see which holiday hacks come out on top!
We take pictures of all returns straight away before processing them...shipping boxes, labels, item in the box, etc. because such a high % of returns involve some sort of abuse/fraud/consumer error. It saves time instead of having to retrieve everything once you realize that the customer sent back the wrong item or a used item.
The most positive thing we did, in all honesty, was sign up for FBA about ten years ago. (Amazon actually called us around 1998 to sign up as a 3P seller but they only allowed book rates for shipping and we don't do books.) . But, our employees can now work on making things and designing things and not have to screw around with the post office and returns. FBA handles everything. It's not cheap- our CPA firm thinks we're crazy- but when you have people on payroll JUST for picking and packing USPS orders, FBA isn't that bad a deal. But we're well oiled and nimble against our competition. Overnight we can have a brand new product designed, manufactured, labeled , UPC coded IF GS-1 is operating, listed and ready for UPS to pick up in the morning.
Sell less.
I go on vacation. Last minute orders are too often desperate people who have not read the product description.
Now that Amazon appears to be keeping 15% on returns, I have increased my efforts to avoid returns. Going on vacation does that.
I look at eBay sales.
I contact the customer, remind them that lying is a sin, and ask them if it really arrived late.
help ?help?! help
My account has been deactivated, but I still have 900 inventory. I can't remove it, and I can't create a removal order.
How about Amazon realizing that December 25 is a HOLIDAY and it is IMPOSSIBLE to confirm and ship on that day?
We take pictures of all returns straight away before processing them...shipping boxes, labels, item in the box, etc. because such a high % of returns involve some sort of abuse/fraud/consumer error. It saves time instead of having to retrieve everything once you realize that the customer sent back the wrong item or a used item.
We take pictures of all returns straight away before processing them...shipping boxes, labels, item in the box, etc. because such a high % of returns involve some sort of abuse/fraud/consumer error. It saves time instead of having to retrieve everything once you realize that the customer sent back the wrong item or a used item.
The most positive thing we did, in all honesty, was sign up for FBA about ten years ago. (Amazon actually called us around 1998 to sign up as a 3P seller but they only allowed book rates for shipping and we don't do books.) . But, our employees can now work on making things and designing things and not have to screw around with the post office and returns. FBA handles everything. It's not cheap- our CPA firm thinks we're crazy- but when you have people on payroll JUST for picking and packing USPS orders, FBA isn't that bad a deal. But we're well oiled and nimble against our competition. Overnight we can have a brand new product designed, manufactured, labeled , UPC coded IF GS-1 is operating, listed and ready for UPS to pick up in the morning.
The most positive thing we did, in all honesty, was sign up for FBA about ten years ago. (Amazon actually called us around 1998 to sign up as a 3P seller but they only allowed book rates for shipping and we don't do books.) . But, our employees can now work on making things and designing things and not have to screw around with the post office and returns. FBA handles everything. It's not cheap- our CPA firm thinks we're crazy- but when you have people on payroll JUST for picking and packing USPS orders, FBA isn't that bad a deal. But we're well oiled and nimble against our competition. Overnight we can have a brand new product designed, manufactured, labeled , UPC coded IF GS-1 is operating, listed and ready for UPS to pick up in the morning.
Sell less.
I go on vacation. Last minute orders are too often desperate people who have not read the product description.
Now that Amazon appears to be keeping 15% on returns, I have increased my efforts to avoid returns. Going on vacation does that.
I look at eBay sales.
I contact the customer, remind them that lying is a sin, and ask them if it really arrived late.
Sell less.
I go on vacation. Last minute orders are too often desperate people who have not read the product description.
Now that Amazon appears to be keeping 15% on returns, I have increased my efforts to avoid returns. Going on vacation does that.
I look at eBay sales.
I contact the customer, remind them that lying is a sin, and ask them if it really arrived late.
help ?help?! help
My account has been deactivated, but I still have 900 inventory. I can't remove it, and I can't create a removal order.
help ?help?! help
My account has been deactivated, but I still have 900 inventory. I can't remove it, and I can't create a removal order.
How about Amazon realizing that December 25 is a HOLIDAY and it is IMPOSSIBLE to confirm and ship on that day?
How about Amazon realizing that December 25 is a HOLIDAY and it is IMPOSSIBLE to confirm and ship on that day?