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As a fellow small business owner I appreciate you helping to spread the word to our customers and remind them that shipping is never free. Much appreciated!
Absolutely. Glad I could help. Have a great week my friend.
Agreed! And as a previous customer of yours, Sam, I appreciate your shipping fee model of the flat fee with a certain amount spent! I really enjoyed the soaps we ordered and need to get some more soon.
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Chris, having made several purchases from you, I want to comment on something you did not touch on. There’s a huge difference in the QUALITY of shipping between you and the “free shipping” big A. Your packages are exquisitely done, with items individually wrapped and carefully placed in the shipping container and sealed with custom monogrammed shipping tape. With the big A, your item(s) get tossed into a box or, worse yet, an envelope, maybe a piece of bubble wrap is tossed in too, it’s haphazardly taped shut, and your lucky if nothing is lost or damaged before it arrives at your home. The care and quality displayed with your shipping clearly communicates you, the customer, are receiving something of value which you, the maker and sender, are proud of!
Keep on doing it right, brother!
Best regards!
GREAT explanation my man, shipping is a big (expensive) deal! Wishing you and your family a killer 2023 😎👍🏼
Thank you brother. Wishing you and your family the same. Keep killing it.
I love that you broke it down into not only the postage but the supplies and backend gear that all go into shipping. It’s often overlooked by both the consumer and people jumping into online sales and it can cause headache and frustration. I’m glad you and your family are doing well with your business! Keep hitting that grind!
Thank you brother I appreciate it. Looking forward to meeting up this spring.
I bought a ton of shelf brackets from you earlier in the year and yeah the shipping cost did surprise me at first, but then I took a harder look at what you're selling these for vs what other sellers are (if the products are even available) and it's still very well worth it with the shipping cost. And then when I got the products, the quality was top-notch... no chipped ply, no splinters.
Man, I can’t buy this kind of advertising. Thank you so much Rudy. I really appreciate the honesty and the kind words.
This brings back nightmares, Chris. I used to have a small publishing business, and I lost 100% (yes…*all*) of my overseas customers when the USPS raised their rates one year. All of a sudden, shipping a single book cost more than the book itself. I feel your pain, and I appreciate you that much more, Sir. You rock!
Very true my wife is a paper hustler, and she is very in tune with the USPS rates. International and domestic is definitely something she pays more attention to than I do. Thank you for your insight Tom.
A certain former president tried to put USPS out of business by making them more expensive than private package companies. So you can than govt with policies to support big business not little people.
Nothing free in this world
Thank you for being so open, it helps us understand your business a little better.
My problem is when the shipping cost seems ridiculous. I mail care packages etc to friends/family and some are very large and heavy. A few weeks ago I sent a like 40lb large box care package from Indianapolis to Seattle and is cost like between $25-30 with the cost of the box and tape etc. But then a week or so ago someone wanted to charge me like $80 to mail me 3 shirts in a tiny bundle and the distance between my house and their warehouse was like 6 or 7 miles away. That seems really suspicious to me. I have bought from this online store for the last 15yrs and obviously with the rise of costs I was expecting to pay some in shipping, but $80 seems ridiculous... If I could ship the items myself for less than half the amount people want to charge then they just lose my business. I have messaged some I am long time customers of and asked what the deal is and some newer ones to see if maybe there was a glitch, but if folks don't respond back I just take my business elsewhere. I think your shipping costs are pretty reasonable comparatively or your prices don't feel so high that it helps me justify it. But some places price things so high then want me to spend $80 to have it shipped... I can't justify that. Cause it isn't about the cost at that point it has to be something else. Also I love the transparency and supporting cool small businesses etc. I will keep buying stuff from your shop as I am able, paying for nice shipping, being a Patreon, and look forward to it ;) Hope y'all are well! :)
Yeah, I agree with you ALYou have to drive line in the Sand somewhere. And $80 to ship three T-shirts is a blatant line in the bed rock. More power to you. Thanks again for all the support over the years. It really does mean a lot to me and my family.
There IS such a thing as a "free lunch". When I get to Florida, to show MY appreciation for your channel I'm taking you to lunch, on my dime!
That is too kind of you brother. I can’t thank you enough. Have a great weekend my friend.
I recommend looking into using Grainger for your shipping supplies. When I had to order boxes I checked both Uline & Grainger out and Grainger was my pick as they have warehouses all over the place, that helps save on shipping if you have it delivered to their warehouse for pick up. I've saved hundreds from doing that.
For example one order of 24x48 boxes would cost me about $150 to have them shipped to my house, that's as much or more than what the boxes cost! They also have a subscription that gets you free shipping which would practically pay for itself in one order.
The reason I prefer vendors that have “free” shipping is that I know right when I see the product listing whether I can afford it or not. Finding something interesting or even exciting at a reasonable price only to discover after creating a login is actually 30% more expensive with shipping is a heartbreak and I almost never finish that order. I know it costs money to transport goods, I just want the final and inclusive price at the beginning.
Great video and I’m all for making this more widely known. I send hundreds of packages with the US being the biggest market outside my home country and I’ve adopted a fair ship model. I’ll ship and charge the postal rate I pay Royal Mail. The cost of packaging is baked into the price of the product. I get lots of enquiries about shipping and when I explain everyone understands my policy and proceeds. It’s fair after all and often they choose to buy more!
I hate how Etsy pushes free shipping. Come the revolution I’d be all for banning it.
OH MAN! Your reversible French cleat brackets are what I need to make. My shop area is in basement, and my storage wall has air duct bulkhead butting up to it. So I made 2 sets of brackets, 1 for the area where bulk head is not, and 1 where it is. The latter resembling the bracket on bottom in your photo. They are functional but could be longer, and certainly not as elegant looking as yours. I wish I could design things better. If I see it I can usually make it. I guess it comes with experience.
Appreciate the insight. We all take shipping for granted...all the effort goes unnoticed. Hats off to the business you've created...
You are so right... desensitized to 'free shipping' ditch your amazon account and buy direct from makers !!! Good on ya man, business is hard and you are workin' hard. Keep it up brotha'
Thank you so much for this. I’m glad the message came through clear.
YOU, are amazing Chris! I think that says it all for me and you're just one-of-a-kind! God bless you and your family!
Thank you so much Rich. Your kind words mean the world to us and I hope you have a great rest of the week, and month and why not the whole rest of the year brother
We have a system here with Royal Mail that gives us better discounts if we pre-sort the mail for them, they provide all the equipment to do so, we just have to pop each item in the correct tote, then they pick them up and all they need to do at the other end is pop it on the correct outgoing van.
Well, that sounds like a royal flush mate. Hope you have a great week cheers
it's great that you've given us yet another Glimpse Inside... I see what you're doing here !!! 🙂 🤣 😄 In all honesty though, you really are doing great showing off what is going on in your life/business, and we all want to see you succeed. So don't create yourself a problem and end up going backwards on shipping! And as you say, free isn't free, it's just hidden. I've always found that disclosing the actual cost is a much better idea than trying to hide it in the overall cost, plus, doing an averaging cost and including that in the price just makes some people pay more than they should and some pay less...
This is very nice of you. I really appreciate it Brit. Hope you’re doing well and of course I will not withhold information that I feel pertinent to the audience. You guys are awesome
Chris, you are amazing individual. I enjoy watching your videos. Thank you for all you do!
I hope you have a Wonderful and Blessed Night!
Great explanation brother. Love that you're putting this part of your journey out there.
I work as a freight analyst for a distribution company in the kitchen and bath (plumbing supplies, per our NMFC codes) space. Parcel and LTL costs are profit margin. Most people do not realize how important that perspective is when it comes to Sales strategies, so I'll repeat: Your freight costs are profit margin. For every dollar you give up in freight cost, you need a few points (before or after the decimal) in margin to compensate for that loss.
Parcel is something of a "we win no matter what" industry. UPS, FedEx, DHL - all price your shipments based on actual weight of an item or dimensional weight. Which ever is greater is how the price you. The higher your dimensional divisor, the less this matters to your P&L each month. For anyone without a parcel contract, your DIM divisor is a standard 130 or so. What does that mean? If you ship an item in a box weighing 10# and the box DIMs are 24x12x8, then your shipment will cost 10# in shipment rating, or ((24x12x8)/130) 18# in shipment rating. Crazy right? That's how shipping works. Everything is calculated off the greater "weight" - fuel, service, additional handling, demand surcharge, etc. - EVERYTHING.
So, if my DIM divisor is 275 then that 10# box is now doing to cost 10# to ship because its dimensional weight is 8.4#. See the difference? This is why shipping isn't free.
That 10# rated at 18# DIM weight (130 divisor) would probably cost around $22 to ship, but if DIM weight is less than the entered weight, then that shipment is only $14. So, $14 in margin is easier for Amazon to hide than $22, so people (myself included) buy form Amazon versus a smaller retailer. It's economies of scale. Actually, based on Amazon's UPS contract (which I have some knowledge of, they have a minimum base rate that no one else can attain, so the above box will cost more like $8-10 to ship than my other calculations.
Ok, I'm really rambling now. Sub'd.
my wife and i have a handcrafted jewelry and wind chime business on etsy and have said forever there is NO SUCH THING as free shipping it is always figured in to the price and also how do you provide shipping on a 6 dollar item when shipping is going to cost you 4 bucks Plus your padded mailer, peanuts, something to hold the item in place in the mailer(just a pretty piece of paper ) But it all ads up , we have started putting her stain glass jewelry in a little velvet bag add that and well a little earing would have to cost 12 bucks and you would get noting for your labor (something we see with new crafters a lot)
"Free shipping" can cost us as customers depending on whether your state applies sales tax to shipping charges. Sadly, most of us are too lazy, tired, or distracted to determine our net cost after accounting for shipping and taxes when comparing many offers.
Shipping costs are crazy, when i sell items. It costs a lot of mine own money. I feel your pain.
Great video, thanks for sharing with us. It's always nice to see behind the veil.
Good to see you again, Chris! Shipping has always been a thorn in my side. My wife and I made some items around the holidays to sell and to sell them with shipping caused the price to skyrocket. We ended up just staying local and losing the business. I have tons of ideas of things that I “could” create and sell, but generally any profit I project just goes out the window in shipping costs, and I don’t have the ability to mass produce, even on your scale, to help offset those costs. Haven’t given up, but it’s tough to find a good balance that makes it worthwhile to push something to market. Kudos to you for making it happen!
OPHS Class of ‘87!!
It may not be free to you but iften is for me. Not always but with Prime it is often truely same priice as local and delivered to my door. Not always. But rarely can I pay shipping and save money.
You also stand behind your products which is awesome! Thanks Chris for all you do.Hope the family is well!
It is 100% Bull. Amazon is a constant pain in the business butt for every small business. What a lot of people don't realize is that many products on Amazon cost more than if they were purchased directly from the supplier AND paid the shipping costs. I always err on the side of takng a slight loss on shipping rather than profiting on shipping. Spent $80k+ on labels last year. Free shipping comes at a high cost. Thanks for making this. I love the hustle Chris. You're the best.
Thank you as well for your insight. Really nice to hear your experience and you hit the nail on the head about being less expensive from the supplier even including shipping.
Well said. Case in point. I purchased a car head unit from Amazon, not realizing it was from Crutchfield. Crutchfield is amazing and I would rather deal with them directly. I will be more diligent and shop around in future.
@@keithmarlowe5569 YES! What I often forget is that Amazon is just a search engine for products. Once I find what I want there, I go to that company and buy directly from them. They prefer it, I prefer it. I don't need to help send a billionaire to space in his own rocket!
Great video Chris! I totally agree with your shipping philosophy. Well put!
I buy pretty much everything online. A lot of stuff I get from ebay and I'll often see things I'd like to buy but are collection only. I drop the seller a line and ask if they would be willing to send it if I pay all the costs. I emphasise that I expect those costs to include the packing materials and their time and effort not just the cost of the carrier. So far I've only had one seller say no but there have been a few where the costs were litterally just to high.
Great job explaining the cost of shipping and that "Free Shipping" is NOT free, someone has to pay. Thanks for posting.
Awesome video, Chris! I always wondered how I was able to get such cheaper rates on Pirate Ship vs. retail, but now I know! As far as your breakdown, I would also include your time spent fullfilling orders, but I know that would just make the negative number larger. As you said, there's no such thing as a free lunch! On certain things, I don't mind eating the cost if at the end of the day my customers are happy and I'm still making a profit. For example, I don't charge extra for credit card fees or for delivery within a certain range. I think that great customer service will pay you back in dividends. I have purchased a few things from you and I can say that you have excellent customer service! Keep up the awesome work, Chris. Cheers. - Joe Porter
Hi pal, I think it is amazing that you are doing ok. Your products are awesome and I love them. Very informative video. I think your policy on shipping is astounding and reflects your attitude to your customers/followers. Very cool. You should be proud that you are doing ok and not be ashamed that you have a profit, you deserve it. People invest in you when they buy your product and that is nice. Good on you and keep it up matey.
Large corporations a discount of up to 85% off the base rates from UPS, FedEx, DHL, and USPS. If only small businesses could get similar discounts...
I don't know how much of the Prime money even goes towards paying for shipping. Amazon resellers seem to tack on a little extra if they can. I try not to buy from Amazon but sometimes I do, my reason is time or availability.
Kind of a pet peeve of mine, people have no idea how expensive it is to ship products, & the big boys (Amazon, etc) get massive discounts on their shipping costs, so the public doesn't understand why small businesses charge so much.
Great video CB. In on word: sick.
Learned a lot.
Bezos has truly desensitized most consumers to paying for shipping.
Thank you Drew. Desensitized is totally the right word.
Great video, Chris! Those of us who don't run a business don't really understand the financial side of business. A thriving business (such as a retail store or restaurant) brings in a huge amount of money from sales. They also spend a huge amount of money to provide the product. They hope that, as the money flows through the business, some of it stays in their account.
Thanks for the info - I'm just getting into the stage where I'm offering shipping some items, so getting this "glimpse" in invaluable!!! 👊
You are very welcome Mike. I wish you all the best in your endeavors. Keep moving forward
Yep hate that people don't realize it. If there isn't a shipping cost on the order then the shipping is in the price.
Like those commercials on TV that if you buy one item, you can get the second one. Just pay an additional fee (which most likely is nearly the same as the first item) + plus shipping and "fondling" as I call it.
Chris, you rock! I love what you're doing! I'm moving to a new house in the coming months and will need to set up my garage and tools! I'll be sure to stop by your store when I'm ready!
Thank you so much man I appreciate that. Thanks for tuning in and I hope you have a great rest of the week.
As someone who ships physical products too, this vieo hit on a lot of points perfectly. Thank you for this video. As a small business owner trying to figure out the shipping charges, I've arrived at the conclusion (at least for now) that just charge customers the correct amount of shipping (not to make a profit) and most customers are very understaning that they are supporting a small business and not a massive corporation.
Thank you brother. Bingo. I completely agree in the early stages. It’s best just to break even and honestly that’s all I was trying to bring to light.
@@AGlimpseInside You nailed it, Chris. I appreciate this video from one creator to another because I know there are a lot more of us who feel this exact sentiment.
Good morning!! I have really enjoyed your videos. Especially the epoxy table make. I was wondering since I live in Jacksonville if I could come pick up an order rather than having it shipped? Thanks again for all the great content
Yeah, absolutely. Dawn if you don’t mind send me an Instagram DM or an email here.
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I ran a business surprisingly similar to yours for 10 years. The free shipping never made sense. I sold products from small to rather large (imagine seven 65 lb boxes for one order, some assembly required) and much of the work was semi-custom. If I priced to include shipping then it would have to be worst case scenario for a single item from my location on the east coast to the west coast. Then the customer that ordered 4 of the item, not unusual, would get screwed as shipping costs are extremely front-loaded. I always quoted shipping based on the size and weight of the package with a factor for supplies and actual UPS charges to the customer. Short haul commercial addresses got a deal and long haul residential paid through the nose. I'm sure I lost sales because of the shipping costs, but I don't think as many as if I had priced everything to ship "free". I never ran specific numbers like you did, but I probably came close to breaking even on supplies. I did not charge for the labor to package as I figured that was part of the labor in building the product.
You make a key point. When I am paying for shipping, I will usually place bigger orders to take advantage of the front-loading on that shipping costs. When the shipping is “free”…well then I usually don’t place large orders because I know I’m getting screwed by all that shipping included in the cost.
Well said. I truly believe you are 100% right by the labor is built into the product the shipping the packaging everything all in one encapsulating thought. Thanks again I appreciate your insight.
Congratulation on the success. I seen the new product videos but it is good to get a glimpse inside (didn’t mean it as a pun but I’m leaving it now) the business and to hear it’s doing well and growing.
Thank you very much, sir
Thanks for this information. Very helpful.
Great video and explanation of the shipping process. Always enjoy watching
Living the dream brother 👌🏼 keep it up 🤛🏼🤘🏼🤜🏼 pretty sure one of those boxes was coming my way! 😍 🤟🏼
You already know!
Chris thank you for the honesty and detail
Doing a great job Chris! I love your videos and how honest you are.
Chris, thanks for sharing!
Great info. I had sent you a question of through email off of your website and was wondering if you received it? I might have done something wrong.
I’ve probably did gym. I’ve just been out of the office for about a week. I’ll definitely check them all this week and get back to you.
Someone must have complained about the shipping. You are correct about how we are so used to free shipping that it can be a surprise when there is actually an added shipping fee. Small businesses just don’t have the ability to offer that. You are doing great brother! I truly hope that next year you can say that you doubled your profit in 2023. I am also going to do what I can to make it to WBC next year so maybe I can learn from the best!😁
Tom you rock. Thank you so much brother. I do hope you make it out to Atlanta next year. It would be great to shake your hand. Thank you for all the support thus far
Always, I love what you do! It will be awesome to meet you in person and shake your hand!
Something else to look at, Uline is actually really expensive for packing materials. Look for a packaging wholesale company and you would probably save 30% on your packing costs.
Thank you so much. My wife has been a proponent of this for a very long time between her help and my buddy Dan I’ve actually establish an account with the boxery.
Here's to hoping another banner year is ahead of you!
Thank you so much brother
I love Travis' videos on his yearly income. Shipping costs are crazy, but I'd rather pay the actual cost than 10x more to cover the free shipping.
Thank you Patrick he is a really nice guy. Got to meet him over the weekend. And as always thanks for your support my friend.
@@AGlimpseInside Totally jealous :) Looks like you had a great time.
I'm glad that things are going well for you. Make sure that you have enough time to spend with your beautiful wife and kids. That is why we do the things that we do.
My wife literally just looked over at me and said thank you Brent. After all yes why we work is sometimes staring us right in the face. And what a beautiful thing it is.
Sorry to say that even though I've subscribed to your channel I didn't received todays video and realized no others you've released in the past month. I'll check on my end, but please be advised I'm interested. Thank you
This happens to me with other channels as well if a channel releases to videos that I don’t click on it’s like CZcams stops recommending them even in my subscription feed. Bizarre.
The only ones that show up from the get-go are the ones I have turned the bell on with all notifications
Good evening my man, Love your project 👍
Chris you're not really at a deficit for shipping if you look at your shelves, you still have packing boxes, which you've already paid for, so that's where the deficit is, you'll be at a positive some time soon
This is true, and some regard as shipping boxes like I said, video or a revolving door. It also helps in upgrading equipment like a professional tape dispenser in the air pillow maker. All of those costs were separate.
Well said Chris! Keep moving!
Onwards and upwards. I appreciate this brother.
Wait! You have to pay shipping costs to have shipping materials sent to you? That’s scandalous Chris! 😂 Keep up the good work and all the best to you and your family.
There is no such thing as a free lunch.
Love your work 👍
You take that sticker off the truck and put it on your shirt?! 😄
L O L that is too funny. Just like when he put that sticker on my truck without me knowing it. I somehow woke up with this shirt on this morning. What the hell is going on here?
Perfect, Chris. Really well said!
Now, if you want to see something unreal, try to budget the shipping cost to Brazil. You're going to be really scared. 😬
At the same time, from China it's usually cheap. I guess their government pays part of it, I don't really know...
Anyway, stay safe there with your family! 🖖😊
Always good to hear from you MC. I’ve never shipped to Brazil. Maybe you should be the first. It probably won’t be horrible. If you’re interested, I’d be happy to help you with this.
I've hated free shipping from its inception. It's obvious that you're not getting anything for free, they're just building it into the product price. So the more you buy, the more you're actually paying for shipping, per dollar spent.
Shipping is not free. Shipping cost is built in the price of the product. A good business price it’s product based on all the expenses + profit. Having said that, I always shop based on the out-of-pocket cost to me. 😅 It’s just sad that some merchants charge a lot on shipping/handling, thus making the total cost very high. I usually steer clear from these merchants. I would rather see the actual cost to me, and just label it “shipping included” or “free shipping”. That makes shopping pleasant for consumers.
It seems like you should break it down by cost+shipping per item to be more accurate. I'm sure you could go over your records with details about the items and the cost to ship each instead of including your inventory on-hand. After all, to me as a customer, your on-hand plywood inventory doesn't matter to me so why should your on-hand shipping inventory?
Either way, your point is still valid about free shipping. But, I don't know anyone who believes that "free shipping" is being eaten by the company. It's expected to be rolled into the cost of the item if no shipping costs is added. Maybe you've seen different from your customers.
Just like with automation lol kiosks in fast food and gas stations are cheaper for the business and put the work into the consumer and thus less employees which means less jobs for the people. Way to go raising min wage to crazy levels
Inspiring, bud 🙌
So much stuff bought online comes from China where their shipping is subsidised by their Government.
Good video Chris. I’m struggling to get sales on my website. I recently went to “free shipping” but it hasn’t helped. I get the views but cants seem to get them to commit. I have been promoting across all social media but still no sales after about two months. It’s starting to make me wanna just give up.
Man Kurt I’m sorry to hear this brother. Is there anything I can do to help?
@@AGlimpseInside I just wish I knew what it is I’m doing wrong. Thanks for the offer anyways. Your the man!
I have nothing to say really, but I appreciate your content, and wish to help with the yt-algorithms.
I know you mentioned you don't want to make a killing on shipping. Sadly, I feel, there are plenty of sellers out there who feel they should and do make a killing on shipping. They seem to justify it with 'shipping and handling'.
Yeah, that’s crazy. I mean eventually if you have enough volume running through your shop, you’re probably good. But the handling is really there so I break even.
Most likely there's enough profit in the products you sell to offset the loss in shipping and that's okay. It's business. I envy those who can make this work as a business. Some 3rd party sellers on Amazon charge exorbitant shipping fees that are not refundalble if returned. That's where they make their profit. My wife wanted to buy a dress for about $45 or so. The shippng was something like $20-$25. There's nothing we need that justifies those high shipping costs to cover a plastic bag that the item would come in. I don't subscribe to Amazon Prime becaused there's nothing I need overnight. I plan ahead.
Chris, you are doing it right, keep it up :)
Glimpse inside.... this video is the truth inside
Fun fact - Amazon loses their aZZ in shipping. They are considering getting rid of it, due to the massive losses that they are taking. One way they combat it, is that they have multiple warehouses around the country to offset the massive costs associated with it. Great content Chris - a lot of people don't take this into consideration.
Free shipping is a tactic to make us buy more to meet the free ship minimum order price
I love this guy.
You the man!
Any advice for someone starting out on book keeping and taxes or where to go for help in that area? Accounts in my area will not touch small business
Unfortunately, I am not the person to ask. I wish I had more insight but unfortunately I don’t. I appreciate the inquisition and I hope you have a great week.
Inquisition? Maybe inquiry? You’re too funny. It just might be an inquisition………….who am I to say……….
@@b.b.stanfield9829 ahhhhhhh oops
Start with "The E-Myth Revisited" by Michael Gerber. Listen to it 3 times at least. Having done that, and deciding you still want to go on with it, look for your local chamber of commerce and small business association if there is one. It's a great source for low cost or free classes, and often those classes are put on by businesses looking for business like yours. There is also a mentor group, I forget what it's called. They have you fill out an application and pair you with someone to give advice and mentor you.
As far as doing the books, the part everyone hates as he mentions in "The E-Myth", you may do well to get some guidance on what to do and handle yourself in the beginning. There is a reason the accountants you have spoken with won't touch you, and it's nothing against you as a person. It's you as a business person. There is a reason so many small businesses fail, and it's not what you may think. Go listen to the E-Myth to discover why, and hopefully how to avoid a lot of pain.
You didn’t factor your time and if you drive to a drop off location your vehicle expenses.
I am very lucky. I have my UPS driver’s phone number and I just shoot him a text when I need a pick up. It’s awesome.
@@AGlimpseInside that’s cool. Have you ever factored your time given to shipping prep from ordering supplies to actual packaging? If you are doing that yourself you have to factor it against your time away from production.
shipping is a cost to you
do you not offset that against your tax
Of course I write off business expenses.
@@AGlimpseInside is it a loss
Well DUH.
Just have to remember 'NOTHING IS FREE'.
Ah yes, the cost of being in business!
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Someone who likes to get a glimpse inside... maybe Peeping Tom
I like it!
You left out your time to pack all of your products.
That’s just a cost. I eat as I’m starting this business.
Excuse me but your explanation was extremely confusing. You jumped subjects and tried to like them hoping “we” would just string along. I’m retired from 50+ years in corporate sales/marketing so I know how it all works. After hearing your explanation, totally confused. Sorry man. Just call em as I see em.