Overview
You choose a replacement SKU that fits the unboxing and the margin, with lead time, MOQ, and true per-box cost checked before your next ship window.
Most teams reach out when a hero item goes out of stock or the price jumps, and the ship window stays put. We’ll get you a replacement SKU you can buy with eyes open, with MOQs, lead times, and landed cost checked before you commit. If you’d like to move ahead, we’ll start with a quick intake and a target cost.
We run sourcing like a ship-date project. We build a vendor longlist, confirm MOQs and lead times in writing, and pressure-test landed cost with freight and packaging assumptions. Then we coordinate samples, capture review notes that matter in packout, and keep an alternate warm in case a supplier slips.
About us
We do one thing all day: subscription box sourcing for operators who need a replacement item fast without breaking unit economics. We started on the operator side, watching great ideas fall apart on MOQs, freight surprises, and missed ship windows. Now we run the same checks up front, so you only spend time on options you can actually buy and ship.
We get picked when the spreadsheet has to match the dock door. We don’t pass along supplier promises as facts. We write down what’s confirmed, what’s estimated, and what could move your ship date. You’ll see landed-cost assumptions line by line, and you’ll get alternates that are real, contacted, and ready if your first-choice vendor slips.
How the order runs
After you sign, we’ll confirm your target cost, ship window, and the few non-negotiables for unboxing and kitting. Then we work through outreach, costing, sampling, and a decision meeting so you can place a PO with fewer surprises.
1. Kickoff and targets On order We collect the SKU brief, target ex-factory and landed cost, packout constraints, and the ship date you’re protecting. Tanya sets the costing model and assumptions we’ll use so every supplier quote is compared the same way. 2. Supplier outreach Week 1 Eric builds a vendor longlist and starts outreach. We confirm MOQ, lead time, ability to hit your spec, and whether the supplier can support repeats. Anything that stays vague on timing or terms does not move forward. 3. Costing and shortlist Week 2 Tanya runs the landed-cost math check with freight, duties where applicable, packaging components, and expected breakage. You get a costed shortlist with assumptions called out, plus our notes on schedule risk and what to lock down in the PO. 4. Samples and decision Weeks 2-4 Luis coordinates samples and keeps them moving, even if your team is in the warehouse all day. We log what arrived, what matched the spec, and what will slow down kitting. Megan runs a shortlist review with you and we align on first choice and alternate.
Supplier longlist build
A researched longlist of relevant suppliers and makers for your target item, with contact details and fit notes tied to your brief and constraints.
MOQ AND LEAD-TIME CONFIRMATION
MOQ, production lead time, and repeat availability confirmed directly with suppliers, with notes on what is firm, what is conditional, and what can change.
COSTED SKU SHORTLIST
A shortlist of viable SKUs with unit costs and landed-cost assumptions, including freight, duties where applicable, packaging components, and expected kitting impact.
Sampling coordination
Sample requests, shipping coordination, tracking, and receipt logging, plus a simple schedule so your team knows what is arriving and when decisions are needed.
SAMPLE REVIEW NOTES
Written review notes focused on what affects customer experience and operations, including finish, damage risk, packout fit, and anything that will slow kitting or increase breakage.
MOQ AND TERMS NEGOTIATION
Negotiation support on MOQ, lead time, and key commercial terms, with suggested PO language for the details that typically create schedule or cost surprises.
What it costs
Pricing below covers one round of subscription box sourcing for one SKU, including outreach, confirmed MOQ and lead times, landed-cost math, and a costed shortlist.
Priced items
Getting started
If you want to protect the next ship window, sign here and we’ll send the kickoff intake the same day.
1. Sign the proposal and pay the 40% booking invoice. 2. Send your current SKU brief, target cost, and ship date constraints. 3. We’ll start outreach and come back with confirmed MOQ and lead-time options.
CAN YOU FIND THREE SUPPLIERS FOR THIS ITEM WITH REAL MOQS AND LEAD TIMES, NOT GUESSES?
Yes. We treat MOQ and lead time as confirmed only after we get a direct supplier answer tied to your spec and quantity. If a supplier won’t commit clearly, we keep them off the shortlist and move on.
WHAT IS MY TRUE PER-BOX COST ONCE FREIGHT, DUTIES, AND PACKAGING ARE IN?
We build the landed-cost view alongside the quotes, using a consistent set of assumptions and calling them out line by line. You’ll see what is confirmed, what is estimated, and which inputs swing cost the most.
HOW DO YOU HANDLE SAMPLES AND APPROVALS WHEN MY TEAM IS IN THE WAREHOUSE ALL DAY?
We run sampling as a tracked queue. Luis coordinates shipping, follows up on delays, and logs arrivals. We’ll send you a short review checklist so you can approve quickly, with photos and notes when you can’t get to a desk.
IF A SUPPLIER SLIPS, HOW FAST CAN WE GET AN ALTERNATE LINED UP?
We keep an alternate warm while we sample the front-runner, so you’re not starting over. If timing slips, we can pivot to a contacted supplier with confirmed MOQ and lead time, and update costing against the same model.
Signature
Fee summary
Payment
40% is due to book the work when you sign. The remaining 60% is due when we deliver the order. Each invoice is payable within 14 days of its date.
Start and timeline. We start once the booking payment is in and we have your sourcing targets. Weeks are counted from kickoff. Supplier response times and sample transit can move the sample window.
What we need from you. We need one point person for approvals, a ship window to protect, and any non-negotiables (allergens, country of origin, packaging size). Delays in approvals can delay outreach and samples.
Samples and approvals. Suppliers ship samples to the address you choose. We track shipments and follow up, but we cannot make a supplier ship faster once they hand off to a carrier. We wait for your approval before we recommend a final pick.
Supplier information
We treat MOQ and lead time as confirmed only when we have it in writing from the supplier tied to your spec and quantity. If a supplier stays vague, we keep them off the shortlist.
Changes to scope. This proposal covers one SKU through one sourcing cycle. If you add SKUs, change the spec after outreach starts, or request extra sample rounds, we will price the added work before we proceed.
Liability limits. We are responsible for our work product: outreach records, costing model, and notes. We are not responsible for supplier performance, production quality, customs holds, carrier delays, or kitting and fulfillment outcomes.
