Fulfiment companies - need recommendations

[jonathanjohnson100]

I'd like some recommendations of fulfilment companies

We've been doing research and have contacted 7

None want to give open transparent pricing and want you to give details so they can contact you

We want to try out 2 of these companies + Amazon fulfilment

Just looking for opinions and recommendations

Thanks


JJ

 

[Raw Rob]

None want to give open transparent pricing and want you to give details so they can contact you

Why do you see this as a problem? Fulfilment is pretty bespoke, each client is going to be different, different products requiring different packaging, number of orders, number of lines, goods-in requirements, software connections, etc, etc. Not something a simple online calculator can necessarily work out.

 

[Lentinus]

Well Amazon manage it!

Sorry OP I did a lot of research on this a few years back, most of them do actually have standard pricing that they will send you. Different houses charge more/less for different services so compare carefully - I ended up with a big spreadsheet just to get a straight answer!

 

[Raw Rob]

Well Amazon manage it!

But Amazon are the least flexible of them all. I once had a read through their requirements, one thing I remember was minimum dates for products with best before dates were longer than the maximum for some products we sell.

 

[marcinex]

I'd like some recommendations of fulfilment companies

We've been doing research and have contacted 7

None want to give open transparent pricing and want you to give details so they can contact you

We want to try out 2 of these companies + Amazon fulfilment

Just looking for opinions and recommendations

Thanks


JJ

Can you tell me which one you wanna try ??

 

[jonathanjohnson100]

thanks for the replies guys. i think something, even if it's just a sample case pricing would immensely help. amazon do give pricing, but me personally, i've struggled to work out using their calculator.

@marcinex james&james was one i was considering - not for any reason other than the fact they always popup in search results. there was one other - can't remember the name now! someone i know who runs a large ecommerce company uses... i saw them as a case study

but... as said in my original post... i was looking for recommendations...

has no one here used a fulfilment company??

 

[Raw Rob]

@jonathanjohnson100 Can I send you a PM?

 

[jonathanjohnson100]

@Raw Rob, I've tried sending you one. Did you get? Reply to that. Thanks

 

[marcinex]

thanks for the replies guys. i think something, even if it's just a sample case pricing would immensely help. amazon do give pricing, but me personally, i've struggled to work out using their calculator.

@marcinex james&james was one i was considering - not for any reason other than the fact they always popup in search results. there was one other - can't remember the name now! someone i know who runs a large ecommerce company uses... i saw them as a case study

but... as said in my original post... i was looking for recommendations...

has no one here used a fulfilment company??

That james & james is looking very professional with that live warehouse on website. Did you ask them for the prices ??

 

[Mail Workshop]

We do warehousing, pick and pack, fulfilment, storage etc. http://www.mailworkshop.co.uk

 

[Deleted member 136029]

Bump.
No recommendations? I want to outsource fulfilment too and some recommendations to use as a starter for 10 would be very useful.

 

[Taytoday]

Have tried a few fulfilment companies in my time as part of my day job - however we settled with James & James.

By far the best in terms of their technology and customer service that I have used. Not the cheapest around, but can't fault them on anything else.

Avoid Amazon - not had great experiences.

 

[Ed B]

Check out the tamebay site - they have a good section under 'resources' IIRC. Good fulfilment companies can indeed be hard to find!

 

[Dan Angell-Collins]

Did you sort out your fulfilment requirements out in the end?

 

[FuturePro]

We carry out fulfilment and mail from our 2 Reading Warehouses. So if its of any interest I am able offer :
1. An honest discussion about what is possible and commercial pricing.
2. If appropriate we have a wide range of customers who can provide a great reference.

 

[IanDade]

Hi

We will also happily send you some prices, but as someone above mentioned (@Raw Rob), the costs for fulfilment will depend on a few factors. We have a quick form that we ask customers to fill out and return. This gives us the information required to ensure we send customers the correct prices

If you still need some prices, please PM me and i will happy to advise.

 

[Ed B]

Also have a look at the TameBay Guide.

 

[Tomas_FBAprep_Poland_EU]

Jonathan,
if you are shipping your inventory to Fulfillment Centers in Germany, Poland or Czech Republic we would we happy to send you a quote.

Why not have your products prepared for FBA on their way from China (by rail or sea)?

Best wishes!

 

[Asjs3n4]

Is the problem you don't want them to contact you to discuss your requirement?

What is that a problem?

Have you tried providing a detailed specification and sending it to them?

They may just need to qualify who they are dealing with...

Cheers

 

[cswykes]

Why not try info(at)georgemayfield.com they work across a lot of small and medium size e-commerce companies