Updates July 3, 2020
Summary:
Perk Level | Upfront Material Cost | Material Cost Per Item (Assuming 100 shipped) | Shipping Class |
|---|---|---|---|
Digital Bundle | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Souvenir Pack | $53.00 | $0.53 | Lettermail 150g |
Team Swag | $270.78 | $2.71 | 12”x4”x4” box, under 1kg |
Twinning Tier | N/A* | N/A* | 12”x4”x4” box, under 1kg |
Electric | Nothing new - see above | Nothing new - see above | 12”x4”x4” box, under 1kg |
Solar Sponsors | $143.00 | $5.72** | 12”x6”x4” box, under 1.5kg |
*Note: Twinning tier uses the same materials as the Team Swag Tier.
**Note: See details in excel doc - assuming only 25, but boxes are only available in multiples of 100. Cost is additional to Twinning Tier Level
See the new tab on the crowdfunding masterlist spreadsheet for details.
Shipping Material Sources: Uline (for higher volumes) / Staples (for lower volumes)
Items Required for Shipment | Relating to Item | Estimated Cost (per item) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
Bubble mailer | sunglasses | 0.50 | Oversize lettermail if under 2cm thick |
Cardboard Box | Car Model & Shot Glasses | 1.50 | 20x10x15 cm? |
Packing Material | Car Model & Shot Glasses | 1.00 | Old digikey packing materials? |
Regular Envelopes | Stickers | 0.10 | Do we have some in the bay? |
Mailing Tubes | Posters (18x24) | 1.50 | Uline - we don’t want to fold them - does a circular tube increase shipping costs? |
Packing Tape | All | 0.10 | |
Shipping Labels | Sticker labels for shipping - probably provided by whoever we are shipping with |
Options for Shipping companies
Expexted order volumes - see MSXII kickstarter
(https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1206878337/midnight-sun-xii-university-of-waterloo-solar-car)
Interesting stats on the MSXII kickstarter: https://www.backerkit.com/projects/1206878337/midnight-sun-xii-university-of-waterloo-solar-car
maybe 50 to 100 small boxes - use 20x15x15cm, 1kg as an upper estimate for the cost
50 posters?
2” diameter
18 or 24” long tube?
Companies
Shippo
Chitchats
Crowdfunding fulfillment companies
Canada Post (Small business account?)
PayPal - shipping discounts with other carriers
Fedex
UPS
USPS - shipping small packages from the US is sometimes a fair bit cheaper
Flagship
https://byjess.net/printing-shipping-and-selling-posters/
Great Description of the technical details of Shipping Boxes: https://www.ecoenclose.com/definitive-guide-to-shipping-boxes/