Consider Gift Basket Drop Shipping this Holiday

September 10, 2008 · Filed Under Drop Shipping

In the past, we worked our fingers to the bone, completing every order that arrived up to Christmas day.

Some of us found it difficult to turn down customers who not only ordered late in the season but also demanded the discount offered for early orders.

Thank goodness our focus has changed this practice for the better. Savvy designers set a specific cut-off date for order taking. Orders arriving after that date are sent to one of two places:

1. A local competitor that still makes designs until the clock strikes midnight (designers working until the last minute still exist in many states).

2. Drop shippers who make specific designs available for quick delivery.

Local competitors usually don’t share the order cost with you unless agreed to beforehand. Also, try not to worry about losing a late-ordering customer. If they’re last minute this time, they will always place orders in an untimely manner.

Drop shippers are firms that create and deliver gift basket orders for you. They give you a portion of the sale, sending a check or electronic payment in timely fashion. That’s because you partner with them, through an agreement, allowing you to place orders by phone or through their online order system.

This option works for thousands of designers who find themselves overwhelmed with too many general orders or last-minute holiday requests.

Many drop shippers do not require a set up or monthly charge, so working with them is win-win for you and the customer.

Here’s more information on your options to work with drop shippers.

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