ABOUT SHIPLAKES
Founder-Led 3PL in Warren, Michigan
Built by e-commerce founders who’ve been in your shoes. Helping startups and small brands ship 50–1,000 orders a month with careful handling and transparent pricing.
WHY WE STARTED SHIPLAKES
Before Shiplakes was a warehouse, it was a problem we kept running into. Between us, we had already moved more than 50,000 orders and managed over $500,000 in inventory as founder-operators at prior e-commerce ventures. We knew what it felt like to ship from a garage, then a spare bedroom, then a rented unit, then — finally — to look for a 3PL and get told we were too small.
Larger 3PLs like ShipBob, ShipMonk, and Deliverr have real minimums. If you’re shipping 200 orders a month, you’re a rounding error to them. We started Shiplakes because smaller brands deserved somewhere to go. A place that answers the phone, opens the account in a week, and charges fairly from the first order.
MEET THE CO-FOUNDERS
Shiplakes is run by two co-founders, day to day, in the warehouse.
Mohammed Yousuf
Head of Operations · Co-Founder
Mohammed leads operations, client relationships, warehouse throughput, sales, and onboarding. He’s the person you’ll talk to on a discovery call, the person who quotes you, and the person who flags a problem with your inventory before you notice it. His background is in e-commerce operations — running his own DTC brands before Shiplakes — which is why our onboarding is built around the questions founders actually ask, not the ones a sales deck assumes.
Muhib Hussain
Head of Technology · Co-Founder
Muhib leads our technology: the warehouse management system at wms.shiplakes.com, our Shopify, WooCommerce, Amazon, and TikTok Shop integrations, and the automations behind inventory accuracy, order routing, and client reporting. If you’ve ever had a 3PL lose SKUs, miscount inventory, or send you a spreadsheet instead of a dashboard, Muhib’s work is the answer to that.
WHAT MAKES SHIPLAKES DIFFERENT
We’re not the biggest 3PL, and we’re not trying to be. Here’s how we work.
Founder-led support. When you message Shiplakes, you reach a co-founder. Not a ticket queue. Not a tier-one rep.
Small-brand focus. We’re built for brands shipping 50 to 1,000 orders a month. That’s our sweet spot.
Careful handling. A lot of our clients ship fragile goods, glass packaging, supplements, or health and beauty products where packaging damage kills the unboxing. We pack slower, use more padding, and double-check SKUs before they go out.
Transparent pricing. Our DTC pick & pack runs from $1.98 per order at the Scale tier on a 12-month contract, with a published Starter / Growth / Scale ladder. No quote gatekeeping.
Michigan-based, Midwest-focused. Our warehouse is in Warren, Michigan, 20 minutes from downtown Detroit. Shipping covers the Midwest in 1–2 days via ground.
PRICING
Most 3PLs hide pricing behind a quote form. We don’t. Here’s the full tier structure for DTC pick & pack:
| Tier | Monthly orders | Month-to-month | 12-month contract |
|---|---|---|---|
| Starter | 0–99 | $2.75 / order | $2.48 / order |
| Growth | 100–499 | $2.48 / order | $2.23 / order |
| Scale | 500+ | $2.20 / order | $1.98 / order |
$1.98/order is the Scale-tier rate on a 12-month contract. Pick & pack rate already includes standard packaging.
OTHER FEES & 90-DAY TRIAL
Per-order add-ons:
- Additional items per order: $0.25 each
- Fragile handling: $0.25 per order
- Storage: $30/pallet/month (M2M) or $20/pallet/month (12-mo)
- Returns: $1.00/item disposal, $1.25/item light refurb
- Setup fee: $175 one-time
- Amazon FBA prep: from $1.00/unit, volume-tiered down to $0.80/unit at 2,000+/mo
90-Day Startup Trial:
For startups and pre-launch brands: $3.00 first item + $0.25 per additional item, $0 account management fee, $0 storage up to 2 pallets. After 90 days, you move to Starter, Growth, or Scale based on actual volume.
PRICING FAQ
Why is your pricing public when most 3PLs hide theirs?
Because hiding it wastes everyone’s time. Founders researching fulfillment need a number to build a P&L. If our number doesn’t fit, you should be able to figure that out in 90 seconds, not after three sales calls.
Are there long-term contracts?
You choose. Every tier has both month-to-month and 12-month contract rates. The 12-month rate gets you the lower per-order and storage numbers. Month-to-month is always available.
Is there a minimum order volume?
Practically, around 50 orders per month. Below that, the per-order math doesn’t work well for either side, and you’re probably better off self-shipping a little longer.
How does billing work?
Weekly invoices, Net 7. Itemized by service line so every charge ties back to an order, unit, or SKU in the WMS.
READY TO TALK?
If you’re a startup or small brand looking for a 3PL that answers the phone, ships carefully, and prices transparently — we’d like to talk.