Sourcing that shows its working
Send us a product and we come back with a factory, a sample and a cost broken into lines you can argue with — not one number and a promise.
What sourcing covers
From a screenshot to a shippable product
Most sellers arrive with a link and a target margin. These are the six things that turn that into stock you can sell.
Itemised quote
Product, packaging, inspection and freight are quoted as separate lines, so you can see which one moved when the total moves.
Samples before commitment
You hold the product before you fund a run. If the sample is wrong we go back to the factory rather than talk you into it.
Production inspection
Goods are checked during and after production against the sample you approved, with photos attached to the batch.
Order-quantity negotiation
We negotiate the first run down to something a test campaign can absorb, and tell you honestly when a factory will not go lower.
Compliance documents
Where a category needs certificates, test reports or labelling, we collect them up front instead of after a shipment is held.
Cost breakdown you keep
You get the structure of your own landed cost — useful when you re-quote, change packaging or switch a route.
How a sourcing request runs
Five steps, and you can stop after any of them
You describe the product
- A link, a photo or a physical sample all work as a starting point.
- Tell us the target retail price and the market — both change which factory fits.
- Flag anything the category needs, like a certificate or a language label.
You describe the product
- A link, a photo or a physical sample all work as a starting point.
- Tell us the target retail price and the market — both change which factory fits.
- Flag anything the category needs, like a certificate or a language label.
We shortlist factories and quote
- More than one supplier is approached, so the quote has something to sit against.
- The quote arrives split by line, not as a single per-unit figure.
- Where a spec change would cut the cost meaningfully, we say so.
We shortlist factories and quote
- More than one supplier is approached, so the quote has something to sit against.
- The quote arrives split by line, not as a single per-unit figure.
- Where a spec change would cut the cost meaningfully, we say so.
You approve a sample
- Samples ship to you, not to a photo in a chat window.
- Your written notes on the sample become the inspection standard.
- Nothing goes into production until that standard is agreed.
You approve a sample
- Samples ship to you, not to a photo in a chat window.
- Your written notes on the sample become the inspection standard.
- Nothing goes into production until that standard is agreed.
Production and inspection
- We inspect against the approved sample, not against the factory’s own claim.
- Defects are raised while the run can still be corrected.
- Inspection photos are attached to the batch and stay with it.
Production and inspection
- We inspect against the approved sample, not against the factory’s own claim.
- Defects are raised while the run can still be corrected.
- Inspection photos are attached to the batch and stay with it.
Into the warehouse, ready to sell
- Stock is received, counted and made sellable in your store.
- From here it is handled by the fulfillment side of the operation.
- Replenishment reuses the same factory, sample and standard.
You can stop after the quote or after the sample — neither one commits you.
Start a sourcing requestInto the warehouse, ready to sell
- Stock is received, counted and made sellable in your store.
- From here it is handled by the fulfillment side of the operation.
- Replenishment reuses the same factory, sample and standard.
You can stop after the quote or after the sample — neither one commits you.
Start a sourcing requestFactories and re-quotes
How we pick a supplier, and what happens when the price moves
A cheap first quote that gets revised upwards after you have committed is the oldest trick in this industry. We would rather lose the deal at the quote stage than win it and re-price you mid-launch.
- A factory is assessed on the category it actually runs, not on the catalogue it shows.
- We ask what else they produce, because a plant that makes everything makes nothing well.
- A quote states what it depends on — spec, quantity band, packaging, route.
- If one of those changes, you get the new number with the reason attached.
- If a factory will not hold a price, we tell you before you fund the run.
Before you send us a product
The four questions that come up in almost every first conversation.
Quoting a product costs you nothing. Samples and any category testing are billed at what they cost us, itemised, because those are real outlays. Our margin sits in the product and handling lines, where you can see it.
Usually, yes — and that is the easiest case, because you already know the spec and the price the market accepts. Send the current product and we quote a like-for-like, then tell you where it can be improved rather than only made cheaper.
We go back to the factory. Your notes on the sample become the standard the run is inspected against, so a wrong sample is a cheap problem — it is only expensive if it is discovered after production.
No. Categories that need a licence or certification we cannot obtain honestly are declined, as are products whose only route to market is a mislabelled customs declaration. Saying no at this stage is cheaper for both of us than a seizure later.
Send us one product and see what the quote looks like
You will get a factory, a sample plan and a cost broken into lines. If it does not work for you, nothing has been spent.