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Creative Minds Needed --> Gift Basket Business --> Shipping Items Together From Amazon (Possible?)

by jordorules
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Hi there,

I'm just wondering if it's possible to have items purchased from Amazon shipped together even if they are coming from different sellers? I am thinking the best I could do would be to have these items shipped at the same time and hope they arrive together. The reason being is I am considering starting a gift basket company where for example the person would receive their candy and their gift but the same person selling the gift does not sell the candy. I've thought long and hard about this and just wondering if someone else out there has a idea on how I could have these items shipped together without having to have them shipped to me first for assemble into a gift basket? I am not expecting them to be shipped as a gift basket but it would be nice to have them shipped together or at the very least shipped at the same time so the odds of them arriving on the same day would be increased. Thanks in advance for your input!

J
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  • Profile picture of the author BradVert2013
    If they came from Amazon's warehouse, then yes, they can be shipped together.

    But your bigger problem is Amazon frowns on this sort of thing. If you want them to ship it directly to your customer, you'll have to add them to your account's address book. Amazon will eventually figure out what's going on and you risk account termination. I've seen ebay sellers try stuff like this and it never ends well.

    Another problem is you're depending on Amazon sellers to fulfill orders for your customers. What if they were to run out of stock? What if they just flake out and your customer doesn't get what they ordered? Are you going to tell them you'll have to check Amazon, where you bought the items from? That may not fly too well with a lot of customers.

    Honestly, you can probably source the gift basket items yourself for much cheaper than what you'd find on Amazon. Then you have much more control over the process.
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  • Profile picture of the author Regional Warrior
    Jordo

    What are you doing mate? all you been doing is asking how to for every niche!!! just pick one and start and stop the Procrastination

    Take ACTION your good with money start a blog help others

    Jason
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    • Profile picture of the author SCrafted
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      Originally Posted by Regional Warrior View Post

      Jordo

      What are you doing mate? all you been doing is asking how to for every niche!!! just pick one and start and stop the Procrastination

      Take ACTION your good with money start a blog help others

      Jason
      Just what we need! Another "make money online" blog.
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  • Profile picture of the author jordorules
    Thanks Brad great advice I appreciate it! Region Warrior I'm well into my main focus niche but there are so many other interesting niches out there but I do appreciate your concern.

    I have 2 ecommerce ventures going and doing ok so far but I'm always looking to expand thus the questions about new niches.

    Hope that's ok with you mate!

    J
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    • Profile picture of the author JohnMcCabe
      This depends less on which sellers have which products, and more on which warehouse they'll be shipped from. If all the items come from the same warehouse, and they're in stock, they'll likely ship together. Even then, depending on the items, they ship in different packages.

      Your best bet is to have the items shipped to you, then you package them and ship them. One way to save money would be to see if your area has a sheltered workshop. You send the packaging and containers to the workshop, they assemble the cartons and fill them, then return them to you for invoices and shipping labels.

      I know you want the easy button of using Amazon as a drop shipper, especially if you charge list prices in making up the gift baskets, but that's not how they do business.
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    • Profile picture of the author Regional Warrior
      Originally Posted by jordorules View Post

      Thanks Brad great advice I appreciate it! Region Warrior I'm well into my main focus niche but there are so many other interesting niches out there but I do appreciate your concern.

      I have 2 ecommerce ventures going and doing ok so far but I'm always looking to expand thus the questions about new niches.

      Hope that's ok with you mate!

      J
      Jordo

      You wrote you were good with Finances ! hope that is one of them

      Mate your life to do what ever just don't waste it

      Jason
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