# Plan shipping and fulfillment for my new online store

A simple packing, shipping, and inventory routine with rates, timelines, and what to do when things go wrong.

- Topic: Projects & Operations
- Framework: RTF
- Level: Standard
- Tags: E-commerce, Plan, Fill-in Template
- Source: https://www.thinkwithprompt.com/prompts/plan-shipping-and-fulfillment-for-my-new-online-store

## Prompt

```text
Help me set up shipping and fulfillment for my new online store.

**Products, sizes, and weights:** [DETAILS]
**Expected orders per week at launch:** [NUMBER]
**Where I ship from and to:** [LOCATION; domestic only or international]
**Where I'll store inventory:** [home, storage unit, third-party warehouse]
**Shipping I want to offer customers:** [free over $X, flat rate, calculated]
**Carriers available to me:** [LIST or "not sure"]
**Previous step (optional):** [PASTE my channel choice and margin calculation, so shipping fits the platform's rules and my margins]

Give me:
1. A recommendation for my fulfillment model now (self-fulfill, print-on-demand / dropship, or third-party fulfillment) and the order volume at which to reconsider.
2. Packaging choices per product, aiming for the smallest safe box to keep rates down.
3. A shipping-pricing approach that protects my margins, with the math using my numbers (mark carrier rates [CONFIRM]).
4. A daily order routine: check orders, pick, pack, label, hand off, mark shipped, send tracking.
5. A basic inventory system: reorder points, a weekly count, and a tracking table (SKU | On hand | Weekly sales | Reorder point | Supplier lead time).
6. A playbook for lost, late, and damaged parcels and wrong items, plus customer message templates for each.
7. International shipping basics if relevant: customs forms, duties, restricted items.

Keep it simple enough for one person to run.
```

## What to fill in

- DETAILS
- NUMBER
- LOCATION; domestic only or international
- home, storage unit, third-party warehouse
- free over $X, flat rate, calculated
- LIST or "not sure"
- CONFIRM

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