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David E. Sproule | Workshop draft
Ship It From Canada
Packaging, postage, customs, and profitable small orders
Small business / shipping | workshop draft, about 14,569 words, 8 chapters
Canada shipping math for makers who pack at the kitchen table. Target about 15000 words. Workshop coming soon. Not for sale until SOON gates pass.
Not for sale
Workshop draft. Keeper pass still ahead.
Cover and brief are up. Workshop draft may already exist locally. Not for sale until a keeper pass and Soft Margins checkout.
Opening sample
First pass from the workshop. Not the ending.
The air in the shipping room is crisp and cool, the kind that clings to your jacket collar and makes your nose tingle with the scent of fresh cardboard. You stand at the center of a bustling workspace, surrounded by stacks of carefully wrapped boxes and the rhythmic sound of packing tape being applied. This is where the tangible meets the intangible, where the physical act of shipping transforms into a promise of satisfaction and trust. You reach for a box, its surface rough and slightly damp from the humidifier that keeps the environment from drying out the paper.
Chapters in this draft
- What you are actually selling when you ship
- Packaging that survives the trip
- Weigh, measure, label
- Choosing a carrier without folklore
- Customs forms for cross border orders
- Pricing postage into the product
- Returns and damaged parcels
- Where to verify current rates
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About the author
David E. Sproule
Writes and builds from Edmonton, Alberta. Sproule Lit workshop drafts and Phyllux Tech, local first: files as masters, honest length, and tools people can use on a hard Tuesday.
