Making Room
July 28, 2010 | 12 Comments »Believe it or not, I’ve been running Ugmonk from the small loft in my apartment for these past two years. As Ugmonk continues to grow and I add more products to the line, things were getting pretty tight in my space and I had completely maxed out the room to store inventory. While I thought about outsourcing the whole fulfillment process to another company, a better option came up — turn my parents house into the Ugmonk fulfillment center. Since my siblings and I are all out of the house, my parents volunteered the extra space to store all of the inventory and I’m hiring my mom to take care of all of the fulfillment and shipping. This allows us to continue to provide the personal customer service and hands-on quality control of the whole operation and keep Ugmonk a family business.
This past weekend we packed a couple thousand tshirts into our car, drove down to PA, and setup the new shipping center. It was a a busy weekend and shirts were flying everywhere, but everything is now neatly setup and ready to go. I want to especially thank my wife for lending her awesome organizational skills and assisting with all of the setup. Also a big thanks to my parents for allowing the ever-growing Ugmonk inventory to take over their house and keep things running smoothly. Below are a few pics from the new setup.
Putting Mom to work! Awesome!
Like the idea of strings as a divider and to keep the piles tidy. :)
Looks good!
That’s a lot of shirts! When photographed together it’s a lot more than I would have thought, but then again this is your full time job… Keep up the good work, Jeff.
Seriously, the idea of strings as dividers is awesome. Congrats! Will hopefully be grabbing some tees soon!
Fricken Sweet dude! Im taking over my mom’s house as well for my wife and I’s company. I think in todays market it is better to be home based, and I plan to be so forever, looking forward to ordering another huge shipment from ya to replace my wardrobe. :)
Aren’t the strings a lifesaver? I use similar shelving for my tees and with they tend to slide sometimes with the poly-bags. Defiantly keeps everything in line. Best of luck Jeff, your going places my friend.
I love that you took the time out of your busy schedule to share a glimpse behind your company. Great personal touch. Much continue success in your new venture. The improvisation looks great.
Mate, your story is inspirational. I wish I could quit my job and do something I truly loved!!!
Thanks guys. Yes, the strings definitely work wonders to keep the piles tidy and prevent the shirts from sliding all over the place. Sometimes it’s the simplest things that work the best.
Hey jeff,
looks like things are expanding nicely! what kind of bags are you using and where do you get them!?
hope the move went smoothly
nice storage shelves. where’d you find those? i’ve got thousands of pairs of shoes & jeans that i need to store in my basement. did you make ‘em?
let me know as soon as you can please. i have run out of space in my bedroom closets.
thanks!