This is a great idea in spirit, and fantasy.
I've been thinking about how to best respond to this in terms that make sense, both from an abdl standpoint, and, most importantly, from a business standpoint.
There's no real way to soften this: You will fail in less than six months. Many others have tried, and saw a similar fate.
Let's start with the data, because that's tantamount to everything else going forward, and, honestly, the foundation of any good business- What data do you have that suggests you have a target market, (or anything that resembles a market) that's not just interested in this product, but that fills a need? Further, what is the sustainability? What is the feasibility?
Look around here - how many adisc members are out, open, and have the financial ability to subscribe to your product on a regular basis? Feel free free to expand that to any other place we gather - Fetlife, Tumblr. . . DailyDi?
How many of them live on their own and don't answer to anyone, in terms of spending habits, mail, and living situation? All of those things are really needed in the community, before people can truly enjoy a luxury like a subscription box of stuff that many people go out of their way to hide.
Let's talk anecdotal numbers, because nobody has any, short of a poll-based survey on ABDL message boards. Figure there are only 100,000 ABDLs in the world; out of that 100k, probably only 1000, maybe 5000, MAX, meet your criteria to truly be a customer. You're at 1-5% of your total market, and even then, it looks sketchy at best.
Now, let's talk supply.
Most designer diaps are coming in at about 2.00/ea, and that's a case quantity price. So, 4-6diaps per box, you're at $12 per box, right there, just in diapers. Can you buy enough stock of three sizes of diapers to get your cost down to less than 2/ea? Doubtful, not without serious funding. I'll get back to that in a sec.
Onesies are 30-60/ea and, except in the case of BabyPantz, CuteTurtle (see the promo shoot on my blog, btw!), and maybe one other, are made by hand, one at a time. So, again, how can you buy enough handmade goods to get your cost down below retail, in sizes people want and need?
Nuk5-6s, etc- same thing - pricey, even at cost.
Selection - how will you sustain the program with new and interesting products on a regular basis? It's not like new stuff comes out every month..
Let's talk about Shipping!
Drop-ship is easiest, of course, because like in the case of auto parts, anybody can sign up to be an online dealer and commit to a certain volume, and then flex their marketing prowess to score sales at a discount, netting a profit, without actually having bought, stored, shipped, or even touched the actual end product.
But, you have multiple, "curated" products. That require touch and organization, most importantly, time. What is your time worth?
Then, there's the actual shipping. . . Figure all this could maybe fit into a Medium Flat Rate box, whose current rate is 13.-something.
$12+$30+$45, plus $13.5 shipping.. That's $100 COST! Assuming you're a nice guy and only charge cost, you're out at least 3% per box, realistically, closer to twenty because Authorize dot net and CNP (card not present) CC processing charges. And then there's the hassle of "anonymity".for your customers, who, again, are probably not comfortable buying abdl stuff for fear of getting outed.. At that price point, you're the same as a case of diapers, which, if given the choice, nearly all ABDLs would choose the case of diapers over a box that cost the same, but only had a fraction of the diapers, even if it were filled with a onesie made from unicorn mane and a binky with a nipple made from Anna Nicole Smith's actual nipples.
How much working capital do you have to buy enough product, in multiple sizes that you can get your cost down to at least 50% of retail? How about storing it and putting it together for shipping?
I could go on, but I think you get my point.
Your heart is in the right place, but your head has got you on a course for a colossally poor financial decision. Remember, you are not the only ABDL entrepreneur - Daphne, Jeff, Gary (TBHG, not King), and a host of other successful ABDL business owners have arrived at the box idea long ago, already tried to make the numbers work, and came to the same conclusion : it doesn't. And again, even if you solved for your supply chain roadblocks, your market is still very, very small.
Sorry to be so rough, but there are plenty of other, more fun, and more productive ways to waste your money. PM me for PayPal details and you can send it to me- I'm gonna start Forex and Day-Trading next month, I could use the cash! :lol:
Sincerely,
<--Consultant of a failed (coffee) box entrepreneur.