nate | mnstr

It’s great to see @shinylabs and @mnstr leading the way. Both have used limited marketing budget and personally feel as a user I hit better than other platforms. Another platform I use is @Beezie and it’s great to see them in the top 4. Whilst I don’t use others on the list for slabs, I’ve used @Courtyard_io a lot in 2024/25. I sold off my inventory due to the insane shipping costs from the US to Australia (I’m talking a few hundred $$ for a few slabs. I then used them a bit earlier this year and felt the RTP wasn’t what it used to be so stopped using all together. As for @dyli_io, I really like what they do but shipping is also insane. Whilst I haven’t ripped too many packs, when I did I checked shipping costs and also for 1 slab was going to cost in excess of $60, so I sold it. I’ve also got a handful of @pudgypenguins merch chilling in my account, again it would cost me a bomb to ship ($200+ for everything, minus the fat pudgy like $70-$80+ for one item). This is well above “market” and I’m not even requesting to the farm (onforwarding zone which I expect to attract fees). I’m talking metro Melbourne and also Perth. I worked in transport & logistics for 7+ years and I managed a $30m++ freight portfolio which focused on providing the most cost effective freight solution to clients. I won MVP for my company and account manager of the year twice. Don’t forget we are not talking obscure items here. For the most part, they fit in a satchel or a small, belt compatible box. They don’t require special handling nor manual sortation (often attracts a “small” fee or blows out the cubic). Yeh it’s normal for freight to be charged by dead weight or cubic (whatever is greater) but anything under 5kg there should be a fixed rate. If anyone tells you otherwise, you’re getting a bum steer. I’ve reached out to DYLI a handful of times with no answer. Amazing customer service! If you’re going to have shocking RTP at least optimize your freight. I can almost guarantee the rates are just blanket rates with a 30-50% markup on what is provided. No specific lanes procured and hope they can make a buck… anyone outside of the US is screwed for Courtyard and DYLI. Shout out to Shiny, Beezie & Monster who have all provided quotes sub $60-70 (if not less) for a handful of slabs. You are literally eliminating an entire market (APAC) if you don’t optimize. Anyway if anyone needs a freight specialist who knows what they are doing and understands how to reduce costs to both business and customer let me know. It was literally my day job and I crushed it.