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Example 1 (custom hardware). My wife and I run https://littlebird.com.au https://littlebird.com.au and ship 25K orders per year. We found that it was taking to
by schappim 7y ago
Example 1 (custom hardware).
My wife and I run https://littlebird.com.au https://littlebird.com.au and ship 25K orders per year. We found that it was taking too long to fulfil each order using Australia Post.
So I built our own custom WebUSB postage scales and label printer. Creating a consignment is now 1-click.
This enabled us to take the fulfillment process down from 5 minutes to 5 seconds. Across 25K parcels this equals 11-months of work time.
Being a WebUSB based solution, they "just work" with anything running the Blink rendering engine, even Android phones.
You can see the WebUSB Scales and Label Printer in action here:
(30 sec video)
https://vimeo.com/334547755/c387957a25 https://vimeo.com/334547755/c387957a25
Longer demo:
https://vimeo.com/334563934/915a25eedc https://vimeo.com/334563934/915a25eedc
Shopify liked the demo and I got to demo it to their CEO and various teams in Ottawa.
The minimum order quantities on the Postage Scale hardware was 100 units, so let me know if you'd like one :)
Example 2:
I've automated the lodgement of "Australia Post Inquiries" to get a refund when they miss their SLAs. The numbers add up quick over a year.
- barbs 7y agoExcellent! Love the name - Checkout Chick :). Perfectly suits the little bird brand as well!
- schappim 7y agoCheers! We were thinking of a rename because only Australians/NZers know what a "Checkout Chick" is. :-)
- radicalriddler 7y agoDamn, I attended one of your Raspberry Pi workshops in Mount Kuring-gai about 3 years ago. Unless I'm completely mistaken, who knows.
- schappim 7y agoAwesome, thanks for coming! We're now in Hornsby (needed a bigger factory/warehouse).
- joshschreuder 7y agoVery cool. I like the auto-lodgement, wonder if anyone's made an auto-lodgement for when Metro misses their monthly train SLAs :D
- schappim 7y agoHaha, Australia Post didn’t! On the day we ran the script for the first time we were 90% of their tickets. Auspost normally give you the option of a free prepaid satchel or a credit. Their head of customer service ended up giving me a call asking (paraphrasing): “can we just give you credits instead replying back on each ticket”.
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