Billing and stock for subscription boxes
Coffee, vegetables, pet food, books or snacks: every renewal is a box to pack. Ellibo bills each subscriber on their date, takes the box out of stock from the right warehouse and puts it on the packing list, so billing and dispatch never drift apart.
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Keep billing, stock and packing in step
A box business runs on a weekly or monthly rhythm. These are the places it slips.
Billing and packing lists disagree
The billing tool says 230 subscribers, the packing sheet says 218, and nobody knows which boxes went out unpaid.
A box plan ships goods every period. Each renewal invoice takes the item out of stock from the subscription's warehouse, and Inventory gets an order to pack.
Stock runs out mid-week
You find out you are short of coffee or kibble when half the boxes are already packed.
The upcoming renewals report shows how many boxes go out in the next days, so you can buy enough before the run.
Holidays and skipped months by email
Subscribers write in to stop deliveries while they travel, and the request is lost in the inbox.
Pause a subscription until a date. No invoice is made and no stock moves until it resumes, or let subscribers ask from their portal.
Cards that fail on dispatch day
A payment fails, the box goes out anyway, and recovering the money takes weeks.
Cards are charged on the invoice date through your own Stripe account, with retries and a link to update the card. The recovery report shows what came back.
The weekly box cycle
- Subscribe
Customers choose a box and how many on your sign-up page, add a coupon and set up automatic payment.
- Renew
On the box day the invoice is made and charged, and the box item leaves stock.
- Pack and ship
Inventory lists the orders to pack from the right warehouse.
- Plan ahead
Check upcoming renewals and churn reasons before you order next week's stock.
Made for boxes that ship on a schedule
Box plans
Weekly, fortnightly or monthly plans that ship goods and track stock (Professional plan).
Extras in the box
Add-ons such as an extra bag or a treat pack on every invoice, or a gift card once.
Delivery charge
Charge delivery as an add-on on every invoice, or build it into the plan price.
First-box offers
Coupons for the first invoice only, a few invoices or every invoice, with a usage limit.
Pause for holidays
Stop billing and shipping until a date, then pick up again by itself.
Churn and cohorts
See how many subscribers stay month after month, and why the others left.
Ready for your next box day
- Create each box as a goods item with stock tracking.
- Make a plan for each box and tick that it ships goods every period.
- Add extras and delivery as add-ons.
- Connect your payment account for automatic payments.
- Turn on the sign-up page and put it on your website.
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InventoryPack each renewal from the right warehouse and keep stock right. EcommerceSell one-off boxes and gifts in your online store. HelpdeskHandle delivery questions and damaged-box claims as tickets.Subscriptions for subscription boxes: FAQ
Does each renewal take the box out of stock?
Yes, on the Professional plan and above. A box plan bills as a goods item, and each renewal invoice takes it out of stock from the warehouse chosen on the subscription.
How does my team know what to pack?
With Ellibo Inventory, each renewal gives an order to pack and ship as usual.
Can subscribers pause while they are away?
Yes. Pause until a date and nothing is billed or shipped until then. With the portal turned on, subscribers can ask to change or pause from their private link.
Can I offer a discount on the first box?
Yes. Make a coupon for the first invoice only and let customers type it on the sign-up page.
Can subscribers pay automatically?
Yes. Connect your own Stripe account and they authorise once.
Can I see how many boxes go out next week?
Yes. The upcoming renewals report lists the subscriptions renewing in the next days with each invoice amount.
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