Kit Fulfillment Cost Scenarios
See what drives kit fulfillment costs
See how kit quantity, supplied components and recipient shipments change the service subtotal. Every assumption is available to inspect.
What changes when shipments multiply?
Assembly follows kit quantity. Receiving follows supplied units. Dispatch handling follows recipient shipments. Keeping these denominators separate makes a quote easier to check.
The twelve examples use three kit quantities, two component counts and two shipment counts. Every example assumes all three or five billable components are customer-supplied, no tissue-and-card treatment, no loose extra items and no storage. The bulk examples mean one order of assembled kits delivered to one address. Teal confirmed one pick charge for that order. The number of physical parcels and postage still need a separate shipping quote.
| Scenario | Kits | Items / kit | Shipments | Assembly | Receiving | Handling | Service subtotal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| K50-I3-S1 | 50 | 3 | 1 | $100.00 | $75.00 | $2.50 | $177.50 |
| K50-I3-S50 | 50 | 3 | 50 | $100.00 | $75.00 | $125.00 | $300.00 |
| K50-I5-S1 | 50 | 5 | 1 | $287.50 | $125.00 | $2.50 | $415.00 |
| K50-I5-S50 | 50 | 5 | 50 | $287.50 | $125.00 | $125.00 | $537.50 |
| K100-I3-S1 | 100 | 3 | 1 | $200.00 | $150.00 | $2.50 | $352.50 |
| K100-I3-S100 | 100 | 3 | 100 | $200.00 | $150.00 | $250.00 | $600.00 |
| K100-I5-S1 | 100 | 5 | 1 | $575.00 | $250.00 | $2.50 | $827.50 |
| K100-I5-S100 | 100 | 5 | 100 | $575.00 | $250.00 | $250.00 | $1,075.00 |
| K250-I3-S1 | 250 | 3 | 1 | $500.00 | $375.00 | $2.50 | $877.50 |
| K250-I3-S250 | 250 | 3 | 250 | $500.00 | $375.00 | $625.00 | $1,500.00 |
| K250-I5-S1 | 250 | 5 | 1 | $1,437.50 | $625.00 | $2.50 | $2,065.00 |
| K250-I5-S250 | 250 | 5 | 250 | $1,437.50 | $625.00 | $625.00 | $2,687.50 |
Method and rate assumptions
Assembly: kits multiplied by $2.00 for the defined three-item example, or $5.75 for the five-item example. Receiving: kits multiplied by supplied items per kit multiplied by $0.50. Handling: shipments multiplied by $2.50. Add those three lines for the service subtotal. The three-item example maps to simple kitting ($2.00 per kit); five items maps to complex kitting ($5.75 per kit). One bulk order of assembled kits to one address incurs one $2.50 pick charge; separate recipient shipments incur one pick charge each. Teal confirmed this bulk rule on November 7, 2026.
Assumptions were transcribed from Teal's swag fee card, checked October 26, 2026. The Q4 guide also lists a loose-extra-item fee. Those items are explicitly absent from these examples. Confirm billable-item definitions, application of extras and storage allocation before using the rates for a live quote.
What is outside the subtotal?
Packaging, merchandise, setup/samples, inbound freight, storage, loose extras, recipient postage, taxes, duties and other program charges are excluded or out of scope. Exclusion does not mean free. This model does not estimate total cash commitment or a delivered price per recipient.
Version 1.0.1. All rows are synthetic scenarios calculated from stated assumptions. Corrections should identify the scenario ID, input or source that needs review. Contact Teal Packaging. Source dates are observation dates, not a guaranteed future rate.
Compare one bulk order with 50 recipient shipments
For 50 kits containing three buyer-supplied items each, modeled assembly is $100 and receiving is $75. One bulk order to one address adds $2.50 in pick charges, for a $177.50 service subtotal. Fifty separate recipient shipments add $125 in pick charges, for a $300 service subtotal.
The $122.50 difference is entirely the modeled pick charge. It does not compare freight, recipient postage, delivery speed or local distribution labor. A bulk carton delivered to an office still needs someone to receive and distribute its kits. Compare complete scope before choosing the delivery plan.
Why is receiving charged in every example?
Every row assumes client-owned goods: three or five supplied units per kit, charged at the stated $0.50 receiving rate. Teal-made and Teal-sourced goods have different receiving treatment under the fee card. Do not reuse these receiving subtotals for a program where Teal supplies those products.
Does the subtotal include the gift box and gifts?
No. It covers only the three modeled service lines shown. Use actual packaging, merchandise and decoration quotes, and add the omitted charges in the kit quote comparator. For repeated onboarding and recognition sends, carry the approved complete per-send assumptions into the annual gifting budget planner.
Can a kit with three items require complex kitting?
Yes. These three-item examples explicitly exclude tissue-and-card treatment. The current fee card also maps that treatment to complex kitting. Confirm the billable item count and packing instructions before selecting a rate; the number of merchandise products alone may not define the finished packing work.