Case Study: August Effects achieves faster fulfillment and scalable growth with ShipBob

August Effects Grows for the Greater Good with ShipBob

August Effects, founded by Nicole Humphreys, is a Bali-made goods brand that donates a dictionary for every purchase to the Bali Children’s Foundation. As orders grew, Nicole found herself packing and shipping from her basement and spending unsustainable hours managing USPS fulfillment, but she wanted a solution that would remove the operational burden without sacrificing the August Effects brand or customer experience — so she looked for a third-party fulfillment partner and chose ShipBob.

ShipBob provided transparent pricing, simple onboarding, Shopify integration, and support for custom packaging, taking over order fulfillment so Nicole could focus on product planning and marketing. The partnership with ShipBob saved her hours each week, enabled travel for business, sped up delivery (customers often receive orders in two days), helped place August Effects in 16 US retail stores, and supported impact goals — August Effects donated 102 dictionaries last month — all while keeping the brand front and center.

August Effects

Nicole Humphreys

Founder