Subscription expiry guide

What this guide is for

Keep box programmes from shipping stale stock. It is written for South African seller teams who need something they can defend in a desk review, not a generic ebook.

Use it beside a supplier shortlist and a channel choice. Alone, it is just homework.

Print a copy. Load-shedding still happens mid-meeting, and paper does not wait on a router.

How to run it

Fill every blank that affects money or courier class. Leave stylistic blanks alone. Date the version. Name an owner.

Pair the guide with a playbook and a stack so the folder tells one story. If three documents disagree, the buyer will find the crack.

Checklist

• Written for SA seller teams
• Pairs with playbooks and stacks
• Link your supplier from the suppliers hub
• Keep an offline PDF
• Email info@dropshippers.co.za for a tailored pack

Common mistakes

• Treating the guide as optional reading after go-live.
• Copying numbers from another market without a local courier check.
• Never dating the version, so nobody knows what is current.

For a tailored pack, email info@dropshippers.co.za. Also see playbooks and stacks.

Worked example mindset

Pretend you must explain this guide to a new ops hire on a Monday after a power cut. If the page needs a verbal tour to make sense, tighten the blanks.

Use SA courier and fee assumptions. Importing a US template without edits is how margins quietly die.

When the guide disagrees with a live supplier email, the email wins until you update the guide. Do not let old PDFs argue with reality.

Ask for a tailored pack from info@dropshippers.co.za if your category has hazmat, cold-chain, or age-band twists.

Quick note

One more thing from the desk

If two people on your team tell different stories about MOQ, lead time, or courier class, stop and write one card before you spend on ads or booths. Soft disagreement feels polite until a buyer forwards the email thread. Email info@dropshippers.co.za when you want a second pair of eyes on that card.