3HR/Week Side Hustle = $6K/Month: How to Make, Pack, and Ship Tumblers from Home

Bailey
3 min readMar 25, 2024
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Create or Make Your Design

If you’re interested in starting your own tumbler business, the first step is to create or make your design. There are numerous places where you can get designs, such as Etsy or membership sites like mine, Bailey Tumbler Designs. In the past I sold many types of designs, along with personalized styles; however, these days I just focus on a few specific designs, and receive around 10 to 15 orders per day across the various platforms I sell on: Etsy, Shopify, and TikTok Shop.

Print the Design

Once you have your design picked out, the next step is to print it. I use the SawGrass 1000, which has its own print manager. However, there are more affordable printers available that you can convert to sublimation printers as long as they are eco tank printers. I do recommend the SawGrass because it prints designs in just a few seconds and can print hundreds per day if needed or running a small business

Wrap and Tape Your Tumbler

After printing the design, it’s time to wrap and tape your tumbler. I get my tumblers from Besin Tumblers, which she loves because they have a straight bottom and two locations in the US for quick shipping. When wrapping…

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