Greater Lafayette 3D Printer Supplies
Hello!
Someone posted about my business a few months ago on the r/lafayette subreddit but I figured I'd make a post to go into further detail what the intent of this business is and why it was created!
Backstory/Purpose
There's been a few situations I've been in while 3D printing a large project and ran out of filament mid-print or had an Etsy shipping deadline to meet and had an oversight on how much filament I had. The only two solutions were to either drive to Micro Center in Indianapolis or bite the bullet and order filament off Amazon and wait a day or two. Is that a long time? Absolutely not, Amazon has cut their shipping times tremendously, receiving an order within the next couple of days is a great advancement in logistics. However, with a hobby like 3D printing, it's inevitable that you'll run into a situation where you need filament on-demand, same day, within a few hours. That's where this business comes into play, or even if you just want to support local businesses, we exist.
What We Sell
Currently, we're offering Sunlu PLA in most common colors and Sunlu PETG and ABS in black and white. We of course plan on adding more options as we grow our inventory but for now, I'm wanting to make sure we receive enough business to support a growing inventory versus sitting on deadstock.
Pricing & Delivery
Our goal with discussing my pricing is to be 100% transparent - everyone knows businesses have to make profit somehow. Fortunately for us and those who purchase things from us, we have no expenses to account for other than delivery fees. So, with that said, you'll find our prices for everything on our site to be a couple bucks more than what you'd find on, say, Amazon. Delivery fees are as follow -
- Within Lafayette, West Lafayette, or immediate surrounding areas (think Battle Ground, Shadeland, etc): FREE with purchase of $30 or greater, $10 with purchase under $30.
- Within larger surrounding area (think Brookston, Monticello, Delphi, etc): FREE with purchase of $60 or greater, $10 if order between $30 - $59, $20 if order is under $30.
Our website automatically calculates delivery costs upon entering your address. All prices are for same-day delivery. Our goal is to get all orders out within the day they're ordered.
We recently switched our shop software to Shopify and are offering a discount code (SHOPIFY) for 25% off your entire order valid until May 31st!
What's the Future Plan?
In the upcoming future of our small business, we plan on setting up venues at street markets, parking lots, etc, especially around Purdue as it's full of engineering students. In the distant future, we're hoping to start offering 3D printers themselves, opening up a small shop somewhere in the Lafayette area, and expanding our offerings overall. Time will tell how fast we achieve that ;)
By all means, please send us suggestions, improvement ideas, etc!
Links
Website: https://www.3dpsupplies.com/ (Remember to use code SHOPIFY for 25% off!)
Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/3dpsupplies
