CYPRESS GRIND
Cypress Grind Rider Program

You make the merch. We keep the boxes out of your bedroom.

Cypress Grind stores your inventory, hosts your rider page, and packs and ships your orders. Built for skaters who are too small for a normal fulfillment company and too busy skating to become a shipping department.

How it works

Send it. Sell it. We ship it.

01

Send it

Drop off or ship your merch to Cypress Grind. We count it and store it: shirts and small goods in merch totes, decks and complete boards in rack space. Your portal shows what's actually here.

02

Sell it

Your rider page shows off your merch. Buyers check out on your own store, like your own Stripe payment link, your shop or TikTok Shop, so the sale and the money are yours.

03

We ship it

Paid orders come to us. We pick, pack, buy the label, ship it and send you tracking.

Who does what

Your brand stays yours.

You own

  • Your brand, your merch and your prices
  • Your store and checkout, where customers pay you directly
  • Your sales, your customers and your sales tax
  • Your inventory while it's stored with us
  • Your product info if you ever leave

Cypress Grind does

  • Hosts your rider page and portal
  • Receives, counts and stores your inventory
  • Picks, packs and ships paid orders
  • Buys postage at actual label cost and adds tracking to every order in your portal
  • Receives returns and reports their condition to you
One membership. Pay for what you use.

Start small. Pay small.

No upgrade tiers. A rider doing four orders pays like a rider doing four orders, and the rate per order is the same however many you ship. Cypress Grind bills its services on a monthly statement and never takes a cut of your sales.

The same price for every order

Every order$3.50each
  • $0.50 each additional item in the same order
  • Postage passed through at actual label cost
  • The same rate per order, however many you ship.
  • Premium packing included on every order.
  • Payment and marketplace fees stay with your own accounts.

Don't need the shipping? The storefront is also available on its own, free, with no stock stored here and nothing shipped. It's a different offer with its own application: see the free storefront.

Skate stuff isn't all the same shape

Storage that actually fits it.

Merch totes

1 included

27-gallon tote for shirts, hats, stickers, bearings and small goods.

Each extra tote: $5/month.

Loose decks

$5 / 10

Deck-rack positions, so decks never get squeezed into a tote.

Each block of up to 10 loose decks: $5/month.

Complete boards

$10 / 5

Rack space for assembled skateboards.

Each block of up to 5 complete boards: $10/month.

  • Loose deck orders: +$1/order handling.
  • Complete board orders: +$2/order handling.
  • Packaging beyond our premium packing, for unusual items, at actual cost.
  • Other oversize or unusual storage and shipments: quoted.
Always:
  • Receiving beyond the included units: $0.25/unit.
  • Returns: $3.50 per return plus postage.
  • Shrink-wrapping boards: $2 per board.
  • Extras in every order, once we approve them: Sticker sheet $1, Extra thank-you note $0.50, QR code card $0.75, per order.
  • Special projects: $30/hour, billed in 15-minute increments.
  • Sales tax may apply to the monthly membership.
  • Any change to your prices comes with at least 30 days' notice by email.
  • Every rider is approved before joining.
What we promise

What you can count on.

How fast do orders ship?
On the next business day after they reach us, in Central time. We ship Monday through Friday, so an order that arrives Friday, Saturday or Sunday ships Monday, and one that arrives at 12:01am Monday ships Tuesday. A weekday the post office is closed counts like a weekend. The clock starts once we have the stock and a complete address.
Which carrier do you use?
The most cost-effective service that fits the package, usually USPS Ground Advantage, and you pay the actual label cost. Want a faster service? Tell us in a request.
Do I get tracking?
Every shipped order shows its carrier and tracking number in your portal, so you can pass it to your customer.
How are orders packed?
With our premium packing, included on every order at no extra charge. We may also add a small Cypress Grind sticker or card to help spread the word about the program. It's free to you and never covers or replaces your branding.
How soon is new stock available?
Within 2 business days of arriving, we count it, put it away and it shows in your portal, including anything that arrived damaged.
Are my counts accurate?
Counts change only when stock is received, shipped, returned, sent back or recounted, and every change is recorded. If something looks off, ask for a recount in your portal.
What if you lose or damage my stock?
If stock is lost or damaged while we're storing it, we credit you what the item cost you, up to $20.00 per item. Sending something worth more? Get our written approval for a higher amount before you send it.
What if you ship the wrong item or size?
That's on us. We ship the right item and pay the postage for both packages, including getting the wrong one back, and there are no Cypress Grind fees on that order. It comes off your next invoice as a credit.
What if the carrier loses or damages a package?
We file the claim with the carrier. Whatever the carrier pays comes to you as a credit on your next invoice.
What happens with customer returns?
Returns come to us. We inspect them and report their condition in your portal. Each return costs $3.50 plus postage. Any refund happens in your own store.
What if a package can't be delivered?
You'll see it on the order in your portal. We reship once you confirm the address, and the new postage is at cost.
Who talks to my customers?
You do. Cypress Grind never contacts your customers.
How fast do you answer me?
We reply to portal requests and emails within 1 business day.
When are you open?
Monday to Friday, Central time, whenever the post office is open. We're closed on the federal holidays it closes for: New Year's Day, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Presidents' Day, Memorial Day, Juneteenth, Independence Day, Labor Day, Columbus Day, Veterans Day, Thanksgiving, and Christmas.
What can't I send you?
Hazardous materials, weapons, counterfeit or unlicensed goods, anything perishable, or anything illegal to ship. We can refuse those or send them back at your cost.
Is the site always up?
We work to keep your storefront and portal running, but we can't promise they'll never go down.
FAQ

Questions riders ask.

Who gets paid for the sale?
You do. Customers pay through your own checkout, and Cypress Grind never handles your sales money. You get a separate monthly statement for our services.
Who owns my inventory?
You do, the whole time it's stored with us.
Do I need my own website or domain?
No. Your rider page lives on riders.cypressgrind.com.
Who handles refunds?
You refund customers in your own store. We receive returned items and tell you what condition they arrived in.
Can you ship decks and complete boards?
Yes. They get their own rack storage and a small per-order handling charge, listed under Storage above. Packaging beyond our premium packing is billed at actual cost.
Can prices change?
Yes, with notice. We'll email you at least 30 days before a change to your prices starts. If you don't want to continue at the new prices, leave before they start: you won't pay them, and we’ll send your stock back free.
Can I cancel?
Yes, any time from your rider portal. Membership is month to month, so service ends on the last day of that month, and orders placed by then still ship. We send your stock back free if you pick it up, or ship it at the actual postage cost. Stock still here 60 days after service ends, after we've emailed you about it, is shipped to your return address at your cost. If there's no address or it can't be delivered, we may donate, recycle or destroy it. We never sell it. You can download your products and store content any time.
Who can apply?
Riders 18 or older. You don't have to be sponsored, and every rider is approved first.
Apply

Tell us about your brand.

The application takes a few minutes. Cypress Grind reviews every rider before they join and replies by email.