We started out using extra space in our Manufacturing facility which we quickly outgrew. We previously partnered with a 3PL company to manage our inventory and shipping. We quickly realized that as a smaller Amazon Seller, we were too small for them to focus on our needs, specifically sending inventory into Amazon on a timely basis. Our last experience was we drove our pick-up truck 45 miles (in rush hour traffic) to grab and label 50 cartons to take which we drove 2 miles down the street to UPS. We made our plan to open our own warehouse that we determined would save money and eliminate delays sending inventory into Amazon. That is why we will ship UPS same day for UPS labels sent to us by 12:00Noon.