Warehouse Republic started with a container of wine glasses nobody bought on Amazon
In 2015, Mark Taylor started selling on Amazon FBA, where Amazon stores and ships your products for you. One of the first products was etched wine glasses, and they didn't sell. Taylor ended up with 5,000 to 6,000 glasses (Debutify podcast), and Amazon charged a storage fee for every month they sat there. So Taylor moved a container of them into a friend's warehouse and paid $120 for a Reddit ad that said "beat Amazon long-term storage fees" (About page). Other Amazon sellers with the same problem answered the ad, and they became Warehouse Republic's first customers in 2018.
That start still shapes how the company works today. There's no minimum to start, you can leave with 30 days notice, and there's no fee to leave (Warehouse Republic blog). They also say they don't add a markup to your shipping cost. The trade-offs are that neither warehouse is climate controlled, prices aren't public, and the company's finances haven't been public since 2020.
- Est. price per order
- $12.76
- Days to the average US customer
- 2.3 days
- Rating
Orders ship on an iDrive carrier account
Warehouse Republic ships your orders on an account with a company called iDrive, and says it adds no markup on its invoice (homepage). iDrive holds the contracts with UPS, FedEx and the other carriers (Extensiv). That means you see the shipping cost iDrive charges, but you don't get your own contract with UPS or FedEx. Whether iDrive adds its own markup isn't public.
Orders ship from California and North Carolina
Warehouse Republic runs two warehouses under one contract, and you choose which one ships each order (FAQ). The California warehouse is in Ontario, about 60 miles from the Port of Los Angeles (Ontario page). The North Carolina warehouse is in Kernersville, on I-40 (Kernersville page). Only North Carolina handles hazmat like perfume and aerosols, so those orders ship from the East even when the customer lives in California.
The North Carolina warehouse used to be somewhere else. Until at least September 2025, the website listed a former tobacco plant in Reidsville (archived site), and by October 2026 it listed Kernersville. The website doesn't say why it moved.
Neither warehouse is climate controlled, and the FAQ says the temperature inside can reach the 90s (FAQ). That heat can damage candles, cosmetics, supplements and food.
It asks for 12 months of shipping data
Warehouse Republic doesn't publish prices. Before it quotes you, it asks for 12 months of your shipping data, and its FAQ says the answer might be to stay with your current 3PL. Storage is billed by the pallet spaces you use. If your goods get lost, Taylor said on the Debutify podcast that they usually get paid back at 25 to 50 cents a pound, and told customers to buy their own product insurance.
The company's early finances are public because it raised money on Wefunder in 2021 and had to file audited financials with the SEC. Revenue grew from $457,168 in 2019 to $1,314,534 in 2020, but the company lost money both years, and the auditor wrote that it "may be unable to continue as a going concern" (SEC filing). No reports after 2020 are on file with the SEC (SEC filing list).
CEO Mark Taylor takes most first calls
Mark Taylor is the CEO, lives in Austin and still takes most first calls with new customers (About page). Abhi Dobhal co-founded the company and is now listed as an advisor. In 2021, Taylor owned 60% and Dobhal owned 40% (SEC filing). John Reed has run the California warehouse since 2019, and Nicholas Kidd has run the North Carolina warehouse since 2021.
Public reviews show no names or dates
Warehouse Republic's public reviews come from a site that copies Google reviews, so they show no names or dates (reviews). One customer moved more than 1,000 pallets into North Carolina without problems. A customer since 2020 says Amazon shipments go out fast and correct, and several say Mark and Abhi answer their questions themselves. The testimonials on Warehouse Republic's own website don't name the customers, and the Better Business Bureau has no listing for the company (BBB).
It fits Amazon brands with sturdy products
Warehouse Republic still works like a company started by an Amazon seller who was tired of storage fees. In my opinion it fits an Amazon or online brand with sturdy products that wants warehouses on both coasts without a long contract. It doesn't fit products that heat can damage.
If you're not sure it fits your orders, my 3PL finder ranks it against every other 3PL using your own numbers.