14 Companies That Use Pirate Ship [2024]

Updated: May 21st, 2022

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We put together a list of the biggest companies that use Pirate Ship, along with some Pirate Ship testimonials and Pirate Ship case studies.

Here's the list:

1. Bluminary

Bluminary is a candle business started by Lauren Costanza in 2019. Bluminary uses Pirate Ship for their business.

Pirate Ship Testimonial

Pirate Ship has the most fantastic customer support and simplified the shipping process. When I started selling my candles, I had limited knowledge of how shipping works, but after talking to the Pirate Ship support team, they walked me through all my options, and we found the best way to ship candles moving forward.

Lauren Costanza, on starting Bluminary ($500/month)   full story ➜

Revenue
$500 / month
Team
1 founders / 1 employees
Location
Los Angeles, California, USA

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How I Started A $500/Month Nature-Inspired Candles Side Hustle

Bluminary founder Lauren Costanza started a candle business based on her travels and passion for the outdoors, which has generated $2,062.6 in revenue since September 2019, with $1,611.50 coming from vendor events and markets, and a 56% email open rate.

About
Lauren started Bluminary over 4 years ago
Revenue
Lauren grew the business to $500/month
Read by 33,312 founders

2. ScrubzBody Skin Care Products

ScrubzBody Skin Care Products is a skin care product line started by Roberta Perry in 2006. ScrubzBody Skin Care Products uses Pirate Ship for their business.

Revenue
$16.3K / month
Team
2 founders / 2 employees
Location
Farmingdale, New York, USA

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ScrubsBody Skin Care uses customer service and specialty parties to grow slowly and steadily from Kitchen to being offered in 28 Whole Food Markets, and after being the finale episode on Sell it Like Serhant they experienced rapid growth both in store and online.

About
Roberta started ScrubzBody Skin Care Products almost 18 years ago
Revenue
Roberta grew the business to $16.3K/month
Read by 21,555 founders

3. Brazyn Life

Brazyn Life is a foam roller business started by Nate Lawrie in 2015. Brazyn Life uses Pirate Ship for their business.

Team
1 founders / 4 employees
Location
Santa Barbara, California, USA

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4. Southern Cigar Co

Southern Cigar Co is a subscription box business started by Michael Arciola III in 2015. Southern Cigar Co uses Pirate Ship for their business.

Revenue
$20K / month
Team
2 founders / 0 employees
Location
Austin, Texas, USA

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How I Started A $20K/mo Cigar Subscription Business As A College Student

Southern Cigar Co. is a cigar subscription box business founded by Michael Arciola III while he was a student at Florida State University, currently bringing in $250k a year and growing at 20% year over year.

About
Michael started Southern Cigar Co almost 9 years ago
Revenue
Michael grew the business to $20K/month
Read by 26,292 founders

5. Drink Shrub

Drink Shrub is a beverage company started by Michaela McVetty in 2017. Drink Shrub uses Pirate Ship for their business.

Revenue
$4.5K / month
Team
3 founders / 1 employees
Location
Portland, Oregon, USA

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About
Michaela started Drink Shrub over 7 years ago
Revenue
Michaela grew the business to $4.5K/month
Read by 10,045 founders

6. Forgotten Mermaids

Forgotten Mermaids is a temporary tattoo artist started by Anslea in 2018. Forgotten Mermaids uses Pirate Ship for their business.

Revenue
$1K / month
Team
1 founders / 0 employees
Location
Atlanta, GA, USA

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How I Started A Passive Income Business While Living Out Of A Van

Forgotten Mermaids creator Anslea shares how she started a passive income business while living out of a van, creating mermaid temporary tattoos and accessories, and has grown to average $1,000 per month in mostly passive income over the last six months.

About
Anslea started Forgotten Mermaids almost 6 years ago
Revenue
Anslea grew the business to $1K/month
Costs
It cost Anslea $100 to start the business
Read by 8,226 founders

7. Simple Goodness Sisters

Simple Goodness Sisters is a specialty food business started by Belinda Kelly and Venise Cunningham in 2018. Simple Goodness Sisters uses Pirate Ship for their business.

Revenue
$7K / month
Team
2 founders / 0 employees
Location
Enumclaw, Washington, USA

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Simple Goodness Sisters is a lifestyle beverage brand that produces "farm to bar" cocktail mixers and accessories made with natural, sustainable ingredients, growing at a rate of 4 times their original production.

About
Belinda started Simple Goodness Sisters over 5 years ago
Revenue
Belinda grew the business to $7K/month
Costs
It cost Belinda $30000 to start the business
Read by 8,518 founders

8. Comic Crate

Comic Crate is a subscription box business started by Pam Farley in 2018. Comic Crate uses Pirate Ship for their business.

Revenue
$2K / month
Team
2 founders / 0 employees
Location
Sacramento, California, USA

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How We Started A Curated Comic Subscription Box With $100

Comic Crate is a curated comic subscription box with a unique selling point where the buyer gets to choose the rating of their comics received, grown from a $100 startup to an average of $1,000 in revenue per month in just 18 months.

About
Pam started Comic Crate almost 6 years ago
Revenue
Pam grew the business to $2K/month
Costs
It cost Pam $100 to start the business
Read by 7,121 founders

9. Foxly Handmade

Foxly Handmade is a fashion accessories business started by Jen Fox in 2016. Foxly Handmade uses Pirate Ship for their business.

Revenue
$6K / month
Team
1 founders / 0 employees
Location
Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA

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How I Started A $3.5K/Month Handmade Bag Company

Foxly Handmade, a handmade bag company based in Albuquerque, New Mexico, pivoted to focus on e-commerce sales and scaled their business to anticipate tripling last year's revenue, which was made possible by data analysis to focus on their standout product.

About
Jen started Foxly Handmade over 7 years ago
Revenue
Jen grew the business to $6K/month
Costs
It cost Jen $600 to start the business
Read by 11,124 founders

10. Dance Dress Couture

Dance Dress Couture is a dance apparel brand started by Duffy Betterton in 2015. Dance Dress Couture uses Pirate Ship for their business.

Revenue
$8K / month
Team
2 founders / 0 employees

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About
Duffy started Dance Dress Couture over 8 years ago
Revenue
Duffy grew the business to $8K/month
Costs
It cost Duffy $250 to start the business
Read by 6,727 founders

11. Hemp Crate Co.

Hemp Crate Co. is a selfcare subscription box started by Ryan Culver in 2019. Hemp Crate Co. uses Pirate Ship for their business.

Revenue
$50K / month
Team
2 founders / 2 employees

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How We Started A $50K/Month CBD Subscription Box Side Hustle

Hemp Crate Co is a CBD subscription box delivering over $125 in value to their 1,000+ subscribers, generating $50k+/month in revenue, operating as a side hustle while offering a low-capital, prepay-based startup model.

About
Ryan started Hemp Crate Co. about 5 years ago
Revenue
Ryan grew the business to $50K/month
Costs
It cost Ryan $20000 to start the business
Read by 8,907 founders

12. Rainier Watch

Rainier Watch is a fashion accessories business started by David Lindahl in 2018. Rainier Watch uses Pirate Ship for their business.

Revenue
$1.99K / month
Team
1 founders / 0 employees

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How I Turned A Fun Twitter Account Into A $2K/Month Ecommerce Side Hustle

Rainier Watch is an outdoor-inspired apparel brand that grew from selling stickers to generating several thousand dollars in sales each month through its custom Woocommerce website, as a community-driven business for quality goods inspired by mountains, donating to organizations protecting and supporting the National Parks upon purchase.

About
David started Rainier Watch over 5 years ago
Revenue
David grew the business to $1.99K/month
Costs
It cost David $300 to start the business
Read by 7,045 founders

13. Black Luxe Candle Co.

Black Luxe Candle Co. is a candle business started by Brittany Taylor in 2019. Black Luxe Candle Co. uses Pirate Ship for their business.

Revenue
$20K / month
Team
1 founders / 0 employees

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About
Brittany started Black Luxe Candle Co. about 5 years ago
Revenue
Brittany grew the business to $20K/month
Costs
It cost Brittany $1000 to start the business
Read by 10,842 founders

14. TAROT STACK

TAROT STACK is a tarot card business started by Shamanth Suresh in 2021. TAROT STACK uses Pirate Ship for their business.

Revenue
$3K / month
Team
2 founders / 2 employees

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About
Shamanth started TAROT STACK almost 3 years ago
Revenue
Shamanth grew the business to $3K/month
Costs
It cost Shamanth $5000 to start the business
Read by 3,504 founders

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Pat Walls

I'm Pat Walls and I created Starter Story - a website dedicated to helping people start businesses. We interview entrepreneurs from around the world about how they started and grew their businesses.