Independent retail
Owner-run shops with one stockroom and a person who also unlocks the door.
Week of 5 October 2026
Same-week catalogue drops for US floors
Insta US picks trade packs at a named yard and puts them on a truck the same week, when the cut is still open. Monday 15:00 Eastern is the ordinary clock. Friday is the ordinary floor day.
Write orders@insta.us Monday cut
This week's board
- Monday cut closes 15:00 ET for a Friday floor.
- Midweek rush, where a yard can take it, closes Wednesday noon.
- Soft goods in Phoenix and Dallas still want the morning wave.
- Label week is not this Friday. Art locks before the print slot.
Collection
Twelve families. Order the code. All packs
Floors we pack for
Campus stores
College stores that live and die by move-in week and a cold snap.
Hotel shops
Lobby shops and amenity closets that reset between checkout and the next arrival.
Pop-up markets
Weekend markets that have a tent, a table, and a forecast.
Subscription clubs
Clubs that ship a small box on a cadence and cannot surprise the member with a different good.
Corporate gifting
People teams buying fifty of the same crate for a list.
Yards
Local hours. Eastern cut. All yards
New JerseyNewark 06:00 to 14:30 ET
TexasDallas 07:00 to 15:00 CT
GeorgiaAtlanta 07:00 to 15:00 ET
IllinoisChicago 06:30 to 14:30 CT
CaliforniaLos Angeles 06:00 to 14:00 PT
ColoradoDenver 07:00 to 15:00 MT
WashingtonSeattle 06:30 to 14:00 PT
FloridaMiami 07:00 to 14:30 ET
ArizonaPhoenix 06:00 to 13:30 MT
OhioColumbus 07:00 to 15:00 ET
KansasKansas City 07:00 to 15:00 CT
MinnesotaMinneapolis 07:00 to 14:30 CT
The mark
Insta US, and only those two words
The cart is the symbol. The letters do the naming. A catalogue you can order by code, and a fulfilment door that answers with a floor day. No password portal. The mailbox is the account.
The light lockup sits on paper. The dark lockup sits on the dock band. Same drawing, so a header and a photo do not look like two houses.
Stories from the floor
What same-week actually means
A Friday floor is a truck, not a magic morning in every stockroom.
Count the inner before you argue the invoice
A short band has started more fights than a wrong price.
What we will not print on a Tuesday night
A proof is a lock, not a brainstorm.
- Field noteA missed Newark slot does not return after lunch
- Field noteThe holiday sprint is a calendar
- Field noteWhen the apron says no
- Field noteHow a short carton is written up
- Field noteAugust totes and the first cold Friday
- Field noteSmaller packs, cleaner tissue
- Field noteThe regular who notices a new pouch
Write the code, the yard, and the window.
A complete email gets a yes or a no. A vague one gets a question, and the question might land after 15:00.