Hi there,
Stratia is raising its prices – but not for you.
As a loyal subscriber, your existing subscriptions are locked in at their current price. Thank you for your support over the months or years that you’ve been using Stratia.
If you want to make any additional purchases or subscriptions, though, you should know that Stratia products will be going up by $1-2 starting October 1.
(Here’s the good news: you can lock in our current pricing with a subscription to any products you haven't subscribed to yet also! If you subscribe now, you'll lock in our old pricing, plus the 10% subscribe-and-save discount. Just make sure to start your subscription before the 1st.)
A less quick explanation: Stratia has been hit hard by tariffs. The vast majority of our packaging comes from China, because that’s where the most innovative, sustainable, and accessible packaging for small businesses is made. So far, we’ve eaten the cost of those direct tariffs without raising prices.
But in the last month or two, all our raw ingredient prices have jumped 10-30%. We’ve always manufactured our products in-house here in downtown Los Angeles, so we buy the ingredients directly from our US-based and European suppliers. Tariffs have finally trickled through the global supply chain to affect even domestic suppliers.
Plus, overall cost of living has gone up: Stratia has always paid our employees above a living wage as well as fully covered healthcare, paid parental leave, and 401k matching, including to our manufacturing and fulfillment employees. All those have gone up in recent months, and we’re committed to maintaining those benefits for every employee.
This was not an easy decision, and I hope this doesn’t put Stratia out of reach for you or your wallet. We’re here to answer any questions and remain dedicated to radical transparency, even when it isn’t fun.
Yours always,
Alli
P.S. To see a video of me talking about this more in depth, check out our Instagram or TikTok posts.
