articles link to it . please introduce links to this page from related articles ; try the find link tool for suggestions . september 2013 manpacks type private industry men s essentials subscription founded january 2010 headquarters providence rhode island key people founded by ken johnson and andrew draper products men s underwear undershirts socks hygienic items website http www.manpacks.com manpacks is a quarterly subscription service offering men s underwear socks toiletries and other basic needs . 1 buyers create their pack with offered items including boxer briefs undershirts socks shaving products and condoms and the pack is automatically delivered every three months . 2 contents 1 foundation 2 description 3 references 4 external links foundation edit ken johnson and andrew draper started working on the concept for manpacks in december 2009 and founded the company in january 2010 . 3 4 manpacks began as an experimental side project but demand increased . soon customer management and the processing of orders turned into a full time job . 5 upon launch the site offered only offered underwear and socks . 6 the site now offers a wider selection of products from brands including hanes calvin klein american apparel saxx crest nivea gillette and durex . 7 manpacks was the first american subscription ecommerce service offering men s essentials . 8 9 10 numerous sites have since spawned and imitated manpacks business model . 11 12 shortly after launch manpacks was accepted into betaspring s startup accelerator program . 13 manpacks has also raised 500 000 in an angel round from angel investors such as dan martell 500 startups and venture51 . 14 the company currently has more than 10 000 subscribers . 15 description edit manpacks automatically ships men basic needs like socks underwear razors and toiletries every three months or when desired . 16 17 three months after placing an order manpacks sends customers a shipment reminder email . 16 manpacks primary customers are people buying for the men in their life men who are averse to shopping and the lazy . 1 3 references edit a b manjoo farhad june 9 2010 . the man the mouse and the wardrobe . the new york times . wong danny july 20 2010 . innovations in e commerce the subscription business model . huffington post . a b odegard dave . manpacks for a post sniff test america . maxim . vora shivani october 1 2010 . would you buy underwear by subscription . inc. mario february 3 2011 . ken johnson co founder and ceo of manpacks.com . idea mensch . kirsner scott june 10 2010 . netflix for undies and more at monday s web innovators group . the boston globe . manpacks products page . manpacks.com . chiang ben april 18 2012 . subscribe for a full box of surprise . business insider . innovators 3 unusual ecommerce models . practicalecommerce.com . august 4 2011 . wilhelm alex april 9 2012 . insidemanpacks the hot essentials subscription service for dudes . the next web . gratt matt march 28 2012 . thoughts on subcom subscription ecommerce . grattisfaction.com . warren renee march 30 2012 . life of the subscription model . reneewarren.com . betaspringprofile manpacks . betaspring.com . crunchbase profile . crunchbase . mullins richard april 8 2012 . for males who avoid malls . the tampa tribune . a b about faq . manpacks.com . howhacker news helped manpacks take off with ken johnson . mixergy . november 1 2010 . external links edit manpacks.com retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title manpacks & oldid 741189572 categories personal care brandscompanies based in providence rhode islandhygieneclothing companiespersonal hygiene productscompanies established in 2010hidden categories orphaned articles from september 2013all orphaned articles navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 25 september 2016 at 23 48 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view