Wednesday 9 November 2016

Weekend off

about 6 weeks ago, Rick and I took time off. We felt that the markets were not favourable to us and that we were better off taking the time to buy some stock and create some beautiful pieces of jewellery that we could share at the next market. This ended up being something we really needed to do for each other and also to hang out with our family. 

This weekend we had decided we needed another time out. Our house work has. Even neglected, our gardens are in desperate need of attention. So we have a weekend off, woohoo is normally a respectable sentiment to follow such a decision; however last night we were informed by one of our suppliers that they were no long stocking the full range of products that we had come accustomed in ordering from them. PANIC! 

Creates his low end stock from these beads, as it's easier to wrap and not so time consuming and he can offer them at a much lower price. Now we're panic buying in order to get stock at a reasonable price and being able to offer our customers the same quality work at the best price. 

Our aim has always been to offer quality at a reasonable price, pieces sourced from a variety of suppliers in order to pass on the savings. Now I'm. It sure whether can continue doing so with our low prices. The challenge is now directed at us to find now suppliers who can offer the value we want for the products we offer our customers. 

Our weekend off has become somewhat of a research weekend. 

Even though we'll be driving round looking for a new supplier or online contacting people, and yes it's technically still work, it still feels a little bit weird not to do a market. We're starting the weekend off by panic buying all our suppliers beads that we can get for our money and then addressing the state of our house and make head ways on our festive plans, then hopefully find a new supplier. 

Wish us luck guys!