This week is a stressful one for RnR, that's for sure. (The irony that RnR also stands for Rest and Relaxation is not lost on me today, hah.)
Ebay has really messed us up this time. Due to a glitch on Ebay's end, no new launchings have happened for an ENTIRE WEEK now, and they're offering no compensation, because the problem was so widespread that it would put them out of business to compensate everyone affected. I call BS, but whatever. Ebay is huge, powerful, and very very lucrative, you can't tell me that they can't help out sellers they've messed over at all. ANYWAY, I put out a special appeal to our wholesale customers, but I'm sort of at a loss as to what else to do.
Assuming we make it through this (and how does the phrase go?--we've never not made it yet), I've got some ideas long-term that I think have potential, both conscience- and marketing-wise. I'm really interested in RocknRocks being a socially-conscious company, and I think it may be possible, something I really had wondered about, given China's poor record with worker protection and whatnot. Mom already does a lot as far as trying to know our suppliers, but I think we can go further, and that our customers will want us to do so. I'm excited to think more about it--Don't want to give too much away when I'm still in the brainstorming mode, but definitely know that these sorts of things are very high on my priority list :)
Note to self: Tomorrow I'll tackle the emails from the weekend, and go to Curves. And call about that 2nd dose of the HPV vaccine. I keep forgetting about that, and that's NOT GOOD. Maybe now that I've typed it out...
Tomorrow (technically "today" at this point) also means that Agate, Ruby, Sodalite, Lava Stone, and Prehnite are all 50% Off. Discount is already active and will be until midnight EST tonight!