This week has been very busy, wonderful to see the orders pinging through but it has sometimes felt a little overwhelming. On Wednesday afternoon I had a bit of a confidence crisis thinking I couldn't keep up especially as I was due to go out for dinner with my Book Club and really wanted to go but felt I should stay at home and get on top of things. Luckily my lovely husband said he could help me the next day and so off I went safe in the knowledge that I had an extra pair of hands the next day. Of course, having a night out away from Daisyley was exactly what I needed and the next day I was rejuvenated and didn't need his help after all. There's a lesson there!
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| Despatch notes in a daunting pile |
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| All printed and cut and ready to be checked and packaged. |
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| Packaged and neatly lined up ready for weighing. |
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| Postage labels affixed. |
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| Finally in the post bag and ready to go to the post office. |
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| My favourite postbag this week GREAT BRITAIN POST! |
As always there are orders that come through that I would love to know the story behind. I'm convinced that the two tags from the same customer to different men was one to the husband and one to the lover. I was intrigued by the Auntie who was very liberal with her love and kisses to one child but not so with the other children. Does she love one more than the others why did only one get Lots of love AND kisses? Maybe the other children are just irritatingly awful? I do hope that they're not all in the same place for Christmas day though as it could scar them for life.
I'm also intrigued by the customers who order multiples of fifteen/twenty/thirty tags for one name - are these for their children and are they really getting THAT many presents each? Spoilt children or some other reason you would want so many tags???
And there are the lovely tags that are from Father Christmas or Santa ... you see I really am like a little elf working for Father Christmas!
Things I've also learnt this week - I'm actually quite organised when I put my mind to it; not everyone can count; not everyone can read simple instructions; not everyone follows simple instructions; not everyone can spell; some people have very odd ideas of grammar. It's always a tricky thing deciding whether you should double-check or change spellings/grammar. This week a customer was happy I asked whether it should really be Godmother Mike and I changed a your to you're {hope they didn't notice but I just couldn't send it out with the wrong your}.
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I saw an expensive looking banner at the Farmers' Market on Saturday advertising "devine cupcakes". How I wish her printer had corrected the spelling mistake so yes, you are right to double check and correct.
ReplyDeleteI'm far more liberal with love and kisses to some nieces and nephews than others.