You win Some ,You lose Some

Well, it finally happened. I had a stained glass order not arrive intact. I guess I am lucky since I have had 114 sales todate and only 3 issues.  This last one that got there broken was one that had a bunch of glass sunrays sticking out. I had already had issues with that piece when a lady smashed her head on it when it was on display at the art center. I guess that peice was doomed from the start.

USPS has, overall, done a great job of getting stuff to customers without problems. I have learned that filing insurance if a peice does come broken is a long drawn out ordeal and maybe not worth my time and effort. I may be better off not paying for it in the first place and also only sell stuff on-line that is more likely to get there intact. They did manage to lose the contents in one flat rate box and I did have to send another item. Fortunatly it was not too expensive.

I did ship a tiffany lamp to Scotland via USPS by encasing the thing in spray foam, the kind you use for sealing cracks. The customer had to cut it out of the hardened foam, but it did arrive unbroken!!! I did not breathe until it got there.

So what have I learned out of all this. I have learned not to create stained glass peices with glass sticking out in thin peices that are just asking to get broken. I have learned to tape the ends of a flat rate box. I have also learned that you win some and you lose some. It is just how it goes in the online world.

Finally made my 100th sale on etsy

It is official, I finally made my 100th sales on my etsy site last week. It seems to be a milestone for some folks so I am celebrating. I had started my site back in 2008 but had not really had time to post much or really work my online shop. John's health problems were front and center and took all my attention. This past fall I was able to start working the site better and most of those 100 sales have come since then.

Getting packing material has now become a big issue. I just refuse to buy anything. I am such an environmentalist that recycling old boxes and packing material has almost become a big game. The game is I post that I need stuff on facebook and with a few days my stock is full again.

Selling this much on etsy has meant that I have gotten to know the lady at the post office realy well. She is very helpful and it is fun to see her ever couple of days or so with a package or two to send. I just hope that she and I will be ready for the holidays!!!
 Butterfly Suncatcher