next week we'll be (HOPEFULLY) at a 10 + week turnaround after the festival this weekend.
Damn, damn, damn, damn, damn ... I finally decided to place an order on Friday. Lucky me.
So ... how long IS the turnaround now? For your sake, I hope it's twelve weeks or more, but part of me hopes the festival was a complete bust and you can whip out a Philabeg by tomorrow.
The festival was NUTS! 3 days of people SWARMING our booth. We sold about 80 kilts and took orders for about 25 more. The Buzz sporrans sold out in RECORD time. Kelly and I are taking a WELL DESERVED break today. I'll try to update this thread with an estimated backorder time tomorrow when I go into the shop.
Glad to hear that the festival went well! Selling 80 and orders for 25 seems to me like an absolute bonanza. Assuming an 8 hour day for each of the three days, that is over 5 kilt sales an hour!!
Note to self, kilt making might be a good alternative to corporate America!
The kilt concealed a blaster strapped to his thigh. Lazarus Long
friday was 5 to 10 (plus set up time of a couple hours)
sat was 9 am to 11 pm
sun was 9 am to 8 pm (plus tear down).
TRUST me... this past weekend was NOT typical. Kelly and I aren't rich (yet)... wait till we open the new shop and branch out into other areas... THEN we'll be rich! hahaha
friday was 5 to 10 (plus set up time of a couple hours)
sat was 9 am to 11 pm
sun was 9 am to 8 pm (plus tear down).
TRUST me... this past weekend was NOT typical. Kelly and I aren't rich (yet)... wait till we open the new shop and branch out into other areas... THEN we'll be rich! hahaha
So 30 hours versus the 24 I used, so the real sales rate was more like over 4 per hour! Still a phenomenal sales rate for this kind of item. I am not looking to get rich, just looking to have more fun at my jobe and be able to wear what I want. I think being happy with what you do, and not necessarily the money (but that is nice too!) is important. Money can make misery and unhappiness bearable, but true happiness doesn't rely on money!
Keep up the good work and enjoy a day off! Of course, as long as that does not impact my kilt delivery :-) !
Just kidding! Actually, I am thinking of upgrading to one of your semi-traditional kilts. When do you need to know? I will also send you a PM.
RJI
The kilt concealed a blaster strapped to his thigh. Lazarus Long
Originally Posted by RockyR
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