Easy Go Easy Come
Well when I last left you the guy looking to make a bulk order for his store in Florida had cancelled out. Well, yesterday he called to say that power had been restored in his store and he wanted to place an order for 6 dozen shirts. That's not a ton, but I still wanted to get them to him. The only problem is that hurricane related shirts have a limited time that they can be sold and production of the shirts can take a minimum of 5 business days. But, I found a solution. I located a printing business about 8 miles away from the guy, and they could do thermal transfers and have them ready by Monday, or possibly even this Friday. This Friday would be great for the guy looking to buy them since the weekend is a prime time to sell them. The other good thing was that I'm getting the shirts at the same price as the printing place in California, and delivery can be on the same day they're produced. My only concern is that heat transfers won't look as good. But I've been assured that they'll be good, and I've made it clear to the buyer. So now I'm trying to locate additional buyers in Florida. Not sure this will be possible since it might be too late, but at least this experience might be able to be put to use with getting retailers onboard for my Texas themed merchandise.
- posted by Drew @ 6:14 PM