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| Attention Sellers Ordering for the Holidays 2009 Official Thread |
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raghousenternational says: |
Hi all! The holidays are a wonderful fruitful time for all of us. I would love for us sellers to come together and load this thread with great information for holiday orders. Let us discuss:
Our experiences, good and bad
Ordering deadlines
Amount of time it takes to make certain orders. Getting the orders shipped on time.
Shipping congestion and chaos around Christmas time.
Please post all useful information and the best advice for new sellers. I still consider myself fairly new as this is my second Holiday season on Etsy. I know what I would do differently and I would all the experts to come in so that we can make out holiday ordering system wonderful!
Ren
http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5506758 |
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Posted at 2:45 pm, August 15 2009 EST - Report this post
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HeartfeltCreativity says: |
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Marking, this is my first Christmas/holiday season on etsy so I am curious about what others have to say. |
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Posted at 2:49 pm, August 15 2009 EST - Report this post
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zparkleys says: |
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i do a lot of gift shipments around this time, which is cool. if you do those, make sure you pay attention, go slow, and keep notes if you need to. that way gifts get to where they belong. |
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Posted at 2:57 pm, August 15 2009 EST - Report this post
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raghousenternational says: |
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So I am leaning toward opening up a time frame for ordering. I was thinking that the month of October would be good for Body Knits or the larger orders that take at least two weeks process. Smaller orders can be made in November like hats or anything that takes a couple hours or one day to make. |
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Posted at 2:58 pm, August 15 2009 EST - Report this post
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JollyJennifer says: |
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It will be my first Christmas on etsy. I hope sales pick up and I'd love to read more! |
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Posted at 2:59 pm, August 15 2009 EST - Report this post
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raghousenternational says: |
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Welcome Heartfelt. It can get really hectic around the holidays. Shipping is so crazy and packages usually arrive later than they normally would around this time. It's really important to stress to buyers that if they want their item to arrive BEFORE gift opening time they have to make sure they order by such and such date. You will then know how long it will take to make the item and then you have to factor in that when it may take 3 days for something to arrive it may end up taking 7 or even 14 days the closer it gets to the Holidays and after! |
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Posted at 3:01 pm, August 15 2009 EST - Report this post
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LoveMeKnotCreations says: |
typically the USPS will post a calendar on their website regarding holiday shipping times, but I don't htink I saw it for December until the second week or so of december last year.
i suggest stocking up on flat rate envelopes or boxes throughout the next few months, cus last year I noticed the free ones in the PO lobby were all gone when I needed them, so be smart- think ahead! |
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Posted at 3:03 pm, August 15 2009 EST - Report this post
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OhBananas says: |
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this is my first Christmas season here, i am super excited and will be getting into making Christmas T's just as soon as i get done with all my back to school orders!! |
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Posted at 3:03 pm, August 15 2009 EST - Report this post
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stitchntyme says: |
For my shop, the last two years on Etsy were very quiet during the holiday season. My sales both years came in January.
I have learned though that if your shop isn't making consistent sales prior to the holiday season, sales don't pickup because of it. Best advice is to begin promoting your shop heavily now, don't wait until October to promote. |
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Posted at 3:04 pm, August 15 2009 EST - Report this post
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StuffByKim says: |
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This will be my first holiday season as well. I will watch this thread to learn from you pro's |
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Posted at 3:05 pm, August 15 2009 EST - Report this post
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