Ok, the first order is packed up and ready to go. 2.5weeks of massive, crazy work but it's done. I love the fact that my stuff is handmade but when an order comes in for 800 units and they need it in 2.5weeks I sometimes wish I just imported stuff that was manufactured in some factory in another country. Well, not really...only a little bit.
Now I get to work on the 1200 units that have to get ready to go out the door by mid-November. Technically they need to be ready to go anytime between Nov 10 and Nov 20 but I'm shooting for the earlier of the two as I learned that if the merchandise in in their warehouse by the 19th of any given month then payment will be made in 30 days. If it comes in after the 19th then payment is postponed until 30 days after the first of the following month. Normally a few extra days before payment wouldn't make me fret but given the proximity to the end of the calandar year I'd love to get paid for both orders before the end of the year and get it booked in as revenue for this year. Plus, the sooner I can get these checks the sooner I can pay off the business credit card (thank you tradeshows for that nice little chunk of change). And I ALWAYS feel better when the credit card has a nice zero balance.
Gotta run and go get my husband's birthday cake decked out with candles. Happy Birthday to him!
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