I received a call this morning, a lady was asking about my cloth diapers. Afraid that she will place an order, I explained I stopped production recently but if she wanted some and can wait then I could sew for her. Well, the lady said “We wanted to feature your product on TV5…” I was surprised but I do not want to appear on television so I said, “Ummm Ma’am I am in Mindanao.” 
She sounded sad that I am this far from Manila but she said she will call back. Part of me wishes she will but I also wish she won’t. LOL I have dreamed about getting my cloth diaper featured on TV but I am always afraid of the effect. I am sure there would be some who would want to try and place orders….sewing cloth diapers requires a lot of time. I wish it would be easy to train people to sew based on my standard. I then regret why I didn’t tell her I am very willing to get featured and just cross the bridge when I get there? Big companies started small and trained people. Even the exporter of glass locket that I knew personally just trained housewives. Now I am wishing she’ll give me a ring.
Archives for January, 2012
So the Laziest Blogger award goes to ME!!!! BOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!
I am sorry for the lack of updates. We were hooked on our small business since last year that went to nowhere. LOL We had opened a store here in Digos last May and opened another two in a span of 4 months. Things are going very well until last September, a supplier from Manila ventured here in our area. Before she came here, we are the only store that sells ukay-ukay from the US but she came and offered every store owners US bales. This badly affected our sales and so we decided to just close the stores and focus on selling pre-loved toys from the US.
Last September while looking for Baby Alive doll that Ella wanted to Christmas, I came across toy sellers. They sell pre-loved from the US and I started buying from them. After three purchases, I decided I wanted to sell too. Since I know where they are getting their toys in Davao, Donald and I visited the store (we are shopping at this store for over two years before we started selling) and studied the system. Going to the warehouse to get toys became a family bonding to us. My sister Crislyn and BIL were also going there to help us pick toys. 
Since my sister loved kitchenwares, she has bought pieces of Pyrex and Corningware there. After several weeks, we figured a strategy on how to get the best toys and that is to go there very early to get a good post infront of the door. When the door opens, everyone runs like they are in a bull race in Spain. LOL Read more… »
