First off, I want to say a big, big thanks to everyone who purchased from us over the holiday season. It was all a bit overwhelming and we sold a lot of candles and lanterns!
This being our first full holiday season, we did go into it a bit blindly. I did know that we were completely unprepared. Due to our growth over 2011 we were struggling to keep our stores filled and happy.
Oddly the weekend of Black Friday, Small Business Sunday and Cyber Monday left us with no online orders, I thought online shopping for us was going to turn out to be a bust, but as soon as December hit the online orders started rolling in from all over the country. It was very exciting and we did our best to accommodate and personalize each other as requested.
As of Sunday, December 18th we stopped guaranteeing delivery by Christmas and orders have slowed and we’ve finally been able to catch a break. I think Jarod and I will both be relaxing and taking some time to recharge our batteries over the next few weeks and then we’ll begin working ahead for the Spring season as well as getting our retailers fully stocked.
Speaking of retailers, we now have a special page set up just for them if you’re truly waiting to do that last minute shopping!
We’ve also begun offering our 5oz. wine bottle candles in limited quantities online and those have been a major hit over the holiday season. So continue to look for those online as well as at our booths. We currently do not plan to stock many stores with them in 2012 as our bottle supply is limited.
Thanks for your support, enjoy time with your family and friends over the next few weeks. We’ll catch you in 2012!
