Am wider awake at almost 4am. I was sleepy at 12, so I turned to bed. But instead here I am wide awake. Sigh.
As most of you might know, I run an online boutique. Sounds hip? Haha. Don’t be fooled.
It seems that new online boutique spurs like mushroom after a rain. More and more online boutiques are available day by day. It’s crazy. It’s tough to keep up with the competition out there. I’ve been doing this since 2007. After getting some encouragement, advice and help from family and friends. It is a great way to express your fashion sense, sharing your passion in fashion and making others beautiful. Also a good source for some little extra cash.
But, it isn’t as easy as it seems. I truly think that it is tougher than handling a physical boutique. Why so? Read on.
1. Customers bargain though it’s clearly stated as NON-NEGOTIABLE. Prices for clothes sold online are relatively cheaper than buying it offline. This is because we do not have a physical boutique. We take very little profit compared to them.
2. Customers start to call you by the name that your friends call you. Do you actually know me? Or perhaps giving me nicknames such as “Sis”. That’s just so wrong at every level. I hate it. I truly do, when people who are not close to me call me by any sort of nickname.
3. Customers who assumes postage is free. Postage is already at it’s bare minimum. You want it free some more? Please do consider the fact that we have to drive to the post office. This takes petrol and parking. It can’t be free, unless stated.
4. Every shop or every business has it’s downtime ain’t it? So as a normal human being, I need to sleep. Please don’t text me at 3 am saying you want that top. It won’t go anywhere. I’d be asleep. Stop texting at the sound of midnight. Please I’d be nicer to you if you did that for me.
5. I only hold the items for 48 hours. Don’t throw a BT if you didn’t reply or confirm with me within the 48 hours. It’s a policy I hold. Everybody deserves to have a chance. Others want it too…perhaps even more than you wanted.
6. I will post it out in the morning if you paid the night before. But if you pay before 12 noon, if I am free. I’d go send it for you.
There’s a few more but this are the basics of them all. Please girls, I love you all for being such a supportive customer. But do respect my needs as well. Do send suggestion on how to improve jujuwiwitata’s. Or if there are any items that you wished I sold.
Thanx. Lotsa love.
