The few weeks before Christmas are the busiest time at the studio. Up until the BIG day the studio is hustling with last minute shoppers. I try to keep inventory made to accommodate my customers. Most of which have been loyal customers for many years and in honor of that I aim to please. After all, they have stuck by me and supported my little business, the least I can do is to have their favorite Bittersweet product available to them when they drop by, and if I happen to not have it, I make it.
Case in point....Or not point...
Lip Balm
So many choices....
I first began making
Wild Cherry
then... Brown Sugar
then...Peppermint
White Chocolate
Pound Cake, Wild Strawberry, Unscented, and a few more in between.
So now my customers request all of the above...
Which poses a production issue at the Bittersweet assembly line....
When the line begins it always starts with 144 lip balm containers. It's just not feasible to make fewer than that.
So.... 144x7 =1008
Wowy! That's a lot of lip balms!
Lip balm is a big ticket item during the holidays, but it would be very unlikely if I were to sell all 1008.
I'm such a stickler on fresh product. I don't want those extra lip balms sitting around the studio. No sir, madaam, I want them in the lip balm recipients hands and on their lips!
There you have it.
Shoppiness talk....
Enjoy caring and sharing holidays.
Happily,
Jill 00
Two hugs are better than one
