I opened the soap website on Friday morning, and announced that we were live for sales shortly after. I wasn’t quite prepared for how well we were going to do.
I know, it sounds odd to admit it, but I was honestly hoping we would sell a little soap, get a little social media support and go on with our lives.
I did not expect to begin selling out of some products within 24 hours, or that I would suddenly be counting how many bars of soap I had curing and wondering if it was enough.
So THANK YOU. Thank you for making the first two days of our business opening a roaring success. Thank you for buying soap, sharing our links, tweeting at me, telling your friends. Thank you all so very very much.
We’d warned our local post office we were opening an online business and that we’d have lots of parcels. She looked at us a bit strangely, but didn’t say much.
Now we have lots of parcels and Monday morning we’re going to be descending on her tiny country post office with armfuls of things to send. (EXCITE)
She only has a manual scale however, so Nathan isn’t looking forward to it. I’ve told him to buy the newspaper and sit outside with a coffee while she weighs everything.
Maybe we can convince her to buy electronic scales.
Maybe.
I’m frantically making more soap to keep up with demand, so if there’s something you were interested in and you don’t see it in my shop, email me and I’ll let you know when it will be in stock.
And finally, look at these soaps I cut this morning!
This one, Coffee Break, went thicker faster than I expected and I worried it was going to be terribly ugly inside. Big relief to discover it’s quite pretty. It will continue to darken over the next few days until it’s a chocolate colour.
And this soap was a new fragrance and I am in love. It’s Cashmere and it’s a knock off of a perfume? Or something? It’s delicious anyway. I have to keep picking it up and smelling it.
Also, in case you didn’t know, if you buy soap between now and September 19, you go into the draw to win an amazing prize pack.
So go forth! Buy soap!
I am so excited that it went so well! And I noticed when I was putting in my order this morning that a few things were sold out, so then I knew it went really well 🙂 Big grins coming at you from over the internet.
So good to hear things have started so well. I’m looking forward to trying your products. both the GOFA and I like nice bathroom products, but we have to be careful what we use – as we get older, we seem to be becoming sensitive to some things. I’m reading more labels.
Can you make liquid hand soap, Veronica? To refill a pump dispenser? I’d give it a go if you’re game to try!
Enjoy making all the new batches. X
Congratulations! So glad it went well, and I hope it continues to go well. x
Thinking you are going to have to get helpers in soon to keep up, business is booming and you deserve all the success. All your hard work, late nights, dealing with family while starting up a business is being rewarded. Can not wait until my yummy soaps arrive. Well done Veronica and Nathan (and kids). xxxx
Coffee break is the perfect soap for right now, and just what you deserve… that and something involving chmapage!!!
I’ve visited your shop site and made a list of all the soaps there, I keep staring at it trying to choose. I’ve narrowed it down to 9 “flavours”, so I’ll get back there today and place my order.
If you ever make a vanilla, chocolate, cinnamon soap I’ll buy it for sure.
The coffee break sounds lovely.
I have vanilla to add to the shop, just as soon as my packaging arrives. We went through 1000 bags already! And I have chocolate curing. It will be ready in about 6 weeks.
I love the shop and am super excited about the soap and balm I have ordered! There were so many amazing fragrances it was hard to choose! Well done to you!!
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I am very excite about this, and especially about it all being a success for you. Many more to come!
Yay! One of those packages is mine – I can’t wait! 🙂
I’m so thrilled for you. One of those parcels should be mine!!!!!
Wait….
Manual scale?
As in… the kind we had in chemistry in high school? With the little slidy things?
Yep, that would be the one. Imagine how much fun she had.
The timing couldn’t be more perfect……you are officially in business and I am FINALLY employed full-time!!!! I need to get a month of income going, but then look out!!! I am so going to shop to support you…..all the way here in the USA!!!
Very excited for you and your new adventure!!
Now I’m off to make my wish list!
My sample package came today. I am in love with sea foam, lemon and lemonade “flavours” But there are so many other amazing looking soaps to try. It was all I could do not to try to eat them 🙂
I was very happy when my package arrived, I spent a good hour deciding which ones to give my kids and changing my mind over and over.
I settled on Woods and Bitter Coffee for The Boy (that’s what we call him) and Dragon Blood for my daughter.
Then I opened the Honey Vanilla and washed my hands. It feels so soft and creamy!
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