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*CATLINES*
vol. 2, Issue 9, November 15,
2003
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Table of contents:
1: Kibble
Nibble: mewsings from the food bowl (editorial)
2: Kitten Kabootle's
Kubbyhole (catly writings) (in loving
memory of Kitten Kabootle, now living
at Rainbow Bridge)
3: biz-catskills (home-business, motivational or
general biz
articles)
4: look what the cats dragged in (jokes, quotes,
very brief
verse)
5: from Outside the catbox (questions, comments from
readers)
6: subscription info and other
strays
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1: Kibble Nibble: mewsings from
the food bowl (editorial)
Hi, Cat-loving Home-Business
PURRSons,
November has literally caught us by storm! This is the
first
time in the five years we've lived in the northwest that we had
snow
two days in a row and some of it stuck! Jaspur watched it.
I wonder if
he remembers it from his kittenhood in Nebraska?
Big news for your
editor/publisher! A poem I submitted to the
"Battle of the bards," contest in
October made it to honorable
mention! The theme was "harvest," my poem
is entitled "Harvest
of Freedom." You can find my poem on
catliness.com. Thanks.
I held a book signing on November 12th at
the Barnes and Noble
in Lynnwood, WA. I was a contributing author to
Allen and Linda
Anderson's "God's Messengers: what animals tell us about
the
Divine." Kabootle has been commemorated once more! You may
read
more about this opportunity below.
We at catliness.com wish all
of you a Happy, blessed
Thanksgiving!
Lauren
Merryfield
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companies want us to use
their ads and our catly creativity could
be frowned upon in a not-at-all
aMEWSing way.
Lauren Merryfield,
(see bio elsewhere in this
issue)
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2:
Kitten Kabootle's Kubbyhole (catly writings)
Charles In Charge
(sorry,
I couldn't help it)
by Lauren Merryfield
November 12, 2003, was my
first book signing for "God's
Messengers; what animals tell us about the
divine," edited by
Linda and Allen Anderson. Books are available in
your
neighborhood Barnes and Noble, and other well-known book
stores.
Here is how the book signing progressed.
Linda and Allen
Anderson had my book signing all set up for me,
stating that the person in
charge was Charles at the Barnes and
Noble in Lynnwood, WA.
Jim went
over ahead of time just to make sure they knew I was
coming. They
thought Alan and Linda were coming, but it was fine
that a contributing
author such as I was coming instead.
We went early and when Charles
offered us a drink, I ordered hot
apple cider, since Jim had a cup his first
time at B&N today.
Charles offered us food, too, and since we had chosen
to eat
afterwards, we were actually hungry now. We split a yummy
smoked
turkey and cream-cheese wrap and a peanut-butter
cookie.
Charles made our announcement several times before he took
us
over to the cookbook area where he had about 30 copies of
God's
Messengers: What Animals Tell Us About The Divine, all
stacked
neatly ready to be signed.
Through our discussions, we
discovered that Charles, too, loved
all kinds of animals though partial to
cats--black cats in fact.
We were so pleased. Jaspur stories and
others, gushed forth from
us, as cat stories were also shared by
Charles.
Surrounded by silent books, we waited patiently for the
throng
that never showed. Though no one else showed up but the three
of
us were so engrossed swapping cat stories, including my retelling
of
Kabootle, the Rescue Cat's stories, that hardly was this
a
CATastrophe.
The time slinked by just like those black cats and
others of our
tales of joy and woe. So we didn't gather a crowd, but we
three
sure had a PURRfectly wonderful evening together in
catliness.
Jim and I, still hungry, ate at a spaghetti place behind
Barnes
and Noble, where we had taken our daughter when she was visiting
us
last August. Wow! Great food!
Then it was back home to Mikey
greeting us, Jaspur stoned on
catnip stolen from a former zip-lock bag, and
Gabrielle refusing
her medicine having stuffed herself on dry food while we
were
gone. Hmmm, back to the real world,
huh?
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FIRESTORM IN CA.
By Kari
Winters
The news media called in "Firestorm 2003" and national
headlines
told the story of the tragic loss of homes, businesses,
nature,
and even human lives. The part of the story that wasn't
as
publicized was the impact this tragedy had on animals and
animal
rescues.
I volunteer with CA. Siamese Rescue (CASR) and I awoke
Sunday
morning, October 26th to a startling e-mail message. One of
the
members of the Board of Directors (Karen) had sent out a
message
saying that the S. CA. Directors' (Mary Ann and Larry) home
and
the primary S. CA. kennel for fosters was in danger from the
fires and
had a half hour to evacuate. Mary Ann and Larry had
to take 30 CASR
cats plus their family cats and 3 dogs and run.
There was no time to grab
clothes or personal belongings,
although they were able to take some of the
computer equipment.
They evacuated to a supermarket parking lot to wait
for people
who'd volunteered to take cats on a short-term basis and for
a
family that was planning to adopt a CASR cat that day. The
adoption
happened on schedule, and then word came that they were
being evacuated from
the parking lot because this area was now in
danger. It was fortunate
that cell phones were working because
many calls and e-mails were used in
order to get help to Larry
and Mary Ann. They were in San Diego and
many people in Los
Angeles offered to take cats.
Usually, CASR has
something called "Meezer Express" which is a
group of volunteers who
transport cats. In this case, however,
the roads were closed off
because of the fires and there was no
way to get any of the cats to Los
Angeles. It was fortunate
that many apartment managers were
understanding and people who
lived in buildings that didn't allow pets were
able to take in a
cat or two for a short time. One angel even took in
11 of the
cats. Larry and Mary Ann spent a very tense night with a
friend
not knowing whether their house and the kennel were still
standing
or not.
The smoke was thick throughout the area. As they put it,
"We
spent a good part of the evening looking out the window at the
line of
fire coming down the hill toward the East side of El
Cajon (which is where
they live). " Finally, Karen suggested
that we call the CASR phone line
as this had an answering
machine and not voice mail. The machine picked
up the call
and everyone breathed a sigh of relief knowing that the
house
was still there, even though it wasn't out of danger.
CASR is
part of a group of Siamese rescues around the US that
share a website
(
www.siameserescue.org)
but are run
independently.
Because the rescue is so widespread, much of the "work" of
the
rescue happens via computer. Most of the website and
computer
things are managed through the VA rescue, so they had to
be
contacted and all computer communication had to be rerouted to
the N.
CA. Director, Denise, in the San Francisco area and she
kept everyone posted
on developments. The VA group acted very
quickly to help with CASR's
situation regarding the computer.
There were a lot of cats that needed
help and people were
astonishingly gracious. Interestingly, though,
there were also
cats that were the helpers in the situation. One
person, Cindy,
who'd rescued a cat from us wrote, "I actually have my
Siamese
cat, Monet, to thank for nudging me awake on Sunday morning
and
not letting me go back to sleep. I have a skylight in
my
bedroom,
and I could hear the wind blowing branches against my house,
but
when I looked up through the skylight, I couldn't figure out
whether
the murky grayness tinged with red were a storm or smoke
from a fire.
One emergency vehicle passed and then 15 minutes
later an entire string of
fire engines passed with a full police
escort. At that point I got up,
turned on my TV and saw that the
fire was huge and in Scripps Ranch, less
than a mile away from
where I live." Cindy was able to evacuate safely
with her entire
family (two footed and four footed), thanks to Monet's
wake-up
call.
I have my own personal "cats that helped" story. I
live in Los
Angeles and, although there was a lot of smoke in my area,
my
house was never threatened. Having felt tense from
everything
that had occurred on Sunday with CASR, I was finally able
to
relax and take a nap on Monday. I was sleeping soundly when
my
cat, Nicky, whapped me very hard on the head. Because of
past
experiences with Nicky, when he whaps, I listen. I jumped up
in
bed but didn't see or hear anything unusual. I decided to
look
around the house and when I got to my office, one of my cats that
has
Feline Asthma was in the middle of a very bad attack and was
unable to
breathe because of the smoke (even though all our doors
and windows were
closed). I grabbed him and got him into the
bathroom to use his
emergency inhaler and he was able to breathe
again. My veterinarian and
I have no doubt that he would have
died if Nicky hadn't woken me
up.
There are many, many stories of heroic efforts and,
sadly,
terrible losses. Firestorm 2003 had a horrific impact on
many
people and animals. It's hard to describe what it was like
to
be in the middle of thick smoke that made the middle of the day
look
like midnight and to experience the horrible anxiety of not
knowing whether
those you loved would lose everything or come out
safely. CASR was
lucky because we were able, with the help of
many, many people, to save
everything, cats, buildings, and Larry
and Mary Ann's personal home.
We're just now starting to be able
to joke about this a little. Since
there are no paid positions
at CASR, we can say that we're doubling
everyone's salary (Of
course, 2x0 is still 0!!)
By the way...that cat
that was adopted in the supermarket parking
lot? The people decided to
name him Smokey!
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Kari Winters is an
Advanced Practice Registered Nurse and a
member of Cat Writers' Association,
who has won many awards for
her writing. She is the author of the
book , Princess Fiona: My
Purrsonal Story, which is available on
www.amazon.com.
She
volunteered
her time and talents in writing this book and 100% of
the proceeds go to
CASR. This book makes a great gift for all
ages. Kari can be
reached through her website at
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This sounds like a canine version of our
Jaspur, lol.
Lauren
Jasper and the uncooked yeast rolls
We have
a fox terrier by the name of Jasper. He came to us in
the summer of
2001 from the fox terrier rescue program. For those
of you who are unfamiliar
with this type of adoption, imagine
taking in a 10 year old child whom you
know nothing about and
committing to doing your best to be a good
parent.
Like a child, the dog came with his own idiosyncrasies. He
will
only sleep on the bed, on top of the covers, nuzzled as close to
my
face as he can get without actually performing a French kiss
on me.
Lest you think this is a bad case of 'no discipline', I
should tell you that
Perry and I tried every means to break him
of this habit including locking
him in a separate bedroom for
several nights. The new door cost over
$200. But I digress.
Five weeks ago we began remodeling our house.
Although the cost
of the project is downright obnoxious, it was 20
years overdue
AND it got me out of cooking Thanksgiving for family,
extended
family and a lot of friends that I like more than family
most
of the time. I was however assigned the task of preparing 124 of
my
famous yeast dinner rolls for the two Thanksgiving feasts we
did attend. I am
still cursing the electrician for getting the
new oven hooked up so quickly.
It was the only appliance in
the whole darn house that worked, thus the
assignment.
I made the decision to cook the rolls on Wednesday evening
to
reheat on Thursday morning. Since the kitchen was freshly painted
you
can imagine the odor. Not wanting the rolls to smell like
Sherwin Williams
latex paint #586, I put the rolls on baking
sheets and set them in the living
room to rise for 5 hours.
After 3 hours, Perry and I decided to go out to
eat, returning
in about an hour.
An hour later the rolls were ready to
go in the oven. It was
8:30pm. When I went to the living room to
retrieve the pans, much
to my shock one whole pan of 12 rolls was empty. I
called out to
Jasper and my worst nightmare became a reality. He
literally
wobbled over to me. He looked like a combination of the
Pillsbury
dough boy and the Michelin Tire man wrapped up in fur.
He
groaned when he walked. I swear even his cheeks were bloated.
I ran to the
phone and called our vet. After a few seconds of
uproarious laughter, he told
me the dog would probably be OK,
however, I needed to give him Pepto Bismol
every 2 hours for the
rest of the night. God only knows why I thought a
dog would like
Pepto Bismol any more than my kids did when they were
sick.
Suffice to say that by the time we went to bed the dog was
black,
white and pink. He was so bloated we had to lift him onto the
bed
for the night.
Naively thinking the dog would be all better
by morning was very
stupid on my part. We arose at 7:30 and as we
always do first
thing; put the dogs out to relieve themselves. Well,
the damn dog
was as drunk as a sailor on is first leave. He was running
into
walls, falling flat on his butt and most of the time when he
was
walking his front half was going one direction and the
other
half
was either dragging the floor or headed 90 degrees in
another
direction. He couldn't lift his leg to pee, so he would just
walk
and pee at the same time. When he ran down the small incline
in
our back yard he couldn't stop himself and nearly ended
up
running
into the fence.
His pupils were dilated and he was as
dizzy as a loon. I endured
another few seconds of laughter from the vet
(second call within
12 hours) before he explained that the yeast had
fermented in his
belly and that he was indeed drunk. He assured me that,
not
unlike
most binges we humans go through, it would wear off after about
4
or 5 hours and to keep giving him Pepto Bismol.
Afraid to leave him
by himself in the house, Perry and I loaded
him up and took him with us to my
sister's house for the first
Thanksgiving meal of the day. My sister lives
outside of Muskogee
on a ranch, (10 to 15 minute drive). Rolls firmly secured
in the
trunk (124 less 12) and drunk dog leaning from the back seat
onto
the console of the car between Perry and I, we took
off.
Now I know you probably don't believe that dogs burp,
but
believe me when I say that after eating a tray of risen unbaked
yeast
rolls, DOGS WILL BURP. These burps were pure Old Charter.
They would have
matched or beat any smell in a drunk tank at the
police station. But that's
not the worst of it.
Now he was beginning to fart and they smelled like
baked rolls.
God strike me dead if I am not telling the truth! We
endured this
for the entire trip to Karee's, thankful she didn't live
any
further away than she did.
Once Jasper was firmly placed in my
sister's garage with the door
locked, we finally sat down to enjoy our first
Thanksgiving meal
of the day. The dog was the topic of conversation all
morning
long and everyone made trips to the garage to witness my
drunk
dog, each returning with a tale of Jasper's latest endeavor to
walk
without running into something.
Of course, as the old adage goes, "what
goes in must come out"
and Jasper was no exception. Granted if it had
been me that had
eaten 12 risen, unbaked yeast rolls, you might as well
have put
a concrete block up my behind, but alas a dog's digestive
system
is quite different from yours or mine. I discovered this was
a
mixed blessing when we prepared to leave Karee's house.
Having
discovered his "packages" on the garage floor, we loaded him up
in
the car so we could hose down the floor. This was another
naive
decision
on our part.
The blast of water from the hose hit the poop on the floor
and
the poop on the floor withstood the blast. It was like Portland
cement
beginning to set up and cure. We finally tried to remove
it with a
shovel.
I (obviously no one else was going to offer their services)
had
to get on my hands and knees with a coarse brush to get the
remnants
off of the floor. And as if this wasn't degrading
enough,
the damn dog in
his drunken state had walked through the poop and
left paw prints all over
the garage floor that had to be brushed
too.
Well, by this time the
dog was sobering up nicely so we took him
home and dropped him off before we
left for our second
Thanksgiving dinner at Perry's sister's house. I am happy
to
report that as of today (Monday) the dog is back to normal
both
in size and temperament. He has had a bath and is no
longer tricolor. None
the worse for wear I presume. I am
also happy to report that just this
evening I found 2 risen
unbaked yeast rolls hidden inside my closet door. It
appears
he must have come to his senses after eating 10 of them
but
decided hiding 2 of them for later would not be a bad idea.
Now,
I'm doing research on the computer as to *How to clean
unbaked dough from the
Carpet*.
And how was your
Day?
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It only takes a second, and hopefully it
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Please tell ten friends to tell ten
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The Animal Rescue Site is having trouble getting enough
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Lauren
Merryfield is the editor/publisher of CATLINES. She and
her husband,
Jim, live in Washington with their three feline
"kids," Jaspur, Mikey and
Gabrielle.
Daughter, Lynden, lives in Nebraska, Lauren's
homeland.
Lauren has been published in several magazines and
books
including "The Braille Monitor," "Future Reflections,"
(national
publications) and "News From Blind Nebraskans," state
newsletter.
"Heartwarmers of Love," an anthology, contains her story
"Love
Far Beyond The Physical," concerning the marriage to her
husband
Jim.
Most recently, her story "Kabootle: Rescue Cat," was
published in
a new anthology by Angel Animals, entitled "God's
Messengers:
what animals tell us about the Divine."
Lauren is a member
of the Cat Writers' Association:
http://www.catwriters.organd
co-owner of
http://www.catliness.comwhere one
can join CATLINES.
She has recently opened her first honest-to-goodness
online
store, selling cat-theme jewelry items, some are
one-of-a-kind:
http://www.animalloversjewelry.comShe is now a member of the APLB--Association For Pet-Loss
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3: Bizcat Skills
Are You
Learnable?
by Lauren Merryfield
Like most of you reading this, I have
tried many home businesses,
MLM's and other schemes, usually to find them
lacking in some
way. Perhaps the programs cost too much up front; The
sponsors
seem interested in you until you sign up, then they leave
you
struggling on your own; they reward the top level people, but
not
everyday people like you and me.
The most common problem, however,
that I have noticed in far too
many programs, is that the sponsor asks "Are
you teachable?" If,
by "teachable," the company means able to
understand and follow
directions, willing to try something different, able to
come up
with their own ideas and suggestions, etc, then this seems
fine.
However, in many cases, what "teachable," really means is
"are
you willing to do as I say? Are you willing to be available
when
I tell you? Can you follow instructions without questioning?
and
other forms of control."
Personally, I have found that more times
than not, when someone
is asking me if I am "teachable" they're really hoping
to find
someone who is compliant and good at letting control freaks
have
their way with you.
I remember early on in my quest for
e-commerce success, I was
asked that question "Are you teachable?" I
figured that since I
had been an honor student in school this was proof that,
yes,
indeed, I was teachable. I answered his question
with
confidence, believing that everything would be okay.
Once he had
this answer from me, his congenial tone of voice
changed. My instructor
began, in quite an intimidating tone,
informed me that he would be coaching
me at a certain time and I
would be available. If not, this was a sign
that I was not
really committed to the business. I agreed to
this,
understanding that he had many students and needed to schedule
his
calls in some way.
However, very shortly after I answered or agreed to a
number of
other questions/conditions, he rather suddenly blurted out
"How
many credit cards do you have?" I felt a slight twinge in
my
stomach, feeling that perhaps this coach was now beginning to
tread on
my personal boundaries. I hesitated.
"How many credit cards do you
have? Did you hear me? I am
asking you an important
question. I need to know this before we
can proceed." I asked him
why. Oops, I was not "supposed to"
question him, merely follow his
instructions. I was sternly
reminded of this fact.
Crumbling
slightly, I admitted that we had two but only used one.
He informed me that I
would need to pay (some huge amount) for
this and some other amount for that,
and I would need several
credit cards in order to do this, because he didn't
want to hear
me saying that I didn't have the money to pay any more into
the
company. He even began to suggest ways in which I could
quickly
acquire more credit cards.
I had understood that whatever
amount I had already given to the
company was all that was required. I
felt shocked by suddenly
finding this coach demanding, not requesting, that I
pay the
company more money than I had paid originally. I said I
could
not do this.
At this point, the anger and impatience was
apparent in his tone
of voice as if the phone line might ignite at any
second. Then I
heard it again.
"Are you teachable or
not?"
Finally aware that this was not a road I wished to travel I
heard
myself ask him "Are you learnable?" My new coach hung up on
me.
The sign of a legitimate business relationship is, in my mind,
one
which is reciprocal; wherein both parties are willing and
able to be both the
teacher and the student. If this reciprocity
is not present, then
someone gets the upper hand and someone else
gets shafted. It is a
win-lose situation for the
coach/sponsor/upline/mentor, whatever the company
chooses to call
it.
Certainly, when one becomes a student he/she does
well to follow
instructions. However, the instructor also needs to
realize that
he/she is not omniscient, that indeed, his/her student has
some
good questions and suggestions to throw into the mix. If
this
two-way street is not allowed, we're at a dead end.
When
considering the next program you want to try, or if you are
already
established in a home business, be sure to keep an pulse
on where you fit in
the process. If you are being asked "Are you
teachable?" remember that
you know you always have the right to
ask your new coach "Are you
learnable?"
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"Is Santa's Sleigh Big Enough for
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by Chris Malta
http://www.yahoo-store-builder.com/News/DropShipSource.htmHo, ho, ho, everybody! Merry Christmas! Happy
Hanukkah!
Yes, it's here again. The much anticipated, and equally
dreaded,
Retail Holiday Season.
While their children's' eyes sparkle
with glee at the prospect of
Toys, Trees, Candles and Parties, parents and
all the other
adults who own Internet Ecommerce Stores eyes' glint with
a
nervous twitch at the approach of the busiest retail season of
the
year.
'Will my suppliers be able to handle the load?' they wonder
and
worry. 'Will I be stuck with orders I can't fill, and
customers
unhappy about backorders this Holiday?'
If you're an
Ecommerce Store owner, you know just what I mean. I
go through it every year
myself. The tremendous amount of buying
that goes on during this season
empties suppliers' warehouses
faster than a fire alarm in a hay barn. Whether
you stock and
ship products from your home, or you use Drop Shippers, like
we
do, you can never feel certain that all your customers' orders
will be
filled in a timely manner during this retail feeding
frenzy.
You're
not alone. The wholesale suppliers are feeling it too.
They've already
spent months preparing for the crunch; they began
doing so during the late
summer and early fall months. They've
been analyzing past sales years and
trying desperately to make
sure they stock just enough product to carry them
through the
Holiday Season, but not so much that they'll be left with
too
much extra in January. They have to balance how much they'll
spend on
stocking their shelves, with how much they anticipate
selling through
retailers like you and me. Wholesalers have
bills to pay too. They can't
afford to simply fill their
warehouses with thousands of every single product
they carry.
Here at The Drop Ship Source Directory, one of the
Customer
Service questions we begin to see in increasing numbers at
this
time of year is "How can I be sure that my Drop Shipper will be
able
to supply my orders through the Holidays?"
Well, that's certainly a valid
question.
The answer is this: You can't be absolutely sure. That's
the
nature of business. Sometimes you eat the Bear, sometimes the
Bear
eats you. It's always been that way. It's a normal part
of the roller-coaster
ride that we retailers, both online and
offline, go through every year.
There's always a chance that
during the Holiday Season, you are going to end
up with a few
customers who get backordered.
However, there are
definitely a few things you can do to stack
the deck in your
favor!
Wholesale suppliers know how much inventory they have. They
also
have a pretty good idea how quickly each product is going
to
sell.
So, don't just sit there and wait for the email that
finally
tells
you "We're sorry, but the item you ordered is out of
stock".
Be proactive. Take as much control of the situation as you
can.
Check with your Supplier
Right about now, retail sales are
going to start heating up.
Contact your wholesaler by email and say,
"Right now, I'm
carrying these products of yours in my online store."
(List
the products for them). "Please let me know which products I
should
continue to advertise throughout the Holidays, and which
ones I should
prepare to remove due to possible backorders."
Any wholesaler worth their
salt will be able to respond and say,
"This product is stocked in very large
quantities, that one is
fair to middlin', and we will probably run out of
that other one
by the middle of November".
If they don't respond in a
reasonable amount of time, call them
and ask the same question.
Stay
in touch with your Supplier on a regular basis through the
Holidays, and ask
that same question every couple of weeks.
Cover yourself on your
site
Somewhere on your site, you should say something along the
lines
of "Please remember that these great products sell very
quickly
during the Holidays. It's a good idea to order early
before
they're gone!", or something similar. Your visitors will
understand
that, and it will help to pace your sales out more
evenly during the
Season.
Make sure you have a Backorder Policy in place. Somewhere in
your
site info, make it clear that backorders are possible, though
rare.
Explain to your visitors what you will do in case of a
backorder. Most of the
time, it's enough just to say that
backorders will be shipped immediately
upon the products being
returned to stock. Explain that you cannot be
responsible for
damages (someone not getting a Holiday gift on time)
resulting
from backorders.
Prepare an alternate source
If a
product does go out of stock, and you end up with a
backorder situation,
chances are you won't have more than two
or three of your customers
backordered before you realize what
has happened. If that happens,
immediately pull the product
from your site. You can leave the image and
description up there,
but make sure you turn off the Sale button. Put a note
in the
product description explaining that the product is out of
stock,
and point your customer to another similar or complementary
product
on your site that they might like instead.
Then, know where to find that
backordered product at another
store, even if you have to drive to the local
Mall. Buy it, and
ship it to your customer. It doesn't matter if you pay
full
retail price for it. It doesn't matter if you even lose a couple
of
dollars to do this. During the Holidays, Customer Service is
King. If your
supplier runs out of stock, and you have to buy a
couple of products
somewhere else in order to fill a couple of
backorders, be sure to tell the
backordered customer what you
have done for them. I guarantee they'll think
you're the greatest
thing since sliced bread, and they'll not only be back,
they'll
tell their friends. I've done this a few times, and
never
regretted it.
If you go into the Holiday Season with your eyes
wide open and
your business prepared, Santa's Sleigh will always be full. Or
at
the very least, it will always appear to be. :o)
Chris
Malta
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Worldwide Brands, Inc.
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MessageHoliday Etiquette For
Dogs
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1.
Be especially patient with your humans during this time. They
may appear to
be more stressed-out than usual and they will
appreciate long
comforting
dog leans.
2. They may come home with large bags of things
they call gifts.
Do not assume that all the gifts are yours.
3. Be
tolerant if your humans put decorations on you. They seem
to get some special
kind of pleasure out of seeing how you look
with fake antlers.
4. They
may bring a large tree into the house and set it up in a
prominent place and
cover it with lights and decorations. Bizarre
as this may seem to you, it is
an important ritual for your
humans, so there are some things you need to
know:
don't pee on the tree
don't drink water in the container
that holds the tree
mind your tail when you are near the tree
if
there are packages under the tree, even ones that smell
interesting or that
have your name on them, don't rip them open
don't chew on the cord that
runs from the funny-looking hole in
the wall to the tree
5. Your
humans may occasionally invite lots of strangers to come
visit during this
season. These parties can be lots of fun, but
they also call for some
discretion on your part:
not all strangers appreciate kisses and
leans
don't eat off the buffet table
beg for goodies
subtly
be pleasant, even if unknowing strangers sit on your
sofa
don't drink out of glasses that are left within your reach
6.
Likewise, your humans may take you visiting. Here your manners
will also be
important:
observe all the rules in #4 for trees that may be in
other
people's houses. (4a is particularly important)
respect the
territory of other animals that may live in the house
tolerate
children
turn on your charm big time
7. A big man with a white
beard and a very loud laugh may emerge
from your fireplace in the middle of
the night.
DON'T BITE HIM!!
Submitted by Sheila Cassin
How
To Wrap Presents With Doggies In The
House
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1.
Gather presents, boxes, paper, etc. in middle of living room
floor.
2. Get
tape back from puppy.
3. Remove scissors from older dog's mouth.
4. Open
box.
5. Take puppy out of box.
6. Remove tape from older dog's
mouth.
7. Take scissors away from puppy.
8. Put present in box.
9.
Remove present from puppy's mouth.
10. Put back in box after removing puppy
from box.
11. Take scissors from older dog & sit on them.
12. Remove
puppy from box & put on lid.
13. Take tape away from older dog.
14.
Unroll paper.
15. Take puppy OFF box.
16. Cut paper being careful not to
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34. Clean up mess puppy & older dog
made playing tug-of-war with
remnants of wrapping paper.
35. Put away rest
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helpers they
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Hi,
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then a blank
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send it, however,
please read above regarding our free ad board
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