Because of insistent public demand, we will soon discuss with the team on how to create a system that will enable us to transport commercially most of the products we are selling. One of our biggest hindrances is the cost of shipment. If only we can instantly determine the shipment cost, we will be able to give the clients a better quotation rather than letting them pay the products, then let them pay again after we bring the finished products to the courier for costing; this is very inconvenient to the customers. Some clients will not mind the hassle but most do not like it.
We have done a number of product shipments to many parts of the country already but it is notable that we only accept deliveries of products that are ordered one month or more. We really do not want to fail the clients by letting them receive their ordered items days after the event. Because of this hesitation to ship in just a few days, we are only limited to a few clients. Our balloons wholesale has also been put on hold because of the shipment concerns.
In the coming days, we will be making a solid plan on how to ship items in just a short turnaround time, possibly a week. This one week starts when the client pays the order then ends when they receive the items. Some products, especially the personalized giveaways, needs 2-3 days to produce, which makes it a bit of challenge for us to send the items in just 7 days. The courier takes 1-2 days to deliver the items and this depends on the location of the customer. Isolated areas can take 2-3 business days.
We are thinking of shipping our items not only occasionally but as frequently as we can. We will start with 1-2 staff and add a couple more if the number of order arises. We will also be spending on online ads, particularly on Google, Twitter and Facebook to get orders nationwide. We are also thinking of getting radio ads and local newspaper placements once we are done making the system. We will also be shipping our Paper Crafts and Styro Crafts to a have a wider variety of products.
Aside from commercially transporting our products locally, we will also try to enter the international market. Shipment might be costly but some customers may be able to afford it. LBC, JRS, ApCargo, and other reliable shippers can surely help us on this planned venture.
The customers will handle the freight costs but we will make sure that they are paying the right amount with just a very reasonable margin of error as we roll this out very soon. The longer we do the shipment service, the easier for us to understand and tell the customers the exact amount they will be paying depending on their location.
We are hoping that this will help us increase our sales and achieve our very high targets this 2017. If you live outside of Cebu and you are planning to order from us, just keep posted.
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