…something you should know…<\/p>\n
All the packages have now been sent out from my stash sale the other week…and I spent over $200 in shipping costs. Yeah. I decided to include shipping in the price, thinking yarn is light and it wouldn’t be that big a deal to absorb that cost and it would be a nice thing to do as well as more convenient for me. What I failed to take into account is that yarn may be light, but it still costs to ship 30+ packages. And some of them weren’t all that light. And that’s regular parcel post. (Sorry folks, if I’d gone with priority mail I would have taken a complete loss on this endeavor. Your yarn is on its way. I swear.)<\/p>\n
Sigh.<\/p>\n
I discounted the yarn a lot because I didn’t want to be greedy. (And yet, how is it greedy to charge what something is worth? You see the conflict here? Socialists shouldn’t go into retail, I guess.) I probably shouldn’t have discounted it that much AND given free shipping. I’m a lousy capitalist. Clearly it’s a good thing that I’m not normally in the business of selling stuff. Think I’ll stick to the writing thing. Hey–I’ve got an MFA, not an MBA, you know.<\/p>\n
But at least my stash is smaller, and there are people out there happy with their new yarn. So that’s a good thing…<\/p>\n
But it’s something for you to keep in mind if you’re thinking of destashing this way.<\/p>\n
Live and learn.<\/p>\n
Added later: Eek!!! Everyone who bought from me, THANK YOU for your kind offers to contribute to the shipping costs, but that’s not necessary. Very sweet of you, but not necessary. I just wanted to share what I learned and what I would do differently next time with those who may be considering a stash sale. <\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
…something you should know… All the packages have now been sent out from my stash sale the other week…and I spent over $200 in shipping costs. Yeah. I decided to include shipping in the price, thinking yarn is light and …<\/p>\n