Storm, work and grumbles
Nov. 25th, 2024 04:10 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
bunnStorm Bert came charging into Wales having brought terrible floods to Worcestershire. So far it's been south-westerly winds, which from a selfish perspective are the right kind, because we are sheltered from winds coming in that direction. It's the northerlies that are a problem here.
I've now photographed ALL the bundles for the Shop Black Friday sale. There are about 50 of the bundles and some of them are monster piles of books that I am extremely dubious will sell even at bargain prices: I think maybe we should have carved them into smaller groups. But we shall see. It would be unusual, I think, to start roleplaying with the purchase of 30+ giant hardbacks plus the starter set, but maybe someone out there will be tempted.
Yes, I know it's absurd for a UK business to have a Black Friday sale given that we don't do Thanksgiving. But it turns out that late November sales are popular in the UK too, and that makes it a good chance to clear out stuff that has been lingering on the shelves for a while.
I've been trying to offload one of my old website build customers for well over a year now, and they STILL don't have their new site ready for use. They're going to regret it if the thing finally gives up the ghost and falls over, it has to be hanging on by its fingernails.
I walked to Pembroke along the river with Theo on Sunday, and saw these goats, which followed us with a bit too much enthusiasm. Theo was initially excited to encounter them, but then he realised they were Big! and Pointy! and he became afraid and had to be protected.
I don't know what they wanted, but I was somewhat relieved that they stopped at this gate. Clearly they could have got over it, but apparently they knew that was Forbidden.
I've now photographed ALL the bundles for the Shop Black Friday sale. There are about 50 of the bundles and some of them are monster piles of books that I am extremely dubious will sell even at bargain prices: I think maybe we should have carved them into smaller groups. But we shall see. It would be unusual, I think, to start roleplaying with the purchase of 30+ giant hardbacks plus the starter set, but maybe someone out there will be tempted.
Yes, I know it's absurd for a UK business to have a Black Friday sale given that we don't do Thanksgiving. But it turns out that late November sales are popular in the UK too, and that makes it a good chance to clear out stuff that has been lingering on the shelves for a while.
I've been trying to offload one of my old website build customers for well over a year now, and they STILL don't have their new site ready for use. They're going to regret it if the thing finally gives up the ghost and falls over, it has to be hanging on by its fingernails.
I walked to Pembroke along the river with Theo on Sunday, and saw these goats, which followed us with a bit too much enthusiasm. Theo was initially excited to encounter them, but then he realised they were Big! and Pointy! and he became afraid and had to be protected.
I don't know what they wanted, but I was somewhat relieved that they stopped at this gate. Clearly they could have got over it, but apparently they knew that was Forbidden.
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Date: 2024-11-25 06:32 pm (UTC)That goat is plotting something.
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Date: 2024-11-25 07:10 pm (UTC)Those goateyes!! I'm with Theo on this one!
Ha, we have Black Friday here too now — it now lasts a week before and they invented Cyber Monday as well well. Nuts! (On the calendar I produce I have it as "Buy Nothing/Give Back Day". (Although it is very handy for buying things I've wanted but couldn't afford, and equally handy for small businesses to sell stock they might otherwise not, so... I hope your bundles fly!)
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Date: 2024-11-26 11:42 pm (UTC)Sorry we're infecting the rest of the world with Black Friday...and Cyber Monday...and Giving Tuesday. (My inbox is already under siege.)
That goat looks a bit shifty! I don't blame Theo being nervous.
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Date: 2024-11-27 08:46 am (UTC)