That’s the first part of my GPRS paperwork done! There is more to come, but I’ve started. And I finally made a proper domain email, though I still prefer to use the gmail one. 😅
I spent the day adding some more listings to the website (as drafts) and I have my first bit of paperwork for GPRS to do. I hate doing this kinda stuff, dyslexic brain slides off it. But I shall so some more tomorrow!
What is my favourite Pokémon?
A bright yellow patch, with a rainbow outline. The motif in the middle is a guillotine and the text reads Guillotine the rich.
A bright yellow patch, with a rainbow outline. The motif in the middle is a knife and fork and the text reads Eat the rich.
I do have two patches I can’t list on Etsy, as they have no sense of humour, but I sell them on my UK Ebay. If anyone outside the UK is interested, drop me a message on Etsy and I can do a custom order for them.
I’ve just had one of my machines back from being fixed. One transformer later and holy crap that was a lot of money. So please consider buying some of my nonsense! thecurioushamster.etsy.com
They do free 15 minute calls as well, so you can poke them before hand.
Global Trade Department. I know there’s probably cheaper ones out there, but I think I’ll get the most targeted help from them. I’ve been to quite a few of the free webinars and they at least understand the micro business.
I just did a big grown up thing and started the process of getting and EU representative. This is gonna cost so much and I have no idea if it’s worth it. But I gotta give it a go at least. 🤯
I don’t know if anyone from Denton and Gorton follows me, but good luck today with the by-election! I can’t tell you who to vote for, but if *I* could vote, it would be for the Greens.
Oh gosh! It’s a process! I had a time just going through what I couldn’t do and had systems in place for. It was definitely a mind bend. Just keep at it and don’t except anything but the help you deserve. ❤️
I’m waiting on my pip review. It’s bern done but I have to wait up to two weeks for the letter. It’s brilliant waiting, with my anxiety. 🤦♀️ And I had to go to tribunal to start with. Thank you for sticking up for us! ❤️
Well! I faffed with the website and I think the listings will work. I only got a few done today and I need a second pair of eyes to check them. But I *will* get the shop going for the UK open in the next few weeks. Keep an eye on thecurioushamster.com
I spent far to long yesterday trying to list something in amazon. 🤦♀️ I really hate the back office system over there so much. Etsy is also evil, but you can list so much faster there. I need to play with the webshop today and finally get that sorted for the UK. Better spending time with that really.
Apparently you *might* get a little pop up on Etsy. But it’s not very clear as to why it’s being done. 🤦♀️ Ticketmaster can go suck balls for this one.
I think it’s a little of both! 🤣🤣 Someone finally got “it’s a test” as well.
The bots have been going with: “nothing has changed”. When you get a person it’s been “It’s for transparency” or “OH! It must be a glitch, I’ll let the tech team know” You are the first, I’ve seen so far, to get the full explanation! There is a lot of panic right now. 😭
I know right!! I’ve seen the madness and fall out on a FB group. And about a million different explanations from Etys themselves! Thank you for sharing the conversation, so we can at least get the word out.
Prices will look different from now on! This is the first proper explanation of why! I still combine postage for multiple items, and I’ve not put my prices up!
I have comments on this? Sadly I can’t see them. 🤷♀️
I’m having a meeting this morning with someone about sorting my GPRS! I really need help with the paperwork, it’s messing up with my dyslexic brain! But ai need to see if it’s gonna be worth what I’ll have to pay to get it sorted. I dun wanna adult today, but I gotta! 😭
This weekends work was a lacework commission. I like doing this kinda stuff, I just don’t get to do it too often. I dunno what I’m doing wrong with marketing the lacework, but it doesn’t sell very well. 😅
A gray and white plush hamster, sits in a Christmas tree.
A most festive Tam wishes you an amazing day, and we both hope you spend it with the people and plush friends you love the most!
Sorry for the downer post, but I’m just so, so tired. Sales are low for all of us and now this. I’m hanging on, but this doesn’t help.
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A pair of silver stud earrings. A moon in a circle with dangling beads below it.
A pair of silver stud earrings. A moon in a circle with dangling beads below it.
A little sneaky sneaky at the earrings I made to match the blue Labradorite necklace. The customer requested I match the beads along the chain, and I also mirrored the moon motif. A happy quick and easy commission. ☺️ #jewellery #designermaker #handmade
Stickers!! I have 8 designs ready and available. Hopefully I can bring more of my patch designs into paper form soon. thecurioushamster.etsy.com?section_id=1... #BlueSkyNightMarket
My job for the next few days is to work out shipping cost to the USA. Royal Mail have sorted out Large Letters and I can open up orders again. I will have to increase the shipping costs to include the tariff changes + Royal Mail handling fee + Etsy fees though. 😭
Two gray hamster plushies. One is holding a mushroom and the other has a little yellow and orange shoulder bag.
Two more holy Tam vessels have arrived! And they’re bigger than I expected. To be fair to me, the listings didn’t have measurements. 🤣
I’m happy to help! 🤣 I’ve dunked one sticker in water and it didn’t run, but I dunno how it will hold up to washing. 😅
In other news, I should be able to turn USA shipping back on next month. I’m waiting for more information that I can pass on, on how much extra I’ll have to charge as I can’t absorb the tariffs! 😭
