the law of demand. and no supply.

wednesday we found out we might be in people magazine. thursday we found out our shirts were going to be yet another week late from india. our supplier is sick in the hospital. these shirts were supposed to be delivered july 15th. and people have a right, and they use it often, to cancel orders that are late.

so they are. but only some.

we let them know the shirts were late, in true punkster fashion, but the thing is producing thousands of shirts in india for the first time is a big, big deal. huge really. so its no wonder its going right and wrong and every way except the way that leads right into our warehouse.

so yep, people magazine put us in there!!

and yep india got a hefty check today from us.

and yep the shirts still arent in the warehouse.

and yep, we have a trade show starting sunday in which the exact people who ordered last show are going to be asking us where their orders are.

so yep, im nervous.

but the truth of the matter is i feel like we have to be aware that we are, still, as of now, a small business and we can't push ourselves to be larger than life or we will fall harder than we should. so i think instead of being embarassed that we are small and messing up, we just need to be open and let people be aware that they are not dealing with corporate america just yet, they are dealing with two girls figuring things out.

what we have learned in the last three years is immeasurable, where we have come from to where we are going is huge. i can feel it in the air. i can feel it in the magazines, and i hope to someday feel it in the bank.

but for now we are in a situation. orders are coming in and shirts are not. so i did the best i could, i posted a new front page on our website explaining the situation in so many words. which is, we have a lot more orders for shirts than shirts. but luckily this is temporary. i just hope people are patient with us and know who they are dealing with for now. and it sure ain't the costco of baby world!

so to anyone who put an order in with us. thank you! thank you! thank you! and we will get it to you. . . . .soon .. . . promise. . ..

man this small business stuff is intense. i'm starting to see the perks of a job you won't lose your neck over. but for now, we have 25,000 shirts with sheryl crows name on them just waiting to get to us!