I wish I could write about better news but fresh off losing my only vehicle to an accident, I'm looking at several hurdles with shipping. If you're interested or waiting for an order, please read further,
New Threatened Tariffs
You may have heard but as part of his negotiation tactic, Trump has threatened China with an additional 100% tariffs but then has backtalked his remarks saying it "wasn't sustainable". However the threats are still in place ready for negotiations at the end of the month. Several of my products are made in China including the blankets, stuffies, and the new knitted sweaters. I've been sourcing all over but with my tiny numbers and limited budget there really isn't another option and everything was ordered or in production before the Trump presidency. At the moment, I'm stuck with my current stock sitting at home but wanted to keep you updated. If you're thinking about ordering any of these items, please do so asap!
Canada Post Strike
To keep my life challenging, Canada Post went on strike on Sept 25th. This meant having to switch carriers and with the new end of deminimus (tariff free shipping) to the US plus new tariffs that carriers are struggling to keep up with, this has been extremely difficult to work through. I've spent countless hours on documents, research, on tech support trying to gather all the information for all my products so I can ship to the US. Thankfully the Canada Post Strike just shifted to rotating strikes (meaning some are back to work and mail can move again abit slowly and unreliably) so this leaves me another avenue to ship once again. Canada Post is the only way I can ship to rural areas in Canada as well as some countries.
Car Accident
On the way back from my last backcountry camp trip, I rolled my car. Thankfully we are all safe but my car is a write-off and I'm currently in the process of purchasing another. This is my only car and as I live alone, I will need to replace it in order to drive orders into post. It's already in the process, but this just means another short delay in getting orders out.
Thanks so much for all your patience and support during this time!