I look forward to shipping days. It is the culmination of our doll making process. We place the ads, buy the supplies, do the painting, root the hair (painstaking), stuff the limbs and head, I sew the body and add the joints, assemble the doll, give her eyelashes, dress her, take pictures, email the customer, and finally, ship her out to her new mommy.
Its a long process that we have refined over and over. We are pretty good at it. Yesterday, an Ariella sold. This was a ready-made doll (not custom made).
Our new customer said she has been watching the listing for weeks. We slashed the price and she bought it. Blessings all around. This excited lady is getting the doll she wants. She is getting a good price. We have money to pay our eBay fees. And, we can use the room (sometimes dolls get in the way....)
Shipping day can be a little stressful for me though. Getting all the right items together (pacifier, blanket, etc) can be tricky. I don't want to have a doll get there and be missing anything. That gives our customer some dissatisfaction.
Also, printing the shipping labels can cause me some stress. If the is the last day to ship, I have to print the label out right away. And if the printer gets fussy.... oh boy.
Once the doll is packaged, the label printed and taped on, and waiting for Jody our postal carrier, I can rest easy. I have a sense of accomplishment.
There is still a little bit of nervousness though. We always wait for the customer to send us feedback. Was it all she thought it would be?
When we get a picture of one of our babies in a stroller, or being held in her new mama's arms, we can rest easy. We can know we did well. David
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