Merry Christmas from Indonesia Export… in June
[This is a copy of our June 16th Update Emailed to our Customers]
Good Morning & Merry Christmas!
We’ve just hit the mid-point of June and, as far as we’re concerned, that now means we’re officially at the start of our Christmas Season.
So, from now until the end of the year, our monthly update will include a countdown like this:
You have 83 days left to order your container in time for Christmas.
I’ll take a moment to explain that in case there’s any confusion.
As a general rule, a production order from Indonesia Export takes around 30 days but we allow up to 45 days as a safety margin… I’m including quality controlling, handling any rejects or major problems, packing and preparing to ship.
We also assume 40 days shipping from Bali to your place of business — that accounts for 30 days on the water plus another ten days clearing customs and getting trucked over to your warehouse or store.
Thus, if you order a production container load of products on September 7th, it would be arriving at your place 85 days later…December 1st.
I would say that was about as late as anyone could realistically be to start preparing for Christmas Sales.
Late but doable. So, from where we’re sitting, we can guarantee that any order placed up to September 7th will be at your place in time for Christmas.
After September 7th, we can’t make any promises — we’d need to be rushing, pushing suppliers and crossing our fingers hoping that we can have your order produced quickly and that there would be no major snafus with shipping.
In my opinion (and I’m guessing many people will agree), if you have your products in your hands by mid-November, you’ve got a good start on cataloguing and promoting your inventory ahead of Christmas. In that case, you’ll want to have your orders in to us by the last week of August.
Ok, that’s enough about Christmas – now here’s the Bad News…
…last month, fuel prices in Indonesia went up by around 30% — this will impact on all of our pricing right across the board.
Over the past week, we’ve been struggling against hikes of between 10% and a colossal 44%.
These increases do not affect any orders currently in house and, most likely will not affect any orders throughout June.
We’re doing everything in our power to not raise prices but, truthfully, it’s inevitable – we believe that by the start of July, we’ll have to begin the process of increasing prices over most of our lines.
Usually, I consider it crass to say something like, “Buy Now as Prices will Go Up” but in this case, it’s absolutely true.
You can read more about the fuel hike by clicking here and we’ll be keeping you posted about specific price increases on the News & Updates pages.
And talking about News & Updates…
The last batch of New Products and Updates for June are as follows:
Pirates & Skulls from Indonesia Export
A mix of updated models and completely new items re-organised to make life a little easier.
Wall Decorations
An update to one of our more popular product lines.
MDF Wall Plaque Aquarium
Pretty and inexpensive wall decor — we like these.
Albesia Wood Table Top Items
Cute table accessories.
Storyboards Update
One of my personal favourite products — updated with new models more comprehensive picture sets.
Later this month, we’re expecting a large update to our natural root and vine furniture and accessories lines… we’ll drop you a note about that when it’s done.
Regards,
Sean
