Mid Summer Madness

Well, July hasn't really held any surprises for us, this year like every other is just as crazy. The little notes with the orders, "I'm getting married next week, will my tiara be here on time", still put a smile on my face. It's not the last minute buying that amuses me, but the sudden realization that it's real people in real situations we're dealing with, and not just an order number on a screen. It's sometimes easy to forget that we're not just selling any old piece of jewellery, and the tiara or sparkling necklace is part of a girls dream, that she's probably had since a child. So not only does the influx of "urgent" orders keep us burning the midnight oil, it also gives us a good old dose of reality. Thankfully we can usually get the orders out on time, and so long as we know the deadline we normally make it.