Police Station
Fri Jul 12 2024 09:54:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Greetings from Spain
Well, it's all happening all at once.. again.. as usual. This Sunday - obviously is going to be crazy... Spain v England... I'm sure the local bars around here are going to be crammed.
Last week I was telling you about my slightly sad story about the Slouchy Tote bags from Kolkata. If you missed it you can catch up here.
My thanks to the several people who wrote to me about this, and yes you're all correct. Now the pictures are fixed to look more like it. Slouchy Bags.
Earlier this week Coco and I had to go to Torremolinos police station...
We arrived very early for the appointment... It's been a long time coming and we couldn't be late... Just past the main entrance just around the back is a small scruffy outdoor waiting area with a few rows of sun-battered chairs, a small crowd of people are milling around maybe on the same mission as us. For some, this is a life-changing moment. I can see it in the faces. A battered peeling sign on a window says "DOCUMENTACION" .
After a while, an impossibly smart policeman appears in the doorway armed with a gun and a clipboard. Montana, who is also our accountant, met us there just in case there were any issues - she has done this kind of thing before.. she elbowed her way to the guy and practically stabbed the clipboard, "aqui, aqui" here is my client name.. Then shouts to Coco "vamos!".. I said go go Coco looks like you're first in line. I sit down to wait patiently on a battered chair but only five minutes later Coco and Montana emerge.
Coco has an official Spanish ID card and the right to remain. No need to get troublesome visa's any more and freedom to travel in Europe. It's all good news! Later we celebrated this and Tomas's 40th Birthday on the beach with a slap-up meal.
Whatever happens on Sunday there will be a lot of people celebrating here in Spain.. I'm looking forward to the fun.
Meanwhile - in the warehouse - everything is happening.. the biggest summer sale, and a lot of new products still coming in.
More good news - a Container that Coco shipped over 2 months ago arrived.. that's pretty quick these days. It has lots of new exciting stock on it. and many fast-selling lines are back in stock. I know the warehouse team is working extra hard to get everything booked. Amongst them is a range of Gemstone Pendants to go with the Pendant cord range we received last month..
Also, have you seen these?
I first came across them in India. It's called a Floating Frame. They are awesome for making small jewellery items stand out and look so much more pretty.
They make an effective gift box and are cheap enough that you can "give" them away.. or sell as an extra. If someone is buying a bracelet as a gift then they for sure will want a nice box to put it in. Use also to take your jewellery display to the next level. In China, we went to our long-time jewellery display supplier. They told us these are the hottest thing in years, that if we wanted to order we had to go on a waiting list as production was maxed out, and even if we paid cash up front we'd still have to wait.
But Coco worked miracles and found a small factory with capacity and charmed them enough to get us enough stock to get going. Yes, I realise before you ask.. these are plastic. But not single use - this is to keep your precious jewellery dust-free and looking good for years to come.
Anyway, enjoy your weekend. Apparently, Football is coming home.
Take care
David
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