Countdown To TPE!

[Pedro]

Nah, when they made Nellie they broke the mole...  

If this "someone external" was paid to do it for IB then there should be refunds etc. going on about now.

But, if it's a well-meaning volunteer then it gets awkward and I can see how they might get swamped by it and let things drift. I mean, it looks like there's 600 or so copies of TPE going out on or around June 1st...that is a whole heck of a lot to have piled up in your front room!

Oh, and "merch merchant" has a nice sort of "Bev Bevan" sound to it.  

[rogerg]

strangely (and happily, for me!) enough, being all the way over here across the pond, I got mine about three weeks after I had ordered.

but I still don't understand the Avian flu bonus disc....
 8-)

[gav]

11 days until TPE window is open!

[catherine]

I am already in anal mode and am getting prepared for this very special day.

Please tell me I wasn't the only one to have a Kenneth Williams Carry On moment upon reading that ...

Ooeerr  :shock:

Actually, I'm perfectly happy to wait, because I know that everything happen as quickly as it possibly can. I mean, just to remind everyone, this is officially a Frost*-free year, after all  

I think it was just you, TA...

[Trapezium Artist]

I am already in anal mode and am getting prepared for this very special day.

Please tell me I wasn't the only one to have a Kenneth Williams Carry On moment upon reading that ...

Ooeerr  :shock:

Actually, I'm perfectly happy to wait, because I know that everything happen as quickly as it possibly can. I mean, just to remind everyone, this is officially a Frost*-free year, after all  

I think it was just you, TA...

Ah well, it's good to share ...  

[gav]

Well, this is probably just annoying everyone now, but here goes... :?







NINE DAYS UNTIL SOMETHING WILL HAPPEN...

[Mouse]

Yay! I've had nothing to really do since I finished my course, so something happening will be a nice change.  

[Nellie]

Well, this is probably just annoying everyone now, but here goes... :?







NINE DAYS UNTIL SOMETHING WILL HAPPEN...

Will you please stop that?

[Trapezium Artist]

Well, this is probably just annoying everyone now, but here goes... :?







NINE DAYS UNTIL SOMETHING WILL HAPPEN...

Will you please stop that?

Careful, gav: Rule #1 around here is "Don't annoy Nellie" (particularly not when she's winding herself to mail out all the goodies).

Of course, I completely ignore this rule, and look where it's got me  

[gav]

Sorry Nellie, my childish ways got the better of me
and I'll shut up now, because I know how irritating silly people like me must be when you're dealing with over 500 orders on the same day. :mrgreen:

[Nellie]

700! :shock:

[gr8gonzo]

Ouch! I realize this is worthless to you, Nellie, but if I wasn't an ocean away, I would do everything I could to help you. Please tell me SOMEone is helping you.

[Pedro]

Agree with the thought, Gonz, and my offer of help is on record in this thread.
I don't think that the overall implied expectation of all 700+ being dealt with on the same day is sensible. I was trying to get a handle on the scale of the task. Imagine what it would be like to post just 700 greeting cards in one go... 700 CDs in jiffy bags would be HEAVY... attach T-shirts to 500 of them and they get BULKY real quick. You can't just stuff them in the nearest post box. If I lugged it all to our local village post office, Mrs Goggins would do her nut. I guess some arrangement with a local sorting office would help but do they charge for such things? "Ah, you are obviously a business therefore you'll have to pay more"...does that happen?
Maybe I'm missing the point but, if it helps to reduce the stress and maximise the profit, if I can't *physically* help, I'd happily wait another day or two to reduce the pressure a teeny tiny bit.

[catherine]

We're all behind you, Nellie, and we love you very much.  xxx

[davejd]

only 214 days till christmas :roll: