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[merimask]

I had decided to stop making LJ entries until I had something good to talk about.  So now...

The mailings?  Are WORKING!  Wooot!

I did my first call-back today.  Call-backs are really scary 'cause that's make-or-break time where you see if your mailings were effective or if you don't have a chance in hell.   I figured the packet that went out on Monday should have arrived yesterday, so I called Gettysburg & the owner ordered a huge fat load of masks!   So YAY!  I caught her right before a buying trip so she said she was being frugal...but it seemed like a GREAT order to me.  

She was very impressed with my mailing.  She said the order sheet was easy to understand and the pictures were amazing (she wanted one of everything really, she said).  It pays to be organized, I guess.  She told me to expect a lot of repeat business from her.  :-D

*happy dance*

Monday, her order goes out & I'll do the call-back for New Orleans.  I don't know how that'll go (it was a bit more of a hoity-toity shop so...you never know), but I feel a LOT better about my prospects now than I did at the beginning of the week.  Perhaps I'll remain a mask artist after all ("f*** you, WalMart!").

AND!  I've officially lost 25 pounds this month.  Things are looking up!

Comments

[charismitaine.livejournal.com]

Hurray! Congratulations--especially on the weight loss. That's amazing progress *applause*

[merimask.livejournal.com]

Thank ya! :-) It's all a matter of setting your mind to it & thinking things through I guess.

[silverontherose.livejournal.com]

Wow! You are kicking ass and taking names this month. Congratulations!!

*does happy dance for merimask*

Hooray!!

[merimask.livejournal.com]

Hee! Thank you! Of course this is just the first contact...but I take it as a good sign.

[airspaniel.livejournal.com]

Wow, congrats!! *hugs* All of that is fantastic news. ^_^ I'm so happy for you!

[merimask.livejournal.com]

Thanks! Yeah, it's been a rough week but now that I have a plan that I know will work I feel MUCH better.

[zannachan.livejournal.com]

Whoo hoo! I'm glad that you finally got a break. May it be the first of many!

[merimask.livejournal.com]

Thank you! I sure needed some good news this week. I hope this is a good sign, & my other contacts are successful as well. Prolly too much to hope for... *hopes anyway*

[kls-eloise.livejournal.com]

Ha!! SEE???? :-P

[merimask.livejournal.com]

lol! Yes, I see! I hope the other mailings are as well-received as this one was...I might actually wait to see what happens before I send out more because TOO many orders are a bad thing. ;-)

[golden-meliades.livejournal.com]

YAY.

And now I can mention this! I didn't want to before because it seemed like a very annoying thing to do when you were having a crappy time.

Becareful with fast weight loss okay? I'm happy for you but 1-2 lbs is really the safe amount to lose per week and anything over that is more likely to come back on, too. Not always, but generally, especially as going on an intake as low as yours tends to slow the metabolism a bit, long-term.

Argh I know I sound horrible but I've *got* to say it. I've spent so much time watching what I eat and really caring about my diet and so on that all the stuff I know about it eats at me if I see anyone going a route that might be worse for them in the long run. Probably you've weighed it out but I had to say anyway because I'm awful like that.

Tch, we knew you'd get lots of orders as soon as you found the people who still have money. :) Looks like your current markets are just a little tired/poor. Watch, you may end up having every mailing be successful and then you won't be able to FILL all the orders. :)

[merimask.livejournal.com]

*hug* I know...I've been wondering why I've lost SO much so fast. I think the tea + cutting salt out of my diet has cut my water retention way down...so that's why it seems like such a huge loss. I'll be surprised if I lose even ten pounds next month.

But thanks for being a friend & worrying about me. You're so sweet! Seriously, I eat every two hours & take a multivitamin so I'm taking good care of myself. In fact I feel great, so I'm probably a lot healthier than I was a month ago.

[moko-moko.livejournal.com]

Holy shit, this is looking to be an amazing turnaround! I'm so SO happy the mailings worked and show off your work as it deserves to be. I hope to her more about that big order going out and what she wants *jigs*

[merimask.livejournal.com]

Thanks hon! :-) I'm happy too...I'm relieved to know that she was impressed by the packet & that it looks professional. That's what I was so worried about.

Oh man, I HOPE New Orleans goes as well as Gettysburg did...I'd LOVE to break into that market.

[pzb.livejournal.com]

WOOOOO!!!!!

That is AWESOME, hon!! And the prospect of repeat business is even better.

And BIG HUZZAH for losing 25 pounds!!! I need me some of that tea! XD

[merimask.livejournal.com]

Hee! Thank ya! It's only one account I know, but at least I feel like SOMETHING is working out right & I'm on the right track again. I firmly believe that if you plan for success, you find it.

Holy monkey...try oolong tea, just try it! I swear it really works. A cup every morning & sometimes one in the afternoon...it energizes & regulates your appetite so you eat small portions. Awesome awesome stuff & you can buy it anywhere.

And so it begins. . .

[shvetufae.livejournal.com]

Don't forget us when you're a super-famous mask maker!

*grin*

You're on your way!

Re: And so it begins. . .

[shvetufae.livejournal.com]

I rock! I got the icon to stop blinking furiously to eject whatever had gotten into its eye.

Re: And so it begins. . .

[merimask.livejournal.com]

lol! That icon is too cute!