Oh man. You know when I go on and on and on and on (I could do that all day) about how busy I am? Man, I'm not joking!
It's been an insane September October. My son has been the most challenging that my kids could ever ever be. More challenging than I could EVER imagine kids to be. Something happened to the dear, sweet boy that was one day 7 and well behaved to the next day when he turned 8. OMG! It's like he looks for ways to get into trouble.
Needless to say that we've had to undergo some testing to see what the issue could be. I know. I know. I'm with the mass of people that think he's growing, being precocious and just being a kid in general. I don't look for medical remedies EVER.
But we didn't exactly have a choice. His school wanted us to do the testing to ensure it was not a learning or behavioral disability of some sorts. I'm condensing here since this is a blog about BAGS and not my son!!
Having said that, I'M FINALLY BACK. I'm here to address all your concerns. I currently have two customers, N in Toronto and C in New York, who are probably going to pee in my cornflakes. Their bags are horribly delayed and don't worry ladies, I will make it up to you. Canada Customs hasn't exactly been nice lately.
Having said that, I've noticed an ever increasing trend in Europe. There were countries that were quite lackadaisical about replicas are now getting tough.
My findings are that Germany and Finland are no longer easy countries to ship to. If you are buying bags and you live in Germany and Finland, please contact me first. IF YOU DON'T CONTACT ME AND EITHER YOUR BAGS ARE SEIZED OR YOU GET FINED OR WORSE, BOTH, THEN PLEASE DON'T GET UPSET WITH ME.
Contrary to popular belief, I do not make the laws in other countries and while this may sound mean (it's really not meant to be), it is YOUR responsibility to find out how your country behaves when confronted with replicas and what they will do.
I have customers in Denmark and Pakistan (C and S) and they contacted their local customs offices to find out what the repercussions would be, fines, duty, etc. They knew exactly what to expect. And that is good, smart shopping.
While I'd love to know all the customs information for every single country on Earth (I'm lying - no, I don't want to know), I don't have the time to keep up to date on such matters. If you are not 100% sure, contact me first BEFORE you order. It's really that simple.
Lots of updates to come, including my new helper that will join us. I can't do this alone anymore. It's just too big, too time consuming and too much work! I admit defeat! I hate doing that. Graham will be joining us soon however he won't do any advising (Pfftt - he's a totally NOT metrosexual male and has no clue) and he won't be writing updates here. I'll still do that.
I still travel to China twice a year and just got back in October. It was a great trip but man, do I have good news for a lot of you. Again, more updates to come very shortly.
Can you tell I'm a mountain of hyperactivity right now? Yeah, thought so!
Happy Shopping!!
