So, soap room complete (let's not mention the kitchen though...) I headed into town today to pick up my boxes. They were waiting for me at my little post office store...not the boxes as much as the guy that runs the place lol. He was outside when I walked up and said "You have a STACK of stuff!" I knew it, I just wanted to wait until the last box had arrived before I drove 50+ miles round trip to get it all! Graciously they helped me cart it out - it took 2 of us :P I was so so excited until I got home...then I was frazzled a bit upon closer inspection...I know it wasn't my po box people because they always put my boxes up special since they are usually labeled FRAGILE...no really. They have a few shelves and my stuff is ALWAYS up high and safe. They know I soap, they know some of this stuff can be overwhelming to smell all day if a bottle busts, and they take care of me. The delivery companies however CLEARLY could care less....
Now...let me just start off with this...I don't know what I ever on earth did to UPS and FedEx, but they HATE me! Seriously, twice at least now they have flat out lied about leaving a box on my porch (once it was in a strangers mail box and the other time down at an abandoned house), and MANY times I have gotten packages in questionable shape. Today was no exception, what was I expecting right? I really think they see my name on something and it's red flagged to try to trash it....
Exhibit A: This poor little box looked like it was part of the UPS weekend company football game - AS THE BALL! All beat up :( Not one corner was a corner, they were all dinged in and it had what would be described on a human as multiple contusions (or if you want to say bruises of the cardboard kind you can).
Then there's Exhibit B and C: SERIOUSLY! How many times do you need to put a sticker that says "FRAGILE" in BRIGHT RED on something before they believe it???? Apparently the answer is "7" because this box had SIX of those stickers and STILL it had HOLES in it!!! I was seeing red and it was NOT the stickers before my eyes, it was anger I believe...Below is a picture of just one of the holes, but this poor victim had at least 2!
Do you also see the second smaller box underneath (Don't worry, I wasn't squashing it, that big box is ULTRA light and the littler one is actually twice as heavy)...anyways, do you SEE the corner on that little one? Somehow, some way, the phrase "FRAGILE Handle with CARE" in
plain English and also in red translates into "delivery driver speak" for "kick this box, dent it, and pray no one catches you on camera like that dude with the TV who made the news". Why oh why do they treat my packages like this? I just don't get it...someone tell me I am not the only one...
Needless to say I was a tad bit concerned for the health and well being of the contents...but...drum roll ya'll.........
EVERYTHING ARRIVED IN ONE PIECE!!!!! Yup, miracles DO happen other times of the year besides Christmas folks! There were no leaks, no spills, no broken bits and each and every package was entirely there! I sat down and emailed every supplier a thank you note too. It takes people who are conscientious and caring in how they do their job to pack something so well that even FedEx and UPS can't destroy it!
So...I bet you wanta see what I got huh? Well...all unpacked it looks like this:
There's bottles, lids, oils, butters, fragrances, new molds, new equipment, colors...oh it's a soaping wonderland I declare! Crazy right? You should see the price tag on that table top lol...this stuff ain't cheap! But, it is all GREAT quality and from wonderful suppliers!
Here's my quasi-replenished oil stash:
In the WAY back is my lye order that came the other day...I already put it up safe and sound last week since it was the first box to arrive :) There's still not that much there, I have a few more orders to place actually, but this is what I could get from Kroger today while I was out - they ran outta oil before I ran outta money haha! I wanted at least one more olive oil and all they had was 2! Oh well...it'll keep me busy for a few days :P Plus I brought home some more paper towels and such I would be needing, so the trip to Kroger wasn't a total loss, even if they were running low on ginormous olive oil jugs...
There's a few scents that aren't really my favorite that I bought as samples and in smaller sizes, though they may soap better you never know, a few I just love and keep going in to smell, and some really neat samples and little bonuses :) All in all it turned out to be a happy occasion, though to judge by the boxes they were a tad bit sad upon arrival.
So, I dare say It Begins! Now if only I can find a minute to get creative with this stuff :P
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