I can't believe it's a new year already! When I started Arad Boutique in April 2013, I never thought my company would become so successful so quick! It's really rewarding to see something so personal come to life and grow because people really love it. I hope I can at least inspire one person to follow their dreams and do what they love.
Some updates:
Our Etsy Shop is down right now. As a business owner, I probably should avoid telling people this story, lest they become sketched out and take their business elsewhere, but I have nothing to hide and would love my customers to know what's going on.
I received a letter from Etsy last week notifying me that my shop has been suspended. I was really confused, and could not find any information as to what happened. Turns out, someone reported my items to Etsy and labeled them as "not handmade" which Etsy takes very seriously. Apparently Etsy sent an email that was placed in my Spam folder and then deleted. So, I had no idea about being reported.
Anyways, it takes Etsy about 3 days to respond to each of my emails (which is really annoyin, time is money) and I have sent them detailed evidence along with photographic evidence of all my work, step by step. So it shouldn't be long until my shop is up and running again.
We have narrowed it down to 2 shops that would have done this, and both are competition on Etsy. It's sad that someone has time and feels the need to do such a thing. Especially when they themselves know what a struggle it is to become successful.
Anyhoo-
We have a sale running right now...
20% off everything at AradBoutique.com
Use code "JAN2014" at checkout for your discount.
Also, we are going to be adding a ton of new inventory shortly, so stay tuned!
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