this is were i am glad i don't sell to Americans | Selling

dobo5250 · 2025-02-03T14:08:57.550000Z

couple years ago i tried selling to the states and it was a hit and miss operation with about 30 % of my sales going sour here and on etsy - the headaches were such that i just enough is enough - so i just started selling to canadians only -- yes my sales are limited but then so are my sales going sour and less headaches -canadians are just more understanding when it comes to online sales and are more knowledgable about the products i sell - so after many heckles from other sellers here and constant advice about selling to the states --- i feel a little vindicated -- plus well i see it as more of canadian run up the flag sort of thing too -- and god knows our amercian cousins do that better than anyone else since i have gone back to my original way of doing things sales have come around a bit ---bottom line is i am still trying to catch up on lost sales there by going in the hole for covering costs because of the strike but maybe things will turn around this month and i will get caught up maybe 25 % of those lost sales and dig myself out of this hole i am presently in ---- i am hoping that gov't rebate checks we got will help things too as most store merchants i talk to are seeing major increases in store traffic and sales this last two weeks-- maybe a little trickle down effect will happen with us online sellers too

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