Summer is on its way???!
We still vividly remember the excessive heat we experienced here in the Pacific Northwest in 2021. We hoped for just ordinary summer weather this year. However, it's been downright chilly in recent weeks. We're hopeful we'll see a turn toward more favorable weather for outdoor activities soon. Based on our order volume for trophies for car shows, golf tournaments and outdoor sports activities, plenty of our customers anticipate warm, sunny days ahead.
We continue to see inventory shortages in our suppliers' warehouses on all kinds of standard products.
These screenshots from our suppliers' websites show what's available to us at our nearest warehouse and what's available nationwide. These are common items, like blank plaque stock. Because we maintained a fairly healthy inventory of a variety of items, we've been able to meet the needs of most of our customers, sometimes substituting an in-stock item for something not currently available. Mid-range priced products in glass, acrylic and wood all remain in very short supply. Drinkware and gift items remain in fairly good supply.
We hope you'll join us in welcoming Erin to our team. She met us at Armed Forces Day and joined us in production the following week.
This past week we also celebrated Trina's fifth year anniversary with us.
Still short-staffed, our production timeframes on some items requiring a lot of time to engrave, finish and assemble still extend out much longer than we'd prefer. Detailed engraving and assembly orders take about a month for us to schedule and complete. For much faster turnaround times, we're recommending full-color plaques or items needing a simple, small engraved plate.
Plan now to attend our 3rd Annual Sidewalk Sale on Friday, August 5th and Saturday, August 6th. We anticipate seeing plenty of new inventory arriving in our suppliers' warehouses by the fall and we need to clear out some room in our store to bring in those new items.
Have you seen and shared our virtual showroom tour? Wondering what we offer but can't make it to the showroom? This virtual tour allows you to visit from wherever you are. Please share it with others who may want to visit us.
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