From the "It Never Hurts To Ask" Category...

So Jeff and I have been looking at how we travel and we've been pulling a trailer loaded with all the things we need to vend and live for 2-3 weeks at a time, but after rexamining this we think we may be better off if we could find a very small travel trailer instead. I'm posting this on the blog because there are a lot of you out there and maybe, just maybe, one of you might be able to help us find what we're looking for. It's been my experience also that putting feelers out into the universe sometimes turns up just what you're looking for - manifesting, if you will. Here's our list of specs:

We need a road-worthy (we're artists, not mechanics) 16-19' self-contained travel trailer. We are looking at Casitas, Airstreams, Scamps and Argosy trailers that have shower and toilet with a fresh water holding tank. A rooftop AC would be awesome, and lots of built-in storage is needed. Appliances need to be working if possible, but we're not completely opposed to replacing something if the cost is right on the trailer. Cost is definitely a factor for us... we can't really sell the other trailer because it has unique usages and we need it for our co-op biz, but we are trying to sell some equipment and stuff out of our archives to help with the cost. We're also in dire need of laptops to upgrade the studio right now.... it's always something, huh?

The year and make/model is not so important as how well the trailer has been maintained. We don't need a fixer-upper, although I don't mind doing some cosmetic work. My brother's MIL does upolstery work, so I've got someone who can do that for me if needed. No rotten floors or leaky ceilings, but gently worn and used is just fine. Heck, even weird color combos are fine. Small and aerodynamic is what we're wanting. Clean and not too "charming" (ifyouknowwhatImean) 'cause we don't want to pull up in front of Jermaine's house for a visit looking all like the Clampett's.

And, as if my list of needs wasn't already long enough, if we could find something within a day's driving distance, that would be swell.

If you happen to have a lead on something you think might fit our needs, send us contact info and/or pictures if you can. We can work out a finder's fee in posters for the right lead.....

Order & Shipping Updatery

Just a quick note to let folks with pending orders know that we're on it!! We're unable to access the USPS web site to print labels due to their postal increase today - apparently they are unable to handle web site changes very well or everyone in the free world is purchasing stamps today - so, orders will start shipping tomorrow. Please be patient!!

Before the Next Release This Thursday.....

...I need to get a couple of things written down for my own sanity.

When we do a release, we take any where from 40 to 140 orders in addition to regular and wholesale orders. It takes time for me to transfer those into Quickbooks, especially when many people change their email address, physical address, card information, etc. I can only get so many done in a day as I am trying to take my time entering info so that we don't have packages being shipped to old addresses and such.

We're also getting multiple orders for the same person a lot.... I understand why, and trust me, we're working on making the ordering process easier. I've been combining these multiple orders to save people shipping costs, but I'm looking at a feature in our shopping cart that will automatically download the orders to Quickbooks thus saving me a lot of time and hopefully it will help get orders out a little faster. When we do this, the program is not going to recognize that there are multiple orders for the same person and combine them. You will be charged for 2 packages. Please try to get used to placing just one order!!!

We send invoices via email to each customer as we process orders for you to check your total and shipping info. Please make an effort just to look at it to see if your address is correct. Quickbooks reverted 2 shipping addresses for customers to their old addres last time and their packages were sent to wrong locations.

Jeff and I are working on a new web site that should make things easier for everyone, but until then, please help me out by being mindful of the above.

Love and peanuts,
Judy

Perpetual Groove Cinco de Mayo New York

PGroove hits the mean streets of New York this evening at the Gramercy Theatre!! Poster will be available at the show and on 5/10/07 in the Drowning Creek web store. Also available on that date will be the Widespread Panic Raleigh and PGroove Clemson posters.