Somebody Asked… about free samples.

Got this email today.
I’ve been wanting to start CD my 1 yr old! But don’t know where to start. I don’t know what kind to try Or what will work for her! I don’t want to buy diapers to find out they don’t work and So I was wondering if you’d be generous enough to [...]

Somebody asked about…Sizing

Sizing is probably the one thing I get the most questions about. It’s so hard on diapers, and the weight ranges are only broad estimates, because each baby is so differently sized.
When I was a teenager, Teen magazine had a picture essay of  120 lbs. They photographed some 10 teens who all weighed 120 lbs. [...]

Somebody asked me: What do you ship in?

A note from a customer has prompted this blog post. She is trying to reduce her use of plastic (admirable, also a goal of my family this year) and wanted me to be sure to ship without using plastic.
Which made me think. (Also made me chuckle, she paid with a credit card, aka “plastic,” and [...]

Someone Asked… Are you Amazon.com? Or Target?

OK, nobody really asked this. It has come up in conversation recently, though.
I’m not Amazon or Target.
1) I don’t have an IT department. I have me. So I don’t have an IT department to run my fancy shopping cart system that will calculate a hundred different things and give you real-time shipping information. I wish [...]

Somebody asked me…. about local hours and appointments.

As I’ve explained in the past, I don’t keep regular open hours at Wallypop. For one, it’s against the current zoning restrictions. Also, it doesn’t really work well with our physical set-up.
Many customers lately have explained that they actually prefer this set-up, anyway. It means that they can stop by when it’s convenient for THEM.
One [...]

Somebody Asked Me… about my prices

Another installment in the not-quite-frequently asked questions thread…
How much do your EcoShop Totes cost? How much are your Doll Diapers? How much is a fitted diaper?
The answer? “Let me look it up.” Yes, I look up my prices. Every single one of them. Why? I am HORRIBLE at remembering numbers. I don’t even know my [...]

Somebody Asked Me… about “store open” hours

Another installment in the not-quite-frequently asked questions thread…
“Do you have regular ’store open’ hours for locals to shop?”
No, I don’t. Several reasons.
First, I have gotten to know the zoning commission folks fairly well over the years. Long story. And it’s not like we’re friends, they’re just very helpful and I apparently have a lot [...]

Someone asked me… about closing my store suddenly

Welcome to a new series at the Wallypop blog. I often get asked the same questions numerous times – not enough to be considered “Frequently Asked Questions,” but more than once, at least. So here you go. I’ll post various questions here. OK, and I’ll make some up, too.
For our first FAQ: So what’s [...]