We, at TykeThreads, held a staff meeting over the weekend and reached a consensus: we officially voted NOT to have any holiday sales.
Let me explain:
One of the privileges of running my own business is that I can now make my own rules. This weekend, as I spent a nice relaxing weekend with my family, I realized that long weekends are best spent just hanging out and enjoying each other's company.
Also, one of the privileges of having an online shop is the convenience of 24/7 shopping. So, given the two points above, it struck me as odd that so many brick and mortar shops out there use the holidays as an opportunity to lure you into leaving your home and planning your precious weekend around buying things -- as if an extra day off is nothing but an extra opportunity to spend a day shopping.
As much as shopping is fun and entertaining, I think time is at a premium for most families. Long weekends should be spent just hanging out and/or doing something meaningful.
So, for the record: there will never ever be an Easter holiday special or a Passover special or a Ramadan special or a Christmas special or a Hanukkah special at TykeThreads.
Please shop at our store when it's convenient for you and don't let the fun of shopping interfere with other important things like attending parades, going to worship, or having a nice picnic together as a family -- no matter what kind, form or shape, no matter how big or how small your family might be.
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