Hello everyone, it’s been a while since I’ve posted. We are currently on our 3rd trip from my last post. We became so busy with back-to-back trips + a container of new Malaysian driftwood –bags of sinking and non-sinking — arrived. and unloading a container is always fun but requires a good amount of hard work.
Another reason is that we decided not to post our delivery schedules because more than twice on our last trip, our customers bought driftwood from another driftwood seller–thinking it was us. This guy would show up in our client’s store and if he could, would convince the store that he was me. The store owners know me because I deal with them but the sales associates, especially if new, do not.
We are ok with other people selling driftwood and our clients buying from other suppliers, such is the nature of business. In fact, our clients have other driftwood suppliers. And that is ok because they come and sell their stocks stocks and represent themselves and their businesses. But for this other guy— we are not ok with you trying to sell to our customers, pretending to be me.
If you are our client, you know that we do not force sales. Our wood is beautiful enough that customers willingly buy the amount of wood they need. We do not have any minimum quotas when you buy from our truck during delivery. We also do not get angry if our customers are not ready to buy and just want to take a look at what we have. Because most likely, the wood they do not get will be bought by another store and that client who just looked would most likely place an advance order in the next few weeks. We have to even limit sales of our bags (of wood) because we only bring limited quantities and we want to be able to distribute them to our clientele
Our wood goes through a meticulous cleaning and selection process, where each piece is handpicked and prepared individually. Each piece is carefully tagged and labeled as we get them ready for delivery. Any wood that doesn’t meet our standards in shape or condition is discarded. NC driftwood is mostly Red Cedar. This wood is naturally repellent to insects, which makes this wood (in general, not our driftwood per se) an ideal choice for artisans and carpenters when they create chests because the wood will protect its contents from unwanted pests. Our imported wood selection undergoes strict preparation in Asia because if the container doesn’t meet shipping standards upon inspection at US customs, the entire container will be rejected and will be sent back.
Thanks to our clients for the continued support. While we may not carry every type of wood, we’re happy to supply the ones you need.
On a different note, have you been to Casa Mexico Restaurant in Byron, Georgia? Their house special is the bomb. It is our favorite. It is a plate of shrimps, chicken, mushroom — you can also add steak, if you want — on rice and with cheese. I paired it with a beer and my co-pilot had sprite. Their facebook page says they only accept take out orders but we were able to order and dine in. Not much update action on their fb but their restaurant sure was busy when we were there.
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