April - Quiet Month?

[Dave Fisher]

Hi,

Just wondering how people are finding business this month. It seems to us that everybody must still be off for easter because the website(s), phones and faxes are unusally very very quiet!

I am sure some of you will depress me with how great things are at the moment but interested to hear how everyone else is doing.

[pnagames]

sales have dipped by 50% approx

very frustrating. no wonder all our supplier have not stopped calling us

[acompton]

no wonder all our supplier have not stopped calling us

Our product suppliers never call us! (only the sundry suppliers, like packaging)

I don't know what's normal, but I found Jan and Feb fairly steady. March was up and down but overall slightly down on J & F. April so far has been ok. I know my trade is tied to the number of birthdays in the month, and April is a popular one.

Alan

[Miranda Stamp]

We were very busy, then with the nice weather everyone was out and about with the kids over the school holidays. Then they came back with a vengance on Monday. Phones busy as well as online.

[jont]

Putting the quiet time to good use in getting v8 sites up and running

[kathynewman]

Feb & most of March for us were very quiet - thankfully end March and April has seen things get busier.

Kathy

[buspassjohn]

Easter, School Holidays, Doh!

[los_design]

Steady on all fronts as reported by our clients.

Biggest upward trend has been in the collectibles/one off market & hobbies. Seems to tie in with the baby boom birthday month of April (special gifts)., what is it about August nights???

Biggest downward trend has been in all things eBay.

Caio

[fleetwood]

what is it about August nights???

summer holidays!
perfect baby conception time

[leehack]

Mine was a cold winter night round the back of the chippy in Scarborough, at least that's what i'm sure i heard her say last night. Silly woman was calling me Derek too.

[jont]

Harry Ramsden's on the front does a fantastic chip supper ... so I hear

[acompton]

chip supper

<George_mode>
Would that be chips... with chips?
</George_mode>

Alan

[jont]

<George_mode>
Would that be chips... with chips?
</George_mode>

True George mode would be

<George_mode>
Would that be potatoes... with potatoes?
</George_mode>

upgrading from the potato to the chip is such a scary step

[george]

*checks calendar to see if its `lets all laugh at George day`...again*




Chips = good

Potatoes = Not so good

Potato Waffles = Not so good either, the potato got tampered with just a bit too much


HTH

[leehack]

Its George day tomorrow, actinic today.