My first (of many) Order Updates!!

I figured out the best way to offer 24/7 order updates for my customers!! 

Chaotic Meowmmy Life Update:

My work/life balance was a strong 10/90 during these past few weeks from dealing with all three of our cats’ ER visits.  They are all almost fully recovered, but another round of follow-up vet trips will be needed. 🥺

Now for the main topic of this post!!

Order updates and replying to each individual email/message will always be a Sisyphean task.  I always feel awful about my long response times, and this Agashi blog will be the best way to keep all customers updated faster.  The majority of my work days are spent sewing, plus cutting & packing orders 1- 2x a week.  Administrative, materials sourcing/ordering and vendor meetings occur frequently throughout the month.  With weekly blog updates like this, every customer can easily (and quickly) access their order’s status without emailing.  

Order update emails are my most common messages, and this will clean up my inbox to speed up response times for new shop questions & custom/bridal inquiries.  We’re all so busy and the last thing you should worry about is waiting for my order update email replies.  As a one-woman retail & manufacturing brand, I'm always making adjustments and adapting to change.  This will be a huge improvement. : )

I’ll be making frequent posts so keep up with me here for Behind the Seams, shop updates, polls and YouTube tutorials.  I’m only staying active on TikTok, Pinterest, YouTube, Facebook and Instagram for now.  Managing & maintaining my own social media platforms is an entirely different universe besides my main shop duties.  

I’ve organized my orders by their different stages of production.  My productivity varies each week and I think posting Order Updates every Friday would be the best schedule for me.  I will send you a final address confirmation email before shipping out your order.  If you need signature confirmation (for US customers only), please let me know when you reply to these emails.  You’ll receive the tracking confirmation email after your order has been shipped out.

Thank you so so much for supporting Agashi during these last few toughest years as a small handmade business.  I appreciate your kind messages and feedback during this ongoing pandemic!!  I wouldn’t be here without your constant love & support.  

I’ll be offering smaller batches of made-to-order designs to keep my workload manageable.  Not participating in last year’s Black Friday sales is the best decision and I have zero regrets.  I’m excited to share my new designs and projects to finish out this year.

Order Updates (as of 7/22/22)

Cut & Prepped
5391
5392
5394
5395
5399
5400
5401

Sewing in Progress
5314
5323
5339
5340
5341
5344
5345
5346
5348
5353
5357
5359
5361
5362/5427
5364
5369
5371
5375
5377
5381
5386

Final Seams
5260
5269
5279
5286
5291
5296
5300
5301
5304
5308
5310
5311
5347

Finished and/or Preparing for Shipment
5363/5365
5385
CO120 (for N.N.)

Shipping Next Week (of 7/24)
5135
5162
5186
5209/5290
5246
5307
5312
5315
5324
5328
5334
5342
5350
5351
5393
5436

To be completed this month
5406
5417
5418
5420

August (aka Bridal/Custom Month)
P671
4548
4585
5055
5072
5247
5319
5358

September
5404
5405
5409
5410
5412
5416
5418
5421
5422
5423
5424
5425
5426
5428
5429
5430
5433
5434
5435

October
Ayumi Collection Pre-orders will be available
New Halloween DIY/Sewing Projects on YouTube

Check back weekly for more Order Updates!!  Let me know if you like this new update method!! 

Stay safe & hydrated during these brutal heat waves!! 

<3
Christina