Hannah's Dad
I Can See Better Than Bigfoot.
Really wanted the Incense and Rose (cradle Catholic), but was a few minutes too late. Great business model! If anyone snagged one, I’d be happy to pay a premium for it.
His business model is truly extraordinary too!
Finished checking out at 11:02 PST. Got one of everything I wanted except for Before the Fire. It vanished from my cart right at checkout. I have no idea how much inventory he makes; I can only tell you his soaps are truly extraordinary. And, these today are supposed to be better than the last couple batches.
I was ready and got everything I wanted and more! Here’s my list:
Grooming Department
1. Tao
2. Island in the Sun
3. Sandalwood Fig Musk
4. Mallard Kulfi
5 . Before the Fire
6. Mallard Chai
7. Mallard Earl Grey Gelato
8. Klonisch
9. Magnolia Oud
10. Naranja de Sangre
Hooray!!
Yeah, I'm pretty much done with Grooming Dept. Instead of trying to create new scents and bases, why not provide enough of the "old stuff" for the people that may not have had the chance to purchase the soap the first time around? This is isn't the tech industry. You don't need to innovate to stay at or near the top of the heap to stay ahead. It's all about having a good product and maintaining loyalty by responding to the desires of your customer base. I have sold almost all of my Grooming Dept. and I kind of doubt that I'll exert the energy to try to track down any subsequent releases. It's too bad, I think his soaps are very good...I have been communicating with Mohammad as I was a little frustrated by the time all the tallow/duck fat/tallow & duck fat soaps sold out - a little under 4 minutes if anyone is interested.
The WCS site will get the shipment towards the end of the week apparently. So good luck all.
I was most frustrated by those people who were allowed to purchase nearly ever scent and type of soap (some posters on here). I believe GD should limit the amount people can buy, as that would make it a little fairer.
I was able to get Island in the Sun, Tao, Before the Fire, After the Fire, and Verbrannt. I loaded the site at exactly 2 added the soaps I knew I would want and had to create an account, but checked out with PayPal. My order was completed at 2:02 and I got everything I ordered. Excited to try everything!
I spoke to the vendor and he did make a very large amount of soap. It wasn't that these were scarce but more that it's been a very long time since the last release and the demand was very, very high.
As far as the site goes, the way it's setup isn't all that different from and other site. Letting users lock products isn't normally done as someone could go in and put 500 in their cart, jamming up sales and frustrating potential buyers.
With any hard to get items you need to have your accounts set up and your PayPal info entered so that you're only a couple quick clicks to check out.
I didn't buy nearly as many as some but I was able to get the few that I really wanted.
The whole stock was hard to get. I had my account set up, and PayPal. All I wanted was 2 soaps (Earl Grey Gelato and After The Fire) when I failed with those at 2 minutes passed the hour, I tried my third choice, the Sandalwood Fig Musk at 3 minutes passed the hour. Boom. Gone. See why I'm frustrated?