06/01/2026
Day 1 of owning 200 bulk ordered mailers: I am so prepared. So professional. So ready for this level of volume. This was a smart business decision. π¦β¨
Day 4 of owning 200 bulk ordered mailers:
*sits down on the floor
*makes eye contact with the stack
*does not look away
We have been in this staring contest for three hours now. The mailers are winning. They have nowhere to be. They are not stressed. They feel nothing. Meanwhile I am refreshing my Etsy app every 11 minutes willing a notification to appear. π
One of us will blink eventually.
It will not be me.
It will probably be me. π€
Tag a fellow seller who has ever bulk ordered supplies with absolute confidence and then immediately been humbled by a slow season. ππ Drop a π¦ in the comments so we know you're out here fighting the same battle.