ONLINE SALES

[The Sales Team]

Not quite sure what you mean by 'up to date' - items which have been sold won't be on the site, but everything which is visible will be available to buy.

Hopefully the site will be kept topped up on a regular basis, depending on what's available and staff time. There might be a shout out for special additions which deserve it, but not on a regular basis, I think.

So please browse whenever you are able - and feel free to spend 'considerably more'!

The Sales Team.

P.S. There's currently over £6,000-worth of stock on the site waiting for launch day - polish off that plastic...

[Stephen Rainsbury]

Not quite sure what you mean by 'up to date' - items which have been sold won't be on the site, but everything which is visible will be available to buy.

Until now I have had only had the printed list which only reflected the stock on the day it was sent, by the time I saw it new stock could be available or old stock sold out.

With an internet shop what is on display will be what is available, i.e. it will be completely up to date  :)

[The Sales Team]

Yes - hopefully that's how it will work! Brian E. usually sent out the previous listings at around 00.01 which those in the know stayed up late for (arguably it gave antipodean members an advantage).

We haven't decided yet exactly what time of day the new site will go live...

It's worth saying again that not everything in stock will be on the website as the work involved would be impossible. So if you want something particular you can always just drop Sales an email, as before.

The Sales Team.

[Hobby]

We haven't decided yet exactly what time of day the new site will go live...

All I'll say is that it's a British Society with mainly British members.... So that should tell you! ;)

[The Sales Team]

Just let us know what time you get up, Blair.

The Sales Team.

[Hobby]

Depends on the shift, this morning I was late (around 0930) as I didn't get in until nearly 1am!  ;D

[Tom Haythornthwaite]

CONGRATULATIONS to everybody involved with establishing the online sales.  I just bought a couple of points.

It was pretty easy and I think we're onto a very very good thing here.

[Tom Haythornthwaite]

(Iain, I have sent you a PM about a tiny issue with the user interface.)

[Hobby]

Looks good, well done, chaps!

[Graeme Dunbar]

It looks too good. Too temping. My wallet has had to go into hiding!

Excellent!

[Stephen Rainsbury]

I am too weak and have succumbed.
I am sure that I will be back before too long
::)

[Peter Boulter]

Looks very good. Congratulations to those who worked to set it up.

My credit card has entered a tunnel and won't come out.  :)

[The Sales Team]

Thanks for the positive comments - it's only Day One today but if the system can work today there's probably no reason why it shouldn't go on working as designed.

There were inevitably one or two minor hiccups today but useful learning experiences for the team. (One member came close to receiving twice what he'd ordered (and paid for) but luckily - for us if not for him - the error was spotted just in time so no lasting harm was done.) There will probably be some fine tuning over coming weeks to try to improve the customer experience further.

It's been very much a team effort over recent weeks and months but if one person in particular deserves our gratitude it has to be Andrew Jeffcock, our esteemed Webmaster, who more than anyone has worked to make the vision a reality.

We're just sorry that anyone ordering after this morning's session will now have to wait until next week, but fear not - your goodies will be on their way in due course.

Thanks for everyone's support and patience.

The Sales Team.

[B.Meldon]

Super job well done to all involved.

[The Sales Team]

Yesterday was week 2 and so far the new system has had no major malfunctions, though it's salutary to see how simple glitches like unexpectedly running out of printer ink can derail the best operation!

Apologies to those who ordered last week and have had to wait for your orders but everything should be in the post by now as we managed to get up to date by closing time yesterday.

There should already be new items for sale so keep an eye on what's on offer. We hope to keep stock replenished on a continuing basis from now on.

Thanks for everyone's patience and support.

The Sales Team.

P.S. Blair - your enquiry has been forwarded to the Sales Officer. (It's always helpful, everyone, to give the item number [SKU] when making enquiries to avoid any confusion.)