🍭 Treacle Thursdays from Seller Candy (23/9/21 issue) 🍬

The weeks seem to be passing faster as we get towards the end of the year, although maybe it just seems that way through the haze of the lockdown paradise in which this author is currently stuck. I've decided since so many of you liked the last one we'd open with another sub-standard poem - here it is.

I can almost hear the applause.

Let's do some news!

"Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication"

- Leonardo Da Vinci

Shipping cost hikes on their way

Much like the queue of container ships waiting to get in to California's ports, further increases to shipping costs are likely just over the horizon. As many as 65 ships (as of 22nd September) are waiting for a berth to become available.

Obviously the corona v has had a huge hand in this, but it's reported there's also been a massive increase in shipping volume to the US. The backlog isn't expected to clear any time soon - possibly not this year - so it's likely that if you're bringing goods in to the west coast then you're going to be looking at big price increases and long delays.

You can see the full article below. It's from the BBC - the author is English.

Testimonial mashup

It's no secret that we love our customers - we couldn't be more appreciative of them and one of the pillars the props up the Seller Candy machine is that we turn our customers in to 'raving fans'. 

To celebrate the fact that we've succeeded, we recently made a mash-up of some of the lovely things you've all been saying about us. Thank you all!

Extended returns window

That time for people to be able to return early Christmas gifts after using them for 3 months is nearly upon us!

The Amazon Extended Holiday Returns Policy for 2021 requires that most of the items purchased between October 1, 2021, and December 31, 2021, be eligible for return through January 31, 2022. This is an annual, temporary extension of the standard return window.

Although the return window for most orders is extended, return eligibility for all orders remain the same. You can see return eligibility for each category on our Returns Help page.

Power up your payments with PingPong's proprietary portal

A few weeks ago I promised you offers and suggestions that would be useful for anyone taking the time to read this (which I really appreciate!) and this is possibly the best example of me keeping my word so far.

PingPong were mentioned previously as we did a podcast with them, but I think it was worth circling back around and mentioning what a great product they have. Full disclosure - we're not getting commission from this, it's just an awesome product which could be right for a lot of you e-commercers.

If you're selling in multiple countries, paying overseas suppliers or just moving money around, you're not likely to get better rates than these guys are offering. They're the gold standard in cross-country payment processing.

If you've got any kind of online business you should take a look. They've got a handy calculator on their website which will show you how much money you could be saving. You can go straight to that calculator with the button below.

We've got some exciting events happening this week which I'm sure some of our readers have attended. For those who didn't/haven't/won't, look out for next weeks' edition - it's practically writing itself.

Have a great end to the week and may you be blessed with many sales and few complaints!

Rich

Partnership Manager and surprisingly frequent newsletter writer at Seller Candy