| USA Supplier Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Nashville, Tn USA
Posts: 70
| Hey Everyone ....
Thought I would take this time to share a little bit about PureSmoker's beginnings, as well as announce the new and exciting news of our move ....
PureSmoker.com was started back in July of 2007. We were fully operational by early August, and the last 8-9 months have been a true blessing.
Both Joanna and Myself both had full times jobs, and started PureSmoker out as a hobby. It was an AMAZING experience. We would work on PS for a few hours every night, and we thought, this is great! We met some awesome people, shared some late night coffee's with some people we met through PS and ECF, and enjoyed life for the next 2-3 months. Fast forward to November. PS was growing increasingly large and Joanna just happened to lose her job due to staff cutbacks (talk about a blessing in disguise) Perfect timing as business was growing VERY rapidly ... Fast foward to the Holiday season, and by Mid December, we were working 15-16 hour days 7 days a week -- most days staying up until 3-4am packing/shipping/and answering emails ! (Mind you, at this time, I still carried a full time job of 40-50 hours a week) After the holiday season, the rush never stopped and continued on in to January, at which time, I had decided PS was just too much. I ended up leaving that GREAT company that I worked for and pursued PS full time! At first, we thought we had all our bases covered. We were still working very long hours, but felt we could handle it. Within a couple weeks, we couldn't.
INSERT DANIEL HERE.
Daniel has been an awesome addition to the PS Family. His customer service and friendlieness is top notch and we were VERY eager to take him on to head up our sales and support department ....
Now, believe it or not, PureSmoker has been run out of a SINGLE BEDROOM APARTMENT since the beginning (this includes 2 adults and 4 furbabies) The work arounds have been quite difficult and the challenge of storage has really taken shape over the past 2 months, and we have finally gotten to the point where we are too large to make it happen in this current location anymore. Over the past 3-4 weeks, we have been looking at both Commercial Property Here and in a few other locations, and the fact remains, to do business within Los Angeles County, is just too much of a burden for us to take on, being still the startup we are.
So, after hunting and finding the perfect location, not just with amples of storage, but a place we can feel proud of running PureSmoker from, we are ready to announce our big move.
PureSmoker.com will be moving to Nashville, TN!!! There are several reasons for the move, the #1 being Space and Help Moving closer to the center of the USA, means an almost guaranteed 2 day shipping to EVERY city in the US. Because of the additional space and storage, we will be able to keep inventory IN STOCK at ALL TIMES, and will be able to take on the help to keep Customer Service a #1 priority.
PureSmoker will be shutting down its operations in California on Tuesday, March 10th, with a Grand Re-Opening (with hopefully some new and exciting products) on Friday, March 20th.
We will be adding stock for the last time (while in California) early next week, and I advise ALL PureSmoker clients (or those that would like to be) to order and stock up accordingly!
We at PS appreciate ALL the support from our clients, the ECF Community, and our friends for making this all possible! During the move, I (Steve) Will likely be unavailable via email and will have everything forwarded to Daniel!
Well, stock sold out before March 10th (no real big surprise there ... haha) so we have shut her down early. You will still be able to see the videos/FAQ/and be able to use the contact us forms, however, you won't be able to view products. All orders placed (that are open and paid for) WILL be shipped before the move.
The good news is on shutting down a day or two early is, we will likely be able to open up a day or two early March 20th is still the date, however, I'm gonna shoot for the 18th/19th
Here is the schedule breakdown:
Steve's Availability (via PM and/or Email):
Mon March 9 - 11th: On and Off VERY sporadically
March 12th - 16th: Will likely NOT be on at all
March 17th - Re-Opening: Again, Sporadic and VERY busy
Steve's Emails will be forwarded to Daniel and he'll be able to take care of your issues!
Daniel's Availability (via PM and/or Email):
Today - Re-Opening: Sporadic HOWEVER will be available to help answer any questions (Emails/PM's) that you may have for him.
Thanks Everyone for Making PureSmoker what it is today! |
03-10-2009, 02:06 PM
