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  • black-saturn
    black-saturn Posts: 13,935 Forumite
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    Blimey, I said I'd PM people but 112 people asking about data entry is taking the p*ss a bit. I do have a job to do you know.
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  • tru
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    112 people asking about data entry is taking the p*ss a bit.

    :eek:

    I'd turn the PMs off for a while if I were you :D
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  • CelticStar
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    The only thing that rings alarm bells there is that I know there are already thousands of craft sites. I've been buying wedding accessories from them in the last couple of weeks so have been wading through them all. As well as that the hobbycraft site more or less covers everything.

    You've kind of underlined what I had to say though - I want to specialise in particular brands (not going into which ones obviously) so that those in the know don't have to wade through tons of pages of beads, ribbons etc just to find what they want.

    As for Hobbycraft, they are very expensive and real crafters only use them to top up on things when they run out of the supplies they've bought online and need something in a hurry.
  • tru
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    CelticStar, I would love to find a site which sells craft supplies in bulk and keeps them in stock. I have an excellent wholesaler just down the road from me, but they don't sell everything I need. I've found (and ordered from, a few times) a couple of people online, but just as my card sales take off, they nose-dive again when my suppliers stop selling what I want :rolleyes: I NEED A CONSTANT SUPPLY lol :D It's really frustrating when people say 'I need X amount of this design and X amount of that' and I have to tell them 'sorry, I can't supply those because I can't get this bead/ribbon/colour/whatever anymore' :mad:

    When you're up and running, let me know :D
    Bulletproof
  • CelticStar
    CelticStar Posts: 548 Forumite
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    Aw Thanks Tru, I will.
  • Toon
    Toon Posts: 246 Forumite
    As mentioned earlier - srophipping could be a good start. Take a look at https://www.dropshipforum.co.uk for some suggestions of suppliers.
  • jasmin10
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  • lee8040
    lee8040 Posts: 554 Forumite
    jasmin10 wrote: »
    I work from home as a Virtual Assistant.


    whats one of them?
  • save-a-lot
    save-a-lot Posts: 2,809 Forumite
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    lee8040 wrote: »
    whats one of them?

    A Virtual Assistant is a temporary worker who works for businesses over the internet. The employer may be at a great distance from the assistant. All the work is performed remotely. the goods and to distinguish them from the goods of others. A servicemark is the same as a trademark except that it identifies and distinguishes the source of a service rather than a product.

    Quoting: http://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en&defl=en&q=define:Virtual+Assistant&sa=X&oi=glossary_definition&ct=title
  • kat79
    kat79 Posts: 115 Forumite
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    I run my own Kleeneze business from home! I went full time in January and I haven't looked back!:j
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