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jimalim · 6 days ago

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There are so so many reasons I've decided I'll be phasing out my etsy in the new year, but one that's very high atop my list is when customers who buy a single sticker ask me if there's tracking information cause "it's been a while" and they haven't gotten it.

1. As stated in my store policies. All FREE SHIPPING items mail in a self addressed stamped envelope. Unless you want me to have to charge an extra 5 dollars (cause yeah that's how much it would cost to send a mailer) there's no tracking.

2. The USPS is running on fumes due to government underfunding, cuts to employees as well as service centers etc. It's gonna be slow any time of the year, ESPECIALLY so around the holidays.

3. I'm not Amazon. I can't guarantee 2 day shipping, and send out free replacements anytime it isn't delivered ASAP. Have some damn patience.

#i only make like 50 cents per sticker #between cost of product #envelops and stamps (which keep going up! did you know a forever stamp is 66 cents now?!)#and etsy fees (a main huge reason im leaving the platform)#theres barely any profit left because i have my stickers priced to sell #etsy used to be really great and for a while i saw it as an actual future potential career #but turns out it was way more of a fluke than i already felt it was #covid was really great for people wanting to support small business #for the first year but once things opened back up so much of the traffic disappeared #the site got overran by dropshippers selling temu shit and that killed even more customers interest #and yet etsy keeps raising their fees!#im gonna consolidate listings #not renew ones that expire cause im tired of paying listing fees for nothing im throwing away more money doing that than selling these days #ill eventually post about some sales on old merch here #but im too lazy to do it right away lol

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