Inka Red Bombaso Maduro, American Blends and Mr Brog Pipes

Hi everyone, I hope you have been having a great week? It has been another brilliant week here in Norfolk and it was made even better by one of my regular customers.

Monday was the usual busy day with online orders. Marcus and I were working through them as quickly as we could. Meanwhile I also served a brilliant regular who loves the Inka Red Bombaso Maduro. After picking up many of them he saw our Christmas raffle and was very happy to take part. Later on in the day Marcus continued working on the pipe room. I can tell he is incredibly proud of his displays and he has done a great job with it. I had also received a lovely email from one of my loyal readers! He is a Springbank lover and is always kept up to date with their latest releases. After asking when we would be getting our allocation, he offered me a dram of one of his purchases – Springbank 21 Year Old. I never say no to a freebie, and this would be one of the best freebies I would ever receive. Maybe next time I see him I should ask if I can use his name in future?

On Tuesday, I was picking orders with Marcus, after picking those orders I got to work completing my shop newsletters for December. I am off on holiday next week so it is vital to have them completed this week. Marcus wanted to promote the American Blends Spirit of Scotland, as he thought it smelled like a Christmas cake and so perfect for Christmas! Afterwards I also made a start on my January cigar subscriptions. I have to say the year will start with a bang with these subscriptions! 

On Wednesday, I was back in the shop and I got to work organising the pipe room drawers and using my new label maker to make sure it is clear what should go in what drawer. Afterwards I gave some TLC to our New World Humidor. I gave it a good stocking up and ordered a lot of stock. Meanwhile, whilst I was away on my lunch break, the gentleman who purchases the Springbank came in to give me a dram. Unfortunately I was away but I certainly thank him and as a token of my appreciation, I have secured him a miniature for him only. 

Thursday was New World stock count day. Lisa and I worked through the New World humidor incredibly fast! Afterwards I had a management training session. I have never had management training in previous jobs and so it is nice that C.Gars is investing in me to become a better supervisor and I certainly did learn a lot. Towards the end of the day, I had a quick catch up with the team about some December promotions. Sharon had a brilliant idea which I can’t wait to share with you all.

On Friday, I was in the packing department. Josh and I were getting through all of the orders with no issues whatsoever! I also served a gentleman who wanted to buy his first pipe. I also suggest a Mr Brog pipe as they are made to last but kept to a lower budget. In the end he had a Mr Brog Morta Poker Pipe, he then purchased a tin of American Blends Spirit of Scotland (which came with a free 3 in 1 pipe tool – In store only offer). He left very happy. In the afternoon I kept picking orders. I don’t know if you’ve seen at the checkout but we have a nice offer called “Try something new” this gives you the chance to try a mystery cigar for £10 instead of it’s usual price of around £15! We have been picking lots of these in online orders, but by doing that, it has made people try brands they’ve never tried before and they’ve been buying more! It proves that you need to try new things as you may have a new favourite!

I hope you have enjoyed this weeks goings on in Norfolk and I hope to see you all in store soon… But not next week as I will be on holiday all week! Hopefully eating a certain mouse shaped treats. I let you guess which mouse.

So long for now.

Oliver.

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