New in 2012 – Down to Earth Clayworks online will be updated to yet another website (all together now ….. groan!!). BUT the good news for customers in the local area – this will be a shopping cart website.
I have been asked about online shopping since I opened my doors but have resisted the e commerce scenario since pottery can be on the heavy side and breakable, making shipping costs prohibitive. However, I also have a local shopping dilemma …. the studio is located about 20 minutes south of our little city and it is proving to be a challenge getting people out to the showroom. For you big city folks, I know 20 minutes isn’t a big deal but when you live in a isolated community where everything is less than a 10 minute drive away, taking time to drive 20 minutes on the highway out of town, to one store, can be seen as a long trip.
The online store will be available to those in the Powell River area by end of February and will include FREE delivery. Once I have the online shop up and running locally, I will do further investigation of all shipping options and costs to see if it might be viable to offer online shopping out of area.
Have a very Merry Christmas everyone and hope you, like I, are looking forward to an exciting 2012!