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I took a leap of faith and He led me to greener pastures
Let’s throw it back to September. I just had my best drop yet, over 90% of the stock sold out in the 72hr window, everyting good, everyting bless…until I get the tees. Long story short, big mezzup.
Fast forward, I needed a new screen-printer. I’m searching up and down the country, making calls, getting recommendations, all sorts. I start talking to two screen printers who can do the job, both around the same price, and both were willing to work with me and my specifications. Calm no wahala. And in October, I decided to pick the screen printer that was co-signed by my separator. Before I sent him my blanks, communication was great, he was responsive and was willing to grow with me. Just as I thought my manufacturing issues on the UK side were sorted, I was wrong.
I sent the tees, and he received them but then radio silence. I was calling…voicemail. I was texting…air. OMO! Days and weeks are going by, and I got nothing, and I’m fumingggggg! I asked my Separator, who recommended him, and he hasn’t heard from him either. And mind you, time is just going! And more time I run on tight deadlines (this is due to change tbh). So, drop opportunities are just going and going. What a frustrating time.
He eventually gets back to me after a few weeks and sends my tees back. No money except shipping fees are lost but most importantly my times garnnnn. So I think quick, what can I make to fit this upcoming Post-Black Friday/Christmas time. And the Friends and Family tee fits perfectly. It’s been 2 years since the last one and I’ve had a decent design in the vault for a year or so, might as well throw that out quick and ride the wave.
So here I am again, searching for a decent screen printer and I find one. On the business and artwork side, everyting bless, no wahala…yet. So, I send the t-shirts in maybe mid/late November-ish time and I forget about it for a few days. But one day at work, I think lemme check the tracking. Something that should’ve been delivered the next day still hasn’t arrived like 5 days or so later??? I called the new screen printer, but my contact is on holiday and I speak to his colleague, my man doesn’t have a clue wag1. He said he’ll check if it arrived and call me back. I call UPS, and they say the tings were officially lost and I need to claim kmttttttttttttt. I call my man back and said run me my refund, the ting lost!
Now I’m chasing UPS for my bread, but I still have to try to pattern something for Boxing Day. I consider my options and JCSL tees are one of them. I didn’t really want to invest heavily in the set-up cost until January but I know I have someone there who’s willing to work. I make a few calls and emails and we’re back in the game. I’ve got a few tees on ice from a previous bulk order and I send them out asap.
The date is Monday 12th Dec and I want to do a photo shoot on Saturday 17th Dec, I got tees patterned and paid for but not in hand, I got no models and I have no location. I basically have nothing. I can’t lie, I was panicking but you see my God!!!!! Ite boom, throughout the next few days everything was clicking, the tees came, and looked gorgeous, the location was patterned and on theme with the tee and idea I had in my head and a couple man blessed me by being models and even Nat came to do BTS. This week was like a movie, bare trials and tribulations, but by the end of the week everything was patterned and the shoot was hardddddd.
And remember those tees UPS “lost”, I get an email earlier this week from the screen printer that should’ve printed on them. He’s come back from holiday now and asked what I wanted to do with them. I called him like aren’t they lost??? He’s not sure, he calls the factory to confirm wag1. He emails me back with the colours and sizes they have. I call back again cuz it’s good to confirm loool he said they have everything. Omo, I could cry! Cuz if you saw the beef I was beefing UPS to run me my money, you wouldn’t believe it.
Now I’ve got everything, a beautiful new colourway of JCSL tees ready to drop and all my blanks reunited lool ready for the new year. And all in all, this whole situation reminds me of 2 things. Firstly, Romans 8:28, God will take what was gonna mess you around or even finish you and turn it around for your good. And secondly, if I didn’t “lose” those t-shirts I would’ve never taken that leap of faith to make JCSL tees at this moment. I kept doubting it, “Will people have money?”, “Will I find a location? Will I have to change the shoot idea cuz I can’t find a location?”, “Will the t-shirt print come out correctly?”. All these worries almost consumed me, but my God is greater. Have faith in him now and going into 2023.
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