Less than two weeks to Valentines day.. so it's all systems go at AW. Lots and lots of new stock and brand new Retail Displays & Stands Department. See below.
Welcome to all the new readers to my newsletter. I travel a lot seeking out ever more unique (and hopefully salable) gift-ware, some of our customers like to read my ramblings.. but feel free to skip to the business stuff below.
Last week I was telling you about our sister company in southern Spain... and how you can get a pretty decent English breakfast there. Yesterday I landed in Mumbai, India and this morning had the finest English breakfast east of Scarborough. One thing you can say about good Indian hotels is that they really are the best in the world, where coffee is heaven, service is world class, bacon crispy and HP sauce is treated with respect. Could be my last for a while.. outside of the big city hotels it will be a real Indian breakfast, spicy masala dosa, milky tea and no HP..
I'm in India on a mission to find some seriously esoteric and exotic gift-ware. Sales of Tibetan singing bowls, exotic incense, mala beads etc keep on getting more popular. India is the place for all things magic and mysterious, probably the most spiritual country in the world. You have probably read about the Kumbh Mela - the worlds biggest spiritual gathering, expected to draw a hundred million devotees, really.. the biggest human gathering on earth ever. It's just warming up now.. so maybe my mission timing is auspicious.
The mission has gotten off to a great start. Just had a meeting with our long time supplier from Ahmadabad, our new designs of gemstone and crystal wands are.. well what can I say.. they are just magic.
More news from India, next week.
Happy trading.
David