Update from SCS

[Wendy]

Hello All, I hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving weekend and gained at least a few pounds.

I wanted to give everyone an update on SCS as I move closer to reopening. I have had a very busy month moving the shop and prepping my Mom's house for sale. My brothers and I had the shop moved in a couple of days but not much space to put it. It all ended up in my garage, along with about 70% of her household belongings. The shop is in tact now inside my home with supplies lingering in various locations and I can get two trucks back in the garage. Somehow I knew years ago that having a 1300 sf garage would come in handy some day. I still have the issue of moving my office. I plan to do that this week with a little help.

I have come across enough soap and shave cream experiments to last my family 10 years. I knew my Mom kept busy at night to keep from getting lonely but I had no idea how much "stuff" she made. I found what appeared to be deodorant tubes that smelled great, so running low in my current stock I though I would give it a try. Needless to say about five minutes later my underarms were sticking together. :lol: I still have no clue what I used but it was funny none the less.

As I finished sorting through the final boxes and tubs of stuff that landed at my house I discovered I am not real sure what is good product and experimental. I threw out many batches of various things and will be starting from scratch. I have also noticed that many of our recipes were thrown in a box and intermingled with revised recipes. With that being said I will be removing some product from our site until the product is perfected. I have to try all 8 cream recipes I have found then send for testing to make sure I am offering the best product for sale. This will take some time. I will be continuing with most of the regular line and want to expand on some of our originals, with hopes to offer splashes, milks, edt's, soap and cream in all of our signature fragrances that we currently offer.

I really appreciate all of your ongoing support of SCS and our family. I am very excited to get back to working with all of you very soon.

[superbleu]

Best of Luck Wendy!!! Your mom would be proud of all your hard work. I'm very glad you are picking up the pieces and keeping SCS going!

[RayH]

Thanks for the update. We're all glad to hear from you.

[Blue_2]

We're glad to hear it, although that sounds like quite an ordeal. It'll be awhiile before things settle down but we'll be waiting.

[RF1963]

Nice to hear that you've taken some pretty big steps successfully.

Will SCS be shipping internationally in it's new incarnation?

[Luc]

Best of luck!

[SRock]

Thanks for the update, Wendy. Best of luck and God bless.

[RichGem]

Best of luck, Wendy! I'm sure that SCS will be back soon and as strong as ever under your guidance.

[mark the shoeshine boy]

Most importantly to me, it is good to hear from you.

You will get it done.

We will wait.

[brianw]

That is no doubt Wendy, we will be here when you are ready !!!!

[nEver-Ready]

Best of luck Wendy. Happy to see Sue's legacy will live on in such careful and caring hands.

[_MementoMori_]

Sounds like you discovered your mom's stash of experimental scented glue sticks!

Hahaha...

It's good to hear you're almost back in business. Be sure that we'll all support you with a purchase probably the very day your "doors are open" again.

Take care, Wendy.

[ackvil]

Best of luck, Wendy. Keep us updated as you go along.

[kellicat]

:thumbup1:

best wishes and good luck

[davecmu]

Thanks for the update, and a kudos on such a huge undertaking. Rest assured that SCS will be welcomed back in a big way when you're ready to start producing again.

[djh]

Thanks for the report Wendy. I hope that you are able to keep things moving along- the first steps are always the hardest.
Good luck!

[Jethro1984]

Great to hear from you. Anxiously awaiting the new offerings.

[Spivey]

Thanks, Wendy! Hang in there. We really appreciate you!

[urkel]

you sound like a busy lady. with the holidays as well! best wishes

[SmoovD]

Thanks for the update, Wendy.

We will be ready to go whenever you are able.

[bob.e]

I'm glad you are keeping the ship afloat thanks for all you do:thumbup:

[weenerdog3443]

good to hear you are keeping the business going. Having only started de shaving not too long ago I never had a chance to try any of the products before but I do look forward to picking some up

[Sullybob]

That's great news Wendy. Good luck getting the recipes sorted out quickly.

I wonder if the deodorant tube contained shave soap?

[jsrdrnr]

Thanks for the update, Wendy. Keep taking care of yourself in the whole process. We will wait as long as needed.

[Evbo]

Good to hear from you, Wendy. Best of luck with everything! Fair warning, tho -- I have a feeling you might be deluged with orders whenever you re-open. :w00t:

[Wendy]

Sounds like you discovered your mom's stash of experimental scented glue sticks!


:lol::lol::lol: That is what it felt like.

[BigFoot]

Welcome back! We will be ready when you are. I hope the stuck underarms do not cause a setback in production.:lol:

[xjrob85]

Thanks for the great update Wendy! There are many of us that are eagerly waiting for you to reopen so we can place all the orders we've been hanging onto. Rest assured that all of your mother's loyal customers will support you as you take over. I'm really excited to see the new products you have planned. :biggrin1:

[wolfrb]

Good to hear from you, Wendy. Best of luck with everything! Fair warning, tho -- I have a feeling you might be deluged with orders whenever you re-open. :w00t:+1
I know my will be among them.
Best wishes and take care Wendy

[kingfisher]

Thanks for the update.

I love SCS products. Whenever you are ready to go, we are all ready to go!

[Hawkeye5]

Wendy, could those possibly be 'Chick Sticks'? My wife and daughters really liked them, but they were discontinued. Sue had told me that she might make some more at some point, but that was perhaps two years ago. I think there may be a piece of one still around the house and the packaging looked like a stick deoderant.

[CaptainK]

Thanks for the update, Wendy. Best of luck and holiday wishes to you & yours.

[pizzaguy]

Thanks for the update-- I look forward to ordering :001_smile

[Wendy]

Wendy, could those possibly be 'Chick Sticks'? My wife and daughters really liked them, but they were discontinued. Sue had told me that she might make some more at some point, but that was perhaps two years ago. I think there may be a piece of one still around the house and the packaging looked like a stick deoderant.


I thought about the womens sticks. The mens and womens are the same recipe, different fragrances. The citrus and orange are unisex.

[Wendy]

Welcome back! We will be ready when you are. I hope the stuck underarms do not cause a setback in production.:lol:


If I had only thought of that as an excuse long ago. :laugh:

[Vlad]

Thank you for the update. This makes me happy. :001_smile

[Mama Bear]

First of all I have to say I am so happy that you are going to keep it going.. that is a true testimonial to Sue and I am sure that there are a lot of appreciative gentlemen out there also! :thumbup:

I moved almost 3 years ago.. and had that experience just flashback to me while reading your post. It was a trial. I closed down for an entire month and then had the incredible experience of gentlemen still ordering even knowing I would not be able to get the orders out. I probably should have closed the website down,, but at that point it wasn't a very big website and I never would have had the experience of the love and support that I had during that time.. it was a phenominal experience for me. The men and women on this site are truly some of the best, most loving and supportive I have ever met. They have changed my life in many ways..

Laughing myself sick over your trial of the 'deodorant' Wendy.. omg.. :lol::lol:

You are keeping Sue alive in what you are doing.. as before, if I can help in ANY way, let me know.. God Bless You!! xoxoxoxoxo Sue

[DavyRay]

Wendy's got a new custom title. :001_smile

Gotta watch what you say around here!

[davecmu]

Wendy's got a new custom title. :001_smile

Gotta watch what you say around here!

So classic. That is one of the reasons I love this place - what a fun way to be reminded that, despite tragedy, there is love and normalcy in the world.

[Mama Bear]

Wendy's got a new custom title. :001_smile

Gotta watch what you say around here!

omg.. welcome to B&B Wendy.... lol!! :lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::thumbup:

[gollum83]

Wow, sounds like you'll be busy for awhile, Wendy, but I'm confident you'll get things straightened out in no time. Thank you for the update and best of luck! :001_smile


If I had only thought of that as an excuse long ago. :laugh:

Yeah, well it's too late for that. You're stuck with with us for better or worse. :001_tt2:

[Evbo]

So classic. That is one of the reasons I love this place - what a fun way to be reminded that, despite tragedy, there is love and normalcy in the world.

Hey, watch out who you're callin' "normal," buddy ... :w00t:

[davecmu]

Hey, watch out who you're callin' "normal," buddy ... :w00t:

Watch out who you're calling "buddy", pal! :w00t:

[Vlad]

Watch out who you're calling "buddy", pal! :w00t:

Is this another clown house thread take-over? Where are the mods?

[CaptainK]

Where are the mods?
:clown: :clown: :clown:

Where are the mods?
Send in the mods.
Or are they just ghosts?

Where are the mods?
There ought to be mods.
Well, maybe next post.

:clown: :clown: :clown:

[Evbo]

:clown: :clown: :clown:

Where are the mods?
Send in the mods.
Or are they just ghosts?

Where are the mods?
There ought to be mods.
Well, maybe next post.

:clown: :clown: :clown:

Wow. Isn't it rich?

[Barber-Eile]

Will SCS be shipping internationally in it's new incarnation?
yeah!!!

Also am I the only person getting excited about these experimental product batches ? I'd LOVE to just have a box of random stuff and then have to figure out what it all is!!!

Great to hear you are keeping busy and well Wendy. As the others all
said- we're going nowhere!

[Wendy]

Will SCS be shipping internationally in it's new incarnation?


Not at this time. We do have a distributer in the UK that carries cream and soaps.

[CaptainK]

Great to here you are keeping busy and well Wendy. As the others all said- we're going nowhere!
+1E100! (<= Dat's a Google, BTW! :laugh:)

[Vlad]

yeah!!!

Also am I the only person getting excited about these experimental product batches ? I'd LOVE to just have a box of random stff and the have to figure out what it is!!!

Great to here you are keeping busy and well Wendy. As the others all
said- we're going nowhere!

You can get your own glue stick deodorant (http://www.shaving.ie/products/DR-Harris-Shaving-Soap-Stick-Selection.html) locally.

[Wendy]

You can get your own glue stick deodorant (http://www.shaving.ie/products/DR-Harris-Shaving-Soap-Stick-Selection.html) locally.

:lol::lol::lol:

[elkaholic]

Thanks for the update Wendy. Good luck sorting everything out. Let us know when you are ready to go.

[Zachurek]

Wendy you rock!
Family comes first! Then yourself.
Take care of these, then when you are ready we will still be here.
You are lifetime friend, and we will wait patiently as long as it takes.:001_smile

Steve

[BigFoot]

Wendy,

In case we miss it on here, will everyone on the SCS e-mail list get notified when you are open for business? I want to try that "New Spice".

[The Knize]

Wow. Isn't it rich?

are we a pair?

[Wendy]

Wendy,

In case we miss it on here, will everyone on the SCS e-mail list get notified when you are open for business? I want to try that "New Spice".

You must be talking about the Newsletter. :w00t: I did not plan on doing that yet. :blushing: I will post here and Twitter. I will try to get working on newsletter but no promises.

[htownmmm]

Do what you can, when you can. It's just good to hear that youw will keep the 'Sue' legacy going.


Trust me-once SCS is up and runnig, the word will get around!


marty

[bananaman]

My apologies if this has been covered elsewhere, but will you be shipping to Canada?


Not at this time. We do have a distributer in the UK that carries cream and soaps.

[BigFoot]

You must be talking about the Newsletter. :w00t: I did not plan on doing that yet. :blushing: I will post here and Twitter. I will try to get working on newsletter but no promises.

As much time as I spend on this forum it really does not matter. I doubt I will miss anything.:lol:

[Wendy]

As much time as I spend on this forum it really does not matter. I doubt I will miss anything.:lol:

I think that is the case with many. :thumbup:

[Wendy]

My apologies if this has been covered elsewhere, but will you be shipping to Canada?

I will not open the site to international orders at this time. I do on occasionship ship internationally for a customer but the cost they pay for international shipping is horrible. In addition to that I can not ship any EDT's or aftershave splash international.