Why we will be closed March 26 and 27

No one sees what goes on behind the scenes at the Satin Cord Store, but at any given time, you will see our employees working as hard and fast as they can to get your orders out.  They are consciencious, dedicated, reliable and we are lucky to have such a great team. 

Since we feel that our employees are worth much more than they are paid, we want to reward them.  We are using the award points on the company credit card to take them on a short cruise.  Now with the AIG bonus issues, this is definitely not the time to use the B(onus) word, but this reward is for each and every one of our employees, not just company officers.  And it isn’t costing the company (or customers or taxpayers) anything.  We are lucky enough to live in a town with a cruise port, so all we have to do is drive over and hop on the boat.   And our employees have agreed to get off the ship Monday morning and come straight back into work to start getting your orders out. 

This is the first time the Satin Cord Store has closed since we opened in 2005.  We have been open (and have taken customer calls) 365 days a year – even Christmas day.  We thought about putting up a notice saying something like ‘closed for inventory’ but we’re just going to admit it – we are grateful for our family of employees and want to do something nice for them. 

Against the protests of everyone else, I will take my laptop on board and respond to e-mails received during the time we are gone.  We will listen to voice mails as soon as we return and will respond as soon as possible. 

We will get back into the shop as soon as we can on Monday (sometime mid-morning) and will fill orders in the order in which they are received.  We appreciate your patience, and will run a sale when we get back to express our appreciation for you, our valued customers.