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Post by spitfiregirl on Jun 26, 2014 2:33:29 GMT
back in the day the gg's got paid in store credit…. so as soon as any new product came in, the GGS would buy every bit of it! WE had money to spend! ALL 50 of us Garden Girls could empty out a store pretty fast.
probably not the best thing for a store… but it was fun for us! Then we'd make layouts using the product, and sorry…. its sold out. You guys knew that though didn't you?
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Post by oh yvonne on Jun 26, 2014 2:35:06 GMT
Ha! I suspected as much! Hey spill some more GG dirt!
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Post by spitfiregirl on Jun 26, 2014 2:36:47 GMT
that'll need another thread….!
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Post by melissa on Jun 26, 2014 3:32:34 GMT
Actually, even before that, ALL of us got paid in store credit for posting layouts. It's how the gallery really got started.
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Post by Laura on Jun 26, 2014 3:34:12 GMT
There were 50 Garden Girls? At the same time? That's nuts!
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Post by Deleted on Jun 26, 2014 3:36:57 GMT
I didn't know that. Now, what other secrets you got?  |
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Post by gmcwife1 on Jun 26, 2014 3:40:12 GMT
Ha! I suspected as much! Hey spill some more GG dirt! Yes please, tell us more  ~ Dori ~ |
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Post by ChildOfThe60s on Jun 26, 2014 3:40:21 GMT
Thanks for spilling some secret, M.
Now I know (part of) the reason that I stopped shopping there!! It was the GGs' fault ! ! ! ! :-O
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Post by chaosisapony on Jun 26, 2014 3:41:48 GMT
That is totally interesting. The gallery was a great resource, but I am surprised that the garden girls were happy just being paid in store credit.
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Post by pierkiss on Jun 26, 2014 3:48:55 GMT
Wow! I always wondered why the really great stuff was never in stock.
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Post by azredhead on Jun 26, 2014 3:52:10 GMT
I remember there were a ton of GGs!
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Post by MizIndependent on Jun 26, 2014 3:54:06 GMT
Well, well...didn't things just get interesting!
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Post by cmpeter on Jun 26, 2014 4:06:28 GMT
I didn't know that...honestly it would have never occurred to me because that seems like a really bad business model. Oh wait...it was.
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Post by janesays on Jun 26, 2014 5:55:15 GMT
wow! what else?
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Post by SockMonkey on Jun 26, 2014 10:43:05 GMT
I never knew that, but it totally explains why all the best stuff was always out of stock! Rarrrr! They should have stocked extra of that stuff so the regular peas could buy it and support the store! That was one of the reasons I stopped shopping at TwoPeas all that often; I could never get the latest and greatest.  |
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Post by Dalai Mama on Jun 26, 2014 11:10:03 GMT
I didn't know that...honestly it would have never occurred to me because that seems like a really bad business model. Oh wait...it was. Agreed. Lack of stock is why I rarely shopped there. |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 26, 2014 11:22:33 GMT
That is really funny.Why have the GG showcasing the goods if they didn't have any to supply to others that might have been inspired by their work? Great way to run a business that is...NOT! Little wonder why they shut up shop!
I never bought from them anyhow as the postage was ridiculous to the UK. Postage was no comparison to any other US store that I've bought from.
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Post by leftturnonly on Jun 26, 2014 11:31:01 GMT
I didn't know that...honestly it would have never occurred to me because that seems like a really bad business model. Oh wait...it was. Yeah, that! |
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Post by uksue on Jun 26, 2014 11:40:34 GMT
How bonkers- to 'pay' someone to create something beautiful to make customers desire the products used- but have no stock of said product?! No wonder they went under!
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Post by gajitldy on Jun 26, 2014 12:13:05 GMT
Very poor management "skills".
Diane
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Post by Miss Ang on Jun 26, 2014 12:13:50 GMT
that'll need another thread….! Bring it!   |
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Post by LavenderLayoutLady on Jun 26, 2014 12:19:56 GMT
I didn't know it before, but thanks for sharing. Sheds some light on things.
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Post by tiffanytwisted on Jun 26, 2014 17:16:13 GMT
Well, that sure explains a lot!
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Post by GVJ on Jun 26, 2014 17:17:18 GMT
ROFL. That's actually kind of hilarious!
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Post by MDscrapaholic on Jun 26, 2014 17:20:30 GMT
That's crazy. No store can stay in business doing that...
So what else don't we know?
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Post by BeckyTech on Jun 26, 2014 17:29:40 GMT
I was always curious how much the GGs were paid (even if it was in store credit). Now that it's defunct is that a rude question to ask?
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Post by thatjamie on Jun 26, 2014 17:33:30 GMT
Suddenly that explains a lot. I liked 2peas because of the impression they had the latest and greatest but it was never on stock. Now I know why. With 50 GGs at a time? No wonder. :/
And, now we have insight into the failure. At least one part of it.
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Post by MaryMary on Jun 26, 2014 17:35:47 GMT
This is possibly the funniest thing I've heard in a long time. So, they were basically making no revenue? Fantastic.
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Post by spitfiregirl on Jun 26, 2014 17:38:18 GMT
We got paid $5 per layout as I recall. We were required to do 5 a month. Some did more, some didn't do any. It added up. Classes and articles were more pay. I always had credit in my account. When I quit, I think I still had $300.00 in credit.
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Post by PEArfect on Jun 26, 2014 17:40:15 GMT
That makes a lot of sense.
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