So why does this happen nearly every Holiday?
An open letter to Etsy, on the Sellers Ask Sellers Forum.
I am particularly angered with you Etsy on this holiday.
The bell rang out this morning on our Town Common by the Soldiers Monument. Hand struck once for each war and conflict where we have lost those that paid the ultimate price.
That price was to never come home, or to come home draped in a flag. They gave their life to provide us enduring freedom.
By state law this is one of the few days that it is mandatory that the schools close. In our small town, thousands join in a parade, that stops at the town common. They then continue in silence to a graveyard along the Mammoth Road that was once the stagecoach route from Boston to Concord, New Hampshire.
Why does Etsy, demand that we ship today, a postal holiday, a UPS holiday? If they do not care about the fact that we can not ship, then why do they demand it?
The community then returns to the Common, for the ringing of the bell and talks from warriors old and new. Retired and active, all with community members looking and listening. Twenty, sometimes thirty or more rows deep, young, old, veterans once spat upon as they returned from a far off land. Children all with a flag to memorilaze and remember this day.
Thinking, remembering and praying for those that have been lost and families that lost someone in war.
Now Etsy, don’t get me wrong, I appreciate the opportunity to sell on your channel. This particular order, that I must ship today, Memorial Day, was a lot of fun to work on.
It is one of our NICU, (Neonatal care unit) memory boards. A unit with over 100 beds, worked with us for a handful sturdy handcrafted boards to celebrate new life. Important and heartwarming work for the entire team here.
They don’t expect them to ship today, so why do you?
On Memorial Day, we honor and remember the brave men and woman who gave their lives in service to our country.
Etsy, take the time to remember and know, their sacrifice will never be forgotten.
