Mim
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To be fair, unless your tech guy was at a big box shop like Guitar Center, taking your Kala to him for setup still supports a small business. I love that someone like Mim exists as an alternative to places like Guitar Center, and I've bought from Mim before and probably will again, but the way her quota's been filling up for weeks now, I don't think she's hurting for business the way some local shops might be.
Some of your money went to Kala, and some to your tech. If you had bought from Mim, some would have gone to Kala, and some to her. For me, in addition to thinking about whether I want to support Mim or a local shop, there's a question about whether I want my dollars to go to Kala at all. Personally, I don't think they're "the bad guys," but I've never really cared for their brand, and given what we're seeing about their behavior, I don't really see a reason to start supporting them.
The order cap has been astonishing with Covid, One week it was like 6 hours. But then it finally went back to normal the week before stay-cation. Yay! I would rather have orders trickle in. I was open until Wednesday! But then I took vacation and had the Kala discount so I filled up in a day again. DOH! But please do not think this is an all-the-time phenomenon. I ain't too big for my britches yet. Haha.
Basically I live in an area where cost of living is low, I bought my shop for a song, I barter, I love thrift shops, and all my cars are used old and crappy! Haha. So I am not rolling in it by any means, but I am blessed to be able to feed 7 kids and a ton o' rescue dogs and animals... haha. The cap is so I make sure I don't take on more than one person can handle. I was burning the candle at both ends and got sick and the doctor said it was from stress and when I told him all I was doing he said, "Stop that." Haha, best two-word doctor's advice ever. Haha. But basically I prioritized. But I did not know how to pump the breaks. People say to get an employee, but I would be a horrible boss... I am a pushover, but also would want to be the one setting everything up anyway, so there is only so much one Mim can do! So then I did order cap and that worked. Most of the time I don't even hit cap. Just... everyone has decided to take up ukulele in lockdown I guess. The nice thing is when I did the cap thing my kid said to me, "So you can finally enjoy Christmas." Yeah... it has been a good thing