12 days to go till we show our new Spring Summer 2015 collection at Scoop International, so I am keeping a daily countdown diary to launch- welcome to my world! Problems, solutions, uncertainties, yet more problems and the unexpected in store!
Day 10
The email from our shipping agent, Kevin, bought with it some ominous news:
Subject: RE: AIR ship this Fri 27/06
Hi Sawako
Air space is very tight at the moment and the earliest ETA will be Thursday mainly due to iphone 6 launch
Rgds Kevin
I responded immediately:
Subject: RE: AIR ship this Fri 27/06
Oh no, what a disaster! Unfortunately the goods are booked for next Thursday 03/07 and we can’t change it, it’s taken me so long to get the account with this customer back and running that if I am late I will lose it!! Is there really nothing to be done?? and will this be the case for most shipping companies… can’t quite believe what I am reading.
Let me know what you suggest,
Many thanks, Nadia
Kevin replies :
Hi Nadia
Everyone is facing the same problems but I’ll wait to hear from Dawson tomorrow
See what the airlines are suggesting
Rgds Kevin
When it came to shipping I thought I had seen it all: strikes, China airports closed due to heavy fogs, winds, volcanic eruptions in Iceland, we even lost cargo to a ship that sank ( no kidding), but this… well I never.. and who am I to compete for space with the mighty apples?
I shrug my shoulders in disbelief, although I’m not one for giving up I know there is nothing I can do, after all who am I ?
I turn my attention to more pleasurable things, on Sunday July 13th, opening night at Scoop I’ll be attending the networking dinner at the Saatchi Gallery, my menu has been sent and I need to email back to confirm what I am ordering. If you can guess what I have ordered and email my selection to enquiries@nadiaminkoff.com , you could WIN our beautiful Pimlico clutch in red… which btw,for those of you who are getting the new iphone 6- is the perfect bag to carry it in !!
Menu as follows:
First course – (served cold)
Chilled English pea & watercress soup with rose petal cream
Or
Endive salad with Cashel blue, apple and toasted hazelnuts
Main Course
Angus beef burger, served with fries
Or
Roast chicken breast, gnocchi, summer veg and moral veloute
Or
Line caught cod, rainbow chard and cockles
Or
Pumpkin tortellini with butternut squash puree and gorgonzola cream sauce
Dessert
Chocolate & lavender brulee with raspberries & shortbread
Or
Custard tart, with poached Yorkshire rhubarb
Or
Fresh fruit salad with sorbet
- Half bottle red or white wine
- Tea/coffee
Happy guessing and happy weekend, I will update you on Monday and notify the winner, so you have little time, better get emailing
X Nadia
Nadia Minkoff London 