David's AW News: Guinea Pigs & the New Dropshipping Website

Greetings from AW HQ - UK

I'm in the UK, in Sheffield, at the heart of AW. 

Tomas is here, Raul (the IT wizard) has flown in from KL, I'm here. Working on something amazing..

It's all happening here; we are working 24/7 on the new Dropshipping website. Which will be launched very soon.

I'm hoping it will be a game changer for YOU!   (more details below)

Last week I was telling you about my short time in Spain at home, and our guy in Indonesia stuck in Java.. if you missed it, you can catch up here.

Well, it's all happening here.. and I quickly got involved with Rodrigo and the team.. we already made a "Can you sell this? Video.. about the Indian Rag Rugs.. did you see it?

Update from Indonesia.

Our man Bondhan went to Java to load another container of the Big Statues (they are selling faster than we can ship them) - they are good but very complicated because the only way to ship them cost effectively is by filling the void space around the statues with small, expensive items.  We actually made a Video all about it. Well, Bondhan went there, and the truck drivers of Java went on strike.. and everything got delayed. But we have confirmation a container will arrive on Monday, and we can get more of the Big Buddha Statues on the way to you. Please be patient. Although we still have some stock. of some of the sizes. 

New Dropshipping Website update.

It's very close.. standby - hopefully we have a beta tester launch shortly.. if you'd like to be a tester (and forever in our debt), message me and we can add you to the team.. to try out the things.. We have so far.. including API's for Shopify, eBay and WooCommerce, ready to test - please let me know if you'd like to be a Guinea Pig.. Just reply to this newsletter with your name and WhatsApp / Phone number.. and Raul the IT wizard may connect with you.

New AW Dropshipping Site - sneak preview. Quick as a cappuccino.

Here is a little teaser.

If you have been following this newsletter you will know about the Beach office in Bali, and our team of developers there.. they are working on the backend of the website and need feedback and ideas..  we were there only three weeks ago pulling it altogether, now in Sheffield to get this end of things polished. It's a worldwide team effort. I really believe it will be a game changer for our customers. aw-dropship.es - you can register on our existing site, and when the new site is fully ready, you will already be a member. And be able to use the same login. If you are an invited Guinea Pig  (see above) - you will get access to the Beta version. 

Just Arrived!!

Meanwhile..we have the Lokta Paper notebooks from Nepal in our warehouse. And available for the first time.

In the giftware market eco friendly stationery is a fast growing sector..  I personally use a nice notebook, and there is something low tech about making a handwritten list that focuses the mind and has more power to manifest that list into reality.. than just digital, with that concept in mind, we designed this range of notebooks..

Here you can actually see the artisan process of making the Lokta paper. 

I'm very excited!!  Because it's a new family supplier, and I'm really hoping we can develop more business with them. 

They tell me a heatwave is coming.. if it's true, enjoy the sunshine (responsibly) or maybe not!

Have an awesome week.

More updates next week.


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