June 2017
We all love a bargain. There is nothing nicer than finding something you've been hankering after on sale. I'm the same, but increasingly I've become sceptical about the endless discounting the big retailers engage in. It doesn't feel fair when brands boost the price by 25% just to be able to offer a 20% markdown to unsuspecting customers. The two for one offers in supermarkets are fuelling waste and endangering the health of our children. We've become so conditioned to gravitate towards the sale item, we don't always appreciate the psychological manipulation involved.
When I first established Lily Blanche I made a resolution. We would treat our customers the way I would want to be treated in an ideal world - with respect, with honesty and with integrity. I knew we wouldn't always get it right - and we haven't - but we would always strive to delight and surprise our customers and when we got something wrong, we would act as quickly as possible to make things better.
Lily Blanche Memory Keeper Locket
When it comes to pricing our jewellery, I have tried to keep our prices as low as possible for as long as possible. It is important to me that the price you see when you click on an item is the price you will pay at the check out. Everything is transparent. No hidden costs. I'd rather give all customers free chains, lovely packaging and free UK shipping than give random customers occasional discounts. I feel confident that our prices are lower than our competitors and our quality and craftsmanship is higher - often much higher. If we don't offer what a customer is looking for, we will point them to a competitor who does.
Having said that, I know that every pound or dollar or euro spent on a Lily Blanche product is hard earned and we are always grateful when customers choose to shop with us.
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