"Some of the toughest things in this world are to really want someone and not have them around you. Those are the times when you don’t know what to do. All you can do for is wait." - Tamara Louis
Buying something online, you don't know if it's real or not. If you're not willing to take risks and make an effort to check, you'll be fooled. But the simplest things such as on-time delivery, and the hassle free it offers can make online purchase so appealing. A dilemma especially if you are far away from the thing that you wanted. The founders, were in the same boat. They were in a long distance relationship. It was hard, and posed many challenges that can be lonely at times. Yet at the same time, that extra distance made the simplest things the sweetest, like longing to touch the other person's hand, eating together at the same table, taking a walk, cracking random jokes when together. That's what happened to Joseph and Kim. They lived and worked 6143 miles away, almost half way around the world.
Distance usually prevents a relationship from forming into a meaningful way. Can it work? Not impossible. Will it succeed? Usually, no. But then again, that shouldn't be a reason for a person to be discouraged to at least try, the journey in finding out for yourself is beautiful as it is. That's why they did it, and made the extra effort to turn an unfavorable circumstance to something both were happy to experience. Passion. One of the reasons it worked is because they did something that they were both passionate about. They were both committed to the process that created some shared experiences, throwing in ideas here and there, with more topic in common to talk about, agreeing, disagreeing, agreeing to disagreeing, compromising, encouraging and supporting the other.
Tasks were allotted. Joseph handled the negotiations of the product suppliers, scrutinizing them and their quality, and finalizing deal commitments while in Europe. He was also in charge of dealing and negotiating with clients online. Kim, on the other hand is the go to person for receiving, documenting, repacking and delivering products of the clients around Manila. It started with 3 different types of bags and 2 different types of accessories for the first 2 months of its operation with no employees. It was strenuous and laborious. But, the excitement and fulfillment in each and every item they sold was immeasurable.
Distance usually prevents a relationship from forming into a meaningful way. Can it work? Not impossible. Will it succeed? Usually, no. But then again, that shouldn't be a reason for a person to be discouraged to at least try, the journey in finding out for yourself is beautiful as it is. That's why they did it, and made the extra effort to turn an unfavorable circumstance to something both were happy to experience. Passion. One of the reasons it worked is because they did something that they were both passionate about. They were both committed to the process that created some shared experiences, throwing in ideas here and there, with more topic in common to talk about, agreeing, disagreeing, agreeing to disagreeing, compromising, encouraging and supporting the other.
Tasks were allotted. Joseph handled the negotiations of the product suppliers, scrutinizing them and their quality, and finalizing deal commitments while in Europe. He was also in charge of dealing and negotiating with clients online. Kim, on the other hand is the go to person for receiving, documenting, repacking and delivering products of the clients around Manila. It started with 3 different types of bags and 2 different types of accessories for the first 2 months of its operation with no employees. It was strenuous and laborious. But, the excitement and fulfillment in each and every item they sold was immeasurable.
From selling one item a day, after a year, they're now accepting hundreds of orders with 18 employees in 2 different branches. They now also have 180 different types of bags and accessories from abroad and can deliver nationwide.
"Absence is to love as wind is to fire; it extinguishes the small and kindles the great." – Roger de Bussy - Rabutin
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