Pleasant Surprises

[alwaysamy]

Here's a very nice thing: I discovered a local soap-maker at the Renaissance Faire up here this summer, and fell in love with a lot of their stuff.

So I went to the website and bought gifts for my agent and my editor for the holidays, lotion, soap, and a roll-on scent in Blue Moon for my editor, and in Orchard Blend for my agent. Shipping was cheap, delivery was quick -- and when I opened the box I found two body butter bars in the same two scents. Looked on the invoice, where the owner had hand-written: "Thanks, Amy! Please find two free body bars included also!"

How nice! I mean, I haven't checked, and given their prices I'm sure the bars are only $4 or $5, but still -- that's profit she gave away. I think I'm never buying handmade soap or lotion from anyone else.

For anyone interested, it's The Handmaiden's Garden.

Comments

[going-not-gone.livejournal.com]

I can't think of anyone who deserves to be on the receiving end of a random act of kindness than you.

[amy37.livejournal.com]

Aw! Thank you!

I kind of hate the fact that I was so stunned by this. Random acts of kindness and generosity are in short supply everywhere. The fact that this is a small company which probably doesn't make a lot of money anyway just made me really glowy.

[going-not-gone.livejournal.com]

Bask in it sweetie. Take a hot bath with your fancy soap and wallow in The Nice.

[ex-fashioni.livejournal.com]

Ditto. Amy deserves nice pretties. Wouldn't it have been lovely of her to have packed a cabana boy in there as well... you know, for back washing? ;-)