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One never likes criticism, but to grow and move forward, sometimes you have to bite the bullet and put your heart on your sleeve. I’ve learned a lot from this forum and have grown to respect the opinion of most of its posters. So I place myself in your hands.
About ten years ago, I created my plywood pouch. It was done out of necessity- I live in eastern Canada with a lot of snow in the winter and rain the rest of the year. I was doing a fair bit of cabinet work (besides a full-time job) and had a pickup truck with a six foot bed. I couldn’t find anything to protect a sheet of plywood when I went to the lumber yard, so I created the Kerry-All plywood pouch (pic attached).
I got a lot of great comments on it, so I decided to make them for sale. I tracked down a plastic supplier for the woven polyethylene I needed and found a local upholstery shop to make them. Of course this added quite a cost to the pouch, but I didn’t have the talent or the machine to sew them myself.
I started a website, advertised a little here and there (very expensive), plus the free sites. Sales were okay, but never great. I thought anyone with a pickup truck who buys plywood would love to have one. But no.
Circumstances changed a bit, I needed to become independent. I bought an old industrial sewing machine and taught myself how to sew. Soon, I was able to drop the price about $30. Sales remained the same.
So, I am here asking you folks if I am doing something wrong. Maybe it’s not the ‘best thing since sliced bread’ I hoped it would be. I’m going to keep making them, just wondering what the world thinks. Any comments will be greatly appreciated, and I can handle tough words.
Cheers
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