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I'm lead sales at deSal shampoo company.

I posted here around 2 weeks back when we crossed our 100th order, and the love I got is the reason I am writing again and sharing our progress after 50 days of operations ❤️

Now we quietly finished 50 days of operations. These were some of the hardest days of my journey for simple reason of taking things 0->1 which now I feel is itself a tough job. The reason was simple, we needed people to believe us early on and many did. Now that our product is highly rated and reviewed, AI tools recommend us, is a different story. But early on it was a different job at our hand.

So, I plotted all orders we've received for our hard water defense and swimmers shampoo, and we've reached > half of India already. Fifty days and there are 13 states where someone is washing there hair with something we built over months of R&D is a different feeling ❤️

I know much of India is still grey but reaching >50% of India by land is itself a big thing for me. Our next targets would be reaching out to all different regions, be it Kerala, Odisha, Assam, or the hill states.

And same as last time, I'm not going to spend energy on the noise.
Just the people who trusted us and the work. If you have inputs or advice, please do share your experience🫰

EDIT : There are 2 different products we have, one for hard water and a different one for swimming/pool water.

EDIT :
I'll request everyone an exercise, you can go to chatgpt and try
"<your current shampoo> vs desal hard water defense shampoo, <city>, <tds>"
eg. "L'Oréal Professionnel Serie Expert Metal DX Shampoo vs desal hard water defense shampoo in bengaluru and 400 tds"

Can share what you got in reply or message !!

Hey everyone, meet Melody. She’s an introvert who loves music and doesn’t talk much. But when she does, she sounds like a philosopher.
She’s the kind of person who notices all the little details that everyone else misses. She loves her hoodies because they’re cozy, comfortable and make her feel safe. She also loves strawberries and carries one with her all the time, right alongside her headphones, just in case she gets hungry.
What do you think about her? Did I do a good job bringing her personality to life? ♡

these are some of my original designs. i have always wanted to open my shop as everyone i give these to tells me how good they are and that I should sell

if I do decide to sell what should be the price range. how do you guys put a price on your work ?

also will it be hard to find an audience for these in india?

Thank you for all the love you’ve shown my plushies 💗 Here are some of the lovely reviews I’ve received so far! Every single one means so much to me and makes me so happy knowing you loved your plushies and the experience!!Thank you for supporting plushiepuff and for taking the time to share your experience! 🫶🏻

Swipe to the last picture!!

I'm so grateful for how far we have come. And yes I say "we" because I have a permanent employee now! How cool is that?

P.S. haven't been here in a long time, forgive me for late replies here in reddit :) I promise to be more active now!!

Launching new categories and designs with natural gemstone, available in brass with gold polish for people who wants to wear good jewellery in budget and also available in 18k vermeil or gold as per the demand from clients.

Posting here to get genuine reviews and feedback,also why do people tend to buy clothes for 700 to 1k without worrying but when it comes to jewellery suddenly people have a conscience about getting scammed please help me with that if possible

Hey everyone,

I’ve been working as an illustrator focusing on character-driven and storytelling visuals. Sharing a few of my recent works here.

But I’ve been stuck on one thing, I’m not sure where this actually fits in the Indian market.

From a business point of view:

• Do you see any real use for illustration like this?
• What kind of brands would actually benefit from it?
• Or is this something most businesses here just don’t need?

Trying to understand this better before I push further in this direction. Would really value honest opinions.

Hi! As a crochet artist sometimes I feel I get crochet blindness.

Which is why I'm curious do you think these items are cute? or do I need to work on them?

All kinds of opinions are welcome!

Hey! We’re, a small streetwear brand started by two teen based in Odisha, India.

We’re still at the very beginning, and honestly, building a brand from scratch is hard. So we’re reaching out to people who don’t know us yet and asking for a chance.

If you’re into streetwear, art, or just like supporting small brands, take a look at what we’re making. If something speaks to you, give it a shot. And even if you don’t buy, a share, feedback, or simply checking us out genuinely helps.

We’re trying to build something we can be proud of and always be passioante aboute and not just another clothing brand.

If you have a minute, we’d really appreciate you giving OUTERVOID a chance🫶🏾

Here's a discount code specially for everyone reading this OVFRIENDSNFOE15P

After my previous post gained a lot of attention and other people started sharing their experiences, she reached out to me directly and said that she would refund me. She asked me to take down my previous post and told me that after 6–7 days, she would initiate the return request and issue my refund.

It has now been more than 10 days, and I have not received any further response from her.

What is confusing is that she has been active on Instagram during this time, posting about her clothes and current sales. So while I am still waiting for the refund she specifically promised me, she has continued to be active and sell through her page.

I have screenshots of our conversation where she contacted me, asked me to take down the post, and promised the refund. I also have screenshots showing her Instagram activity during this period.

Someone had already joked that this would happen, and unfortunately it seems like that prediction may have been right.

I am posting this as an update because I genuinely thought the matter had finally been resolved when she contacted me herself. I'm so sick of her.

Get your hands soon on these adorable plushies before they are gone🤍
Keep it for yourself or gift someone you love💕

Slide 1:299-379+ shipping
Slide 2:399+shipping
Slide 3&4:add for ₹99 each to your order

Dm for more details and info!
Pan India shipping

I’m always really nervous when it comes to making bigger pieces because they usually involve a lot of trial and error. But after a few attempts, I finally managed to bring this one to life.
I honestly love how it turned out, although I still feel like there’s room for improvement. What do you think? 🥹🫶

I ordered from a store on instagram (February) 5 months ago, it was like ₹2K and I haven’t even gotten it till now. I talked to them and they keep telling me it’s shipped and it’s the logistics’ fault that I haven’t received it yet but shouldn’t they be responsible for it as a business owner? I keep asking for updates and they are so rude about it like I paid you dude! I literally had to make a Reddit acc cuz idk how to deal with them anymore. Tell me am I in the wrong here? They told me they don’t know how I miss updates but the updates were literally about new orders about to be shipped. Mine was shipped so obviously I thought it was not for me and so I texted them again. I genuinely don’t know what to do so I made a Reddit acc for help