A new year..new plans

Hi guys,

I can't believe it's 2010 already. Where did 2009 go? I do remember that the final quarter of 2009 was very, very busy. But that's a good thing. I like it best when it's busy.

The year 2009 has been a year of new ventures for us. We started shippping frozen Dutch food and Dutch vla, as well as fresh Dutch ready-made meals. This has been a very exciting process and we're happy that we took that plunge into the unknown. We can finally satisfy your urges for Kroketten, Bitterballen, and Frikandellen.

We also did our very first fair in the fall of 2009, the Expatica Fair, which was a very useful experience. We met loads of interesting people and learned a lot.

2009 was also a year of new business relationships. We started a partnership with Sunflowerjewels, who have created a unique line of Delfts Blue jewelry exclusively for us. We're selling unique, handmade in Holland, leather baby slippers from Baby Dutch.

We have more plans for 2010! Keep your eyes open for a whole new website design of Typical Dutch Stuff and a line of unique and original products.

I want to end this post with a picture I took just before we left Holland for a short Christmas vacation to Tenerife, Spain.

Hi guys!

Hi guys!

Long time no see! Well, that's not entirely true: although the blog has not been updated in a while, I have been active on Twitter and Linkedin.

The reason why I am updating the blog is simply because I felt bad for neglecting it. I also feel it's a great way to let everybody know what exactly is going on behind the scenes of TDS.

First things first. I have a big announcement to make: we are no longer accepting Paypal payments. We have been a customer for over six years with them. Although I heard the horror stories about them, I never really encountered any serious problems. Until this week. The way they treated me, convinced me to simply STOP using them. I do not want to be associated with their business practices anymore. Luckily for all of us, I will be able to accept credit cards directly within a week (fingers crossed). The contracts have been signed, sealed, and delivered. In the meantime, you can pay for your order with Moneybookers, iDeal, or a bank transfer.

I am also very proud to say that we are accepting frozen goods orders! This means that we are able to ship kroketten, frikandellen, bitterballen and more to selected countries* However, I did encounter a few bumps along the road, but I hope to be able to have everything sorted this week, so we can finally send out all the pending orders!

I think a user-friendly website is extremely important. I try to keep the site as simple as possible: prices are now displayed with and without VAT and in both Euros and US$. Nevertheless, if you do want help with the site, check out our newly created 'How to Use Our Site' page.