Let's Talk Social Responsibility

I'm sure you've all figured out by now that I love to chat about shopping, fashion, traveling... basically, I keep things light with my blog. There's enough serious stuff on CNN to keep me up at night and enough problems that we all face, I feel that I don't need to bring it up any more than necessary.

But, my friends, today I feel the need to talk about social responsibility. I had the misfortune of signing up for a trunk show that had inadvertently been cancelled. I informed all of my loyal customers about my new chic products and received exciting feedback from all of you - you were happy to come. When I arrived at the event location, I found that the owner of the shop had cancelled the event and that the event promoter was nowhere to be found. (I tried my best to track down all of those who were scheduled to come but, alas, I could not find the phone numbers for all of you. If you showed up to Suddenly Slimmer, I deeply apologize. )

What I would like to know is when did it become socially acceptable to be flaky? I'm the type of person who does what they say, because I firmly believe that my word is worth something. If you've hosted a party with me, you know that I confirm the party 2 weeks before the event and then also the day before. Some people call that being anal retentive, some people call that being "type A", I call that being socially responsible. I think it's something that our society has forgotten, in many ways. This is the same reason why for any dinner party you might get 20 RSVP's and 50 people show up.

I would like to SHOW you how dedicated I am to my customers. Given the events of this weekend, if you would like to purchase a bag, for this weekend only I'm offering a FREE zip up bag and FREE shipping along with my sincerest apologies.

If you'd like to take advantage of my offer, check out my web page (http://www.europachic.com/) and call or email me which bag you would like to receive. I'll send you a confirmation email and then a tracking number for your package.

Again, I sincerely apologize regarding the event. I'll do my best to promote events in the future with those who are more responsible.