The day started early with a long trip out to Prasad's. The sky above being crystal clear coupled with a wind led to a breezy and slightly chilly affair whilst driving in the rickshaw.
Eggs, bread, fruit, cereal, tea. This is my usual breakfast here in India. This is precisely what I got at Prasad's, plus a couple of extras like samosa and rasmalai (sweet). Prasad had remembered an earlier conversation and made sure that I was given the breakfast that I loved. This was in fact my second breakfast, enjoyed on the roof of the house.
The second shipment left yesterday. These are the new style big bangles. The total weight of these was 170 Kilos. I pay 270 rupees, just under £4 a kilo to send them correctly (above board). On top of this I paid for the packaging of 16 boxes, including the stitching of cloth around the box, this cost me 1100 rupees, roughly £11. It takes a long time. As long as you demonstrate how to pack the first couple of boxes in the way you want then you are free to let "the boys" get on with it.
I have kindly been invited to dinner with the shipping agents family on Saturday night. I look forward to it and will let you know how it went.
I also spent an hour or so calculating the feasibility of importing handmade sari jewellery bags. I used to provide my mothers shop with these but the ladies making them got forced to stop due to jealousy from different factions in their village. Having found someone else to do them I am excited at the prospect. I buy the materials -saris, lining, thread and ribbon and let the stitcher stitch. I am having samples made so lets see.
Have a good day England.From warm India.
dominic
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