Shutting down for Christmas

[3Deep]

How long are some you closing your doors for Christmas? we are going a week this year for the first time in a long time, we need to recharge and clean up the shop.

[Frog]

I play it by ear, but being a one-man-show, I have flexibility. You are not that dissimilar.
When I worked at Andy's, we closed for 2 weeks (one man's holiday break is another's 2 week layoff)
Actually, in those 2 weeks, he still often had skeleton crews come in to take care of urgent production.

I also am expecting a few last-minute one-off gift requests on the 24th.

[GraphicDisorder]

Shutting down from 22nd - 1st of Jan.

[prozyan]

This year I'll close the 17th and reopen Jan 7th.  We'll get out current orders the week of the 17th to 21st.  Any orders placed at that time will be started on the 7th.

I always take whatever two weeks my kids are on break off.

[Sbrem]

We have always done it. We work a half day on Christmas Eve, but since that's a Monday this year, we aren't having everyone come in for a half day after the weekend. So end of day 12/21 and back on 1/2/19. My partner and I check email through the week, and he's close enough to come in for the mail.

Steve

[mk162]

the 21st will be our last day...we're planning to come back in on the 4th.  I seriously need the break after the last 2 days.

[whitewater]

employees last day is the 21st. Ill be popping in the following week after Christmas, we always get calls for orders normally and I need to catch up on desk work, good time to do it since no one is around.

[GraphicDisorder]

I always feel the most killed after December and its historically not even our busy month as far as revenue but some how it just kicks our ass ever year.

[dirkdiggler]

This year I'll close the 17th and reopen Jan 7th.  We'll get out current orders the week of the 17th to 21st.  Any orders placed at that time will be started on the 7th.

I always take whatever two weeks my kids are on break off.

Same here is the plan!

[mk162]

I always feel the most killed after December and its historically not even our busy month as far as revenue but some how it just kicks our ass ever year.

Because you're doing 4 weeks of work in 3 weeks...same here, it's a solid month, but crap, it just kicks our ass.  Also it doesn't help that so much Amazon crap is on the truck our stuff is getting lost or sent to the wrong places.

[farmboygraphics]

The plan was to shut down 26th to the 2nd, but a coffee customer asked about bringing their family by during that time to try some of our coffees. So I figure if there's one than there's prob more.

[Doug B]

  Inventory time, whu hoo! (insert sarcasm icon). Then my annual 2-3 days of completely
going over the embroidery machines. I can handle that if nobody bothers me.

[3Deep]

Trying our best to get last minute orders out and move other orders to next year, had a customer call yesterday right at closing telling me I'm on my way, but hey it is what it is and I won't complain we could be doing nothing.

[bimmridder]

This year we close Christmas Eve and day, New Year's Eve. Holiday potluck next Friday, along with ugly sweaters that day. Otherwise business as usual. Our market is opposite a lot of yours.
Happy Holidays to you all!

[GoWestRob]

Production is shut from the 22nd-1st, then a couple of us will come in for inventory, maintenance and such.  It's always a great time to get caught up on things that I've been pushing off all year!