05/07/2024
Good morning everyone,
Sadly I have had to take the decision to no longer continue with the upcycling and restoration of my furniture.
Back at the end of January Facebook and FacebookMarketplace took the decision to change their selling algorithm. This has single handedly destroyed any potential business I could generate. They have clearly placed significant restrictions on any potential audience and as a result views to my products are now non existent. If I can't get anyone to view my pieces then there is no point carrying on, especially here in South Wales where selling anything is difficult enough as it is. I just want to take this opportunity to thank everyone who has supported me in the last 7 years through buying my pieces, liking, sharing and so forth. You know who you are and i will always be incredibly grateful for your support. I will be honoring any outstanding commissions and will accept new commissions only, but no longer creating new pieces.
So thankyou Facebook for destroying my business along with the help of the previous tory government. And if anyone thinks this will get any better under this new woke Labour government I'm afraid you're deluded. The only party who were supportive of sole traders and small businesses were Reform.
So, next time you buy solely from supermarkets or get your coffee from Costa, Starbucks and the rest or buy poorly made furniture from the likes of Ikea, take a moment to think about where else you could have gone. Try your local greengrocers or independent coffee shop or craftsman. Those that actually need the money and care about individuals. Thankyou.
