Avoid Last-Minute Order Panic During Chinese New Year

Yes, it’s that time of year again. You know how it’ll go, oh seasoned sales pro! We know you are still following all of your New Year's resolutions and refuse to give in to temptations. “In 2018, I resolve to eat less pie, spend at least one hour every morning on follow-ups and make sure that I am able to fulfill all orders by my clients' deadlines!”

You start fantasizing how great it will be to fit into those jeans you haven’t been able to wear for the last couple of years and being that ultimate superstar in your clients' eyes! How wonderful it will feel when you deliver that order before the deadline. Oh, the tears in your customer’s eyes of pure unadulterated joy and appreciation. They hand you a pie, you—wait! no pie. Um, scratch that. They complement you on your weight loss. Yeah, thats right!

Then, you send in that first big order of the year, and what do you hear? "Sorry, orders are on hold because of Chinese New Year.”

OK. Lets try another supplier.

"No, sorry. Cannot fulfill until the third week in February.”

“What? No!” you cry, and then head over to the fridge for some comforting pie.

We have a simple solution to keep you on track.

Choose SnugZ USA for any order, big or small! We are stocked heavy and ready to ship tomorrow. As one of the industry’s largest suppliers of lanyards and personal care, SnugZ USA has the capability to locally produce and ship up to 25,000 sanitizer, 50,000 screen printed lanyards or 100,000 lip balm in as little as five days. Go ahead and read that again. We'll wait. Be confident that SnugZ can deliver your high quantity orders when China can't.

Chinese New Year, commonly referred to as Spring Festival since the 20th century, remains the most important social and economic holiday in China. The holiday was originally tied to the lunar-solar Chinese calendar. Time was spent honoring your household, deities and ancestors. Families also gathered together to enjoy great feasts and connect with one another. After the adoption of the Western calendar in 1912, people of China joined in celebrating Jan. 1 as New Year's Day. Today China continues to celebrate the traditional Chinese New Year, but as Spring Festival, a shorter version of the original holiday. However, traditions have evolved over time, and younger generations of Chinese use it as a chance to take a break from work as opposed to renewing family ties.

How does this impact you as a promotional products distributor?

China factories will be shutdown from Feb. 7 to Feb. 25 to celebrate Chinese New Year, causing production and order delays for your business.