12/30/2016
We want to thank everyone who purchased a “Nightstand Landing Pad” this year, especially during Christmas! This whole thing started out as a hobby, but has grown into a small business. We are still building the landing pads in our garage/shop and selling them online and in two retail stores. Growth has been deliberately slow because we all still have regular jobs, and so our ability to expand the business is limited.
Several months ago we submitted our product to QVC’s Sprouts program. We knew going in that we had serious production limitations that would keep us from meeting QVC’s criteria for production. Knowing our limitations, we still wanted to test the waters and see if they had any interest at all. After several months of waiting, we were informed that we did not meet the production criteria (surprise) but that they did really like the product. Therefore they were sending it to a marketing company that would help us find a company looking for new products. Long story short, we signed a confidentiality agreement with a marketing company on a contingency based fee which means we pay them nothing unless they are successful in finding a company to make our product. We do still plan to make and sell our landing pads through this whole process, so no worries.
Your support has allowed us to move this thing forward. You’ve shown us that there is a market for our product. We also thrive on the feedback you’ve provided, and we love to hear how you are using your new landing pad. Please send feedback to; [email protected].
In 2017, we will be looking at some charity opportunities whereby we give a portion of each sale to a specified charity. We will keep you posted on that.
Again, thank you and welcome to the growing club of people that no longer fumble around in the dark looking for their bedside necessities!
Sincerely,
Sampson Innovation, LLC