After almost 2 years of battling with Amazon to get, who I believe to be a reptile business, off my Teklad listings on Amazon, I have officially given up and shut down my Amazon sales completely. This is a HUGE deal for me because, like it or not, Amazon constituted about 75% of my total sales so, choosing to leave that marketplace is a *very* big deal for me and this business. I feel very strongly about feeder breeders and any business that enables that practice so I have no regret about shutting down my Amazon store because I am following my moral values.
Unfortunately, this does mean that I need to, pretty much, rebuild my business from scratch - again :(
I know many of you have been buying from me for quite some time. You've seen the shop go through it's struggles and I am still trying my best to keep Teklad diets available to the domestic PET rat community. That being said, this truly is a community service business and I maintain and manage this venture on a *very* part time basis. I have a wonderful office management position that I love and I spend a lot of time, energy, and resources being the primary intake home for Rattie Ratz. In addition to that, I genuinely want domestic pet rats and their families to have a responsible and ethical place to source their Teklad diet.
That being said, I've just left the biggest online marketplace and, with that choice, I need help to get the word out and bring rat parents back to TheRatShop.com!! This is where a community based business *really* becomes a community backed business. Right now, I am not able to meet the minimum orders necessary to keep buying direct from Envigo. I need the greater pet rat community to help me out by letting their local rat groups and communities know that I am *NOT* selling on Amazon anymore. If you are buying from Amazon, you are not supporting me, The Rat Shop, Rattie Ratz, or any other rodent related organization. You are very likely supporting a business that provides food to snake bait breeders in the reptile community.
Everyone is free to spend their money and order from whomever they prefer for whatever reason. I just want consumers to make informed and educated purchasing decisions. My sales permit me to keep sourcing Teklad diets directly from Envigo. Your purchases enable me to donate all the food that Rattie Ratz needs to feed the rats in our care. Your purchases also enable me to be able to donate food to other rat rescue organizations when they are in dire circumstances AND offer Rescue Boxes at a discounted rate.
Please help spread the word and promote/encourage folks to order their Teklad through TheRatShop.com. With your help, I'll be able to pull through this situation and continue to feed pet rats in need.
Thanks for reading,
Diane
Unfortunately, this does mean that I need to, pretty much, rebuild my business from scratch - again :(
I know many of you have been buying from me for quite some time. You've seen the shop go through it's struggles and I am still trying my best to keep Teklad diets available to the domestic PET rat community. That being said, this truly is a community service business and I maintain and manage this venture on a *very* part time basis. I have a wonderful office management position that I love and I spend a lot of time, energy, and resources being the primary intake home for Rattie Ratz. In addition to that, I genuinely want domestic pet rats and their families to have a responsible and ethical place to source their Teklad diet.
That being said, I've just left the biggest online marketplace and, with that choice, I need help to get the word out and bring rat parents back to TheRatShop.com!! This is where a community based business *really* becomes a community backed business. Right now, I am not able to meet the minimum orders necessary to keep buying direct from Envigo. I need the greater pet rat community to help me out by letting their local rat groups and communities know that I am *NOT* selling on Amazon anymore. If you are buying from Amazon, you are not supporting me, The Rat Shop, Rattie Ratz, or any other rodent related organization. You are very likely supporting a business that provides food to snake bait breeders in the reptile community.
Everyone is free to spend their money and order from whomever they prefer for whatever reason. I just want consumers to make informed and educated purchasing decisions. My sales permit me to keep sourcing Teklad diets directly from Envigo. Your purchases enable me to donate all the food that Rattie Ratz needs to feed the rats in our care. Your purchases also enable me to be able to donate food to other rat rescue organizations when they are in dire circumstances AND offer Rescue Boxes at a discounted rate.
Please help spread the word and promote/encourage folks to order their Teklad through TheRatShop.com. With your help, I'll be able to pull through this situation and continue to feed pet rats in need.
Thanks for reading,
Diane
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