Constantly Busy!

Hello! Can’t believe it is Week 6; time is flying by.

Things at Free People are busy, needless to say.  There are always multiple things for me to do every time I come in.  Since our first February launch last Thursday, we still have a second launch to prepare for.  On Monday, my main job was to get everything situated in our system, and make sure all 60 items that had to go out had SKUs and all of their information settled.  Once that was done, Julie made a PO (Product Order) form for me, and I highlighted all of the items we had and boxed them up to send to the DC.

We have a login for Free People through UPS, which is really cool, because there is already a credit card registered. You just weigh your box, write what kind of box you are shipping it in, and you can print labels out right away.  It makes sending these heavy boxes less of a hassle.  The mail comes every day around 2pm, and must be out before 5pm so if things need to go out overnight, they have to be ready by a certain time (and also cost a lot more money than ground orders).

Since this launch isn’t until February 19, we have a little bit of a cushion.  This week everything has to get to the DC so they can process all of the items before the launch.  Things seem much more organized for February; definitely not as much chaos or missing items from the launches.

On other cool notes, there is always something interesting happening at the Navy Yard.  This week, on Wednesday, there was a Farmer’s Market at 543.  There were a few vendors selling their tasty goods (including Little Baby’s Ice Cream).  Another cool thing that happens is Brown Bag Lunch every Friday.  Unfortunately, I am not here on Fridays, but if I was, I would definitely go to these.  Each week, from 12-1pm on Friday, experts in all different fields come in and teach you something new and different.  From making flower crowns, to crunching numbers, to brewing your own kombucha – each Brown Bag Lunch is unique and interesting!  Seriously, there is something for everyone at this company. I love working here, because I am always exposed to new and exciting things!