Hi,
I have worked as a shop-manager, in one of Norway's biggest food-shop chains, Rimi, (now owned by ICA).
(I have had to move to the UK, since I'm being followed, by something called 'the mafian', in Oslo, in 2003.
The police don't even want to tell me who they are).
I'm unemployed so I've started an eCommerce-business, (I've studied IT at Oslo University College, NITH in Oslo, and at the Unversity of Sunderland).
I've heard that Glacier-mints, are no longer sold in Norway.
That's why I thought I could try and see, if I managed to set up a webshop, which I've now managed:
I'm going to work on the design and logo a bit more, etc.
I've only just started, so I only get like one order a day, or every other day.
But, I go to Employment Zones, at Sencia, and David Ellis there, have suggested to me, that Sencia perhaps could help with founds for marketing etc., in our last meeting.
So I thought I could check if it's possible for me to order the mints from you?
Like I told Mr. Ellis, I've just bought the sweets in the normal shops in Liverpool now, since I just wanted to test, if I could set up these shops.
And the shop is now working very well, and I have bought the packaging that is the right for the products, and I send customs-declaration-forms and invoces, with every order, which I ship on the same day, as the order arrives, since I have a letter-box, for franked mail, (the customers pay with PayPal, and they have a service, that prints 'stamps').
The goods are being sent, by air-mail, to Norway, and also to the rest of Europe.
I send them as 'small packages', up to 2 kg.
And the toll-barriere in Norway, is at 200 kroner, (around £20).
I sell the Glacier-mints for 19.90, that's around £2.
And freight is 59 kroner, that's around £6 for up to 2 kilos.
The goods then arrive in Norway/Europe, in about two days time.
The Glacier Mints then cost about the same, (around £3 including freight), as they did in Norway earlier, when one could buy them in the shops.
I was wondering how much it would cost me, to buy from you at Fox.
How many boxes have I got to order, to get them delivered, or sent by post?
And what are the prices for the different products you produce.
I'm interested in expanding, and would also be interested in stocking you other sweets, after a while.
But I thought I'd try to start with the Glacier-sweets, since many people in Norway, miss the Glacier Mints, (I've read on the internet).
They were being sold in Norway, as 'Isbre Mint'.
And I remember them, from when I lived in Norway.
I think it's a very good product, that cleans one's throat etc., after eating dinner etc.
And they also taste good, so they were eaten as sweets as well, in Norway.
So I would hope very much, that it's possible for me, to buy these sweets from you.
And I hope it's ok, that I sell them on the internet, to Norway, from here in the UK.
Thank you very much in advance for any reply!
Yours sincerely,
Erik Ribsskog
