CDTMS

Just a quick note to say HI ... and let you know that I've posted a full blown detailed bit about why I'm here in the Trading Post. Hope to talk to a lot of you soon! I'll try and visit the chat as well. Cheers

Greetings and Happy Canada Day! It's time to celebrate in more ways than one. Are you tired of not being able to order what YOU want, simply because you live in the land of igloos and polar bears? Allow me to introduce myself. I am Shaun, the owner of CDT Medical Supply Ltd., or as the business licence says, "Care Down There". Here's a quick run down of the five W's in classic reverse order... Why? How many times have you had the desire to order a premium product, only to find that it is not available in Canada, or the shipping costs would drive the price out of your reach? That pretty much sums up the why. If there is a demand from our customer base, we will do our best to import the product and make it available at a reasonable cost. We are here to bridge the gap. When? We've been conducting super stealth research to see what our customer base wants for the last eight months. OK... you got me. We read the forums just like you. The time has come to introduce ourselves so we can get a better idea of who exactly wants what. We're at the stage where we have a fully functioning company with an office and licences and a bank and all that good stuff, and our realtor is hard at work locating a suitable warehouse for us. We have lines out to a few of the vendors and we're calculating shipping times and costs. So NOW is the time to make our presence known so YOU can speak up. We'd like to be in full operation, shipping product, by September 1, 2010, shipping what YOU want. Where? We're in Edmonton, Alberta. Our product will mostly arrive via Vancouver and ride the train up to the CN intermodal terminal in West Edmonton, where we will transport and store to our warehouse. From there we will ground ship across Canada. What? Well, that's the question for YOU. As I mentioned above, we are trying to talk to as many vendors as we can. Some are open to Canadian distributorship, and some are not. The majority of vendors will want us to import by the full container, so we have to ensure our customers are interested in what we stock before we stock it. We want to please as many people as possible but at the same time we have to keep a reasonable numbers of products on the go, so we will not be able to get everything. At least ... not yet. Who? Who the heck are we? Hopefully the answer you've been looking for! But seriously, I'm a 32 year old entrepreneur who is tired of the computer-based businesses that I've grown so far, and it's time to move to a new industry. I'm not new to business, and I will strive to provide you with the product and service you desire. Now, where are we at right now? Our website is non-existent. Why? Mostly because I can't decide what shopping cart system I am going to use! I need something that is going to be easy for you and make it easy for me to integrate and ship. That's in the works this week. Our office is empty, since I'm out looking for warehouse space. So at this point in time, I won't post our phone number, because I don't want you to get a phone that is not being answered. Also, the toll-free number is not up yet, and I don't want you paying for the calls either. I will however, give you the e-mail address where you can send your requests, questions, likes, dislikes, bad poetry, karma, or whatever happens to be on your mind. It is sales@cdtmedical.ca I want to hear from you. Seriously. If you live in Canada, this is your chance to speak up and demand product. Without your thoughts, we won't know what to negotiate to bring in. Well, I mean, I know what you want, but how many of you want X and how many want Y? That's what I need to know. So please... comment reply, or e-mail us. We'd like to start importing product ASAP as it can take eight to ten weeks for it to arrive. And hey... nice to meet you. Hope to talk to you soon.