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Order Only: Nuisance Shop-Owners
Feb. 23rd, 2009 08:58 amI've just heard from that Mr Clarriker over at Folkestone Ferriers.
He decided to go with another supplier for the Aphoresia's. And he sent along a memo from the Ministry saying that fluxweed (and a whole list of other items) is only to be sold in dried or powdered form and requires a special license available from the Department of Magical Commerce. We have to have a purchase order for it directly from St Mungo's or you lot at Hogwarts or one of the camps before we can ship it, too.
So the pomegranates, medicinal-grade chocolate and the cotton are all I can send through him. He asked about All-Heal Paste and I told him what my Greek had told me, but he just sniffed and said that was the sort of amateur excuse he expected from a newcomer to the trade. He indicated rather slyly that he knew of a supplier out there willing to sell him the stuff. I dunno. I suppose he thinks he's teaching me a lesson and I'll give him better prices next time.
Luckily I did make some in-roads with one of Malfoy's competitors - offering them much lower prices, of course. I'll check on them this morning. I'd hate all this legwork to go to waste - to say nothing of the products themselves! I don't think I mentioned before, Poppy, but I did get the Himalayan HotWot (sorry for the smudge, I can't really say that without smirking! HotWot! Hah!) and there's a chap over in Frankfurt with both Chinese white willow bark and the Tincture itself, but per this list you're only allowed the ready-made Tincture, so I'm glad I hadn't ordered anything yet.
Meanwhile, I wonder if there's a way to get the fresh fluxweed (and even the willow bark?) through to you lot at Moddey Dhoo. Alice, Frank, what d'you reckon? Is there a way to even get up the St George's Channel? If we could, what are the chances you could smuggle some seedlings over to Pomona or Poppy as well?
Oh - Arthur. I had an owl from Dora with something that might interest you. Seems she's picked up a little moonlighting at the Ministry in the Records division, but it sounds dodgy to me. Mostly what she tells me she's doing is shredding files. Here, I'll copy out the section:
She says her supervisor over there for this project is a Mathilda Thompson. If you have a chance and you think you can do it without raising suspicion, you might want to nose round a bit and see if you can find out what they're up to.
Otherwise, she doesn't say anything of interest - except that the Goblins at Gringott's honoured the withdrawal voucher I'd sent her for a Galleon or two as a flat-warming present. So that's for Bill's reassurance - they at least still don't seem to give a fig for the Ministry's labels and libels. I'm sure it's just Goblin nature not to care, but on the other hand I'm willing to credit him with representing us well to the bankers.
He decided to go with another supplier for the Aphoresia's. And he sent along a memo from the Ministry saying that fluxweed (and a whole list of other items) is only to be sold in dried or powdered form and requires a special license available from the Department of Magical Commerce. We have to have a purchase order for it directly from St Mungo's or you lot at Hogwarts or one of the camps before we can ship it, too.
So the pomegranates, medicinal-grade chocolate and the cotton are all I can send through him. He asked about All-Heal Paste and I told him what my Greek had told me, but he just sniffed and said that was the sort of amateur excuse he expected from a newcomer to the trade. He indicated rather slyly that he knew of a supplier out there willing to sell him the stuff. I dunno. I suppose he thinks he's teaching me a lesson and I'll give him better prices next time.
Luckily I did make some in-roads with one of Malfoy's competitors - offering them much lower prices, of course. I'll check on them this morning. I'd hate all this legwork to go to waste - to say nothing of the products themselves! I don't think I mentioned before, Poppy, but I did get the Himalayan HotWot (sorry for the smudge, I can't really say that without smirking! HotWot! Hah!) and there's a chap over in Frankfurt with both Chinese white willow bark and the Tincture itself, but per this list you're only allowed the ready-made Tincture, so I'm glad I hadn't ordered anything yet.
Meanwhile, I wonder if there's a way to get the fresh fluxweed (and even the willow bark?) through to you lot at Moddey Dhoo. Alice, Frank, what d'you reckon? Is there a way to even get up the St George's Channel? If we could, what are the chances you could smuggle some seedlings over to Pomona or Poppy as well?
Oh - Arthur. I had an owl from Dora with something that might interest you. Seems she's picked up a little moonlighting at the Ministry in the Records division, but it sounds dodgy to me. Mostly what she tells me she's doing is shredding files. Here, I'll copy out the section:
I flipped through some of them, even though I was told not to. Loads of names, every single page ending with a 'd'd' followed by a few words, things like 'maln', 'K defic', 'FTT', and 'Scvy'. It didn't make much sense at all.
She says her supervisor over there for this project is a Mathilda Thompson. If you have a chance and you think you can do it without raising suspicion, you might want to nose round a bit and see if you can find out what they're up to.
Otherwise, she doesn't say anything of interest - except that the Goblins at Gringott's honoured the withdrawal voucher I'd sent her for a Galleon or two as a flat-warming present. So that's for Bill's reassurance - they at least still don't seem to give a fig for the Ministry's labels and libels. I'm sure it's just Goblin nature not to care, but on the other hand I'm willing to credit him with representing us well to the bankers.
