Traveling Rep. Warning

While we take full responsibility in not researching this "rep" good enough we would now like to warn other mom-based businesses about this so called "rep".

We have tried not to interject any of our opinion in the facts stated below, and we can back-up every statement via emails we have on file.


The Facts About "Little Binkins"
9-21-08
We received an email from Niki Longo, with Little Binkins, about representing our product line...Stating:

"Little Binkins is the branch of our company that represents hip, new upscale brands for babies, tweens, and teens."

"I currently represent...in the Metro DC area; and a few fabulous brands recently launched in 2008 with territory in the Delaware, DC, Maryland, & Virginia."

9-27-08
We agreed to "terms" and sent "samples" to Niki Longo/Little Binkins.

12-8-08
Due to not having made one single sale and poor communication we decided that Niki Longo/Little Binkins was not a good fit for Simply faBOWlous.

12-8-08
We have a "read receipt" from an email sent to Niki Longo/Little Binkins informing her of our decision to end our agreement and asked for our "samples" to be returned.

12-13-08
Niki Longo/Little Binkins replied and here are some of the things she stated:

"I am so sorry for the lack of communication and am so embarrassed."

"I assure you that the samples are in perfect condition, as sent."

"Due to a variety of factors we haven't been able to present them to our retailers."

"I apologize for starting off on the wrong foot & hope we can re-establish a good working relationship."

12-17-08
We, being naive, decided to give Niki Longo/Little Binkins a second chance.

2-18-09
Still not one sale had been made so we sent Niki Longo/Little Binkins an email stating that indeed our relation would need to come to an end and to please send us back our samples.

3-7-09
After getting no reply to email or phone calls we again sent Niki Longo/Little Binkins an email stating that indeed our relation would need to come to an end and to please send us back our samples.

3-10-09
We sent Niki Longo/Little Binkins an "invoice" via PayPal for $540 (the wholesale value) of our samples.

4-2-09
We informed Niki Longo/Little Binkins that we had contacted an attorney about the situation.

4-8-09
Niki Longo/Little Binkins sent us an email stating

"No need to spend the money on an attorney & filing fees."

To Date
Niki Longo/Little Binkins has not paid the invoice...has not made one sale...and now will not answer our emails or phone calls.


We are alerting Niki Longo/Little Binkins to this post and will let you know if she responds, returns our samples, or pays for the samples she currently has.