Holidays - do you / can you switch off?

Is it something a VA could run with? I know there some VA's who stand in for things like holiday cover.

Or can you set all products so they display as out of stock while you are away, with an option to email when back in stock, so you might retain a possible lead?

Or maybe you could go for the Out of office on your website, we did a forum post about it recently:

Out of Office - on your website?

I'll probably just leave a very brief message on the screen saying...

*Thanks for visiting but we are currently on holiday. I've just finished a run of 413 days in a row in my Shopping Centre without a fresh-air break never mind a day off.

Customers are getting more and more ill mannered so i've decided to disappear for 3 weeks.

If you're one of the friendly ones you will patiently await my return, if you are one of the ones who picks up a £19.99 bag and offers me £7.50 then you might as well stop reading now, assuming you can read.

When i come back i will immediately check all messages, if you have left one i shall reply if you have not then do not pester me upon my return.

Good day to you all, have a nice life, eat breakfast, always make sure your shoe-laces are tied and spread goodwill*

Something like this may do it i think...

Today is my 81st straight day on my Shopping Centre Stall/Unit, no day off, no lunch break, no 2nd person, just moi...us McTurk's are hardcore

That said i have, uhm, thrown-up for the last 3 mornings in a row

...and i'm a bloke, so i don't think it can be the baby thing