/palmface /shakeshead...
Do you honestly feel that you did everything you could to protect your customers from this type of scenario?
Yes.
Do you think it would have been helpful to communicate a bit more sooner than this?
At this point, I'm thinking the 50% might be readily accepted by many, however it would be nice to open the books and explain how much you have on hand to liquidate and breakdown EXACTLY where the money went so all can make an informed decision.