Should I close, or not, the store whilst on holiday?

Hi All

Looking to gain some advice about what to do when going on holiday/vacation.

1) I could go into maintenance mode - but then the store disappears

2) I could disable checkout (there are already mods to do this) - but they the customer might just go somewhere else

3) I'm thinking the best would be to keep the store running completely normally - but to place a notice in the cart and checkout that the order will be shipped on X date (when I return from holiday)

Does anyone have any advise as to the best method?

If I go with (3) - is the easiest way to just add some manual text into the cart and checkout code pages? - has anyone ever seem a mod to do this?

I'm running OC2.0.3.1

Thanks

Option 3.

I am using the Customized Messages Pro extension to inform my customers.

Thanks for your advice Rob

I leave my shop open, made good arangements with my suppliers, they will send in my name, just pick up orders in evening, and forward them to the right supplier.
Its a great feeling, beeing on holiday and still getting payed

I give them 10% discount if they order during my holiday.

On holiday, we put a banner that show our office will close and resume working after holiday. We still allow customer to checkout, however our support is limited and services is pending until working day.