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Terrible oils, but fair essential oils. I am positive they cut their oils because they are nothing like the ones I use now & every oil I used from them in my first year ended up smelling "off" in product.

I use the return address labels from vistaprint.com. I measure them first and then just use the space that I need, when they get here I cut them to fit. Here is a pic of my labels: These were actually done with the backgrounds they have there, I just changed colors.

Pier One style - elegant, almost Oriental? (but I have no clue about decorating) I have a tendancy to run away from the prim and country myself - being surrounded by it on a daily basis in Utica, it makes me run for the hills. lol

This has got to be one of the coolest websites I have ever seen. www.bellabomb.com Being a bathbomb obsessed person like I am, I am always looking for "bathbomb porn" and I can tell you that this site is hands down the BEST one I have ever seen. The graphics, the look - I am jealous - I want it!!

Wtg Aj !

No need to reply, I just need to bitch for a minute. Ok, so I am getting some things done for my business and I am working with some professional people that do this work. WHY is it that THEY think THEY know what I want? Holy crap, just DO WHAT I TELL YOU OK? Stop making decisions, stop sending me proofs of what you think "looks better", etc. It's MY business and if you think what I am doing sucks, too friggin' bad - it's MY business dammit. I mean, what am I paying you for??? Thank you for the rant - that is all

I only do tins, so I refill all the time for my customers (not many do this, just my mom's friends for some odd reason - they hate to waste anything lol). I have to agree with everyone else about glass though. You don't know what they did to that container - it could have a hairline crack in it that you can't see until it's too late. I know I've personally taken glass out of my dishwasher, put it away, poured a glass of milk and drank the whole glass before I've seen chips and cracks in my glassware. Just think of it that way and you are to blame even though it wouldn't truly be your fault. Ask your insurance company what they think too about it.

awww! You guys! Thanks so much for the compliments - I really do try my hardest to make the best product I can. (then I make my MIL do it lol)

Well, I guess not too popular so no worries lol I actually was asking if anyone has heard of them because I am starting to see alot of their reps popping up here in my area & just wanted to do some research

Must be where you show then - I have the exact opposite results lol When we would be behind our display, I would hear things like "what are you hiding from us?" lol We decided to open it up the next time around and got alot more compliments and I also found that people talk to you more when you are out among them instead of talking through or behind a display. I guess it is our way to say, hey I'm just like you out here - I'm not hiding (but again, that is my own personal experience living here in the cornfield lol)

Very nice, but I would reverse it, so they can actually come into the booth instead of you standing behind the tables. Makes it more approachable I think. Clean and crisp - perfect!

I used to work in customer service for JCWhitney. We had a help desk too, but we also had emails and actual people you could talk to - 24 hours a day. 6 hours of no communication is unacceptable - especially when the OWNER of the business in question is hanging out on a forum. I'm sorry to sound harsh - that is not my intent at all, so please accept my apology. Sometimes the truth does hurt.

Why, in this age of computers and communication there is no way to get ahold of you? No offense Shelly, but instead of talking on a forum to a customer of yours, why aren't you calling or emailing her? It doesn't seem right to me.

www dot bittersweetcandles dot com Sorry, forgot the web addy!

I use the freezer quality zip lock bags for my bulk sorbet orders. Always make sure they are sealed and double bag (don't forget to pad very very well too!) Then, all you have to do is clip the corner and fill the bottles when they get there

Can anyone share with me details about this company? I'd appreciate any feedback as I am not familiar with them.

Maybe in lieu of a booth you can participate by giving out goody bags? Ask them if they would take those instead. That could be very good exposure and you don't have to sink all that money and time into something that may or may not pay off.

Ohhh! Good point Dem - I would do it too if it was for charity. I didn't mean to dismiss it right away and never thought of the charity issue!

Here is some information I pulled up for them HTH: Registrant: Prim Mart 2509 Cardinal Lane St. Joseph, Missouri 64503 United States Administrative Contact: Terrell, Shelly Prim Mart 2509 Cardinal Lane St. Joseph, Missouri 64503 United States 8163646909 Fax -- Technical Contact: Terrell, Shelly Prim Mart 2509 Cardinal Lane St. Joseph, Missouri 64503 United States 8163646909 Fax --

..and their website is? lol

First year and they are charging 350.00 for a table?? Does that get you any press like newspaper, radio, etc? I would skip it too - I'm sorry that is too much for a first show ANYWHERE (except for maybe Main Street in Disney World!)

It was just a general press release - you know a good site that helped me was: www.ehow.com (how to write a press release) and I also belong to another message board that is full of indie business owners & press release writers, so I bounced alot of ideas off of them too. Press releases are actually FOR when you are featured in the press (whether it be online, magazine, paper, etc) - they tell all about you and your business. For instance, mine has a front page with my business name, slogan, web address and phone number - it also has my "look" - colored dots all over. Makes you really want to check it out! I go to how I started my business, trying to keep it as short as possible because I hear if you talk too much, they don't read it anyway lol Next three pages are my pics of my products, ingredients and a little blurb about each product. Then we have the last two pages of press like reviews on websites, articles from the local papers and I've only been in one magazine, so I put that in there too. I then try and see if I can get ahold of someone at X magazine through email or I call sometimes too - then send my best full sized products and my press release & hope for the best

I just finished a press release & I think it really helps if you send things out to get reviewed by magazines and online sites. It took me quite awhile to finish it, but worth GOLD in my opinion. If you are looking to get yourself into magazines, I hear, this is a NECESSARY element when sending samples.

Yeah yeah I know that - I'm not new to the game. LOL (hence the "I personally") In the years I've been doing business, I've never seen the holiday containers come out until October 1st - but that is just the suppliers I deal with. There are dealers that have them year round, you just have to look around. PS - Anyway I've been looking at your damn ticker for the last 3 months cringing anyway Candle Man

I went the "say what it is" route the first year I was in business. After that, I went nuts and named everything weird and that is when my business broke out. Not sure if it is all because of that, but I think it helped.