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It is FABULOUS!! I met Suzanne today, she had her co-op oils shipped to me and came down to pick them up.....and she left me a wonderful little goody-bag with some bar soaps and a bottle of this liquid soap. It is awesome Crystal clear, and the scent is divine and amazingly strong. Everyone at works loves it!! Really nice work, I'm envious. Suzanne, thanks so much, I love my stuff and it was great to meet you. Now GET TO SOAPING

Top, if you don't get an answer here, post it over on The Dish. I know there are many people over there with extensive chemistry backgrounds that can probably explain it backwards, forwards and inside out.

What is the difference if you order from Albaster? You said you've never ordered from them, so you obviously don't need anything from them, why not just order what you know works, from Tony's. If you order from Alabaster, you have to start all over again and test it from scratch. Vs., what, paying some shipping? If this is your best seller, then order a few bottles and make the shipping worth it. I just don't see the point. You run the risk of changing what your customers like, and if they don't like it, then you've lost the $$ of the oil and shipping and will still have to order new from Tony's. Seems like a large dilemma for something with such a simple solution. JMO.

Sorry, never ordered. Just had them bookmarked cuz they had lots of cool stuff.

How 'bout these guys? http://www.bucket-outlet.com/

For me, I prefer something about belly button height, less strain on my back from leaning sideways to see what I'm doing. But, I'm tall. Some of you short stuff's would be peering over my countertop, lol. It just depends on your own height, there's no magic number.

We have a use tax. Same rate as our sales tax, 6% Here's how it works: If I purchase supplies, anything that is for resale (ends up being paid for by the consumer) will not have a use tax required. If I purchase equipment, furniture, or anything that does not end up with the consumer, a use tax is applicable. If I purchase what are considered to be taxable supplies (pour pots & molds, for example) from an out-of-state vendor and am not charged sales tax, I am expected to remit the 6% use tax to the state on those items. If I purchase those same supplies from anywhere and am charged sales tax, then I need to do nothing more. (Whether or not the vendor is in or out of state doesn't determine anything, just whether or not they charged tax. I use out-of-state as an example because it's often true with online purchases that you are not charged sales tax.) Likewise, if I purchase non-taxable item (wax, FOs, etc.) from an out-of-state vendor and am not charged tax, no biggee. If I am charged tax, I can adjust that amount off of my use tax remittance. Just because you have a Tax ID/wholesale#/whatever your state calls it, doesn't mean you are allowed to purchase any and everything sales tax free. Again, only items that end up for re-sale. A use tax is simply a means of collecting the sales tax on an item from the end user. Here, how often you remit is based on your $$ sales. I remit annually, in late January. I am, as we speak, going through all my expenses and revenues to calculate my use tax . HTH.

Don't feel bad.....the site doesn't seem to be up.

Will probably take upwards of 30-40 minutes.

If this is a tester, just pull the wick out with some pliers, level off the top, poke a hole and reinsert the wick. Absolutely no need to totally remelt for testing.

I may be stating the obvious here, but if it doesn't work (because the setter hits the bottom before it hits the sides) then it doesn't work. You've already know that. No one ever said it would fit every container under the sun. If you have two of them, you can send one back to them and they will turn it to custom fit your tins. If you only have one, buy another one, send them a tin and they will do the same. HTH.

I'm sure you are already in violation of your states regulations. If you are selling, you need to be remitting state sales tax (I'm assuming your state has sales tax). That means you need to register your business which is generally no big deal. You can register as a sole proprietor, the fee is usually very small if any. Then you need to get a tax number which can be called a number of things from state to state (Tax ID, wholesale#, etc.). It is NOT a Federal Tax ID (FEIN), you do not need that. Check with your states comptroller's office or Dept. of Taxes. You'll be required to submit your sales anywhere from monthly to annually depending on your sales volume. It's not a big deal to register, really, and your much better off being legal now than getting popped and fined later. As to the insurance, get it. If you're selling you need it, Period. Labels do not protect you. Your home, retirement, livelyhood can be at stake, it's simply not worth the risk. JMO.

Please measure any way that works for you as long as your sell info clearly states the weight of THE OILS themselves. If you just list that the weight includes the bottle, that's useless information cause the buyer doesn't know what kind of bottle you have.....a plastic bottle weighs much less than a glass bottle and you can really screw someone. I was pretty pissed off one time I bought some oils from someone, only to find out the (glass) bottle was included in their weight .

We're switching our work systems over from Peachtree to Quickbooks. Premier does have an inventory module that handles assemblies (BOM's). We are also switching the retail part of it to QB Point Of Sale, and it handles BOM's, and it's awesome, better inventory than Premier. Too pricey for most here unless you can get your hands on a copy (like um....I did.....um....:rolleyes2 )

If you can still view each page, can't you View Page Source, then cut and paste the code into Notepad on your computer and save it? Since you're using a site-builder, not sure if that would help or not, but maybe you could capture some parts that would be helpful???

The Alabaster clams are NOT meant to be burned in!! The Candlechem and Candlewic ones are....as Henry mentioned they are polycarb. They can burn, well, melt really, but it takes a lot. Wicked, secured and burned properly they can be pretty handy.

What Sliver said. There's no hard and fast rule, it depends on too many factors. If you place them too far apart you might not get melting between them, and the sides of your container may get too hot and break your jar. If you place them too close together you might not melt out to the edges, and the wicks may have to compete against each other for oxygen and they can drown out.

I also think "just go for it". Two waxes combined act nothing like their individual components. And if anyone mentions tempering your wax? Run the other way :tiptoe: !!

Um.......okay.......but what's the problem? If you're getting wet-spots, then you're going to get them not matter what. I don't care how slow you cool them, in a box or with a fox. Wet-spots like you're describing occur because the candle reaches the optimal temperature at which it's shrinkage hits it's peak, so to speak. Cool 'em in a box all you want. But sooner or later, that wax is going to shrink and there's nothing you can do to stop it. NO ONE NOTICES BUT YOU! If you have a candle that is wicked correctly, burns properly and has an awesome throw, you're all set. That's what is important to a customer......if they cared about wet spots, Yankme would be out of business.

I have (do)...they work great

Yes, you can absolutely do it this way. Same method regardless of FO%. You can also say that since you have 16% in additives you must have 84% in wax, so 16 x 84% = 13.44. (to me it's simpler to solve a % than to subtract x from y, lol). This also makes it easy to blend up an exact amount needed without having leftover. If you want to mix up 48 oz. with maybe a few tenths extra in case you pour a tad too much in a jar, then you can do your equation based on say 48.5oz: 10% x 48.5......6% x 48.5......84% x 48.5.....etc. I'm sure you'll hear from someone, or read about how this method may or may not give you "technically" the exact % of additives in your wax (as opposed to added to). It can get into a very convoluted explanation, based on perception of the desired accuracy of the statement (wow, did that make sense?) but bottom line is it doesn't matter one bit. As long as you choose a method and stay with it for all your equations, you will have consistent results. If you change how you solve your %, it could cause you problems, but wht you're doing works great and is simple. HTH

Same candles? Or different FO's, etc.?

If you're not willing to have at least a couple of each type/fragrance in stock, there's not much else you can do besides what you're doing.

Actually, they've done it for many, many years. My SIL owns a Budget dealership and every December, UPS rents a $hit load of trucks to help with holiday packages. Their delivery volume increases tremendously and they need more drivers/trucks to handle it. Renting trucks for one month is much more economical that purchasing all those extra trucks and having them sit idle for 11 months out of the year

Hey Art, Welcome Back. It has been a long while, hasn't it