dynamike

Would you say that most of the bases from the good supply companies are the same quality or better than the national brands ie: Bath and Body Works, Victorias Secret, The Body Shop? I used some home made butter the yesterday and it seemed quite a bit less greasy than the one I had bought from BBW several weeks ago. Thanks for the imput guys. Mike

Bunny thanks for all the quick help. I have herad from some MTs that coconut was good. Has anyone used avacado oil, I have heard that is really good as well. The sage has great prices. Mike

What type of carrier oil are you guys using with success for massage oils? What percentage of EO are you having to use in these massage oil? Does anyone use any of the aromatherapy FO's to scent there oils? Whats a good site for carrier oil? Thanks again Mike

Yes that is the company. I didnt want to post a link as I didnt know how that would go over. Anyways I saw that one member tried them so I figured that others had. Bunny can you post the links to the sites that you refrenced? Thanks Mike

I was just wondering if any of have tried this brand and what you thought. I keep reading about bittercreek and they seem much cheaper. Anyways thanks for the input. Mike

I was never comparing the cellular business to candle making business at all. It just reminded me how people kept telling me not to get into the cellular market becuase there was no money in it and was way too saturated. I would have to be the stupidest person in the world to think the celluler and candle business model was the same. I was just trying to figure out if the market would accept a higher price for soy over paraffin givin its enviromental "advantages". Thanks for not overstanding the question Sarah Mike

I loved that reply. Mike

In the first example I meant something like this 1 to 6 - $11.95 7 to 23 - $9.95 24 or More - $7.95 Mike

As far a business goes I am fairly well versed in most aspects. I am currently helping a friends mother on small investments here and there for her current candle business. She is a reseller that is at about 400 candles a month but I think with a little work she could really increase her bottom line. I thank you for your warnings TBD but I was also told this stuff about the cellular store business 3 years ago and now have 7 stores. Although all the warnings about being a major pain in the ass were not overstated at all Thanks Mike

What different ways do you guys wholesale? The girl that I was buying candles from just got a straight discount per candle after each tier was hit per order. That seems like simple but effective way to do it? I have also seen some programs that were wholesale buy-ins with a certain minumin order. It seems like these might be better becuase most of these seemed to support there "reps" better than the discount per candle style. From a candle owner point of view what systems are you providing and why? Anyways I am just a little bored and thinking out loud. Any feedback would be great. Thanks Mike

What do you guys use to melt small amounts of wax. I was looking at a 35 pound melter but I cant see myself always needing to melt 35 pounds of wax. I also would like to use a little less electricity than the melter uses for 3 or 4 pounds. Any help would be great. Thanks Mike

I have seen a couple sites that market the fact that they do not dye their candles for various reason. Besides the bottom line I can see a couple of "advantages". Do you guys think that not having colored candles would eventually hurt the bottom line even more than saving some money on dye in the first place? Thanks Mike

I know that the finished price of candles differ from quite a few factors but I would like to know what the average amount a 8 and 16 once candle is costing you. A local guy told me that its about $5 for 16 once soy. That seems a little high. Thanks Mike

Do soy and paraffin candles usually sale for around the same price all things being equal? It seems that soy might be a little more expensive since it is "more" enviromently friendly and the wax seems a tad more than paraffin. Mike