SliverOfWax

i can't keep up with who went out of business, reopened, went, came back. If they still have Tassi Lavender and you don't get it, you need your head examined. Really. Even if you don't like Lavender. It's by FAR the best lavender I've ever used and it throws like a son of a gun. Oh, oh, oh, and Guns & Roses, Oh, My!

Keep the name. The general public doesn't know what it's looking at anyway. My round labels have my business name in circular print with the scent name in big bold letters more or less in the center, horizontal. People gaze at the label trying to figure out what scent it is, then ask me what Sunshine Wax Works smells like. People also ignore prices. My labels used to have the price right under the scent name. People look and look, then hold it up and ask how much they cost. DOH!

As a small business, I would never get involved in 30 days net, yada yada. Presumably, the customer has a credit card. Let her put it on her card and make payments to them. You are not a bank in the business of making loans.

I wouldn't fool with samples. If someone is going to give me something free, I'm probably not going to buy anything.

There's your answer.

You might want to try EO instead of FO.

And that's the truth. I've given the same scent made at the same time with the same formula different names and different labels. People will like one but not care for the other.

Guys, read Post 36 in this thread: http://www.craftserver.com/forums/showthread.php?105763-TCS-(Tennessee-Candle-Supplies)-going-OOB/page2 I didn't want the message to get lost in the shuffle.

Ditto. Sounds like something NG and/or JS would do.

My take is if you get to set the retail price, who cares what she gets? Just figure her take into your retail price. It sounds pretty much like wholesale except she doesn't pay you upfront. Having said that, I wouldn't do consignment for any amount of money. Did it once years ago, never again. The retailer pays upfront and it's theirs. I don't care what happens to it once it's in their hands. With consignment, it's yours until someone comes along and buys it. Even though you can't control mishandling, breakage, whatever, it's still yours. Nope, not gonna do it.

State tourist bureau, state parks and recreation. Churches (yellow pages). Ask every single person you talk to if they know of any kind of show. Don't limit yourself to 'craft' shows.

A lot of suppliers carry Twigs & Berries, but it doesn't have a definitive smell. One person's T&B will be 100% different than the other person's T&B.

Ditto. My consistent best sellers for years came from TN.

You should always test whatever you expect the finished product to be. There is no way on God's Green Earth you can test a tart and have the vaguest idea if it will throw with a wick.

It's also a huge assumption to assume they even know if they're operating at a loss. You'd be surprised at the people who simply aren't bright enough to figure costs. Years and years ago I saw where someone wasn't including incoming shipping charges in their cost; i.e., cost of shipping wax, jars, etc. Even if someone doesn't include labor costs and just considers it a fun hobby, there is also the additional cost of electricity, gas, whatever they use to heat and melt wax and preheat jars, etc. . That's a real cost that someone has to pay in real money. Seriously, it's folly to worry about what someone else charges. Aside from the fact that it doesn't have anything to do with you, it's really just a waste of time. You'll never know and there's nothing you can do about it.

I could look at yarn all day. It's so comforting. I used to knit like crazy, but not now, except for the ruffle scarves. The Starbella yarn I mentioned is the ruffle stuff. This is what it looks like when finished: Texas Brat got me hooked on it: http://www.craftserver.com/forums/showthread.php?104501-New-scarf-I-knitted

But it's too expensive for me. Scroll down a bit. It's more than $1 more than their multi-colored yarn. And knitting-warehouse generally has the best prices. I hate to think what other sites charge. http://search.store.yahoo.net/yhst-73078103945512/cgi-bin/nsearch?query=starbella&first=20&only=0&categ=all&catalog=yhst-73078103945512

There's no answer to your question. It's not possible to know what goes on in someone else's head. Thankfully, in America we can charge what we want to charge, even if it bankrupts us.

I'm sure there are many threads about this. It used to be very common and popular. Some were very good, some not so much.

Hmmm, it does look suspiciously gone. Louis has gone belly-up before, though, due to inability to pay bills and attention. Maybe it will come back.

Either Country Kitchen or Grandma's Kitchen.

Yes, I've changed my business name. As far as switching target markets, people do that every weekend when they do craft shows.

If you don't like what shows are doing as far as letting in commercial vendors, let them know and be firm about it. Back when I was doing shows, I not only asked ahead of time, but if Home Interiors and other slipped in, I didn't just sit there and take it. The word 'craft' in Craft Show isn't that hard to understand.

Don't give her something she may not like. Get her a gift certificate to Hobby Lobby, JoAnn's Fabrics, or some place like that.

I wouldn't charge different prices for different venues because repeat customers will follow you around and look you up. They'll expect the price to be consistent.