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Yeah, being new to the forum, I didn't want to bash either. My box was also falling apart. They reused a box from somewhere else. I have absolutley NO problem w/ reusing a box....saves the environment....I do have a problem when they have cut that box into pieces and then taped it to make a new one and it's falling apart! Yeah....the Walmart bag....the garbage bag....so un-professional. I also got her lotion base sampler...and those were packaged very nice in a ziploc. I also ordered two B&B liquid dyes....one came with a label and one did not. Hmmmm. LOL. Sharon (I replied to your PM!)....You know, I didn't bother to email Jody's with a complaint. I had placed the order on Thursday night....and the website and auto responder email said 3 business days. On the Wednesday (the 18th), I emailed to see if it had shipped, since it was 4 business days later. No reply. On Thursday early AM, I get an email that it shipped Thursday. Well...YEAH!. And then I get an automated email that it shipped on Friday. Huh? First you don't reply, then you reply and say one thing but do another? Yeah....even if the items had been fantabulous....she lost my business right there! I did get the SFIC bases today....and they aren't sticky at all. At least not the ones I unwrapped and fondled. Donna

I have that problem too with the Reddig diamond dye chips. I swear I stir until my wrist is about to fall off....pour....and then have little sprekles in the bottom of my tarts. GRRRR. I'm just got a bunch of the liquid dyes to use. So much easier! Ian, there is a bit of a fuel smell, because they are so concentrated. The scent seems to have gone away on the one I've tested so far. Donna

So of course.....AFTER I order 14 of Peak's Liquid Candle Dyes (they carry 15), I find out there's a Co-Op. So, I get the dyes today, and while sitting at the computer reading the message boards, I decided to remove the "in-transit" cap and screw on the glass dropper pipete thing. <cue mystery music> Did the first one, no problem. Did the second one, really without looking...and wouldn't you know it! That darn Peak's! They filled that bottle SO full that when I plopped in the dropper pipete, the dye all squished out the top of the bottle! This is the only freakin' time in my life that I'm gonna bitch about something being toooo full! And was it the pale Golden Honey/Vanilla color?? Heck no! Not in my house! It was the teal/aqua! And it was alllll over both my hands, all over my desk and my mouse! And was there anyone home that could run me a roll of paper towels real quick?? Hell no! Not in my house! Oh my...it was not a pretty thing. By the time it was all over and done with....My mouse and desk were green, the kitchen sink was all splattered green and the kitchen and bathroom counters were all green! :tiptoe: I just knew DH was gonna FLIP. BUT...with the help of Watkin's Organic Cleanser....and most of a bottle of nail polish remover, I was able, at least to get all the kitchen, bathroom and office surfaces cleaned before DH got home. Of course, my hands were aqua from my wrists to the tips of my nails. ROFL! DH had a real belly laugh on that one..... Note to anyone getting into the co-op....order the liquid dye remover just in case! GRRRRR....off to find some ultra mega moisturizing lotion for these hands. Nail polish remover is rough on the skin! LOL! Donna

Oooohhhh those are very nice looking! I think I may need to re-look at Peak's molds! LOL. Donna

You know, I wondered the same thing! I'm really new on the M&P circuit and ordered (what I thought was) three 1 pound blocks of Silk & Shea M&P from Jody's Soap & Creations. Now, I fully understand M&P comes in larger (24lb?) blocks and they may or may not be cutting off my 1 pound hunks. What I got, however, was a 3 pound wedge of something. There was NO label on it and it was in.....get this....a white Walmart bag! And not even a clean one either! There was dirt and what I think was grass stuck to my wedge o'soap. I was not a happy girl. But what threw me was that it was sticky. Or moreso....tacky. (Of course the dirt stuck to it well!) What's a girl to do? So, I took a tater peeler to the entire outside of that wedge. :lipsrseal Still tacky. I tried to grate the soap....just cuz I wanted to... and that didn't work well either. But I did get my Green Clover and Aloe soap made and while I like it....it still seems a bit tacky/greasy, even the un-tested bars. I have ordered the sampler pack of soaps from SFIC....should be here tomorrow or Wednesday...and if those go well, I'm just gonna order from Peak's! I will not, however, order M&P stuff from Jody's again. Live and Learn! Donna

Well, this is how B&BW describes it: Fragrance Top Notes: Pomegranate, Sparkling Citrus, Dewberry, Anise, Cinnamon, Nutmeg Fragrance Mid Notes: Cassis, Black Berry, Iris, Jasmine, Raspberry Fragrance Base Notes: Musk, Sandalwood, Vanilla, Tobacco, Patchouli I ordered Misbehavin' from NG based on my friend's description of "pomegranate with very distant green notes; almost piney". :rolleyes2 Not the wisest move. Misbehavin' is described as "A flirtatious, fruity, sexy fragrance. A tantalizing aroma of sweet juicy candied apples and pomegranate, with nuances of fresh ivy and oakmoss", so, we'll see how that goes. I absolutely ABHOR the mall and will avoid it like the plague given the chance...so it may be a bit before I can compare scents. Donna

Anyone know a supplier with a good dupe of B&BW's Midnight Pomegranate? I've never smelled it, so I guess I'll have to make a trip to the mall now! :tiptoe: Thanks! Donna

Ha! There must be several of us on the same wave length. Last week I got samples from KY of the glaze and whip AND from EBC the whipped body frosting (amongst other things)! I just like them all! Seriously....I think I like KY's Glaze better then their Whip. And I like EBC's Whipped Body Frosting better than KY's Whip. Still doing the not-so-scentific testing. (Read that as: back of left hand gets Whip every day a few times and back of right hand gets Frosting a few times every day!) Donna

Soaper Supplies (www.soapersupplies.com) just had a pre-buy/co-op running for this. It is still up on their site under Pre-buys. I want to say the email I got from them said they might have extras left over for the website after the buy. I've heard great things about them, but haven't used them myself. Hope that helps! Donna

I haven't done anything with it yet, since UPS delivered it less than an hour ago, but OOB, Peak's Sweet Pea ROCKS. Donna

Ha! Please remember that Texas is a LARGE state! I'm in El Paso, TX, and my closest wax supplier (that I've found) is about an 8-10 hour drive for me. Heck, it'd almost be quicker to drive up to Peak's in Colorado! Donna