I love candles

My business partner and I are considering splitting up for one of the weekends this fall in order to do two very popular craft shows. The one thing that we aren't sure how to handle is the credit card imprinter since we only have one. Has anyone ever done this? Do you think it's better to not accept credit cards at one of the shows, or can you handwrite the credit card number on a slip to process it the same way we would if we had the imprinter there? I wasn't sure if this is a matter of preference or if there is something illegal to not take the imprint of the card. Thanks!

I don't mind the pictures in the background since they provide a lot of color but they don't seem to match the style of the black and white logo. Are you changing that as well?

I think the label looks great! I agree with the comments about the top but sounds like you are already fixing that. Best of luck to you!!!

Sorry - forgot to include that part! CandleScience said that they factored in the prices in the costs that are currently on their website. I didn't get the impression that there would be an increase just because of the new company.

HTH!!

I got an email from CandleScience and they said that they have already made the switch to buy from Elevance and that there will be no outage. They also said that C3 has not been discontinued!

I emailed CandleScience to see if they know anything - I'll let you all know when I hear anything.

I am so excited for you - congratulations!!!

I think the design looks great! Congrats on the new building - hopefully I will get to that point as well someday

Hello! I know there have been threads on here before about PayPal not accepting coupon codes. I called again the other day (just to see if things had changed!) and the customer service rep said that although they haven't created anything, there is a site that some of PayPal's customers have had good luck with. Has anyone tried this? I am not tech savvy and wasn't sure where to paste this into my PayPal button. When I tried it, it wouldn't let me buy anything

http://www.members.aol.com/paypalhelper/

Thanks for any help you can provide!

I thought of one other question to add to the above:

- Do you all narrow down the scents for them to choose or let them pick from any of the ones you offer? I have 30 but didn't know if that would be overwhelming or not.

Thanks again for any responses!

I know this is an old thread but I had a couple of other questions about approaching stores. I don't have any wholesale accounts yet but would love to get one!

- Is it better to call the buyer/owner to set up an appointment or to stop in the store to try to set it up? I am trying to decide if I should drop off my brochure/wholesale information ahead of time or just bring it if (hopefully when!) I meet with them.

- I plan to give them a sample - do you think I need to leave a sample of every size candle I sell? I was going to bring scent samples for them to see what we sell.

I appreciate anyone's thoughts - you all are always helpful and give me things to think about!

TIA!!!

I agree with all of the above and I think I remember reading a suggestion here (from last summer) that wrapping each candle in bubble wrap acts as a pretty good insulator.

Me too - I have sent out emails to schools but got very few replies. I would love to hear some success stories!

Thanks - I will talk to my business partner and see if she wants to start on testing now or not. If they have them at the Dollar Store, it may be the same or cheaper to just buy them there!

I know - I am a little early to be thinking about the holidays but I have some down time in the next few weeks and wanted to plan ahead! Does anyone know of a great place to get Christmas/holiday mugs?

I have seen in other posts that people have successfully made soy candles in mugs - is there anything I need to do differently when using mugs as opposed to my normal glass containers? I plan to test extensively to make sure I have the right wick but didn't know if anyone else had words of wisdom

TIA!

Don't be nervous - it sounds like you have planned very well ahead of time and are all set! I hope you sell everything you have and then some

Wow - you have been busy! I think they all look great

For the 6 layer container candle, do you ever have a problem with the one scent ending/new one starting that it is overpowering? I have never done layers (I want to start) but heard a comment about this at a show and was curious about it.

TIA!

I did and they weren't very helpful. I got an "I am not sure" which I find surprising. So I figured I would come to the people who would really know

Thanks!

I did a show this fall (on a much smaller scale) that had Home Interiors, Pampered Chef, etc and I got a lot of comments about how the shoppers liked the personal touch of meeting the owner/maker of the candles and how the quality of my candles was better. Good luck with the show!

Does anyone know how to set up a percent discount or offer a coupon code using the Paypal shopping cart? I would like to do something in conjunction with launching new spring scents but can't figure out any other way to do it other than literally editing the prices in the shopping cart and on my site.

TIA!!

I have my name and address on my plate. I have seen others put their merchant number on them as well. I think you get 3 or 4 lines to use - I can't remember.

Thanks Sugar and Spice - that info was really helpful!

I got mine from www.pospaper.com. HTH!

Mine actually came with my imprinter and I know the company sells them individually as well.

A fellow vendor at a fair this fall mentioned to me that it is illegal to write down someone's CSV code - has anyone heard of this to know if it is true? She had mentioned that you aren't supposed to write it down if you have the card in your hand b/c you could then use the card for your own purchase.

I have had good luck with the LX series. HTH!