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those are so AWESOME

now i am addicted to this board again!!

moochelle, the link isnt working, is it papermart??

camaflauge organza bags... I want to find camaflauge organza drawstring bags??

Terri what does GFS stand for?

I decided NOT to do the retail thing right now. I will look int craft shows and fairs right now. Heres my dilema, I know eventually i would like to have a retail store, maybe 4 to 5 yrs down the road. I have 2 stores who want to buy wholesale for their shops in town. Knowing that eventually I want a retail space, should I avoid anymore wholesale accounts in my town??

thanks for all the advice guys...

i am needing to make a decision by monday... anyone hve any advice??

thanks

I have an opportunity to rent a really good space for retail...great location!!

Right now i sell wholesale only 1 locally. I do have some reg customers for retail, my rent would be 600 monthly, There is no exclusive candle shop in my area, there is a few gift shops who sell tyler and yankee. my other concern is the local wholesale customer i have sells my candle and has been doing well reordering regularly. she is in the same city... across town, but my retail prices would be cheeper of course. what do i do about her, she has been a real good customer.

I am really nervous, i know it is a lot of work.. My question is can you make more money retail than wholesale? I know with retail you have the overhead.

i plan to carry candles of course, wick trimmers, candle warmers, & hurricane candles, air fresheners to start. eventually I would like to add a small section of christian books..We dont plan to take out a large loan maybe5000 at the most..Shes a friend and she may go down to 500 for first 6 months.

for those of you who have your own retail space, and those who dont, please give me your honest opinions..

tia

one potiential wholesaler wants to me to find a signature scent for her business.. she agreed to use other scents but wants to find one exclusive to her shop.. my question is she has not found something i already have so i am not sure i have the time or money to start testing scents...would anyone or has anyone done this?? i thought of charging an initial fee for signature scents to differ the cost of testing... on the other hand this could be a nice size wholesale account and maybe i should not complain?? she just seems hard to please, she wants something she had before "something tea?" that sure narrows it down dosent it??

thanks for reading

I have been selling wholesale.. I have twice been asked if i could do a special label just for their business. one of them wants their name on the label..this one could be a HUGE account(nationwide) any comments or suggestions on this..

tia