Monica

Anyone heard of this Fragrance?? I tried Fragrance Finder..had a customer request.

I agree it is kinda crowded..but the candles look beautiful. I would display one of each and keep the rest as backstock. I found this works best for me..I sell off the table and restock after the customer leaves(or my sister is restocking as I am selling or vice versa)

Did you have a great show?

We did a local show..not very profitable like always..but no travel :rolleyes2

We did about 5x our fee, but have several orders for our next big show in a couple weeks. All custom orders, but these orders will cover our booth fee so all is good!!

Scented...where were you this weekend??

I charge $1.25 and they fly off the shelf Mine mostly come from overpour and the containers were free

Mine are 2oz. I fill them to about 1.5oz.

I use these too! Mine are black with the clear lid. Matches my label..and they were free..my friend is a manager of McDonalds and they discontinued them. She gave me a box of 2500 and another 1/2 box. My customers love them!

On a smaller note($50 bounced check from a show) the lady refused contact..didnt return messages, letters ect. I did a little research and learned that many banks now do not stamp it do not present again. So I redeposited the check(knowing that if it bounced the bank would only charge me $5). I waited until the first of the month..it cleared this time...most likely to the surprise of the lady. Alot less hassle..and I was out product..it seems that you are only out the NSF fee..you can deny her the space(I am assuming the show hasnt occured yet??)

Judgements are only as good as the people you have them against..and if they are unwilling to make it right before it gets this far..my bet is they wont and it will be a waste of time and money.

JMO

I hate music/sounds on a site..I immediately click out. I am sure others dont mind but it is a total No Sale for me..I dont stick around

I had the same problem..I finally did a chargeback on the last service fee they charged to my account..first I got an email, then a phone call...I am now cancelled.

What a hassle..guess they think you will just keep paying them:mad:

Well you said you gave up but if under payments go to

FeatureCart Credit Card Collection Service and set it up(easy)

It then collects the credit card information and you then enter it manually into your credit card processor( I use paypal virtual terminal). This is what I do.

HTH

Monica~

I agree with Beckie. We are in the same area and people here would rather have the table than walk into your booth. Anytime we are on a corner we use the same setup!

Good luck Beckie..looks great!

I have had a DIY site for over 2 years now. I can count the number of times it has been down on one hand..the longest 2 hours.

She didnt go through the correct procedure to get a quick answer. The help desk is set up for that purpose. Just sending an email to the owner is asking for a long wait.

Shelly runs her business out of her house. I wouldnt have my number listed either..people call at the craziest hours for the smallest things.

This problem was not DIY problem. She had her domain registered with Yahoo. They should have sent notices, and even if she thought DIY had taken over..that is nothing a little email with a question couldnt have solved.

I doubt Shelly was hanging out in a forum(this is her first post) she has a great support staff..two of whom were the first to answer this thread..therefore that is how she found out.

When you sign up you get an email with all the support site information. It does state on the DIY site that emailing shelly will take longer..this was not a server problem therefore they were unaware of her problem. A support ticket at the help desk would have solved this problem.

I too feel for her situation, but place the blame where it really belongs..and when you find out why..apologize. Not make comments about mysterious pms that you have received, but no posts to back em up. Odd.

I am sure you can get your domain back. Good luck

I use the frosted debbie bag from ULINE and small brown lunch bags for small orders(one lotion bar, one bar of soap, lip balm ect)

I love the clear frosted bags..and use colorful tissue for the season.

My customers like that is comes "already gift wrapped"

We tried the thank you bags...I hate those things for candles..they all roll around even when wrapped. The debbie bags have the cardboard so they stand up and keep things in place better!

Go to configuration

Reusable dropdrop menus

add new

name the list(IE Candle scents)

add the names..leave the add price & add weight blank

You are good to go!

We dont do this at every show..only trade shows(Home & Garden, Womens Ect..where people are there to look and not necessarily buy)

We put out a small candle with a sign that says Guess My Scent..I'm Yours!

People LOVE this...and most of the time they cant get it..they come back time and again..bring friends ect Put out more complex scents...but ones with names you can guess. Hot Fudge Brownie, Choc Covered Cherries, buttermilk pancakes were all good ones!

It was a pretty slow show..only a few leads until we did this..we tripled our cash & carry sales and got several wholesale and home party leads.

When I used Joywax I found little hot throw using zincs. I like the cotton wicks..hotter burn..great throw. I use NG FOs all the time with great success!

They ship quick..and call with questions they may have(I had an order that the number of lids didnt match the number of jars) and they called to confirm. I have never had to call them though..

I have met the owners..they stopped by our booth at a larger craft show in Wichita a couple years ago..very nice people

I cant compare but NG Blueberry Cobbler is knock ya down strong! Super popular for me!

Eggnog is good, Country Christmas is mainly bayberry to my nose!

I have made mine green and burgandy. The green barely sold.

I would go with burngandy

I also tried to rename it during the non holiday season..my diehard Christmas Splendor customers refused to believe it was the same:laugh2:

I just call it Christmas Splendor all year round now

I find it odd that you would complain because someone you often buy from doesn't give you a discount.

I agree with this unless you are buying large quantities of the same product..although I love a freebie 1oz thrown in..makes my day:D

Lotion Bars, Soap, Whipped Body Glaze, Lip balm

Roll on perfumes did really well at our spring shows so time will tell where they fit in

I mix my own too..NG Bayberry & Red Hot Cinnamon.

Bayberry (ZB, ZS) Good..excellent blended with their Red Hot Cinnamon

Candy Corn (ZB) Best seller for us!

Christmas Cabin Great seller..we rename forest walk for rest of year

Christmas Splendor best seller all year round 3 years running

Cinnamon Buns ok..prefer their iced cinnamon rolls though

Country Bumpkin didnt care for this one

Hillbilly Homebrew good seller very similar to apple jack n peel

Hot Cocoa (ZB) good..prefer Peaks

Spiced Cranberry (ZS, ZB) great fall seller!

ADD PUMPKIN CRUNCH CAKE...OH SO GOOD!

Never noticed mine was down..even had an order at 9:30 this morning so mine must have been working ...they have different servers for different sites. If they do go down..its not long! I have had my website through them since October of 2004 and never had a problem!

I'm a Kansas..and they dont have a smell.