schmoopie

Ky has a great tart wax that comes in granular form, so it's easy to work with. I pour at 165-170 and it doesn't melt the clamshells. Makes great, fragrant tarts. Price is comparable to other wax out there, and shipping wouldn't be that far for you....

hth

I use that wax and have never cured them. They always smell great right away!

I also use the KY tart/pillar/votive blend. Works awesome in the clamshells, no repour, and people swear they get 15+ hours of scent per 1oz.

I also sell in 60+ retail stores, so I am also very pickey about how they look.

Another plus is that this comes in granular form so it is so easy to work with. We pour at 165.

www.greatcandle.com (southern scentations) also carries this and they are in MI. I don't know who is closer to you.

HTH

I have never had a tin rust. I use tin for wickless..... seems to me, why chance it. Plus the opening is nice and wide so you don't get the "volcano" effect from the pressure of the wax melting from the bottom up....

I think a lot of the customer base for wickless is the flame and "safety" issue. So, I feel the fact that a tin won't break is a great "safety" selling point.

I have 12 of these puppies:yay:

Our company has just gone through all the testing and graphic phases for our M&P..... any idea how one of these would be for MP? Would make it so much easier for the big batches......

tia

Lisa

It was a while ago so I can't remember what our "set up " fee was, but we pay a $50 monthly fee..... I hand over bank statements, merchant account summary, invoices, reciepts, credit card statements, customer invoices, etc. and she takes care of all of it. When it's time to pay my sales tax, she lets me know and gives me all the paper work and an envelope... I just sign and write a check. With all she does I don't even use quick books....

I think it's a deal!!

Our company pours to order. Even though we do large quantities..... we have 27 scents and 8 different containers we offer.... so just to keep one of each on the shelf is 216 candles.....

We do have the luxury of this being a full time business for me AND I have employees..... and 12 turkey fryers..... so I have 360 lbs of melted wax at my disposal when I need it...

I guess it comes down to how many scents and how many containers, etc.

If you are small, melting down a bit of wax in a presto really isn't all that time consuming. I know our most popular sizes and scents so I will pour extra here and there. I just hate to see $$$ sitting on a shelf.

As for re-using containers...... we are mainly wholesale and would NEVER go there..... but I do do it for VERY close friends and family..... because it is a TOTAL PITA!! I always check the glass closely though...

Maybe think about getting some of your frgrances in the tins wicked and offer this, ONLY if they clean them out themselves!

Because it's not worth .50 to me to clean out ANYTHING....lol

I really like Kangaroo Blue....

They do offer a sample pack.... 1 lb blocks of 17 different kinds of soap for $33.... that's a great deal if you want to sample everything. Would not help you in time for the co-op....

I love their Goat's Milk and Shea!

I recently recieved a stamp from a different company for use on M & P and I can't get it to leave a nice imprint, no matter what I do..... any ideas out there??

TIA

I have bought banners off E-Bay.... pm me and I will give you a great sellers info!

Wooo Hoooo! Got mine too! I was beginning to feel a little left out! I'll get right on it Steph! I don't even have website info posted anywhere! So she's getting the email addresses from here I would assume.

Date:Mon, 18 Jun 2007 12:29:47 -0700 (PDT)From: <fragrant_expressions@yahoo.com>Subject:wholesaleTo:vparr367@yahoo.com#message8422744762166520224392001081431971080605675 { overflow:auto; visibility:hidden }

Hello my name is Stephanie and I own a specialty retail shop in Arkansas. I am looking for something new to add to my current stock. I am very interested in your candles and would love to see a product sample of your craftsmanship if you offer a chance to sample them as I am very picky about what I put in my shop. I also think it is important to see how well the candles burns and smells. Thank you for your time and I look forward to speaking with you.

I don't even have my EMAIL on Candletech, so like I said.... she may be getting some of her info from here, but she is obviously using other sources.

Curious: Are any of you that have recieved this on Candlefind??

I got the same e-mail a few days ago. Immediately asked for a physical store location, tax ID, and business phone #.........

Offered a wholesale sampler......

Of course no reply.... which I didn't expect, because I had googled her store and gotten nothing on it....

I don't have any of my company info associated with my candletech name for just this reason..... so it's not that she is hitting candletech, she's hitting many outlets.

SO BEWARE.....

BTW- I do give free samples for potential accounts, it's great business. But I throughly check them out first......

What kind of wax are you using? It be helpful for those of us that make soy to check our stock BEFORE we start making bad candles:wink2:

I am looking for the same thing. All the logs are wood.... not the best choice for M & P..... I am looking to mass produce and don't want to deal with lining... anyone out there have any suggestions?

I'll share ours:

first little blurb is a yadda yadda on uses....

Then:

Directions: Test a small area of fabric which is out of site before applying.. Hold bottle 8" - 12" and apply evenly until area is damp. Not recommended for leather and is safe to use around pets. Not intended to be applied directly on or to ingested by pets.

CAUTION: Eye irritant. If product comes in contact with your eyes, flush throughly with water. (you would add, contains ethenol/flammable here if yours does, ours does not)

USE ONLY AS INTENDED

KEEP OUT OF REACH OF SMALL CHILDREN

HTH

For those who do large wholesale orders, do you charge a rush order fee? One of our best clients needs 90 candles by the weekend, and usually we have a 2 week processing period (though we generally get all orders out in a week)

What are others charging?

TIA

Well I know that when I print off the USPS site, they don't give you a parcel post option. Paypal does though..... not sure where you are getting your postage, so that would be the key..... If you are using Stamps.com or something like that, I would find the Parcel Post rate... affix that amount of postage to the package and that would be the way it goes. Might not hurt to write Parcel Post on it just to make sure.

This is just a guess though, as I only ship UPS or USPS Priority on line. Anything I can't ship priority from USPS, gets taken into the actual Post Office... just to let them know what it is and cover my a$$.

I believe you would want to go Parcel Post for ground.

BNC's is good:)

I haven't done any research but what about Colonial Candles? Or something along those lines? I don't know if there is a company using though--you would have to check it out. You could also play on the Chesapeake Bay--lots of names you could take off that.

Well Colonial is a pretty big CO.......

I DO use UV inhibitor, thats why I'm alittle perplexed, I know that all candles will fade over time, and that the UV inhibitor just prolongs it, but these candles are maybe 6 months old... and as for the yellowing in the lighter candles?? Not sure.... thought that would be a FO issue...

I am using liquid dyes from BCN...

Any help would be appreciated....

A couple of my wholesale customers are having the darker color candles fade and the light colored ones turning a yellowish hue. I use the recommended amount of UV in all my candles. These candles are a few months old. Some are near light and other are not and it is still happening.

One white candle contains some vanilla,but we have tried to combat the "yellows" with UV AND whitening powder. One account put the white ones in a cabinet under the hutch and they are STILL turning yellow.

They are discounting them and letting customers know this will not affect burn or fragrance, but , geez, sure would like to get this fixed....

Any ideas would be appreciated. I am use my own parasoy blend, and have used UV from BCN and Peaks(using recommended amount).

I know some fragrances will tend to do this but hoping UV would solve this.....

Have 30+ wholesale accounts and have only heard this from 2....

TIA

Is top out there?

The KY tart/votive blend is great. No shrinkage or sink holes. Comes in granular form, so it's super easy to use. Plus they aren't too far from you, so shipping shouldn't be too bad.

HTH

BTW I could send a pound to try : )