KristinesShower Posted April 24, 2006 Share Posted April 24, 2006 As hard as you try, what scent just DOESN'T sell well for you?If you want to comment, can you also put what part of the country you are from? I am doing some research PS - I made it so you can vote more than one scent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trish Posted April 24, 2006 Share Posted April 24, 2006 No matter what, I can't sell this scent to save my life! It throws incredible too but noone buys it to see! LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KristinesShower Posted April 24, 2006 Author Share Posted April 24, 2006 Now I would've never thought cinnamon buns!!! That seems to be a real popular one that they ask for in the shop all the time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AngelaVA Posted April 24, 2006 Share Posted April 24, 2006 My customers don't like bakery scents, so none of these would sell well for me. Pumpkin does well during the holiday season, but that's about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monica Posted April 24, 2006 Share Posted April 24, 2006 Banana Nut Bread..no can do! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sudsnwicks Posted April 24, 2006 Share Posted April 24, 2006 None of these foody scents sell well for me. The strange part is, these are the types of scents that get the most interest. These are the scents everyone oohs and aahs at. But they never buy it...because they think it'll make them fat. Not directly of course, but indirectly they might get hungry and eat more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
islandgirl Posted April 24, 2006 Share Posted April 24, 2006 Carrot Cake:sad2: I loved it, but it just would not sell!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AngelaVA Posted April 24, 2006 Share Posted April 24, 2006 None of these foody scents sell well for me. The strange part is, these are the types of scents that get the most interest. These are the scents everyone oohs and aahs at. But they never buy it...because they think it'll make them fat. Not directly of course, but indirectly they might get hungry and eat more.This is exactly what my customers say. It's so frustrating because there are so many great bakery scents and they just won't buy them. However, they will buy anything floral or clean. :rolleyes2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrandNewToCandles Posted April 24, 2006 Share Posted April 24, 2006 I don't sell but I can answer as someone who buys candles...lol. I love fruity smells mostly. If it was in person I would likely buy any of the ones listed above, but from a website I would not buy something like snickerdoodle (no idea how it smells). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scented Posted April 24, 2006 Share Posted April 24, 2006 Food anything is the toughest to move. Peeps say they'll gain weight ... even though we say calorie free. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KMommy Posted April 24, 2006 Share Posted April 24, 2006 Same here - all food scents. People say that burning them makes them hungry. They love the way they smell and the food scents are some of my best scent throwing candles. People like sniffing them but rarely do I sell them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sara Posted April 24, 2006 Share Posted April 24, 2006 The ones that went the slowest aren't on there for me. Coffee was my absolute WORST seller ever. Bummer 'cause I love coffee. Lilac is another touch and go. Was doing well for a while and then fizzled out. Rose is another one. I had one person that pretty much bought me out on Rose soap, but otherwise they went very slowly (same with the candles). I still make them, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
awickedscent Posted April 24, 2006 Share Posted April 24, 2006 The only one that comes to mind is Indian Summer. Cant sell it. Banana Nut Bread and Carrot cake do well in the votives for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fern Posted April 25, 2006 Share Posted April 25, 2006 I can't give away bakery scents here in Connecticut...good for me because I don't care much for them myself...except for maybe one or two...but even then, they end up getting too sweet smelling and I never finish burning them. I'm sorry that I invested the money I did trying to satisfy those customers who I thought would want them...those pounds of fo will sit there until they go bad. What sells for me is B&BW dupes, Yankee dupes, Victoria's Secret dupes, perfume dupes, fresh, floral and fruit scents. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nanchris Posted April 25, 2006 Share Posted April 25, 2006 Very interesting, basicly all I can sell is bakery scents. They are very big here. I love them too, my only problem is they don't make them strong enough for me Can't handle flowery scents or purfumey scents ...Yuck...don't wear purfume either Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenniejr Posted April 25, 2006 Share Posted April 25, 2006 Pumpkin because I could only choose one. However, I have a biatch of a time with the coffee's (which I LOVE:mad: ), any breads, pie's, cobblers ..... you get the picture. My customer's always comment on how wonderful they smell, and how much they love them ......... they just don't want to smell them burning all the time! :rolleyes2 Go figure!I am in South Central Pa. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KristinesShower Posted April 25, 2006 Author Share Posted April 25, 2006 Bakery scents are huge here too and I want to get them in my line somehow without putting them into my actual Kristine's Shower line. I'm gonna branch off a bit because the look I will be going for is anti-Kristine's Shower. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WYJen Posted April 25, 2006 Share Posted April 25, 2006 Very interesting. I can't keep my bakery scents in stock...stinks for me because I hate them! LOL Everyone on that list is a top seller for me. The only scents that don't sell well for me are florals. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grumpy Girl Posted April 25, 2006 Share Posted April 25, 2006 I can sell buttloads of bakery here, but what I can't sell is Monkey Farts or anything with bananas in it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bunny Posted April 25, 2006 Share Posted April 25, 2006 The only one that comes to mind is Indian Summer. Cant sell it. Banana Nut Bread and Carrot cake do well in the votives for me.Wow, and I'm exact opposite! I had a hard time keeping Indian Summer in stock! Renamed as Louisiana Sunrise, I kept soap, pillars, containers, bath bombs, salts, and shampoo, and conditioner! And people bought one of each just to surround themselves in this scent!Now, one scent I never sold a single item in was pink sugar! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fire and Ice Posted April 25, 2006 Share Posted April 25, 2006 I don't think I'd be able to sell marshmellow anything. I can sell baked good candles both nothing as sweet as Candy Corn Butter cream is a good seller for me at the shows but not in the stores. Same with Wedding Day! I can't give it away unless at a show! The Lemon Pound cake smelled great but the customers wouldn't by it over Sage Lemongrass. But boy, I can't keep Amish Harvest in stock anytime of year! I could pour 100 candles of it and it would be gone in a week! Pink sugur is good but it only sells so so for me. I'm going to take it of the list after this fall. But I think the pink Lemonade will go like gang busters. In fact, when I get the money, I have to get several morew pounds of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meridith Posted April 25, 2006 Share Posted April 25, 2006 I can barely move a food scent - even in the fall and winter. My poplular ones are the florals and clean/fresh smelling fragrances. It's funny how many many men I get that love the florals. Also, it's the men that tend to like the food scents more than the women. I personally can't stand food smells so I don't have a problem with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bev Posted April 25, 2006 Share Posted April 25, 2006 I sell quite a few food scents but the biggest sellers are clean scents like Clean Cotton, Downy, or Spring Rain. I have never sold one Cornucopia candle. I think you either you love it or you hate it. Unfortunately for me, everyone around here hates it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
candlebean Posted April 25, 2006 Share Posted April 25, 2006 The few that I have trouble selling are: buttermilk pancakes, spiced orange, and fresh baked bread (off the top of my head). What really bugs me though is that I had people (family, friends) specifically request them and then never buy them! I quickly learned that just because one person wants it at one moment in time doesn't mean I need to buy a pound of it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iammommytwo Posted April 25, 2006 Share Posted April 25, 2006 yup...foods don't move here either, except I have one customer that loves the caramel apple (and wants more) and another that had just gotten her second homespun sugar.I only moved a few that were purchased for Christmas presents. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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