chrisasst Posted October 17, 2007 Share Posted October 17, 2007 after all my are figured, the price I came up with for tea lights was 8 for $6.25 or $.80 for 1..it seems like this is high, is it? what is the average price for tea lights...thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carriegsxr6 Posted October 17, 2007 Share Posted October 17, 2007 Tealights are totally expensive. Unless you can get everything local and buy in bulk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Candybee Posted October 17, 2007 Share Posted October 17, 2007 That's why I quit making tea lights. Couldn't get the price down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpaceGirl Posted October 18, 2007 Share Posted October 18, 2007 I made a choice with my tealights..... I sell them for essentially cost.Why? Because I usually have "leftover" wax from a pour that I harvest that way. I buy wicks and plastic tealight containers in bulk so it's cheap.Folks who pick up my tealights (I sell in a pack of 4) always try more than one box and sometimes stick around long enough to pick up something else. Plus I have a couple of customers who go through tealights like nobody's business so I like to keep them supplied.That being said, I've only carried them at craft fairs. On my (new and under construction) website I will probably keep them in a "Special Offers" section and list only the stock that I have on hand. I'm not interested in keeping a stable stock of tealights, but offering what I have.After all that... I price them between $1.50 to $2.00 for a 4-pack. But like I said -- I'm selling them for essentially cost and basically consider them samples that people are paying for.Hope that helps.ETA: I do get most of my supplies locally from Peak. Wax, plastic containers and dye, FO are local pickup. The only thing in my tealights that are shipped to be are the wicks and those are dirt cheap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Georgia Posted October 18, 2007 Share Posted October 18, 2007 $1.50 to $2.00 for a 4-pack. But like I said -- I'm selling them for essentially cost mine only cost me 23 cents - how big are your tealights?I only have one person I sell them to - only because she devours them and I couldn't keep giving her them for free. I give them away as samples with every sale. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpaceGirl Posted October 18, 2007 Share Posted October 18, 2007 They are standard size tealights. My finished candle cost ends up being right about what you quoted...$.20 give or take some cents. But when I factor in packaging it took the cost to closer to $.40 each. That may have changed a little - I haven't re-calculated in over a year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barncat Posted October 18, 2007 Share Posted October 18, 2007 I charge wholeslale, pack of 4 $1.50, pack of 12 $4.00 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeavenScentU Posted October 18, 2007 Share Posted October 18, 2007 I have a whole bag full of clear tealights that I have to use up. I am thinking I am going to put them in a gift basket.. I have to get rid of them or put them in the classies. Hopefully I can make my money back that I paid for them.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carriegsxr6 Posted October 18, 2007 Share Posted October 18, 2007 Another thing I do to keep cost down, is sell them unscented. Cause honestly unless you burn ten at a time, there is no way a single tea light can scent a room. Its a waste of FO. Mostly I sell them to be used with tart melts and I over scent the tart melts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisR Posted October 18, 2007 Share Posted October 18, 2007 Cause honestly unless you burn ten at a time, there is no way a single tea light can scent a room. Its a waste of FO. I have to disagree with you on that statement. I sell a ton of tea lights and mine will scent a room, not overly huge, but my customers keep coming back and they don't burn 10 at a time, mostly 1 or 2!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Candybee Posted October 18, 2007 Share Posted October 18, 2007 Same here. One of my tea lights can fill a room with fragrance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lantern Light Mama Posted October 19, 2007 Share Posted October 19, 2007 My tealights will scent a room as well...it depends on the sensitivity of your nose. My mom burns one at a time in her kitchen/family room. She loves them! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lantern Light Mama Posted October 19, 2007 Share Posted October 19, 2007 Sorry...I charge $10 for a box of ten. They are in nice clear tealight boxes in clear cups. Soy... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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