anabanana's candles Posted November 1, 2007 Share Posted November 1, 2007 I have been approached to do a fundraiser for a local YMCA I sell my 16oz candles for $12. I was thinking that $4 from the sale of each would be their share. How does that sound? I have $4-5 in each candle. I am new to this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lantern Light Mama Posted November 1, 2007 Share Posted November 1, 2007 That's, what, 35%?? I wish I could sell my 16oz for $12! With shipping my wax and all mine are $18. I do about 40% also, so it sounds good to me! Good luck! Some people do their fundraisers at 50%, but I feel that is unrealistic since you are probably printing forms and doing some processing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anabanana's candles Posted November 1, 2007 Author Share Posted November 1, 2007 $18 dollars? You are so lucky. I don't have to ship my wax or anything and I get most of my scents locally. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lantern Light Mama Posted November 1, 2007 Share Posted November 1, 2007 I don't know about lucky...makes it a bit harder to sell because they are higher priced. But people don't usually complain about the price, so I guess I am a bit lucky. Wish I could get my stuff local like you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luminarias Posted November 1, 2007 Share Posted November 1, 2007 We increase the price of our candles when selling through a fundraiser. We change the price of our 12oz from $12.95 to $15.95 and our 7oz from $8.95 to $11.95. We offer 11 scents from our current collection of 30(which we change up depending on the time of year). We also provide all gift bags, order forms and brochures. The organization receives 50% of total sales...www.candlesbyluminarias.net Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mindy5140 Posted November 1, 2007 Share Posted November 1, 2007 That sounds about right. When I did my fundraiser I used my 12 oz jars and I made $5 per candle and the girls made $3. But that was their choice. They could of made more I'm sure but ohwell. Like you I made nothing but profit because my main stuff jars and wax I can get cheap.Mindy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
debscent Posted November 2, 2007 Share Posted November 2, 2007 Don't undercut yourself. If your candles retail for $12.00 now, make them $14.95 and offer a deal for buying more than one. 2 for $25.00, etc. I just did two separate fundraisers, and it costs me $1.83 to make each candle, we sold them for $10.00 and the kids kept $5.00 of each candle. Remember buying in bulk does reduce your cost, and try not to offer TOO many scents.Good luck! I will continue to do the fundraising, and hopefully no more craft shows. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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