Deliciously Wicked Posted September 14, 2008 Share Posted September 14, 2008 I got my first wholesale order and am very excited. Anyway I am wondering with my customer's order she also wants some samples of the different scents so her customers can try them out before they purchase. Should I charge for the sample containers or should these just be freebies?Thanks for any feedback you might have. :smiley2: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
candlelady Posted September 14, 2008 Share Posted September 14, 2008 I provide them FREE. I usually allow only 6 scents, and each seller gets a sample set and a picture of the candle so the customer can "see and sniff".I use the smal plastic portion cups with lids.HTHCarrie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southern.scents Posted September 14, 2008 Share Posted September 14, 2008 Well, I would do this. Charge her for the sample candles and but tell her that if and when she does place a wholesale order, the amount of the samples will be deducted from her order. Then it works out for both of you guys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sherl Posted September 14, 2008 Share Posted September 14, 2008 Depends on the size of the order and how much future business they will generate and the products ordered. I look at everything as a return on an investment now. Something like lotions I will send a 'try me' bottle with any good sized order. Candles, I send a few melts in fragrances other than what was ordered to let the shop owner sample other fragrances to get furure orders. As a shop owner I do not expect 'free' stuff in anything other than food items. There, usually with every dozen ordered, you get a free sample to put out for testing. So, if an order is large enough, I kick in a little extra. Since I have no minimums, this is the best way I have found to keep it in balance so as to not give everything away. In the shop, if I want to put a strand of lights out so people can see how they look, it comes out of my inventoy and I pay for it. The major candle lines out there don't just give stuff away so I feel I don't have to either. Offering samples a little over cost plus shipping might be an option too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deliciously Wicked Posted September 15, 2008 Author Share Posted September 15, 2008 Thank you for all of the great replies. I really appreciate it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Love2Scent Posted September 15, 2008 Share Posted September 15, 2008 Well, I would do this. Charge her for the sample candles and but tell her that if and when she does place a wholesale order, the amount of the samples will be deducted from her order. Then it works out for both of you guys.This is exactly what we do as well. So far it has worked out well for us.GL and congrats on the new account! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sara Posted September 15, 2008 Share Posted September 15, 2008 I got my first wholesale order and am very excited. Anyway I am wondering with my customer's order she also wants some samples of the different scents so her customers can try them out before they purchase. Should I charge for the sample containers or should these just be freebies?Thanks for any feedback you might have. :smiley2:Unless she's ordering the other scents now and would like some "sample sniffers" to go along with (kind of sounds like that's what is happening), I'd tell her sample packs come in amounts of x and you can add one onto her shipment if she would like. It shouldn't be that costly, a sample pack (generally if you're doing wholesale you might have something like this already), and would better her purchasing decisions if she had one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deliciously Wicked Posted September 15, 2008 Author Share Posted September 15, 2008 Well she has already placed her order. What she wants is 2 of the scents she ordered in a full size container for customers to be able to try out before they buy the gift packs. She is ordering a couple of scents with 3 products in each one for now. So she wants full size lotions and I am providing the sample spatulas so the customers can try out in her shop. It does have the potential to become a very large account for me. Thanks also for all the congratulations. It really did make my week last week and I am still feeling great about it. Anne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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