AshleyR
Well-Known Member
Do any of you that sell your soaps package them differently depending on where/how you'll be selling them?
I am planning to wholesale my soaps and I feel like I should box those soaps to avoid them getting banged up or shrinking too much for their wrapper. I also think some store owners might prefer a more "professional" wrapping so I have found some nice boxes that can easily be dressed up or down. They're a tad pricier than I had hoped to pay but I think they will really appeal to customers.
I'm also going to be selling online through my website and wonder if I can get away with using a simple cigar band label for those soaps since they'll most likely get used pretty quickly (don't have to worry so much about the soap shrinking out of the label!)
For craft shows I'm thinking of even just leaving the bars unwrapped on display and then into glassine bags when people purchase. I'd put a business card and a card with the ingredients in the bag.
What do you think?
I'm finding that the cost for ingredients in my soaps is pretty high (I have to order EVERYTHING online since I live in the teeniest town). People that live around here aren't really into paying $6+ for a bar of soap, so I think I need to focus on keeping my prices relatively low. The only area I can really cut back on is the packaging. I don't know if it is a good idea considering some say packaging is the MOST important, but I don't know what else I can do to lower the costs. All of the packaging ideas that I like and feel would appeal to others are adding on an extra dollar or so to the price of the soap. Kinda steep!
Anyway, I was just curious how the rest of you package your soaps. Do you use the same packaging for all, or cut back where you feel you can?
I am planning to wholesale my soaps and I feel like I should box those soaps to avoid them getting banged up or shrinking too much for their wrapper. I also think some store owners might prefer a more "professional" wrapping so I have found some nice boxes that can easily be dressed up or down. They're a tad pricier than I had hoped to pay but I think they will really appeal to customers.
I'm also going to be selling online through my website and wonder if I can get away with using a simple cigar band label for those soaps since they'll most likely get used pretty quickly (don't have to worry so much about the soap shrinking out of the label!)
For craft shows I'm thinking of even just leaving the bars unwrapped on display and then into glassine bags when people purchase. I'd put a business card and a card with the ingredients in the bag.
What do you think?
I'm finding that the cost for ingredients in my soaps is pretty high (I have to order EVERYTHING online since I live in the teeniest town). People that live around here aren't really into paying $6+ for a bar of soap, so I think I need to focus on keeping my prices relatively low. The only area I can really cut back on is the packaging. I don't know if it is a good idea considering some say packaging is the MOST important, but I don't know what else I can do to lower the costs. All of the packaging ideas that I like and feel would appeal to others are adding on an extra dollar or so to the price of the soap. Kinda steep!
Anyway, I was just curious how the rest of you package your soaps. Do you use the same packaging for all, or cut back where you feel you can?