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 Post subject: A Teach Soap WWYD?
PostPosted: Fri Sep 18, 2009 9:14 pm 

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Say you were a soaper....and, Ohhhhh I dunno.....bought some fragrances from another soaper....who was really nice and everything, and the transaction was great, yadda yadda yadda....

And then, you say.....ummmm....I dunno....finally used some of the fragrances, and they seem to be soaping up just fabulously.....

And then you think, hmmmmm...I might one day want to stock this one particular soap, with a scent I never used before, let me google to find the description from the supplier....

And then you find it....and realize the scent is not the $30 run-of-the-mill variety....but the EIGHTY DOLLAR variety..... :shock:

I'm sure the soaper knew what they bought it for originally.
I'm also sure I just increased my "cost" when I buy this scent in the future by $1 a bar.
Do I pass the cost on to the customer, even though it didn't really "cost" me any more than a regular scent? Say, a "downpayment" on the future $80 bottle?

Geez....I about had a heart attack when I saw the cost on this puppy!


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 Post subject: Re: A Teach Soap WWYD?
PostPosted: Sat Sep 19, 2009 6:49 am 

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Yes definately increase your price now, then as this becomes popular your price will be consistant. or make it clear to current purchasers that you are selling this scent at an introductory price based on the circumstances.


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 Post subject: Re: A Teach Soap WWYD?
PostPosted: Sat Sep 19, 2009 8:21 am 

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^^^ What she said.

You could also market it as a Limited Edition until you are sure you want to take on the cost in the future.

If it's popular, then everyone will be happy when you make it part of your regular line.


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 Post subject: Re: A Teach Soap WWYD?
PostPosted: Sat Sep 19, 2009 10:38 am 
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$80?! That's highway robbery. If it was me, I would try to find something similar among the many fine vendors online.

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 Post subject: Re: A Teach Soap WWYD?
PostPosted: Sat Sep 19, 2009 12:56 pm 
Yikes!!!! Gotta agree with SoapBuddy. I'd look elsewhere.


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 Post subject: Re: A Teach Soap WWYD?
PostPosted: Sun Sep 20, 2009 6:12 pm 
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80 Bucks!!!?
That's for like a gallon right?

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 Post subject: Re: A Teach Soap WWYD?
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 Post subject: Re: A Teach Soap WWYD?
PostPosted: Mon Sep 21, 2009 6:27 am 

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Location: In the soap closet....
I'm guessing it's a Lebermuth. :) If so you might be able to get it a wee bit cheaper from a vendor who buys it in bulk but I can't see adding something that expensive to a soap line.

I must, must, must have their Frank and Myrrh ll for Christmas, nothing else will do, but I only buy enough for DH and me. He loves it too.

Nahhhh, can't see charging customers for a down payment on a future product. I'd be happy that I lucked into the $30 bottle, keep it, and use a less expensive substitute for a soap line.


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 Post subject: Re: A Teach Soap WWYD?
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If I didn't pay extra for it, I'd soap it and refuse to bring it back no matter how anyone begged (because people only really really want what you don't have).

If I did pay $80 for it, I'd use ultra-luxe ingredients for the rest of the soap, and package it expensively, and give it a snooty name, and display it on a purple velvet pillow resting on a silver tray. I would seriously consider making my DH dress as a butler to hold the tray.

And I'd charge a ton of money for it. a TON.

but in reality i'm too cheap to soap $80 fo's.

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 Post subject: Re: A Teach Soap WWYD?
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My answer was only partly facetious, by the way. If you intend to keep this fragrance, expensive as it is, I'd make everything else about the soap as luxurious as I possibly could and then charge accordingly, starting right now.

Packaging and labeling will be important, too. I've done limited edition ultra-luxe soaps in special boxes, and people will pay for it - but it has to look like something different. I don't think you'd be as successful marketing it with just the scent being different.

You know, go big or go home. :lol:

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 Post subject: Re: A Teach Soap WWYD?
PostPosted: Tue Sep 22, 2009 6:20 pm 

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I don't know if I'm not 'posed ta ask but what is the scent?


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