Boxes

[technick]

I am quickly realising that retail is the way to go... Have been spending far too many hours of my day trying to win one-off business from impulse buyers on social media.

I am out on the road every day with a full case of mugs and not returning home until i flog them all to retail shops. Already getting repeat orders in which is great so must be doing something right:)

[anniecov]

I've got 144, 11oz white boxes someone can have for carriage cost only. I bought 144 mugs from Coralgraph in boxes as I thought that would resolve most of the breakage problems. Unfortunately the boxes came separately rather than the mugs being in the boxes.

[technick]

Annie, check thy PM's

[GoonerGary]

I am quickly realising that retail is the way to go... Have been spending far too many hours of my day trying to win one-off business from impulse buyers on social media.

I am out on the road every day with a full case of mugs and not returning home until i flog them all to retail shops. Already getting repeat orders in which is great so must be doing something right:)

I was thinking about this, less hassle from online idiots, but selling 72 mugs to a retailer is far less profitable than selling online. Getting past the "you need to speak to head office" is the major stumbling block. What is your rough wholesale price if you don't mind me asking?

[technick]

My wholesale prices vary dependant on how much they decide to buy upfront. At 72 mugs they would be looking around the £4 mark no VAT. For any orders under 36 between £5-5.50. Some gift shops will not budge any higher than £4.15 a mug, i will only entertain if they buy 36+ at a time.

Many gift shop owners work in the store daily so it's usually fairly easy to get hold of the buyer. Getting into the much larger department stores is a different ball game altogether, one which I haven't ventured into as yet. If you are already getting business from online customers then you should stick with them, launch the retail side of things around it. I am doing well at craft fairs and trade shows. Got the Ideal Home Show in Glasgow next weekend!

[Philly]

I actually use those cheap boxes to post with. I cut a strip of bubblewrap 15cm wide, fold in in half and lay on the opening of the box. Then grab the mug and push it in and wrap the sticking up bubble wrap into the mug. I then close the box up, seal it with a shop sticker and throw into a jiffy mailer. Total packaging cost is ~14p and I have had 0 breakages. Thgis is ideal for me since I keep the jiffys in all the time for other aspects of my business

[GoonerGary]

My wholesale prices vary dependant on how much they decide to buy upfront. At 72 mugs they would be looking around the £4 ............... I am doing well at craft fairs and trade shows. Got the Ideal Home Show in Glasgow next weekend!

That's a decent price if you know they are going to sell at £8-10. Chasing off line work is much more time consuming. Sitting here drinking tea and I've earned a sale doing nothing, just because I typed the write words in the product title. Although the idea of being a salesman travelling around in my campervan sounds like an idea this summer!