Does any one want to wholesale handmade natural soaps?

Answer 1

I'm sorry I can't help you, I'm from Lufkin TX. I have done soaps as a private hobby and considered selling them locally. I got discouraged for lack of a good market to sell them.
What I would do is check (in person, with samples) at salons, spas, massage places, herbalists, chiropractic clinics, small health food stores and ethnic markets, esp Asian where natural ingredients and herbal medicines are valued. Make sure you call ahead and see if they mind talking to you, find out what their less busy hours are, or if they have certain times to talk to vendors. Don't bother with any staff that isn't a manager or the owner, they can't help you anyway.

It will be a jumpstart to begin by talking to places like this where you are already a familiar face...as in, being their customer.

If people are scared to buy a large amount of your product, cut your offer down to a less risky size batch. Instead of 25 bars of soap, offer them 10.

You can also negotiate to rent a little spot in their store and pay them a small amount to display and push their product. They don't buy any inventory or collect any profit from the soap, they just collect rent from you, a guaranteed deal for them. You can also put your phone number on the package to reorder directly from you.

One last idea is to ask to borrow a little spot in the store, give the product up front, and ask them to push it a little and see if it moves. If it does, then you have the basis of a working relationship with them, they haven't risked an upfront investment to try out. If it doesn't then you can take the money for what was sold, give them a cut of the profit for their trouble, and remove the product from their store, end the relationship.

Always offer samples of your product for the proprietor to use at home or in the bathroom at the business, show them various examples of your work if it is crafted and molded or different formulas, and if you set up any display areas, keep the display small, and use your own table. You might try a small plantstand that is narrow and has a couple shelves inside.

You want this to be as little work and risk on their part as possible, and you want them to have used it so they can tell customers that they liked it. So do the footwork and have fun with it.

Answer 2

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Answer 3

Emmerdale for obvious reasons :) Corrie of course and Eastenders.