Thanks to this video my daughter and I were prepared when our first wholesale client came to us today! A local seller of Vegan gift baskets wants our product in her assortment of goodies. Jerika taught us to not undersell our standard price (and we listened), so that when you want to do a wholesale deal you're still doing well enough on your profit to make it worth while. Our website has only been live for 48 hours and we are selling like crazy already! (wholesale customer was only going to buy 10 to start, but our deal was qty of 25 with 42% discount...on any variety of our choosing). THANKYOU Jerika for your experience and invaluable information. We LOVE you. Melanie and Kira - in Winnipeg
Great advice! I have had one wholesale order and it was so much work. I think it was something around 300 sample bars. The payment in full plus payment for shipping is important for me as well! I know when I started my little shop I wasn't expecting as many wholesale inquiries as I get.
I am so glad to finally find a Canadian TH-camr, who can tell me about the ins and out of running a successful business. This is the motivation I need to finally start my business, I have procrastinated for years! I love your content!
So informative! Thank you! I actually hate using PayPal for business. They hold money for a certain amount of time with some businesses before paying out. 😑 I switched to Square a year ago, comparable rates and better seller protection.
I just got approached today about a drop-shipping relationship and I immediately came back to this video! I was panicking a lot at first because I don't have many sales under my belt, but this made me feel much more prepared and confident to do my zoom meeting tomorrow with the customer. Thanks, Jerika! I love all your videos; my mom and I watch a lot of them together!
I'm not even a soap maker but I stumbled upon your videos and for some reason I'm hooked in learning your story and journey, , great work and inspiring.
Once again you answered my question! I was contacted by two local spas and several Airbnb's that want my soap! So I actually came to your channel to see if you had shared anything on wholesale buyers! Thank you!! ~jc
This was so helpful. I have been messaged about whole sale and gone though the process a few time but it never felt organized. I love your process ❤️ thank you
Hi Jerika ,you inspire me, i have ,very new small ,bath bombs and soap business. Oh La La Savon, your videos answer all doubts, questions i have during this process Thank you very much !!
17:41 I never reduce my price because someone ask and I actually refuse to do business with anyone who tries to low ball me, in a polite manner of course.
OMG! You are awesome! I just built a wholesale sheet based on your tips. Thank you sooooo much! Btw, do you have tips on inventory too? I'm really bad at keeping track of my supplies and sometimes I buy too much of the same ingredient and some end up expiring before I use them. May God reward you for your help!
You are wonderful! I appreciate your videos so encouraging. Every time I think to go into a business direction you come up with a video. All I can say is wow
This is so informative. Thank you! I have a question: What's your refund policy? Do you offer them until a certain point? Or do you clearly state, up-front, that there are no refunds? Thanks in advance!
This is a great point that I missed! Yes, also communicate your refund policy, if you have one (and you should!). We happily replace broken or defective items at our cost, but generally, no refunds after payment is received. But we go on a case-by-case basis.
You said in a previous video and now can’t find the notes so, would you please remind us what the name of the software is you use? The one that helps formulate recipes. Thanks!
This is so beneficial! I was also wondering about approaching stores and what not for a wholesale order... In the meantime I will get my pricing info figured out so I'm not doing that when I get an inquiry.
You can definitely do that! That was a part of our original plan, but we found vending at our local farmer's markets and doing events really helped with us getting connected with local shops that wanted to hold our product. You're much more in control that way, when you're the one being approached and not the other way around.
Hi, Jerrica I am starting my business soon, and to start of I’d prefer to sell in wholesale to understand it better. My question is who could be the wholesale? Can it be hair salon, parlours or ???
Great info and really getting detailed which also helped me decide if I was going to do wholesale in my business. May I ask if you do your own taxes or leave it to a professional?
Thank you for these videos. My question in wholesale orders is, do you still put your own label on the items or create one for them? Also I’d love to see you how do shipping. I’m Canadian & would love to see how it works in mass mailings here with US orders too! Thanks :)
Is there an expectation to have the wholesale buyer resell at the same price as your retail price? And, do you include a contract or is the invoice ‘the contract’? Sorry about the loaded question lol.
Has it always worked out that the wholesale customer paid for the shipping costs? Do you give them any type of estimate before they make their purchase?
Great vid! Do you ship your sets out in the box that you package them or do you put that box into another box to ship? I have made a few vids and mentioned you in a few of them so hopefully that will get you some extra followers also. I am asking this question in relation to individual orders, not wholesale.
We do! Working on adding a “box required” option to our gift sets to make sure our customers actually want them (in the instance they’re ordering items in addition to the box). So many things we tweak along the way!
For your shops how many bath bombs do you normally keep in stock to make sure you don’t run out and how many different varieties do you recommend to have.
This is probably not the best way, but I make a batch, and then if I run out, I wait until someone orders them then I make more. I HATE holding a lot of inventory... So when a wholesale customer orders, I literally make all of those bath bombs fresh.
@@JerikaZimmerman ok I was wondering because I wasn’t for sure if it was good to do it that way or not because that’s how I have been doing it too. Thank you for your videos and taking time to answer my questions. Have a blessed and profitable 2021.
Do you require a minimum of 25 of the same item or do you allow the wholesale customer to chose a variety of fragrances? Seems like it’s much cheaper to make several of one item.
Interesting. Wholesalers make more profit in the product than the soap seller. $8.00 bar of soap is sold to them at $4.00. You have to deduct your time & expenses from your $4.00 share so they end up making a greater profit.
This is true which is why you really need to think about whether or not wholesale is for you. And you need to understand how much everything costs you and how much profit you want to make it worth it. Costs times four for retail must include ALL your expenses including all the overhead and your time.
@@JerikaZimmerman help!!! Lol I’m working on a pretty decent wholesale contract with a US based company and I’m trying to ensure I am prepared before I send pricing and accept the opening order. Wondering if I need special HC registrations for the formulas I’m using for this contract? Do I register with FDA? How complicated is shipping 😅 …I’m panicking a little Jerika 🤪
Thank u for such a helpful and info filled video!! Do u include the cost of packing material like boxes and bubble wrap in ur shipping or product cost? Do u require them to pay for insurance on the package?
Thanks to this video my daughter and I were prepared when our first wholesale client came to us today! A local seller of Vegan gift baskets wants our product in her assortment of goodies. Jerika taught us to not undersell our standard price (and we listened), so that when you want to do a wholesale deal you're still doing well enough on your profit to make it worth while. Our website has only been live for 48 hours and we are selling like crazy already! (wholesale customer was only going to buy 10 to start, but our deal was qty of 25 with 42% discount...on any variety of our choosing). THANKYOU Jerika for your experience and invaluable information. We LOVE you. Melanie and Kira - in Winnipeg
This is sooo great! Congrats you guys!!!! Keep growing 💪🏼
Great advice! I have had one wholesale order and it was so much work. I think it was something around 300 sample bars. The payment in full plus payment for shipping is important for me as well! I know when I started my little shop I wasn't expecting as many wholesale inquiries as I get.
I am so glad to finally find a Canadian TH-camr, who can tell me about the ins and out of running a successful business. This is the motivation I need to finally start my business, I have procrastinated for years! I love your content!
Happy to help!
i know I am pretty off topic but do anyone know of a good site to stream new tv shows online ?
@Musa Jeremiah ehh try flixportal. just google for it :) -jalen
@Jalen Jagger thanks, I signed up and it seems to work :) I appreciate it!!
@Musa Jeremiah You are welcome :D
So informative! Thank you!
I actually hate using PayPal for business. They hold money for a certain amount of time with some businesses before paying out. 😑 I switched to Square a year ago, comparable rates and better seller protection.
I just got approached today about a drop-shipping relationship and I immediately came back to this video! I was panicking a lot at first because I don't have many sales under my belt, but this made me feel much more prepared and confident to do my zoom meeting tomorrow with the customer. Thanks, Jerika! I love all your videos; my mom and I watch a lot of them together!
Omg thank you so much for all the information you provided to us. ❤️
Of course!!
I'm not even a soap maker but I stumbled upon your videos and for some reason I'm hooked in learning your story and journey, , great work and inspiring.
Once again you answered my question! I was contacted by two local spas and several Airbnb's that want my soap! So I actually came to your channel to see if you had shared anything on wholesale buyers! Thank you!! ~jc
Thank you so much this answered all my questions and so of my doubts.
This was so helpful. I have been messaged about whole sale and gone though the process a few time but it never felt organized. I love your process ❤️ thank you
What in the world....why wasn’t I aware of your channel earlier??!?!? This is so dang helpful!!!!!!
Welcome to the fam!
I appreciate you so much for creating this video. This is exactly what I was looking for. Thank you!
Thank you Jericka. This was the video I was waiting for!!
You are so welcome!
Hi Jerika ,you inspire me, i have ,very new small ,bath bombs and soap business. Oh La La Savon, your videos answer all doubts, questions i have during this process Thank you very much !!
17:41 I never reduce my price because someone ask and I actually refuse to do business with anyone who tries to low ball me, in a polite manner of course.
This is solid advice!
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I APPRECIATE your content soooo much‼️‼️‼️Especially this video! 😍♥️🙏💚😄🌙
I wrote down all the notes in my jotter! 😄
OMG! You are awesome! I just built a wholesale sheet based on your tips. Thank you sooooo much! Btw, do you have tips on inventory too? I'm really bad at keeping track of my supplies and sometimes I buy too much of the same ingredient and some end up expiring before I use them. May God reward you for your help!
A great video idea for the future!
@@JerikaZimmerman Yes, please! Do it, do it! :)
Sooooooo Sooooooo helpful thank you 😊
Glad it was helpful!
You are wonderful! I appreciate your videos so encouraging. Every time I think to go into a business direction you come up with a video. All I can say is wow
Yes!
Thank you for your crafts
This is so helpful by the way 💕
Thank you SO much!
Glad it helped!
I love your video always!! Please share insurance information. please, please, please.
Thank you
learning so much
Superb sharing! Thank you sooooo much!!!!
I really like the way you make your soap any tips for making soaps like your.
THANK YOU - THANK YOU!!!! Such wonderful information - that is very valuable! Questions that you answered and great advice!
What an amazing... Informative video... Thank you for giving your time to share with us all😘
Thank you for sharing these tips. I’m just starting out, so not ready for wholesale...but when I am I will definitely remember your tips. 💕
Thank you you have been a big help to me.
Thanks for sharing your experience! interesting. Love your content and keep it up! 💖💖💖
Thank you so much 🤗
Thanks again!! It's like you were talking right to me. You explain so well and I benefit so very much. You Rock :)
You are so welcome
Thank you so much for this detailed information gurl. Just what i needed to hear🥰
This is so informative. Thank you! I have a question: What's your refund policy? Do you offer them until a certain point? Or do you clearly state, up-front, that there are no refunds? Thanks in advance!
This is a great point that I missed! Yes, also communicate your refund policy, if you have one (and you should!). We happily replace broken or defective items at our cost, but generally, no refunds after payment is received. But we go on a case-by-case basis.
You said in a previous video and now can’t find the notes so, would you please remind us what the name of the software is you use? The one that helps formulate recipes. Thanks!
Very practical and good information you have put on for us who are just starting. Thank you sooooooo much 🤗
Glad it was helpful!
Hey Jerika, with all of your sales retail and wholesale, were you doing this FT yet or still while working your corp job?
This is so beneficial! I was also wondering about approaching stores and what not for a wholesale order... In the meantime I will get my pricing info figured out so I'm not doing that when I get an inquiry.
You can definitely do that! That was a part of our original plan, but we found vending at our local farmer's markets and doing events really helped with us getting connected with local shops that wanted to hold our product. You're much more in control that way, when you're the one being approached and not the other way around.
@@JerikaZimmerman that makes sense. Thanks 😊
Excellent info. I haven't done wholesale yet but plan on entering that areana and you really gave me some good info
You can do it!
Thank you Jerika😊. Excellent info.
Glad it was helpful!
Hi, Jerrica I am starting my business soon, and to start of I’d prefer to sell in wholesale to understand it better. My question is who could be the wholesale? Can it be hair salon, parlours or ???
Great info and really getting detailed which also helped me decide if I was going to do wholesale in my business.
May I ask if you do your own taxes or leave it to a professional?
Thank you for these videos.
My question in wholesale orders is, do you still put your own label on the items or create one for them?
Also I’d love to see you how do shipping. I’m Canadian & would love to see how it works in mass mailings here with US orders too!
Thanks :)
I do both! If the customer wants customer labels, I charge extra. Will make a video on how we ship wholesale orders coming soon!
yay!! thank you for making this helpful video!
You're so welcome!
The dogs are the best part of the videos
We think so too!
Love it
Is there an expectation to have the wholesale buyer resell at the same price as your retail price? And, do you include a contract or is the invoice ‘the contract’? Sorry about the loaded question lol.
I also include 1.5%(depending on your country) processing fee for paypal payment in the invoice.
Has it always worked out that the wholesale customer paid for the shipping costs? Do you give them any type of estimate before they make their purchase?
Hi, can you please do a video of how you package your wholesale do you bubble wrap each bath bomb individually? Thanks
Yep! Coming soon!
So when doing wholesale can you put ur own label on the product or do u leave the labels off?
Do you use their company logo or your logo? Is that in the contract?
Great vid! Do you ship your sets out in the box that you package them or do you put that box into another box to ship? I have made a few vids and mentioned you in a few of them so hopefully that will get you some extra followers also. I am asking this question in relation to individual orders, not wholesale.
We do! Working on adding a “box required” option to our gift sets to make sure our customers actually want them (in the instance they’re ordering items in addition to the box). So many things we tweak along the way!
@@JerikaZimmerman thank you. I am finding it so hard to just find an appropriate box to package the items. They are just so expensive.
Hello. Very useful video. When you say 25 soaps minimum do you mean one kind of soap or a mix? Thank you.
You can do either! I like the mix as I might already have the bath bombs in stock.
@@JerikaZimmerman thank you. I did a mix in my recent order which was like my second ever! Love using what I already have.
I'm in the US and most of the wholesale inquiries I receive expect 60% off or more, even with free shipping offered. :/
If your product arrives damaged, who covers it, you or the shipping service?
For your shops how many bath bombs do you normally keep in stock to make sure you don’t run out and how many different varieties do you recommend to have.
This is probably not the best way, but I make a batch, and then if I run out, I wait until someone orders them then I make more. I HATE holding a lot of inventory... So when a wholesale customer orders, I literally make all of those bath bombs fresh.
@@JerikaZimmerman ok I was wondering because I wasn’t for sure if it was good to do it that way or not because that’s how I have been doing it too. Thank you for your videos and taking time to answer my questions. Have a blessed and profitable 2021.
Can u make a video on you packaging a wholesale order
Here you go! th-cam.com/video/eHAkK9-E8es/w-d-xo.html
Do you have a recipe for milk bath bombs?
? Are wholesale order for people that want to sell your product with your label on it??
Do you require a minimum of 25 of the same item or do you allow the wholesale customer to chose a variety of fragrances? Seems like it’s much cheaper to make several of one item.
I have a minimum order of a scent to keep things simple.
Interesting. Wholesalers make more profit in the product than the soap seller. $8.00 bar of soap is sold to them at $4.00. You have to deduct your time & expenses from your $4.00 share so they end up making a greater profit.
This is true which is why you really need to think about whether or not wholesale is for you. And you need to understand how much everything costs you and how much profit you want to make it worth it. Costs times four for retail must include ALL your expenses including all the overhead and your time.
Jerika Zimmerman I appreciate you breaking this down for us!
Do you ever wholesale to the US?
Yep!
@@JerikaZimmerman help!!! Lol I’m working on a pretty decent wholesale contract with a US based company and I’m trying to ensure I am prepared before I send pricing and accept the opening order. Wondering if I need special HC registrations for the formulas I’m using for this contract? Do I register with FDA? How complicated is shipping 😅 …I’m panicking a little Jerika 🤪
Do you use your KD 8000 scale to measure your wholesale orders or a bigger scale?
The link to my scale is in the description! and yes, the KD8000.
@@JerikaZimmerman I have the KD 8000 scale. I never thought it could weigh huge wholesale boxes. Learned something new. Thank you!
@@prinshagordon1094 oops I missed the wholesale part. No, I don't use the KD800 for that. I use a regular bath room scale right now.
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Thank u for such a helpful and info filled video!! Do u include the cost of packing material like boxes and bubble wrap in ur shipping or product cost? Do u require them to pay for insurance on the package?