Great video Katie! You should try looking into the biodegradable peanuts from Uline. You get 12 cubic feet for, like $20 and they're not all styrofoam so they can literally be melted down in water. My customers really appreciate not having to throw out so much un-recycleable styrofoam. And they're pretty cool to watch them melt into nothing in the tub! :)
Thank you so much for doing this! You have saved me a TON of money on shipping labels. I don't know why I didn't think of just using printer paper, but that is why we have you! Blessings to you!
Hey Katie! You are just a joy to watch, and I love how sweet and quirky you are. You're whimsical and crafty and nerdy and BEAUTIFUL! I'm artsy and crafty too but I've never really pursued it. Watching your videos have inspired me to try my own at soap making and more! I was wondering if I could get in touch with you so I could get some pointers.
I've watched so many of your videos and because of them, I have learned how to make my own soap. I have eczema. I would love to make soap as pretty as yours but that doesn't seem to be in my skill set. What is in my skill set is paying for things. So, I'd like to know, how do I order unscented soaps from you which are as pretty as the scented soaps? Congratulations on your impending nuptials and good fortune. Love and light to you and yours!
Oh poor you! My packages fit through the door and that postbox is on the corner of my street. Like 1 min away. And for bigger packages i have to bike a whole 5 min! ;)
I know the video is super old but I have a question. Can you ship melt n pour soaps without any special shipping or packaging? It’s summer and I don’t want them to melt but my friends want some
Ok, when someone puts an order on your site it automatically charges shipping. So, when you send them the package how do you know if you charged them the correct shipping ?
+Grace B in Canada I can go on the Canada post website and calculate the shipping. Measure the length by width of box I weigh it in my scale that you use for soap making and it calculates. Once you've done it a few times you'll just know
***** sorry I've been busy this week. I figure out on the website what the shopping of the box is and it's pretty accurate I've done it so many times I just kind of know. You calculate the box on the website and then you add that to your order order plus shipping equals what they owe you. Or send it out cod they pay on the other end.
Katie I do about the same but REFUSE to go to the post office. I just schedule a pickup during my regular mail delivery and it's free! I also live a ridiculous amount of time away from the closest post office. They have to come to my house every day anyway, so make use of that. They pick the packages up from my front porch and off they go. Saves time, saves gas, saves money.
im about to open my bussiness, been looking for info for month and everytime i look for a video i see your face you and queen soap are my role models. i hope i can open soon because i am the only income at home but i wanna thanks you gor all the videos they help me alot now i just need to improve my english 😂😂 so my bussines dont have any spelling mistakes. but again thanks alot
Have you ever considered shredding paper for packing? I know your large family has got to go through a lot of paper trash that can be shredded in a shredder lol. Good job for your younger siblings lol. You can feel good about recycling at the same time lol
You are just too cute Katie! The joy and happiness is just spilling out through the screen! :-) I see another viewer has mentioned Uline for the peanuts, but have you looked into them for the boxes as well? My husband and I have our own business, and if we're not using either the USPS flat rate or regional boxes, we're using boxes purchased from Uline. Since they have several shipping facilities, there's bound to be one closer to you than the Georgia one our supplies come from.
you can go on line and have usps pick up for you..also Paypal.com/shipnow is awsum and easy and cheap to ship as well. yup i do alot of shipping for along time..lol I also reuse all my peanuts and bubble wrap, I feel like a addict and get excited when i get boxes full. I have 100 gal bags saved up..I hate to have to buy that stuff, especially when you ship daily it gets expensive (y)
How do you keep the soaps from melting? I live in Florida and it will be close to 90 degrees from now until October. Is there a special trick to keeping it from melting. Taking into consideration that the post office or UPS will deliver during early afternoon and the person might not get home from work for 2-4 hours after it arrives.
1) Use pirate ship. It can import from etsy and it's cheaper. 2) Schedule free USPS next day pickup. You can do it right from pirateship. 3) Adhesive labels are dirty cheap.
Great advice !! Sense i do have almost 10 years soaping, etc... experience and am slowly steadily working on preparation to finally get my business started that will definitely come in handy! Thanks Dutchess!!
Hello I'm happy you have made this video, I'm ready to order my boxes and I was looking into checking the price to ship the 5x5x5 box and it tells me its to small of a box. what an I doing wrong. :)
When running low on packing materials, I advertise in the WANTED section of CRAIGSLIST. Usually get huge bags of the stuff for FREE. Well worth the drive of say 1/2 hour to pick them up. Now that I have been doing this for over a year, I just call the business and ask if they have any I can pick up. They often save them just for me and are happy not to put them into the trash bin.
Hey all I’m gonna be shipping hoodies soon. And I’m confused on shipping like a lot. I was gonna get a business account that bills you at the end of the month but I don’t truly understand shipping at all. If you guys have info could you help?
I would love to see a video of all the equipment you use and where you bought it like plastic containers, jugs etc. Maybe you have already done a video on this, if you have let me know :)
How do you ship each what is the most cost effective way. I know you said Post Office and obviously Priority Box is Priority. But what does your average 5x4x2 box cost to ship and what type of shipping.
I completely forgot about the sale! I'm so glad I watched this so I could go grab up some of the lovely products that i've been wanting to get my hands on for quite some time. Looking forward to getting my package!
I'm in Cut and Shoot, Texas and have my packages picked up at my door. LOL Thank you so much for the information about boxes...actually, thank you for EVERYTHING that you share! I love your channel so much!
Forgot to say that when I saw your business card I got nerdy excited because I had stashed one of them..jumped up and said to myself, "see? I still have mine." *sigh* The things that thrill me. @@
+Phezter Gaming I actually just shipped a bunch of m & p soap out. The soap I wrapped in plastic baggies and then I used papertowels around them. Worked great!
Katie I am putting together a sampler box do you think the Scotty box would work ? Yes you heard right it is happening lol. I plan to mail in white PO mailer flat rate will it work? Thoughts I was ordering from Uline ? Thank Dutchessof wedding land
I know you are busy with the wedding,congratulations btw,(you may already be married)Would you please just make a small vid to let us know how you are doing ? :)
"Katie you simpleton.... how do you know who's who in the zoo" hahahaha!!! Thanks for the laugh and the information on shipping processes! Very informative and enjoyable to watch
Hello. Thank you for your tips. I wanted to ask you. I want to start selling on Etsy. Do I need to register my business? I currently sell only to people I know, but want to grow my business on Etsy.
I look forward to your videos because no matter what you're talking about and/or doing, you always add a dash or 5 of quirkiness lol happy soapinh, katie!
I know this video is a little older but, thought I would mention you can schedule a pick up on usps website so you dont have to drive so far to the post office :)
Thank you so much for this video! I'm a candle maker and was always curious on options did shipping and this was super helpful! You are awesome and I'm so happy for you!! 😁💜👍🏼
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oh and all USPS boxes and mailers are free if you order on line they will deliver to your door :)
+Julie Diaz-Troyk this is probably the best information I have ever read on you tube.
+Julie Diaz-Troyk
That's what I do. And their small box is perfect for 1 or 6 soaps. You can't do better than "free".
(y)
for the Priority Box or other types too
How long do it take to ship?
Great video Katie! You should try looking into the biodegradable peanuts from Uline. You get 12 cubic feet for, like $20 and they're not all styrofoam so they can literally be melted down in water. My customers really appreciate not having to throw out so much un-recycleable styrofoam. And they're pretty cool to watch them melt into nothing in the tub! :)
You just saved me a trip down the google hole, thank you!
@Ria Wu no.
This was great. Thanks for sharing your tried and true techniques. And I might mention you are one of the cutest soap makers on the Tube. Xoxo
Thank you so much for doing this! You have saved me a TON of money on shipping labels. I don't know why I didn't think of just using printer paper, but that is why we have you! Blessings to you!
Hey Katie! You are just a joy to watch, and I love how sweet and quirky you are. You're whimsical and crafty and nerdy and BEAUTIFUL! I'm artsy and crafty too but I've never really pursued it. Watching your videos have inspired me to try my own at soap making and more! I was wondering if I could get in touch with you so I could get some pointers.
Doh!! I soo wanted a soap video. I'm suffering withdrawals.
THANKS FOR THIS VID GIRL!
I've watched so many of your videos and because of them, I have learned how to make my own soap. I have eczema. I would love to make soap as pretty as yours but that doesn't seem to be in my skill set. What is in my skill set is paying for things. So, I'd like to know, how do I order unscented soaps from you which are as pretty as the scented soaps? Congratulations on your impending nuptials and good fortune. Love and light to you and yours!
Have you tried pine tar?
Oh poor you! My packages fit through the door and that postbox is on the corner of my street. Like 1 min away. And for bigger packages i have to bike a whole 5 min! ;)
I know the video is super old but I have a question. Can you ship melt n pour soaps without any special shipping or packaging? It’s summer and I don’t want them to melt but my friends want some
do you just have stairs that don't go anywhere?
if you look at the video of her cottage you'll see that they do lead upstairs
worry about your own house, gabby.
The Great 2020 Rewatch :)
your video helped me sooo much!!! thank you! thank you!! thank you!!!! your awesome!!
Ok, when someone puts an order on your site it automatically charges shipping. So, when you send them the package how do you know if you charged them the correct shipping ?
+Grace B in Canada I can go on the Canada post website and calculate the shipping. Measure the length by width of box I weigh it in my scale that you use for soap making and it calculates. Once you've done it a few times you'll just know
***** sorry I've been busy this week. I figure out on the website what the shopping of the box is and it's pretty accurate I've done it so many times I just kind of know. You calculate the box on the website and then you add that to your order order plus shipping equals what they owe you. Or send it out cod they pay on the other end.
Excellent video! Do you or are you able to purchase insurance or tracking for you packages?
Great video... I need that information..lol... how do you send ur soaps thru the mail when it's going to a hot climate area? Once again TFS
Great video! Thank you
Thank you!
If I get a flimsy package, I just cut up an old cardboard box and put that inside the flimsy box to make it a lot stronger.
Great video 😊
This helped a great deal
Thank you
I have no idea how you fit that one box into the usps padded mailer...it looks too long and too thick. I can barely fit any kind of box in them.
Me again,where does that staircase lead to?
She has a video on her channel where she gave a tour of the new cottage...
Upstairs?
your sweet !!!
That looks like a staircase to no where 😂😂
y!ou didnt even let the baby soap cure?skin that baby
now to figure out shipping prices lol
Once you get the shipping label on, do you still have to pay to ship it once you are at the post office?
No, I buiy them online and just drop them off! :D
I noticed that for the 8.4oz you put 8oz. You've never had an issue with postage not covering weight? I would have put 8.5oz or 9oz just to be safe 😦
Katie I do about the same but REFUSE to go to the post office. I just schedule a pickup during my regular mail delivery and it's free! I also live a ridiculous amount of time away from the closest post office. They have to come to my house every day anyway, so make use of that. They pick the packages up from my front porch and off they go. Saves time, saves gas, saves money.
OMG GENIUS
im about to open my bussiness, been looking for info for month and everytime i look for a video i see your face you and queen soap are my role models. i hope i can open soon because i am the only income at home but i wanna thanks you gor all the videos they help me alot now i just need to improve my english 😂😂 so my bussines dont have any spelling mistakes. but again thanks alot
Have you ever considered shredding paper for packing? I know your large family has got to go through a lot of paper trash that can be shredded in a shredder lol. Good job for your younger siblings lol. You can feel good about recycling at the same time lol
Thank you! This was very helpful. I must admit that I was quite distracted by the stairs in the background that appear to go up to...nowhere. LOL
+Kimeli Wade Yes! I was too! Like the stairs on "The Seven Year Itch" !! :)
Lol you can see the opening in the ceiling that goes to upstairs. Just kind of blends in.
I had to come see if anyone else noticed! I was so confused! Lol
Lol SAME. I kept looking wondering wth? Lol
Saaame. I was so confused 😂😂💀
You are just too cute Katie! The joy and happiness is just spilling out through the screen! :-)
I see another viewer has mentioned Uline for the peanuts, but have you looked into them for the boxes as well? My husband and I have our own business, and if we're not using either the USPS flat rate or regional boxes, we're using boxes purchased from Uline. Since they have several shipping facilities, there's bound to be one closer to you than the Georgia one our supplies come from.
you can go on line and have usps pick up for you..also Paypal.com/shipnow is awsum and easy and cheap to ship as well.
yup i do alot of shipping for along time..lol
I also reuse all my peanuts and bubble wrap, I feel like a addict and get excited when i get boxes full.
I have 100 gal bags saved up..I hate to have to buy that stuff, especially when you ship daily it gets expensive (y)
How do you keep the soaps from melting? I live in Florida and it will be close to 90 degrees from now until October. Is there a special trick to keeping it from melting. Taking into consideration that the post office or UPS will deliver during early afternoon and the person might not get home from work for 2-4 hours after it arrives.
She does cold process soaps, not glycerin, so the soaps do not melt...
I am extra excited for this video because my first Royalty Soaps order is on its way to me right now!! :D
You are so kind you don’t hesitate to give others info about everything you do Thank You
Royal soaps : you can use peanutes
Emma : i am a good fan
You just got another order :) congratulations on your upcoming wedding!
You are just to darn adorable. You are just beaming with emotions. Good lucky in marriage and everything you do in life.
u look so happy..congratulations on your wedding and thanks for such a lovely video
this video was so informative! And I'm almost positive one of those packages was mine c:
1) Use pirate ship. It can import from etsy and it's cheaper.
2) Schedule free USPS next day pickup. You can do it right from pirateship.
3) Adhesive labels are dirty cheap.
Great advice !! Sense i do have almost 10 years soaping, etc... experience and am slowly steadily working on preparation to finally get my business started that will definitely come in handy! Thanks Dutchess!!
Hello I'm happy you have made this video, I'm ready to order my boxes and I was looking into checking the price to ship the 5x5x5 box and it tells me its to small of a box. what an I doing wrong. :)
omg I love you fir showing the scotty stuffers! I just ordered some and am so excited! Thank you so much for sharing :)
When running low on packing materials, I advertise in the WANTED section of CRAIGSLIST. Usually get huge bags of the stuff for FREE. Well worth the drive of say 1/2 hour to pick them up. Now that I have been doing this for over a year, I just call the business and ask if they have any I can pick up. They often save them just for me and are happy not to put them into the trash bin.
Hey all I’m gonna be shipping hoodies soon. And I’m confused on shipping like a lot. I was gonna get a business account that bills you at the end of the month but I don’t truly understand shipping at all. If you guys have info could you help?
I would love to see a video of all the equipment you use and where you bought it like plastic containers, jugs etc. Maybe you have already done a video on this, if you have let me know :)
can you use any size box? or do you use the envelope in the post office idk plz help
Thank. You You're very encouraging and helpful.
How do you ship each what is the most cost effective way. I know you said Post Office and obviously Priority Box is Priority. But what does your average 5x4x2 box cost to ship and what type of shipping.
Hope you are letting the mailman take packages now. I use pirateship
Katie: And I will shut it up
Me: But it wasn’t even talking!
How would you ship your melt and pour soap with out it melting
Does the post office ever get mad at you for rounding down on the shipping weight? I have to round up to the nearest oz or USPS gets grumpy! :-/
Thanks for the links to the boxes. I was looking for a small white one! 😋 Congrats on your upcoming wedding!
Do I need to include a printed packing slip? I was thinking of writing it on some cute stationary instead.
I completely forgot about the sale! I'm so glad I watched this so I could go grab up some of the lovely products that i've been wanting to get my hands on for quite some time. Looking forward to getting my package!
Katie you are awesome!!!! Very informative and super excited starting my business. The only thing I'm having trouble with is ladnleingy products.
Do you need shipping lable?
How long do you let your cold-processed soap cure before you shrink wrap?
Very informative, easy and helpful.👍
You have a stairway to nowhere. I like it. :)
nope goes upstairs but cant really tell look at her walk round video
LizzyMarieTina the stairs opening is visible. Railings are missing. Quite the illusion eh!
How do I send you mail ? ❤️❤️
Why does your staircase go nowhere?
I'm in Cut and Shoot, Texas and have my packages picked up at my door. LOL Thank you so much for the information about boxes...actually, thank you for EVERYTHING that you share! I love your channel so much!
Forgot to say that when I saw your business card I got nerdy excited because I had stashed one of them..jumped up and said to myself, "see? I still have mine." *sigh* The things that thrill me. @@
You are such a positive soul to watch on a Moan Day lol. You are a great inspiration.
Where do those stairs lead to?
How much do the shipping cost?
Oh. Anyone know how to ship melt & pour in the summer months??
Seen some charge a $1 extra during the Summer in Hot Spots and Pack an Ice Pack... Like the ones from Walmart or Dollar Tree.
+Phezter Gaming I actually just shipped a bunch of m & p soap out. The soap I wrapped in plastic baggies and then I used papertowels around them. Worked great!
your natural beauty Is stinning .
please use bio-degradable peanuts
Another question I just remembered to post ..lol.. :)... where do u get ur labels with the soap ingredients?? CONGRATULATIONS ON UR NEW MARRIAGE
Katie I am putting together a sampler box do you think the Scotty box would work ? Yes you heard right it is happening lol. I plan to mail in white PO mailer flat rate will it work? Thoughts I was ordering from Uline ? Thank Dutchessof wedding land
Ok I just went to link answered it! Hugs
I'm confused because theres stairs that lead to a roof and if you walked up there the fan would chop off your head.
There's a loft up there.
posy office is the best you think? I'm looking into shipping and not sure which one is the best....between post office..ups...fedex
Good idea i have to keep this in mine
Hey! So how do you charge your customers for shipping if you weigh the final box after they've already paid online?
I know you are busy with the wedding,congratulations btw,(you may already be married)Would you please just make a small vid to let us know how you are doing ? :)
I'm not sure if anyone else has posted this but you can have USPS come and pick up your shipments at your door so you don't have to drive 25 min away.
I like super white. 😊
Wonderful Video. All of your work is amazing. Thanks for all of your help.. Can i ask where you get your boxes;:)
"Katie you simpleton.... how do you know who's who in the zoo" hahahaha!!! Thanks for the laugh and the information on shipping processes! Very informative and enjoyable to watch
Hello. Thank you for your tips. I wanted to ask you. I want to start selling on Etsy. Do I need to register my business? I currently sell only to people I know, but want to grow my business on Etsy.
How do you layout your printing labels? (If that makes any sense)
hi :) do you have a video showing you make perfume oil??? :) :) :) love from new Zealand ❤❤
I look forward to your videos because no matter what you're talking about and/or doing, you always add a dash or 5 of quirkiness lol happy soapinh, katie!
I know this video is a little older but, thought I would mention you can schedule a pick up on usps website so you dont have to drive so far to the post office :)
Congrats katie
Thank you ! Congratulation's ! Your going to be such a wonderful wife and mom . Your such an awesome woman already . Very proud of you :)
Thank you so much for this video! I'm a candle maker and was always curious on options did shipping and this was super helpful! You are awesome and I'm so happy for you!! 😁💜👍🏼
really helpful thanks😉
wow.great info. thanks for sharing
How do I order a soap?
Wow Katie you're amazing I want to work with you someday. 😇
These are so helpful! I just opened my own etsy shop and you are helping SO MUCH!
Nice video
Should melt and pour soaps be ok in the mail?
It should be okay if it's at least a 6 oz. bar. And it should be wrapped/packaged so it doesn't sweat.