We have quite a few items for sale on eBay - please be advised that if you order the individual Bright Lime, Bright Blue, Sunshine Yellow, or Tropical Sea wash cloths there may be a small delay while they are made if the entire set was also ordered.
White Sakura 8 oz Bath Salts
Cotton Candy 8 oz Bath Salts
Yuletide Vanilla Cookie 8 oz Bath Salts
Grasshopper 8 oz Bath Salts
Lavender 8 oz Bath Salts
Set of 4 Washcloths - Beachy Keen
Bright Blue Washcloth
Bright Lime Washcloth
Sunshine Yellow Washcloth
Tropical Sea Washcloth
Daisy Washcloth
Westport Washcloth
The Mother's Day sale has ended. We got a couple of orders during the Mother's Day sale yet no one used the coupon code even though it was right there in the shop announcement. We're wondering now if we should list the coupon codes in the item descriptions because the individual items do not show the shop announcement and most of our business has come because of search results on Etsy.
Of course, this does entail actually editing over 40 items, so we are also thinking about getting an Etsy On Sale account to use for sales like this which will automatically discount the items so the customers get the sale price.
Do you have any preference? Would you prefer to use a coupon code or have the prices automatically be lowered for sales?
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Monday, May 14, 2012
Friday, May 4, 2012
More eBay Listings
I'm trying to establish our brand and business on eBay, so I'm listing items on eBay! These items have starting bids that are 1/4 of what the products are priced at, so hurry up and snag these deals while they last! :D
White Sakura 8 oz Bath Salts
Cotton Candy 8 oz Bath Salts
Grasshopper 8 oz Bath Salts
Yuletide Vanilla Cookie 8 oz Bath Salts
Lavender 8 oz Bath Salts
We sold the Strawberry Daiquiri 8 oz Bath Salts from our last batch of eBay deals, so make sure you get in on this set!
White Sakura 8 oz Bath Salts
Cotton Candy 8 oz Bath Salts
Grasshopper 8 oz Bath Salts
Yuletide Vanilla Cookie 8 oz Bath Salts
Lavender 8 oz Bath Salts
We sold the Strawberry Daiquiri 8 oz Bath Salts from our last batch of eBay deals, so make sure you get in on this set!
Friday, April 27, 2012
New Items Posted to eBay & News
If you're looking for a few deals on our bath salts, check out our eBay auctions! You can snag some of our 8 oz bath salts for as little as $2 plus shipping & handling if you're lucky enough to win the bid! :)
8 oz Cotton Candy Bath Salts
8 oz Strawberry Daiquiri Bath Salts
8 oz White Sakura Bath Salts
Those are our current auctions on eBay.
Also, due to the rising costs of materials, shipping of materials to us, and shipping of products to our customers, we are being forced to raise our prices as of June 1st. We really didn't want to do this, because we believe in providing our products to you for the best possible price, but it has unfortunately come to the point where we either raise our prices or we close our doors. We don't want to close our doors, so a price hike is inevitable.
Our bath salt prices will be as follows - maybe you'll see a pattern here:
4 oz - $4
8 oz - $8
16 oz - $16
32 oz - $32
We will also soon be offering a "bulk" option where you can pick three 2 lb bags of bath salts for a discounted price. These salts will not come in the glass jars but will be shipped in quart Ziploc bags with labels affixed. If you've already purchased salts from us, these can be used as refill bags for your current jars, or if you have jars you'd like to use, you can use this option to get 6 lbs of salt for less than you would if they were in the jar!
Our shower gels (although we only have one right now LOL):
8 oz bottles for $8
Our liquid body lotions:
8 oz bottles for $8
Our body butters and sugar scrubs will remain the same. So just a heads up - if you want to grab some before the prices go up, do it in May!
Don't forget through May 13 you can get 15% off your order using coupon code MOTHERSDAY12
8 oz Cotton Candy Bath Salts
8 oz Strawberry Daiquiri Bath Salts
8 oz White Sakura Bath Salts
Those are our current auctions on eBay.
Also, due to the rising costs of materials, shipping of materials to us, and shipping of products to our customers, we are being forced to raise our prices as of June 1st. We really didn't want to do this, because we believe in providing our products to you for the best possible price, but it has unfortunately come to the point where we either raise our prices or we close our doors. We don't want to close our doors, so a price hike is inevitable.
Our bath salt prices will be as follows - maybe you'll see a pattern here:
4 oz - $4
8 oz - $8
16 oz - $16
32 oz - $32
We will also soon be offering a "bulk" option where you can pick three 2 lb bags of bath salts for a discounted price. These salts will not come in the glass jars but will be shipped in quart Ziploc bags with labels affixed. If you've already purchased salts from us, these can be used as refill bags for your current jars, or if you have jars you'd like to use, you can use this option to get 6 lbs of salt for less than you would if they were in the jar!
Our shower gels (although we only have one right now LOL):
8 oz bottles for $8
Our liquid body lotions:
8 oz bottles for $8
Our body butters and sugar scrubs will remain the same. So just a heads up - if you want to grab some before the prices go up, do it in May!
Don't forget through May 13 you can get 15% off your order using coupon code MOTHERSDAY12
Saturday, December 17, 2011
Been So Busy!
Let's see, since I last blogged (about our new Body Butter line) we've been a bit busy. We've had a few sales, both through eBay and Etsy - bringing our total up to seven items sold on Etsy and five items sold on eBay - plus one sold offline. :)
The following scents have been sold:
Peppermint (x2)
Sweet Pea Cucumber Melon (x2)
Sugar Cookie (x2)
Buttercream Cupcake
Wild Berry Vanilla
Cucumber Melon
Vanilla
Pomegranate Vanilla
Lemon Lavender
Lavender
All scents have been sold in the form of bath salts. Which is great, because we love making the bath salts. And we are getting ready to expand our product line! :)
We are working on offering not only bath salts & body butter but body lotion, shower gel, glycerin soap bars, and bath salt bars. As soon as these items are ready, we'll let you know here on the blog! :)
Additionally, we have some new scents, so I will be updating the available scents page! A teaser: Yuletide Vanilla, Jack Frost, Grapefruit Blush, Honey Almond, Coconut, and more! :)
The following scents have been sold:
Peppermint (x2)
Sweet Pea Cucumber Melon (x2)
Sugar Cookie (x2)
Buttercream Cupcake
Wild Berry Vanilla
Cucumber Melon
Vanilla
Pomegranate Vanilla
Lemon Lavender
Lavender
All scents have been sold in the form of bath salts. Which is great, because we love making the bath salts. And we are getting ready to expand our product line! :)
We are working on offering not only bath salts & body butter but body lotion, shower gel, glycerin soap bars, and bath salt bars. As soon as these items are ready, we'll let you know here on the blog! :)
Additionally, we have some new scents, so I will be updating the available scents page! A teaser: Yuletide Vanilla, Jack Frost, Grapefruit Blush, Honey Almond, Coconut, and more! :)
Wednesday, November 16, 2011
SOLD!
We had our first official online sale today! Our first total sale came a couple of weeks ago when a friend from church purchased a Lavender bath salts from us. But tonight on eBay a lovely lady from California purchased four of our bath salts! She also received, although she won't know it until she opens the package, a free jar of the Pumpkin Spice bath salts and a free set of 5 cotton facial scrubbies. :) We love to pamper our customers!
The scents purchased were Sweet Pea Cucumber Melon, Wild Berry-Vanilla, Sugar Cookie, and Buttercream Cupcake. I noticed that the Sugar Cookie and Buttercream Cupcake scents had a lot of views on eBay - the next in line was Apple Pie alá Mode. I think people tend to like food-related scents. :)
We have six more auctions that are running - for Apple Pie alá Mode, Pearberry Mint, Vanilla, Red Rose & Thyme, Cucumber Melon, and Peppermint. Of course, all of the aforementioned scents plus Lemon Lavender, Baby Powder, Pomegranate Vanilla, and Pumpkin Spice are available for purchase in our Etsy shop! :)
The scents purchased were Sweet Pea Cucumber Melon, Wild Berry-Vanilla, Sugar Cookie, and Buttercream Cupcake. I noticed that the Sugar Cookie and Buttercream Cupcake scents had a lot of views on eBay - the next in line was Apple Pie alá Mode. I think people tend to like food-related scents. :)
We have six more auctions that are running - for Apple Pie alá Mode, Pearberry Mint, Vanilla, Red Rose & Thyme, Cucumber Melon, and Peppermint. Of course, all of the aforementioned scents plus Lemon Lavender, Baby Powder, Pomegranate Vanilla, and Pumpkin Spice are available for purchase in our Etsy shop! :)
Thursday, November 10, 2011
eBay May Drive Me Insane
One of the places I chose to attempt to sell our products is eBay. I've used eBay to sell other things, mostly some of my jewelry that I was having a hard time selling anyways. So I went ahead and used the eBay account I have for my jewelry business for this business because I didn't feel like dealing with two different eBay accounts.
Now the first thing that is driving me insane is the fact that at some point, eBay got a bee in their bonnet and set limits on my account. I am only permitted to sell 10 items per month or $500 worth of items, whichever comes first. I'm not sure how eBay expects me to make a successful business via eBay when I can only sell 10 items per month - but according to them, my customer service did not meet their standards. I'm not sure how that is, because I have nothing but positive feedback as both a seller and a buyer, but whatever. So until they decide my customer service meets their standards, the limits remain and there is nothing I can do about them except hope that someone will buy from me so I can prove myself and get those stupid limits raised.
The next thing that is driving me insane is this idiotic limitation they have on my PayPal account. eBay owns PayPal, so of course, they can do whatever they want with your PayPal account if they choose to and they do. You have to "prove yourself" on eBay before they will stop messing with your PayPal account.
Basically the limitation works like this - Jack buys a jar of bath salts from me on eBay. He pays me via PayPal. When I log into PayPal, I see that Jack paid me, but the money is "pending." I have to purchase shipping (conveniently I must print the label through eBay or else I can't use the money Jack paid me for shipping), ship the item, mark it shipped, and wait until delivery has been confirmed before I am allowed to have my money. Even then, it will take three days for PayPal to fully release the funds into my account once delivery is confirmed.
I understand this is to "protect the buyer" from eBay sellers who do not have a good reputation - those sellers who will take your money but never send you the item. However, if I can prove that I sent the item out via Delivery Confirmation and it never reaches the intended recipient, that is not my fault and I should not be punished for it. Alas, eBay doesn't see it that way, so if the item doesn't get to Jack, even if it is not my fault, then I have to give Jack's money back. This puts me as taking a loss because I am out both my product & the money paid to me for the product & shipping.
This is why I am making it a point, if I do sell anything via eBay, that delivery confirmation will be added to every single package. This way I have proof that yes, the package did go out in the mail, and yes the package was delivered to the customer. Because without that delivery confirmation - what would stop a person from buying something, claiming it was never delivered, and then getting their money back? Nothing.
eBay isn't my favorite way to sell and I'm not having much luck with it, but I'll give it a go for a while longer. You never know, business may pick up soon! :)
Now the first thing that is driving me insane is the fact that at some point, eBay got a bee in their bonnet and set limits on my account. I am only permitted to sell 10 items per month or $500 worth of items, whichever comes first. I'm not sure how eBay expects me to make a successful business via eBay when I can only sell 10 items per month - but according to them, my customer service did not meet their standards. I'm not sure how that is, because I have nothing but positive feedback as both a seller and a buyer, but whatever. So until they decide my customer service meets their standards, the limits remain and there is nothing I can do about them except hope that someone will buy from me so I can prove myself and get those stupid limits raised.
The next thing that is driving me insane is this idiotic limitation they have on my PayPal account. eBay owns PayPal, so of course, they can do whatever they want with your PayPal account if they choose to and they do. You have to "prove yourself" on eBay before they will stop messing with your PayPal account.
Basically the limitation works like this - Jack buys a jar of bath salts from me on eBay. He pays me via PayPal. When I log into PayPal, I see that Jack paid me, but the money is "pending." I have to purchase shipping (conveniently I must print the label through eBay or else I can't use the money Jack paid me for shipping), ship the item, mark it shipped, and wait until delivery has been confirmed before I am allowed to have my money. Even then, it will take three days for PayPal to fully release the funds into my account once delivery is confirmed.
I understand this is to "protect the buyer" from eBay sellers who do not have a good reputation - those sellers who will take your money but never send you the item. However, if I can prove that I sent the item out via Delivery Confirmation and it never reaches the intended recipient, that is not my fault and I should not be punished for it. Alas, eBay doesn't see it that way, so if the item doesn't get to Jack, even if it is not my fault, then I have to give Jack's money back. This puts me as taking a loss because I am out both my product & the money paid to me for the product & shipping.
This is why I am making it a point, if I do sell anything via eBay, that delivery confirmation will be added to every single package. This way I have proof that yes, the package did go out in the mail, and yes the package was delivered to the customer. Because without that delivery confirmation - what would stop a person from buying something, claiming it was never delivered, and then getting their money back? Nothing.
eBay isn't my favorite way to sell and I'm not having much luck with it, but I'll give it a go for a while longer. You never know, business may pick up soon! :)
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