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Sam (crazy candle person) ✦
@samantha
Hey foundooors, need some advice. I have an opportunity to be in a consignment store near me. Rent is $200/mo at a 3mo contract. The problem with other retailers is that candles are so saturated, so unless I’m first in the shop, most consignment stores will not accept me. It is in a semi popular mall but I’m uncertain of the food traffic and if it’s the right demographic because it’s mostly upper/middle class/young professionals/families. I do feel the urge to physically get in front of customers though to work on my messaging, but the alternative is that I just booth at craft markets (each craft market is around $150-200 a day anyways). What questions should I ask the owner to make sure it’s the right fit?
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Cameron Armstrong
@cameron
- Do you have any monthly breakouts by category of goods or product type in the store (not just candle, but any related products that might inspire a micro-batch product for humankind) - Where exactly in the store will they place your products - Can they share contact info for any of the other consigners that sell products in the store (the longer the better) - Do they run special holiday events/decorate the store/change it up? - Do they do deals/will they give you better placement if you can create deal + bundles for their customers (3 candles = free candle holder etc) I'd also scope out other stores in the mall to look for similar things and talk to the sales staff there about home good stuff (does a certain product type always sell out, etc). Staff over management is more likely to not give a fuck and tell you stuff
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Sam (crazy candle person) ✦
@samantha
- No, but they have room for 64 other vendors. I’m number 2 to reach out to them so I will have probably have good choice for placement - I will put my candles right in the front so that people can smell them when they walk by - Nope, because it’s new - I will ask them this - I can probably create any deal I want since I’m first in the bucket Good idea. They a few sell candles at the bookstore so I will ask about sales there. Thank you.
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Cameron Armstrong
@cameron
oh nice - if they let you talk to the other folks maybe you can build some gift baskets/bundles with them if you see some good complementary products that you wouldn't make yourself in the near term good luck!
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