Thread: I'm number one!

Originally Posted by churley

For the EDT version that went out......if you were a customer looking to purchase a small gift size or travel size, Do you find the container and spray apparatus suitable ?

Colleen

I liked the packaging of the EDT. So did my girlfriend, she tried to steal it. I told her it was a men's scent, but that didn't phase her. Anyway, the bottle fits in my dopp kit nicely. Thank you.

Originally Posted by wopmanfixit

I liked the packaging of the EDT. So did my girlfriend, she tried to steal it. I told her it was a men's scent, but that didn't phase her. Anyway, the bottle fits in my dopp kit nicely. Thank you.

Excellent! Thank you. Rainy day here folks, more snow on the way.....geez, WHEN will Spring get here....I've got it bad this year.....lol.

Used the red this AM nice . Not to heavy, Sting is not too strong or last too long. Interesting.....

Used Blue this AM wonderful scent... No sting Wow This testing is going to be fun. Until we have to pick

Originally Posted by RichZ

Used Blue this AM wonderful scent... No sting Wow This testing is going to be fun. Until we have to pick

Excellen-tay ( my french...lol ). The general consensus is much better this time "shew...wipes brow" it usually takes a disaster to move the pendulum in the right direction.

As far as choosing, yeah....I wouldn't want to be the person picking and I'm glad that falls on you fine Gentlemen rather than lil ole me.

Bottle selection....I called one company last evening after no response from the email end and am currently waiting for a phone call from "Lee". If he doesn't call by late morning I will be calling him.

I think the only consideration that needs to be made from a designer/shelf aspect is to know that one way or another the AS is going to be white. I truly believe I can minimize the degree of separation, sooooo its only left to consider the color of the glass.

Clear glass.......woozy bottle ( worchestershire ) Phoenix ( rectangle ) or Boston ( round)

the Phoneix has a sprinkler style opening. While the others would have orifice reducer

Amber........ only in Boston round
Blue
Green

Thinking strictly in terms of the label, the label must be printed on vinyl type stock to prevent the ink from running and will certainly give a Top shelf look. The label itself........ I ponder a bit over the colors against the background of white in a clear glass bottle vs a muted color thru amber, blue or green glass.

In strict terms of "identity" with the SRP shaving forum it is my opinion that the SRP logo be used, and a line underneath that says "Private Stock" which reaffirms to the person buying that you cannot get this any place else.

Depending on the bottle style chosen and the color of the glass the most appealing label colors may need to adjusted....

.....and while we have not discussed this for a VERY long time I feel the need to bring up the monies generated from the sales of the AS product for SRP.

For the label itself it will state somewhere on the bottle " made or distributed by TGQ " with contact info and how it is worded, usually ends up being an issue over label space and font size.

Price wise I can only give a broad statement saying that they will not be "cheap" and I will do my best to give a competitive price based against like quality. The essential oils used this time are not on the cheapie list..... nor is your AS a watered version of Aloe or Witch Hazel, but for me.....has become the jumping board of top shelf "true" AS made with quality ingredients.

While I am lousy at math and I hate paperwork, some way or another I want to donate a percentage of sales back to SRP to help with the running of the site. I mention the lousy at math part and paperwork simply because I would like to have some advise on how to acheive this end goal.

My current best method remains with pen and paper

Oh....and Rich have you tried the Blue experimental bottle yet ? I need to know what you think of the "texture"...... how does it feel on your skin ?

XXWarm Regards, Colleen

Originally Posted by churley

Price wise I can only give a broad statement saying that they will not be "cheap" and I will do my best to give a competitive price based against like quality. The essential oils used this time are not on the cheapie list..... nor is your AS a watered version of Aloe or Witch Hazel, but for me.....has become the jumping board of top shelf "true" AS made with quality ingredients.

Competitively priced compared to what... Clubman Bay Rum ($7 @ Walgreens for 12-oz) or Guerlain Vetiver Extreme EDT ($86 @ Sephora for 4.2-oz)?

Until we have something we think is acceptable, I don't see how we can we address the cost/pricing issue in any more detail than a ballpark estimate? However, regardless of the scent, we/you/Noam can work on choosing the bottle(s), label design(s), etc. and get those costs reasonably identified. Once the scent is chosen, then the ingredient costs will be fairly easy to identify. I do know that many of the EOs vary widely in cost from vendor to vendor and often fluctuate with availability, etc... so your margins need to be sufficient to cover those fluctuations without constant price changes.

Originally Posted by churley

While I am lousy at math and I hate paperwork, some way or another I want to donate a percentage of sales back to SRP to help with the running of the site. I mention the lousy at math part and paperwork simply because I would like to have some advise on how to achieve this end goal.

I think the "percentage" would best be determined after we know whether there are sufficient sales to support doing so. You'll certainly incur some "up front" outlays to stock bottles, labels, and ingredients in quantities sufficient for our needs. After we see how sales go for a while it might then be appropriate to consider a "kickback" to the site.

Just thinking out loud, and speaking only as a member, I'd like to suggest you/Lynn consider "payback" to the site being, at least in part, fulfilled by you donating more (than you already do) of your products to the monthly giveaways and regional get togethers. JMHO.

[QUOTE=azjoe;170249]Competitively priced compared to what... Clubman Bay Rum ($7 @ Walgreens for 12-oz) or Guerlain Vetiver Extreme EDT ($86 @ Sephora for 4.2-oz)?
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....Obviously the Guerlain at $86.00

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Originally Posted by churley

Oh....and Rich have you tried the Blue experimental bottle yet ? I need to know what you think of the "texture"...... how does it feel on your skin ?

XXWarm Regards, Colleen

interesting I liked the feel but thought it was a bit thin. It came out to quickly into my hand. But it felt good. Not too strong a scent.

Originally Posted by RichZ

interesting I liked the feel but thought it was a bit thin. It came out to quickly into my hand. But it felt good. Not too strong a scent.

Does it feel like a thin lotion to you? Did it feel watery or moisturizing?

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