Wholesale 101

Super simple advice that you may not have considered for shipping apparel!Most people instinctively fold clothing to ship it.... after all, Mom has always told us to fold our clothing  so it just makes sense!:However I hate folded inventory because it leaves a clear crease down the dead center of the garment. And, if you are reselling the item (or even wearing the top), you now have to steam it or iron to get rid of the lines... unless you are okay with wearing it looking like an idiot. W …

Body care can be a nightmare to ship! But here’s some tips you haven’t heard:TIP 1: NEVER use scotch tape on the body care! Scotch tape is a super simple solution to hold down the lid and prevent spills BUT it is damn-near-impossible to get off of the bottle once it arrives. For some strange reason the scotch tape “fuses” to the bottle. INSTEAD: Use Painters Tape! Yep, it’s the perfect solution. Almost all types of painters tape are “Guaranteed Residue Free for 7+ Days”, so that means the t …

In yesterday's blog post, called If Your Dream is to Open a Boutique, Read These 6 Things First I left you with a cliffhanger…the question was "Do I regret it?"I didn’t plan to end the article in that manner but my quickly-typing fingertips came to a halt. My mind stopped. I began to wonder…. “Do I? Looking back, would I do it all over again” So I had to think…Without having a way to know what the future would have held if I would have chosen a different route, I have come to believe the …

I already bored you with with the details of my life and retails stores, so today I am going to get right to the point today: I DID open boutiques.  Here's a couple of mine: If you want even more pics, check out my whole About Me page.  But lets get into the list: 1. When it’s slow, the bills are still due. Where are you going to get this money from? You are going to blow through (most or all of) your savings setting up your business (I will delve into this more in a …

As a larger-small business we are always looking for new ways to widen our customer base. Obviously the answer is MARKETING. As a wholesaler, our marketing opportunities are less than a retail store. For example, when we would market our boutiques we had hundreds, or even thousands of places to advertise because our customers were pretty much anyone who wanted womens apparel and accessories. But, as a wholesaler you are selling specifically to businesses, which is a smaller market tha …