| Candle makers who find themselves making more | | | | for a lower, and agreeable, price. The merchant may |
| and more candles, probably should move beyond the | | | | be willing to bend a little and be flexible with per unit |
| retail level when they seek out supplies, especially | | | | price for the sake of procuring a larger quantity sale. |
| oft-used essential materials like the wax used to | | | | It's a win-win situation. |
| make them. In this event, wholesale candle wax | | | | A good way to find sources for wholesale candle |
| supplies are good source for variety and cost | | | | wax is to go to candle related sites and look for |
| savings. | | | | pages or sections that reference supplies, merchants, |
| That's because wholesale suppliers are geared to | | | | vendors, or wholesale. Internet directories such as |
| selling goods in bulk, so the more you buy in one | | | | DMOZ.org can be another good source. And of |
| purchase, the lower the cost per unit. Of course, the | | | | course a basic internet search using search terms |
| amount of material or "lots" have to be somewhat | | | | such as wholesale and candle wax will turn up plenty |
| substantial to merit the transaction for the | | | | of choices for you to peruse. |
| wholesaler, and make it worthwhile. So while you | | | | As a quick example, one candle wax purveyor listed |
| may buy a couple pounds of candle wax at your | | | | different rates for soy wax as follows: 5 units at |
| neighborhood crafts store, you probably need to | | | | $42.00 each, 10 units at $40.50 each, and 36 at |
| commit to fifty or hundred pounds at the wholesale | | | | $39.00 each. So buying 10 units provides a 3.5% |
| level. It stands to reason that you should be | | | | savings, while 36 units doubles your savings to 7%. |
| prepared to make a lot of candles going this route. In | | | | Just imagine buying a hundred units. 5 unit pricing |
| fact, this is not a starting point in most cases but the | | | | would cost you $4,200. Buying sets of 36 results in a |
| sign of a successfully growing business or very | | | | savings of around $300. Not too shabby. |
| high-level hobbyist. | | | | Shopping around for wholesale candle supplies is a |
| Another positive feature of wholesale purchasing is | | | | great idea if you are an established candle maker |
| the ability to negotiate terms. Since you're committing | | | | with your own business or simply make a lot of |
| yourself to buying relatively large amounts of | | | | candles. |
| inventory, it's in your best interests to try to bargain | | | | |