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Offline Beester

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Candle pricing
« on: January 20, 2008, 12:12:37 pm »
What is the criteria for pricing candles? Are they priced by weight, design or other and what would be the going rate?
Terry

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Re: Candle pricing
« Reply #1 on: January 20, 2008, 01:25:34 pm »
The PBC Beekeepers at the fair is selling votive candles for $1.50 Skep mold candles are $5.00.
Taper candles I believe are around $7.00

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Re: Candle pricing
« Reply #2 on: January 20, 2008, 07:01:37 pm »
weight plays a big part in pricing here.  votive candles go for about $1.20 each.  beewax color also affects price.  those coming from cappings cost more, maybe $1.50 up.

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Re: Candle pricing
« Reply #3 on: January 20, 2008, 07:21:03 pm »
                                      carved egg$8      skep $3      bear&skep $3   angel $3  tappers $6 pair                                             You will do the best with the smaller molds because you get more out of a pound of wax -for example i can make two carved eggs out of a pound of wax total $16-i can get over 8 of the bear& skep or angel for a total of total $24-from a pound of wax-the tappers do very well also :)  RDY-B                                                                                                                                  http://img527.imageshack.us/my.php?image=1000093lu9.jpg

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Re: Candle pricing
« Reply #4 on: January 20, 2008, 07:35:41 pm »
Thanks everybody for the advice.
Terry

 

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