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How can you get up to 50% OFF?

It has occurred to me that the Etsy buyer may not have fully realized the considerable volume discounts in the wholesale price of my metal purse frames.  Granted it is a different audience than my professionals who buy in bulk.  But nonetheless, based on the small orders that come through my Etsy shop whilebabynaps.etsy.com, I’ve realized that I should do the math and show the savings that is in the volume purchases.

So I’ve just spent many hours on Etsy re-listing my items to show these savings.  Each product listing has the volume discounts for that specific frame.

For example, my most popular frame is my 8×3 nickel-free purse frame(TM) with kisslock closure.

 

8x3 kisslock

 

Here are the savings … the more you buy up front, you more you save!

(1) 8×3 frame = regular price $5.99
Set of 5 = 17% off
Set of 10 = 21% off
Set of 20 = 25 % off
Set of 25 = 27% off
Set of 50 = 29% off

… If you are making clutches to sell, are you taking full advantage of the discount up front?

What this may mean to you is that someone buying a set of 20 frames up front (an amount that is not even enough clutches to set up an Etsy shop, have a booth, or a table at a crafts fair) already has 25% OFF the price instead of buying 1!  Compared to another clutch-maker who bought a set of 5, this clutch-maker who bought a set of 20 has saved an additional 8% and has a lower cost of goods.

Take a look at the savings for the Skinny Bride(TM) EleganceLock(TM) frames, designed with the narrower channel for thinner and finer fabrics like silks and bridal satins.  (And these clutches typically have a higher average retail price than the standard cotton clutches!)

 

8x3 Skinny Bride(TM) with EleganceLock(TM)

 

(1) 8×3 frame = regular price $6.25
Set of 5 = 20% off
Set of 10 = 25% off
Set of 20 = 28 % off
Set of 25 = 30% off
Set of 50 = 36% off

… An order for a bride and her bridal party can be 4-9!  (Ok, my opinion, but 9 is craaazy!)  So a set of 25 frames may only last 3-4 bridal customers yet the clutch-maker who orders this will have gotten 30% OFF up front or is at a 10% advantage over someone who purchased only a set of 5!

Now, in truth, it’s my bulk purchasers at 500 frames or chains who get the lowest volume discounts.  (You can see these volume discounts from 100+ at my webstore whilebabynaps.com.)   FYI, those who order more than 500 still get the price at the 500 level because that is the floor price: it does not get any lower.  So while you may not yet be at that level, you can get 30-40% off on the frames at the set of 50 level.  And I have quite many sales at the 50 level on Etsy.

So check out the listings at my Etsy store whilebabynaps.etsy.com and at my webstore whilebabynaps.com.  And plan your purchases to save!  With my Columbus Day Sale discounts on top of that, I’m really rewarding those who are loyal and those who are stocking up for the holiday gift-giving buying time.  Remember the old saying “Go big or go home!”

October 10, 2010 Posted by | Helpful Tips | 1 Comment

A thank YOU Sale! (Columbus Day Weekend!)

A 2-day SALE!  Columbus Day SALE as my thanks!!

Thanks to all of you who listened and responded to me with your honesty and empathy.  You all really lifted my spirits up.  So moving on the better things … 🙂  These 3 are my reasons:

 

Yippeeee!!! (First day of school!)

 

It’s Columbus Day Weekend!  I used to live in Columbus, Ohio (go Buckeyes!) so I wanted to wish everyone a wonderful holiday weekend!

To take advantage of the weekend when my husband can help take care of the kids and I can work, I am giving an unprecedented 2-day sale.

So place your order this weekend and get the following:

*15% OFF total purchase for your order (excluding shipping) over $200

*20% OFF total purchase for your order (excluding shipping) over $400

*25% OFF total purchase for your order (excluding shipping) over $600

**This is on top of the volume discount pricing that is in the price.  Did you know that handbag makers who stock up and buy in bulk can save up to 67% OFF the original price? Check my webstore for these volume discounts. **

Terms of the offer:

This covers any and all items at whilebabynaps.etsy.com and my webstore whilebabynaps.com.  One time use only.  No additional discounts apply.  Effective midnight Saturday 10/9/10.  Expires midnight Monday EST 10/11/10.

***Important:  For Etsy users, you must convo me at my Etsy store with your order needs to do a Custom Listing.***  Discounts will be taken off immediately in the price …. no need to wait for a refund!

***For webstore customers, please order in bulk at my webstore whilebabynaps.com as normal.***  Your discount will be given to you via a refund back to your Paypal account.)

Plan your inventory and stock on now to make enough clutches for the holiday rush!   It will be an advantage to have clutches available for sale for the holidays by November!

October 10, 2010 Posted by | SALES and PROMOTIONS | 1 Comment

Huge Columbus Day SALE at Joann’s

Just a heads up!!  There’s huge sale at Joann’s this weekend for Columbus Day.

Click on the link to check out their website.

Joann’s

There are web-exclusive sales only, but sign up to receive emails.  I just got a 50% OFF coupon for any item.  Hello a bolt of fusible fleece!!  With this coupon, you will get it below any wholesale price.  It cannot be beat.

Check them out ladies and stock up on your quilting cottons and silks.  You will use it for clutches for holiday gift-giving.

 

Have a wonderful weekend!

Winn

October 8, 2010 Posted by | Helpful Tips | Leave a comment

I believe in Gutermann glue!

I believe in this miracle glue so much in the making of my own line of clutches that I include it as a critical component my complete kits.  But there a lot of things involved to make this happen that I thought you’d might be interested in.

Just Add Fabric(TM)! kit for convenience!

*I am a certified importer with U.S. Customs.

*I have to pay import duties on every shipment of Gutermann glue.

*It has to be packaged by a facility that is certified in Hazardous Materials since all adhesives (even your piddly fabric glue) falls into the ‘hazardous’ category of shipments since it is flammable.  The boxes are duly noted, with special stickers and all the paperwork needed for it to ship as a hazardous cargo.

*It has to be shipped to me by sea vessel.  Under all the rules and regulations, it cannot be shipped by air.  So, to get it to me from Germany has to go by land and by ship.  This takes lots of time and $cha-ching!

*It gets to a port where a ground carrier who is approved to handle Hazardous Materials gets it and sends via land (truck).  This company gets charged so that means I have to pay import fees to this company as well.

-So with all those shipping fees and import duties, I really try to be competitive in price with other sellers out there who sell it on Etsy.  Due to the same Customs Rules and Regulations, I cannot ship small sales to non-US buyers.  I would have to export a large quantity using the same method which I import it.

So how is it that other sellers from abroad able to sell to US customers?  Well, they take a risk knowing that the percentage of shipped goods in small packages that get X-ray’ed and checked by their country’s Customs and US’s Customs are small.  But I feel that those small sales are not worth the risk of getting the package rejected and the customer losing the shipping charge.  In addition, it would then cost me a fee to retrieve the package, and I may face a fine for violating Custom’s Rules and Regulations.

But all is worth it to import and carry it because I love this glue.  It glues fabric to metal like no other.  I sell quite a bit of it to accessories designers as well (think barrettes, belts …).   It’s a staple in my line of products.

October 6, 2010 Posted by | Helpful Tips | 3 Comments

NEW design 8×3 nickel-free purse frame(TM) with EleganceLock(TM) and LOOPS!!

Just newly listed!!

What this means for you:

*My nickel-free purse frame(TM) coating is finished with a 2-coat process that is hardy, long-lasting, and allows you to wipe off fingerprints with ease, unlike other frames that use only 1 coat.

*My trademarked Perfect Fit 6(TM) to fit a variety of fabrics and interface.  It will fit like those hallowed size 6 jeans (that my *ss still cannot get into but then I need to put down the donut…) without the need to squeeze or add a cord (no!).

*The EleganceLock(TM) was redesigned to be smaller and sleeker with better ergonomics = better grip.

Better grip!

“I like the feel of these clasps, easier to open for older folks too.” That’s exactly what I had in mind when I designed it!  Clutches as gifts for mothers-in-law and grandmothers!

*With optional loops, this means that the loops will lay flat on the inside of the clutch on top of the inner fabric.

You can add a chain or the buyer can add a leather cord or ribbon when in use.  The attached cord/ribbon will simply be inside the clutch when the user wants to “clutch” the clutch OR she can carry it with the chain.
My trademarked nickel-free purse frames(TM) are also white silver in appearance unlike other ‘nickel’ or ‘silver’ purse frames which appear, well, like nickel.  Nickel has a more gray tone to it.  My nickel-free frames are white-silver, like sterling silver in color and appearance but will not tarnish like sterling silver.

Lastly, thank you for honoring my trademarks by ordering your nickel-free purse frames from me and not from other sellers who appeared virtually overnight selling knock-offs of my designs.  If they are a new shop suddenly carrying nickel-free frames, they are selling cheap imports.  THANK YOU for trusting your craftsmanship of your sewn fabrics and clutches to my frames, backed by my 30-day full refund.  No other seller offers that.

October 4, 2010 Posted by | WhileBabyNaps General Updates | 2 Comments

30% OFF coordinating NEW antique brass chains

As a thank you for signing up to receive my blog posts, I just listed my new antique brass purse frame with loops and the coordinating antique brass purse chain.  I am offering 30% off the listed price of the antique brass purse chain:  when you buy the antique brass frame, you will get 30% off the antique brass chain to go with it.

With Etsy’s shop redesign, I find that my shop announcement gets lost.  (And let’s admit, I can be quite loquacious!)  Soooo…  I’ve been asking all 1000+ of you Etsy customers to sign up for my email subscriptions to get updates here from my blog so you get the latest and greatest scoop on everything.  (I’ve also included my pro’s who buy in bulk and don’t buy at my Etsy store.)

It’s my way of getting your ear about new interface, new frames, marketing tools, and technical tips, etc…  because I’m not in it to just sell you cheap frames.  I’m in it to help you start your own businesses from the PDF instructions to frames, glue, interface, etc… I have customers who buy a PDF from me in April — and by May — will start buying in bulk!  Those local craft markets are great to sell lots of clutches!!!

You will see that I’ve also designed the purse chain here with lobster claw closures — something your necklaces also have.  These closures are more costly due to the parts involved in making them, but other closures will break over time and are just awkward to use and not very chic.

New antique brass frame with loops

30% OFF coordinating chain when you buy the antique brass frame

Since this is limited to the first 200 chains, please convo me on Etsy for a custom listing, so that I can manage the discount and combined shipping.  You will not need to wait for the refund because I’ll take it right off the top.

So buy any number of antique brass frame with loops, and get the coordinating antique brass clutch chain for 30% OFF.  Offer is effective as soon as this blog post hits your email box and ends after the first 200 antique brass chains are sold.

*Please note that I ask all of my customers to purchase this at my ETSY shop, so that I can manage the number sold.  (My webstore sales are unlimited so I often oversell on the promotion.)

Don’t know how to get a Custom Listing?

1.  Click here to get to my Esty shop:  http://www.etsy.com/shop/whilebabynaps

2.  If you haven’t signed up to have an Etsy account, please sign up, which takes 2-3 minutes.

3. Below the pic of my puppy Pax, click on “Contact” which will enter you to Etsy’s internal communications route called “Convo”.  Don’t worry, it’s just like email within Etsy.

4.  Drop a note of how many antique brass frames with loops you will need.  (*Please note any additional needs such as other nickel-free purse frames(TM) or Gutermann glue.)

I will reply back via the Etsy convo with a link to your custom listing for your entire order.  This will include the coordinating antique brass chains at 30% off the listed price as well as combined shipping for your entire order.

5.  Click the link, order, and pay.

Etsy customers are used to this, but my non-Etsy customers may feel intimidated, but no worries.  I have custom listings made multiple times every week!  It’s easy and you don’t have to wait for a refund.

September 30, 2010 Posted by | SALES and PROMOTIONS | Leave a comment

Shipping notice for 9/23

As posted on my shop announcement (but you all know it gets lost in there …), I’m heading to OKC for my annual David Day trip.

Please place your order by midnight EST Weds. 9/22 if you want it shipped out before my trip.  Shipping will resume Monday 9/27.


And here’s a pic of my friend David (with Lance Armstrong – his hero!), who passed from cancer 3 years ago.  I miss him dearly.  And I go to OKC to visit my dear friend Lisa, his mom, a wonderful middle-school principal.

I love, love, love, my work … but sometimes the spirit needs a rechargin’ on what’s important.  Blessings ~ Winn. 🙂

My dear David and his hero Lance.

September 20, 2010 Posted by | WhileBabyNaps General Updates | Leave a comment

New 10 x 3 nickel-free metal purse frame(TM) with Perfect Fit 6(TM) and loops.

I’m happy to announce the addition of a new size: 10 inch x 3 inch nickel-free purse frame(TM) designed with the Perfect Fit(6) and loops!

Keeping the same high standard, this beautiful, shiny frame made with my 2-coat nickel-free process is a great addition to your line of clutches.  I made it with a loop because clutches of this size can really benefit from having a chain.

It’s also timely with the fall and winter clutches coming out!  So check them out at my etsy store whilebabynaps.etsy.com.  (Not yet available at my webstore since it’s quicker to put them up for sale at the Etsy venue than it is to write code for a webstore… but I should have it up there by Weds.  You can email me for bulk quantities 100 and over.)

10 x 3 nickel-free metal purse frame(TM) with Perfect Fit 6(TM) with loops!

10 x 3 shown with my nickel-free purse chain(TM) with lobster claws

(TM) Trademark of WhileBabyNaps and Khuong LLC 2010

September 20, 2010 Posted by | WhileBabyNaps General Updates | Leave a comment

2 more for your product line offering: Duskcoat Gunmetal(TM) and Goldenlock(TM)

Hi everyone-

I’ve just introduced my 2 newest finishes in the 8×3 frames: Duskcoat Gunmetal(TM) and Goldenlock(TM).  I’ve been working on several formulations of the coats to achieve the look that I wanted.

The Duskcoat Gunmetal(TM) is comprised of multi-layers with many color of hints of iridescent purples and greens resulting in a deep twilight gray.  It’s a really rich deep gray, not shallow like other gunmetals you’ll see on the market.  Of course, it’s very shiny!  Check out the pics.  (*Please click on the photos to view a larger photo.*):

Deep, rich Duskcoat Gunmetal(TM)

Duskcoat Gunmetal(TM)

The Goldenlock(TM) took a little bit longer to formulate since I was very particular about the tone of the gold.  Gold can be hard to achieve in metals that are not made using real gold:  it can come off looking cheap if you don’t have an eye for it.  This Goldenlock(TM) is not too brassy or too garish.  The Goldenlock(TM) purse frame has a tone that is warmer than 10K gold, but less so than 18K gold. It nearly resembles the most popular gold — 14K gold.

I’ve taken a pic of my jewelry to show you the relative tone of it.

The relative tones of gold.

Goldenlock(TM) purse frame with Perfect Fit 6(TM)

Buy it at my Etsy store whilebabynaps.etsy.com.  (It was my son’s 6th birthday yesterday – 9/18 – so I haven’t had time to program it on my webstore, whilebabynaps.com.  But it should be up for Monday to order in bulk over 100+ as well.)

(TM) Trademarks of WhileBabyNaps and Khuong LLC 2010. All rights reserved.

September 19, 2010 Posted by | WhileBabyNaps General Updates | 3 Comments

Shipping alert for 8×3 Antique Brass

The antique brass is coming a week earlier than expected. *Yippee*  (UPS really does a great job with ground shipping!)

… And they will have the Perfect Fit 6(TM) U-channels.  If you haven’t heard about it, be sure to check out my post on that:

https://clutchme.wordpress.com/2010/09/18/the-perfect-fit-6tm-u-channel-in-my-metal-purse-frames/

I am expecting them Tues. 9/21 or Weds. 9/22.  All orders with antique brass in the order will ship immediately once I receive the antique brass.  Of course, they will be individually inspected by me and backed by my 30-day FULL refund guarantee.

Thank you!

(TM) Trademarks of WhileBabyNaps and Khuong LLC  2010. All rights reserved.

September 18, 2010 Posted by | WhileBabyNaps General Updates | 1 Comment

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