| Retail Trends |
We came into 2010 with an uncertain outlook for the retail market as predictions of a double dip recession and 3 year recovery were prevalent. As the year progressed, it became apparent that while the high street retailers were feeling the pain, e-retailers were holding steady (looking at year-on-year sales). By the time Q3 arrived, some e-retailers were reporting 15% growth in their turnover - although we suspect profits not quite as high due to squeezed margins as wholesale costs increased. On the whole, most e-retailers were happy to come out of 2010 having maintained turnover (year-on-year).
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| Last ordering |
Just a reminder that Christmas is on a weekend this year - so our last order date is Monday 20th December.
Merry Christmas!
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| Keeping Up |
Christmas is getting closer and we will get everything out to you in time for the big day, but please bear with us as it may take a full 4 days to get your parcel out the door.
So many orders (thank you) that we’re working longer days to get everything packaged and shipped. It’s really interesting seeing the different mixes of bath bombs in each parcel.
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| The Bath Bomb Experience |
Bath bombs are soft-but-solid, roundish balls of materials designed to dissolve in the bath and be used instead of liquid bubble baths and bubble when they make contact with water. While they dissolve, bath bombs can add scents, colours, oils, cleansing agents or other materials to the water in the bath.
Depending on the manufacturer and the size of bath bomb, the amount of time required for bath bombs to dissolve can vary; although the average is around two minutes. Crackling and fizzing will occur while the bath bombs disintegrate, and it is during this time that the bombs' other materials (such as food colouring, glitter, herbs or dried flowers) will be dispersed through the bath water.
The bubbles this create can be fun, sticking to the bathers hair and body, but bath bombs can also have a (minimal) therapeutic effect when they contain essential oils and cleansing agents. E.g. Sea salt is deep cleaning, mint is energising, lavender is relaxing, almond oil is moisturising, etc.
Bath bombs are popularly given as gifts to individuals who could use a relaxing and pampering bath experience. The bath bombs are also appreciated as gifts by people who like to include natural ingredients in their skin care regimen, since a bath bomb's ingredients generally are much safer and more effective than the synthetic ingredients that are found in many other bath products. Bath bombs are also useful to parents who are trying to make bath time more appealing to children.
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| Body Butter |
Don’t forget that our body butter bars are just the right size for slipping in the toe of a stocking or snuggling alongside a bath bomb in an organza bag. We have 8 flavours to complement our best selling bath bomb ranges.
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| Jigsaws |
The thing about packing orders into boxes is that it’s much like a jigsaw puzzle. First you sort all the shapes (and weights). Then you figure out what to put in the top, bottom and middle of the box. You carefully slot everything in, making sure it’s all spaced out and packaged with chips so that it can’t move or bash anything.
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