Feb. 12, 2008 - Soap Sampler Natural Slices

Are you a soap maker?  Do you have bars of soap  that didn't well too well?  If you are like most soap makers, you have a few of these bars around.  How do you get rid of them? 

I cut my 4 oz. bars in half and package several slices up together as "Soap Sampler Natural Slices".  These sell particularly well at the holiday season.  I like to take raffia ribbon or a 1/2 inch  ribbon and tie them together with a little gift tag.  The secret is to sandwich these "undesireables" between two of your best selling soaps.  I try to make the package colorful, so take that into consideration when you are putting the soaps together. 

Often I will package three slices together and sell them for $4.95.  That is a nice package for a small token gift for a teacher, or neighbor, or friend.  If you are building your customer base and are wise, you'll be adding them to an address (or even better....email) list.  Let your customers know you have these little specialities before Valentines Day, Secretary Day, Sweetest Day, Mother's Day, and the like. 

This is also a good idea to get rid of extra seasonal soaps you may have.  For instance I might package up my Holiday Pie, Christmas Spice, and O Christmas Tree soaps at a reduced price after the holidays to clear them out of my inventory.  You can let your customers know you are having a sale and selling your soap sampler natural slices at the reduced rate of $3.99 or $4.29 (or whatever you want).

Using these gift sampler slice packages is a great way to increase your sales and minimize your soap inventory. 

If you are not a soap maker, but would llike to be one.  Check out my website at  How to Make Soap.  There you will find an on-line or DVD soap making tutorial that will walk you through the steps of soap making right in my own kitchen.  It includes "everything" you need to be successful from the very first batch.