By Brian on August 23rd, 2010
Hey Folks –
Brian just checking in here. As always, I want to thank everyone for all the support you’ve given us. Everything from Christmas cards, to Facebook posts, to product orders. BubbaTanicals has become more than we ever thought it would. The core of our business is you, the customer – and we never for a moment let that slip from the front of our minds. Pinky swear.
And we’re not slowing down – We’ve got a few new soap recipes in the mix as well as a new product launch that I think is just freakin cool. Look for Lilac, Orange Patchouli, and Dragon’s Blood soap to be added to the website over the next few weeks. We’re also going to start doing printed soaps. That’s right. Printed soaps. How cool is that? We’re taking on a technology that will allow us to print whatever we want on a bar of soap! Lots of possibilities there. I’m really excited to say the least.
Also, the pricing structure is going to be changing on the website as well. The cost of the ingredients is going up, and that has to be reflected in the cost of the product. Sorry folks – thank our fractional reserve banking system for that. But we’re trying to do it so that we don’t screw you guys. So when the soap cost goes up, the shipping cost will go to a flat rate. What does that actually mean to you? Well, it obviously puts the onesie – twosie purchases out of the picture . But you make out pretty well on the larger buys where you make up the spread in the lower shipping cost. I’m hoping it will all average out and everyone stays happy.
Brick and mortar? Yep. You can now buy our soaps at the Cosmic ConeXion store in Kennesaw, GA (no website yet). We’re slowly looking to expand our offerings to retailers, so if you’re a retailer and want to sell good soap and no crap, give us a holler. We won’t take on more than we can handle (that darn customer service thing again), so there’s only a few slots depending on anticipated volume
Thanks again for stopping by and don’t be a stranger!
-Brian
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By Brian on February 11th, 2010
Red Maple Flowers
I somehow talk Laura into doing another show where we throw out some updates on the dog, seed starting, and the bees. We take some great feedback, including an actual voicemail! We finally wrap the show up by reading some of the better ads out of the market bulletin.
Ison’s Nursery
Georgia Framers and Consumers Market Bulletin
Music: James Larson, Gaia Consort
PodCast Call in Line: 740-5-MYFARM
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By Brian on June 29th, 2009
Goats Milk, Lavender, & Oatmeal Soap
The Ocho!
On this BubbaCast we go over some tech-geeky stuff that you can do to help the political freedom fighters in Iran. We take some emails, talk about what’s been going on, celebrate the launch of the new store front, and talk about basic cold-process soapmaking.
Music: James Larson
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By Brian on September 26th, 2008
| Thank You Inman Farm Heritage Days! |
| Good morning!I wanted to take a moment and thank each and every one of you that stopped by our booth at the Inman Farm Heritage Days celebration. We had an absolute blast, and hope that you enjoyed it as well.
Heritage Days has grown from a small tractor show to an annual event that thousands of people from all over the southeast come to attend. Joanne, Rick, and Stephanie have truly accomplished something very special here in the little town of Inman. They’re great people who really put their heart into whatever they do. I hope that you found your wallet kind enough to make a donation.
We sold some scuppernog jelly (which if I do say so myself, turned out really splendid this year), sold a ton of soaps, some incense, and a few other things. I absolutly loved meeting the family from New York, and the wide-eyed enthusiasm they carried around with them at some of the old skills on display at the festival. I hope you guys really enjoy the jelly and soap, and welcome to Georgia.
Then there was the discussion I had with a local gardener about placing a beehive on her property to increase the pollination of her plants. That’s exciting for me because geographical diversity breeds biological diveristy which is key to the survival of my bees. Plus I can’t wait to see what kind of honey these bees choose to reward us with! Yum!
I could go on and on about all the great conversations I had about how all soap is made with lye, where people were from and whatnot, but I don’t have space, the time, and I doubt you would have the patience to endulge me for that long. Suffice to say that Heritage days is the highlight of my fall season and we eagerly look forward to seeing you next year.
For now, it’s time for me to get out the soap pot and get to work. Fall Fling (our next festival) is only a few weeks off!
-Brian out. |
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By Brian on June 14th, 2008
June 14, 2008
Thank you Fayette Market Day! |
| Hi everyone, I want to say thanks to all the good folks who came out and supported us at Fayette Family Market Day. In spite of threatening rain and sky high gas prices, you guys came out and let me talk your ears off about soap making and beekeeping. We sold a surprising amount of Patchoili soap, completely sold out of orange & grapefruit soap, and nearly sold out of a few others. It was a great time.
The next market day is in a month so it would seem it’s time to get out the soap pot and start mixin’ so that I can have something on the table for July. (see the event calender for details)
I’m looking forward to seeing some familiar faces and meeting the new ones. We’ll see you there!
-Brian |
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