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How We Started

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A little history on scentsandstuff - http://www.scentsandstuff.com We started many years ago with markets and at home parties.  I have a love/hate relationship with markets – while some love selling at markets, we felt it was mostly 8 hours of wasted time.  There were markets that we did well at and some were a complete loss.  When I started this venture, I was barely making ends meet, using a credit card to make it through the month.  We decided to work some markets for extra cash, but deciding on the product is the most important part.  We decided to start with something that if we got stuck with, could be of use.  I found a wholesaler of fragrance oil lamps and fragrance oils and decided to start there, working all week and spending every weekend at the market.  There was not a lot of competition when we started, but we started prior to the big Scentsy boom.  Once Scentsy and other competitors hit hard, we hit quit a few markets in a row that bombed, then the ma

Newsletter June 2017

I get a lot of people that ask for the monthly newsletter, since I am terrible at doing this, I am combining my newsletter with my weekly blog.  You will find a little bit of everything here, from information about scentsandstuff products, to how to sell on line, to my random thoughts of the week. Read all or just scan through, to find what interest you – but Thank You for stopping by **Buyers – note that we are clearing out a lot of scents, we are running out of room!  Scroll down the specials page to find the list - http://www.scentsandstuff.com/specials.php If you order a scent from this list please contact me through the contact me page, with a backup fragrance option, if you do not and we are out of that scent, I will issue a refund **With this Blog, I may randomly run specials and giveaways – so please come back and check us out.  I sale at many places, the largest venue being Ebay.  Every few months I get into an email exchange with a person that I