HowellsProducts

handcrafted wood products - made in the USA!!

Redmond, Oregon
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Announcement    SOAP MAKERS - here are 3 simple proven ways to increase your sales -
1 Use an inexpensive soap dish (thin aromatic Spanish cedar soap dish .99 cents each) as an incentive to encourage your customers to purchase multiple products from you. For example – Buy 4 bars of soap and get a FREE aromatic Spanish cedar soap dish. This has been a proven sells strategy of a soap maker who has seen the sales of soap increase significantly.

2 recommend my care instructions to your customers. Not only do my care instructions extend the life of a wood soap dish, but soap makers who have shared this suggestion with their customers have seen their soap dish sales nearly double as most customers purchase at least two at a time.
* * * * * CARE INSTRUCTIONS * * * * *
a soap dish significantly extends the life of a bar of soap - but did you know that you can also extend the life of your soap dish? Use your soap dishes in pairs to extend the life of the dish - use one dish for 2-3 weeks, and then wipe it clean with a damp cloth and set aside to allow it to fully dry out. Use the 2nd dish for 2-3 weeks while the first dish is drying out. Alternating wood soap dishes this way will prevent mold and mildew from developing and growing on your dish and greatly extend the life of the dish.

3 If you are selling or giving away my inexpensive thin dishes, also try offering a higher end more luxurious soap dish as an option for your customers. I have one soap maker who purchases both the thin aromatic Spanish cedar soap dish for .99 cents each as well as the Spanish cedar Boardwalk soap dish for $2.60 each. This particular customer resells the thin dish for $2.99 at a profit of $2 and resells the Boardwalk for $6.99 at a profit of $4.39. He sells about 500 of each in a year at a total annual profit of $3,195... or $266.25/mo....that's a car payment just from selling soap dishes!

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I make most all of my soap dishes and other various wood products from wood scraps that I retrieve by the pallet from one of the largest lumber supplier and mill in the Portland area. My strong business relationship with the lumber supplier goes back to the days of our family custom cabinet business. I've carried that relationship into my new business. The mill is supplying me with all short mill end pieces that are worthless to them, but to me they are the perfect manageable size for what I am making. It's a win-win...much better than sending the small pieces to China where they will be ground up and used for particle board and then sold back to the US for cheap cabinet and construction materials.


I am able to offer the LOWEST prices on natural and reclaimed wood products simply because I make all of my products in large batches. DON'T be fooled...LOWEST PRICES do not mean lesser quality. My feedback section speaks for itself...
https://www.etsy.com/people/Christopherh/feedback?ref=owner_feedback_leftnav
DON'T pay twice as much for a similar product!!

while not common, it is possible for some darker and red color woods to bleed color when saturated with water. Because I don't use any paints are stains, any coloration is from the tannins found in wood's natural oils. If this issue does arise, know that it is only temporary and will cease, and that it is all natural color from the wood itself. Makore, or African cherry is an exception to this. It bleeds no color and is the perfect exotic wood for soap dishes.


Howells Wood Products in the Media:
KATU NEWS:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mMsJbkoZ0r4
101 KXL FM Lars Larson Show interview:
http://soundcloud.com/thelarslarsonshow/chris-howells-howells-natural/s-OpcIT

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Last updated on Feb 16, 2024

SOAP MAKERS - here are 3 simple proven ways to increase your sales -
1 Use an inexpensive soap dish (thin aromatic Spanish cedar soap dish .99 cents each) as an incentive to encourage your customers to purchase multiple products from you. For example – Buy 4 bars of soap and get a FREE aromatic Spanish cedar soap dish. This has been a proven sells strategy of a soap maker who has seen the sales of soap increase significantly.

2 recommend my care instructions to your customers. Not only do my care instructions extend the life of a wood soap dish, but soap makers who have shared this suggestion with their customers have seen their soap dish sales nearly double as most customers purchase at least two at a time.
* * * * * CARE INSTRUCTIONS * * * * *
a soap dish significantly extends the life of a bar of soap - but did you know that you can also extend the life of your soap dish? Use your soap dishes in pairs to extend the life of the dish - use one dish for 2-3 weeks, and then wipe it clean with a damp cloth and set aside to allow it to fully dry out. Use the 2nd dish for 2-3 weeks while the first dish is drying out. Alternating wood soap dishes this way will prevent mold and mildew from developing and growing on your dish and greatly extend the life of the dish.

3 If you are selling or giving away my inexpensive thin dishes, also try offering a higher end more luxurious soap dish as an option for your customers. I have one soap maker who purchases both the thin aromatic Spanish cedar soap dish for .99 cents each as well as the Spanish cedar Boardwalk soap dish for $2.60 each. This particular customer resells the thin dish for $2.99 at a profit of $2 and resells the Boardwalk for $6.99 at a profit of $4.39. He sells about 500 of each in a year at a total annual profit of $3,195... or $266.25/mo....that's a car payment just from selling soap dishes!

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

Follow me on Instagram @HowellsProducts - Like me on Facebook for great promotional offers

I make most all of my soap dishes and other various wood products from wood scraps that I retrieve by the pallet from one of the largest lumber supplier and mill in the Portland area. My strong business relationship with the lumber supplier goes back to the days of our family custom cabinet business. I've carried that relationship into my new business. The mill is supplying me with all short mill end pieces that are worthless to them, but to me they are the perfect manageable size for what I am making. It's a win-win...much better than sending the small pieces to China where they will be ground up and used for particle board and then sold back to the US for cheap cabinet and construction materials.


I am able to offer the LOWEST prices on natural and reclaimed wood products simply because I make all of my products in large batches. DON'T be fooled...LOWEST PRICES do not mean lesser quality. My feedback section speaks for itself...
https://www.etsy.com/people/Christopherh/feedback?ref=owner_feedback_leftnav
DON'T pay twice as much for a similar product!!

while not common, it is possible for some darker and red color woods to bleed color when saturated with water. Because I don't use any paints are stains, any coloration is from the tannins found in wood's natural oils. If this issue does arise, know that it is only temporary and will cease, and that it is all natural color from the wood itself. Makore, or African cherry is an exception to this. It bleeds no color and is the perfect exotic wood for soap dishes.


Howells Wood Products in the Media:
KATU NEWS:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mMsJbkoZ0r4
101 KXL FM Lars Larson Show interview:
http://soundcloud.com/thelarslarsonshow/chris-howells-howells-natural/s-OpcIT

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Sales 25,359
On Etsy since 2009

A thing of beauty springing out of life's ashes...

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  • Chris Howells

    Owner, Maker, Designer, Curator, One Man Business From A To Z

    I live in beautiful Redmond, Oregon with my gorgeous wife and two amazing kids - who are the inspirations behind all that I do and the reason why work so hard to make this business succeed. My family is the BEST!!

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  • miscellaneous temporary workers (family and friends)

    OR, United States

    From time to time I hire family and friends to help me with production during busy seasons.

  • Isaiah Howells

    Redmond, OR

    Isaiah is my 13 year old son who is a rock star soap dish maker! Isaiah is earning money by helping me make soap dishes. He is learning at a young age how to properly save money, spend money, and give to charitable causes.

  • Natalie Harbaugh

    Happy Valley, OR

    Natalie is my younger sister. She is an amazing stay-at-home mom to my two young nieces. During nap time she helps me by making soap dishes. She is saving money to put her daughters into private Christian School

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