Question/HELP! - Long, Sorry

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I'm posing this dilemma to my two favorite lists ... I could use some

advice.

As many of you know, I'm quitting my day job on Friday to do this soap biz

full time. (YIPPEEEE) In the meantime, there is a gal that I'm in contact

with (from the day job) who wants to sell my soaps. Apparently she has

quite a few contacts and wants to " help " . She would like some sort of " kick

back " for selling - she wants me to ship direct and, more than likely, bill

direct to the customer.

In other words, it sounds like she wants to be a representative.

Now, as the day job is working for reps, I understand the process, etc. The

day job gets commission on direct sales from vendors to the customers. They

average about 15%.

If I use something similar to that, this would give that gal 15% of the

sales that she makes. However, my day job sells spendy items. Soaps are

not spendy items! Especially if she sells to wholesale accounts! I

traditionally sell to wholesale at $2.40/bar and $2.70/bar. How do I offer

15% of that to her? Or, is that acceptable?

I won't hire her because I don't want to mess with all the hassles of hiring

people. That leaves having her rep for me. Right?

And, she is really pushing me to do something because she has people after

her to purchase my soap. This could be a good thing because she's on one

part of the Cities (St. /Minneapolis) and in the other so I don't know

spit about her area. It would give me good exposure. Or is this a PITA

(pain in the *ss) and I should just say thanks but no thanks?

HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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[Guest guest]

In a message dated 1/9/00 5:18:57 PM Eastern Standard Time,

@... writes:

<< It would give me good exposure. Or is this a PITA

(pain in the *ss) and I should just say thanks but no thanks? >>

Is it possible for you to be able to sell your soap without her? If you do

intend to hire her... tack on her 15% to your wholesale price... that's what

I would do. Your allready selling it cheap enough as it is.

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 1/9/00 5:18:57 PM Eastern Standard Time,

@... writes:

<< It would give me good exposure. Or is this a PITA

(pain in the *ss) and I should just say thanks but no thanks? >>

Is it possible for you to be able to sell your soap without her? If you do

intend to hire her... tack on her 15% to your wholesale price... that's what

I would do. Your allready selling it cheap enough as it is.

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 1/9/00 5:18:57 PM Eastern Standard Time,

@... writes:

<< It would give me good exposure. Or is this a PITA

(pain in the *ss) and I should just say thanks but no thanks? >>

Is it possible for you to be able to sell your soap without her? If you do

intend to hire her... tack on her 15% to your wholesale price... that's what

I would do. Your allready selling it cheap enough as it is.