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From: Dana Whitfield <dana@hollowpinecandleco.com>
Subject: Re: Your 3PL quotes: a few quick questions
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hi Will!! thanks for getting back to me so fast. answers below, plus a few extra things in case the warehouses ask

- we did about 640 orders last month. nov + dec is usually double, maybe more
- most orders are 1 or 2 things. around 45 skus I think if you count all the scents
- the candles are in glass jars, 8oz and 14oz, plus a 3oz travel tin. heaviest is the 14oz at about 2 lb packed. wax melts and diffusers are lighter. everything fits in a small box except gift sets
- reed diffusers: yes we have the SDS from our oil supplier, flash point is above 200F they said. I can send it
- summer heat is an issue, we've had candles sweat in my garage in July. so somewhere not super hot please
- right now everything ships from my garage in Westerville. we use shopify + shipstation, usps mostly
- we pour everything ourselves in a small studio in Westerville. i'd bring finished product over every 2 weeks or so, usually 2-3 pallets in a van. jars and wax stay at the studio
- we hold about 12-15 pallets of finished stock, before christmas we stock up to probably 25 pallets
- we do gift sets for the holidays (3 candles in a box) maybe 15% of orders in Nov-Dec
- we also do wholesale to about 12 boutiques, small shops, no EDI or anything, they email me and I invoice them. cases of 6 candles, maybe 15 orders a month
- amazon starting next year, we'd ship ourselves at first i think, not FBA yet
- website is hollowpinecandleco.com
- columbus area would be ideal, most of our customers are east coast and midwest
- we'd want to be up and running by Jan 15 2027

Dana
