One of the key cornerstones that I have built my business on has been to give exceptional customer service. (That along with providing all natural product, maintaining our original standards of high quality and not promising what I can’t deliver.) I have always felt that as a small company this was something we should and could deliver on.
How is Soap Made?
How is Soap Made? We talk about how soap is made and what is soap. We have blog posts and videos showing how we make our cold process soap, walk throughs of our soap shop and more.
We are very excited to announce that the Hästens Store Dallas now carries Susan’s Soaps & More products. If you are not familar with the store it is located at 4252A Oak Lawn, Dallas, Texas in the Shops of Highland Park. They carry all natural, handmade bedding that is produced in Sweden. The owners Connie and Fleming are both delightful and they would love to introduce you to their bedding and maybe sell you a bar of Susan’s Soaps. If you have questions beforehand you can reach them at 214-252-0101.
We have a busy fall schedule coming up with shows so I wanted to give you a heads up in case you are going to be in the area or perhaps even attending the show. We are doing some new ones as well as revisting old favorites. Read on for the details. And if you have a show that you think I should take a closer look at please let me know. I hope to see you when we are out and about!
We are proud to announce that The Mulberry Peddler in Kaufman is now carrying Susan’s Soaps & More products. If you aren’t familar with The Mulberry Peddler it is located at 207 W. Mulberry St., just off the square next to Yogurt in Motion.
Denise and Keith have carried our salt glows and sugar scrubs since they first began carrying our line back in 2006. Now for the first time they have branched out to try the larger size scrubs in some of the scents. These are an excellent value and great if you are a repeat scrub customer. It is also perfect timing for keep summer’s bare feet and skin all nice and polished!
Next on my list to tell you about is our new soap Lavender & Lime. I just uploaded it to our website and you can find it with our Signature Soaps or listed with the New & Onsale items. It is a fresh, clean scent that is particularly perfect for those who don’t want too strong of a scent.
Another building I like to visit is the Hall of State which this year has a Texas History Exhibit. Here is a gallery of photos I shot inside the Hall of State along with a shot of the entrance. If you haven’t ever checked out this building when you are at the fair you are missing a treat, both in the architecture and the exhibits. Also don’t forget the downstairs area when you visit
There is absolutely nothing wrong with the soap. It’s simply not the way we usually make it or sell it. It has little speckles of honey through it and it doesn’t feel quite as smooth to your skin. But it is essentially the same soap! It still has no added scent. Still great for sensitive skins and babies or even for use as a complexion bar. But it is speckled.
Last weekend I did a trunk show at our new account Echo Springs Blueberry Farm. They are located at 7235 FM 607, just outside Brownsboro, Texas. (In case you’re not familar with Brownsboro, it is between Athens and Tyler.) They have a wonderful place with enough going on to make it a true destination place.
I and two other soap makers were selected by the HSMG to represent them in a booth at the ACRES Las Vegas show. It was a beautiful show with informative presentations and the staff were all extremely helpful. Unfortunately, buyer attendance was down by 20% and so many vendors were disappointed in their sales numbers (us included).