Friday, February 26, 2010

The Real World

An email from a new customer today forced us to do a little research and restructuring (we've been losing our asses on Myrrh for over two years)...

After 20+ years of maintaining fairly level pricing across our essential and synthetic oils, we have finally had to face reality (and the growing disparity of essential oil pricing) and price some of our more costly essential oils accordingly. While this does not affect most people, some of the true essentials simply do not fit the old pricing structure. We will strive always to stock a synthetic equivalent to the more expensive essentials, but sometimes a special order will have to be made. For example, Blue chamomile currently sells for $250.00 an ounce, but Roman chamomile is still available here for $9.00/oz. Don't even ASK about ROSE!!!

At any rate, while the general public inquires about "essentials," most do not know the difference or care--they just want a great smell! Our intention is to give our customers what they want; if that means ordering some essential oils that are a little pricier, then so be it.

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