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This page discusses distributing Christmas Ornaments as a Freelance Representative. Other products that you may distribute under the Freelance Representative And Business Agent program are located at located at the Business Agent Main Page.
Christmas Ornaments
Polish Christmas ornaments are sold as pieces of art and not glass trinkets to be put on a tree for decoration. They are sold based on artistic and collectors' value.
Polish Christmas ornaments come in various shapes. Though most popular of all shapes are the forms. The balls are beautiful but people are generally attracted to the hand formed and hand painted forms. So if you are selling Christmas ornaments it is to your benefit to probably focus on the forms and high quality, unique, pieces.
Polish Christmas ornaments sell all year round. They are very attractive and people buy them as gifts at tourist locations as well as in Christmas shops.
Here are is a picture of a very simple stand that is in a small gift shop. This small stand sells Christmas ornaments, and a lot of them, into the tourist market. As you see this play is extremely simple. But the ornaments are so attractive and of such high quality that people buy them as a matter of course.
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The Product
Here are links to four categories of products that we recommend that you consider. Please note that we have not included the standard offering of round balls in this section. When you read the information below about shipping you will see why we discourage you from considering the sale of the round balls unless you have very large clients.
Collectors' Pieces
Hand Formed Collector's Pieces the link here takes you to a page that describes the ornaments as Corporate gifts. That description is most appropriate at because there are some very large companies that order large numbers of these ornaments to be made for special gifts to their customers and to their senior employees. At the same time there are many ornaments made by this company that are sold in Christmas shops as gifts. These are a high-priced up scale ornament that you will not see in any of the large stores. In order to prevent the piracy of current designs, there are only a couple samples of the actual product shown in this web site. If you are interested in this product please contact us and we will provide you with complete information.
Custom Ornaments
Custom Christmas Ornaments There are factories in Poland that do nothing but make custom ornaments for organizations and companies who want something special. The market for these products is larger than most people realize. All that you have to do is provide a picture to the company and they will make an artistic rendition of it and put it on the ornament.
Shapes And Forms
Forms Shapes and forms are very big sellers. This is perhaps the place that you should start if you are just starting in the Christmas ornament business. Experienced people know that the shapes and forms are door openers and also lead to the sales of other products and the establishment of regular customers.
Eggs
Faberge Style Egg Christmas Ornaments These eggs sell very well when displayed along with forms. Customers tend to buy a few forms and then one or two eggs to go along with the forms. But it appears that the eggs actually attract the customers to the display and cause the customers to make their initial purchase of forms. Your customers should have these to attract customers to their shop or display.
Selling Christmas Ornaments
If you choose high quality, unique ornaments, you can have a year round business. Selling common Christmas ornaments is seasonal and the business is denominated by the large retailers. But high quality ornaments sell all year round and the business is dominated by small businesses. Big businesses can't afford to even try to compete in the high end Christmas ornament market. So for a small business, choosing to sell these products is a wise choice.
Where to Sell Christmas Ornaments
You can sell them wholesale or retail. So as you read the next couple paragraphs, do it in one of two ways. These people are either your customers and you can sell to them wholesale or you can sell Christmas retail in one of these locations.
Gift Shops - Christmas ornaments add to the choices that people have. Ornaments in gift shops sell all year round.
Dedicated Christmas Ornament Shops - In high traffic tourist areas, Christmas shops do very well. These ornaments are a natural for them.
Companies Needing Employee And Customer Gifts - This is a never ending problem for companies. Christmas ornaments provide a simple, long lasting solution.
Outdoor Markets - A stand filled with ornaments sold as Christmas gifts does very well.
Home Parties - Add a selection of Christmas ornaments to your offering and you will find someone who will want them for gifts, someone who will tell their boss and someone who will want them for a fund raiser.
Churches, Schools, Charities - Have a picture of your choice, such as a church, put on a ball and have the church sell it as a fund raiser.
Military Units - Have a ball decorated especially for a military unit. Sell it as a fund raiser or for gifts.
Basics
Selling Christmas ornaments is made easier if you keep a few things in mind:
People buy with their eyes. They buy on emotional impulse. When they see something unique they light up and find an excuse to buy it.
People buy what they see. They buy what they hold in their hands.
2/3 of the people search the internet for a product and then buy it off line.
Up scale, hand painted, hand blown Christmas ornaments are impulse buy items.
People buy them for gifts for others. They are too expensive to buy for themselves, but less expensive that many other common gifts.
It is easier to sell high quality ornaments for gifts than low priced pieces.
People are always looking for "something different" for a gift.
How To Sell Christmas Ornaments
Find banks, insurance companies and other corporations that need gifts for their employees and clients.
Put a high quality, hand blown, hand painted Christmas ornament in someone's hand and ask them if they know of anyone for whom they have a hard time buying gifts at Christmas.
Put a selection of Christmas ornaments out at a home party and show what wonderful gift items they are. Be sure to have a selection with differing price ranges. One very expensive ornament included will act as a conversation piece and one person may be the one who wants to be the big buyer for that unique piece.
Take a selection of ornaments to outdoor markets, shopping mall kiosks, gift shops and tourist stops and show them that they can add a new and unique product line. If you have one of these locations yourself, put the selection out for sale. Appropriate pieces are at Christmas Ornament Packs
Contact churches, schools, and any organization that needs a product to sell for a fund raiser. They can have custom products made. Look at Custom Christmas Ornaments
Contact military units who want something special for their people or for fund raisers. They can have custom products made. Look at Custom Christmas Ornaments
Contact shops, buyers and individuals by email or on your web site. You can see techniques for using the internet at Sales Steps
Shipping
the limiting factor in the sale of Christmas ornaments is often the price of shipping. Christmas ornaments come packed in a box that generally takes up a lot of space and cost a lot to shipper unit volume. The spherical Christmas ornaments of very expensive to ship because the cost of the ornament is low as compared to the amount of space that it takes up in the shipping container. Shipping spherical Christmas ornaments generally does not make sense unless one orders a full container load of spherical Christmas ornaments and they are bulk packed rather than being packed on pallet.
The cost of shipping can be two to three times the cost of the ship Christmas ornaments.
Because of the cost of shipping, many people find that it is best to sell the high-priced ornaments since the unit cost for shipping is lower for the high price dormant that is for the low-priced ornament.
Many people wait until the last minute to get Christmas ornaments and ask to have the Christmas ornaments shipped by air. The cost of shipping generally makes this too expensive a transaction to complete. It is best to order early and order at least a pallet load of product.
Sample Packs
To get a sample pack contact the ShopPoland glass manager, Kate Biernat at this email address.
Price Comparison
These are collectors' items and art. They are not trinkets. They sell very well. The prices are high compared to cheap trinkets from the Far East.
The companies have very well developed customers for their products and sell their products based on quality, service and artistic value. They do not bid for low price.
Prices
Prices vary with the exchange rate of the dollar and with the number of cases ordered. Contact us at for a quotation.
