York Peppermint Patties, Blow Pops, Tootsie Pops, something else?

[jpalm]

Just finished my first collection on 55 pink ribbon boxes that was 100% Blow Pops. Overall I did pretty well, but I'm wondering if I could do better by adding/changing to a different candy like Tootsie pops or Peppermint Patties. Are there places where I should use one over the other? Interested in other people's experiences on which candies do best in which types of locations.

[eaglesfan1203]

I use mostly peppermint patties and they sell great. When I expanded I tried some with all lollipops and they did not sell as well as the mints. Also I think the box filled with lollipops looks tacky. The box filled with mints looks very nice, especially the acrylic boxes. That's just my humble opinion. However if you have locations that have many kids then the pops might do better. You could always use mints and put about 10 pops in the box along the back. or just run a test for yourself. Put mints in 10-15 of your locations and see if you notice a difference

[treadmill]

Why don't you try the experiment yourself? You might be surprised.

[Bamafan2277]

I would think Mint's would do well in places with more adults. Blow Pop's or Tootsie Pops with kid traffic.

[verdigirl]

What did you average per location if you don't mind me asking?

[Veteran78]

jpalm, I use the Pearson Mints with all my locations and they do pretty well. I haven't ventured into any other candies, as I wanted to keep it simple.

[jpalm]

Verdigirl, I took two days getting all the boxes out and one day collecting them. About 20 locations were collected at 14 days, the rest were 13. My average net was around $7.50, putting my monthly average net at approximately $15.00. I'm satisfied enough with those numbers to proceed with more and really build this into something much larger.

 

Treadmill, I do intend to experiment, but I was hoping that I could at least experiment with some guidance to avoid waste as much as possible. What I've thought about doing are boxes with Blow Pops and Tootsie pops in a half tray and mints filling the rest, then checking in a couple of weeks and seeing which items sold the best. For example, If one place sold more mints, then the next box will be only mints.

[Harvending]

I have tried bite size candy in 20 locations and showing 50% loss. I am in process of changing to York. With 70 York locations I show 26% loss. Parents let kids take candy and say nothing. SAD. Like the man said KEEP IT SIMPLE

[jpalm]

Veteran 78, what are you pricing the Pearsons at?

[Veteran78]

Jpalm...I'm selling the Pearson mints 3/$1.00. I'd like to do the Yorks, but I'm not able to source them locally through Sams.

[treadmill]

Veteran78 where are you located in Alabama?

[Veteran78]

Enterprise, about 30 miles South of Dothan.

[treadmill]

Enterprise, about 30 miles South of Dothan.

Have you checked Pensacola Sams and Mobile Sams for Yorks?

[Veteran78]

They're both about 3-3 1/2 hours away from me. I looked into getting them from Vistar and VSI in GA, but the order minimum is $500-$750.

[treadmill]

They're both about 3-3 1/2 hours away from me. I looked into getting them from Vistar and VSI in GA, but the order minimum is $500-$750.

$750+ is what I go through every service cycle. Somewhere around 72 boxes.

[Veteran78]

It would take me at least 3-4 months, if not longer to go through that amount. At least till I build up my locations. I do have a full line vending, so I might pull the trigger on that anyways.

[mainor5251]

You can get them off Amazon with free shipping if you can live with 30% cog

[Veteran78]

Thanks Mainor, but I'm too cheap to go down that road.