Hello!
Hi folks.
Sorry for the radio silence.
I have been hip deep in product development for the last six or so months, and I am just starting to see the light at the end of the tunnel.
The bars I’m making still look a little clumsy, but tastes pretty freaking delicious.
Over the last week, I’ve been getting quotes from local printers for my packaging labels, and it’s like speaking a whole other language. I didn’t realize how ridiculously expensive labels can get. I want to support local printers, but some of the quotes I’m getting are just astronomical.
One Bay Area firm told me it would cost $496 to (laser) print 500 labels. Really? Does it make sense to use labels that cost $1 for bars that I’d only sell for a few dollars? Maybe they do great work, but that just can’t happen. I’m starting to understand why big companies get all their packaging made in China. I mean, man.
I’m looking for designers, too, to help with the labels, and other components of the packaging. If I have to make the labels myself, nobody will buy the product. They’ll be like, what is that ugly blobish thing by the register, and shield their eyes as they walk by.
- Shiyuan
