mel jacobson on mon 31 mar 08
this is a good suggestion for everyone.
go to a high end china store/macey's, or a other
big name store.
look at the place settings they are selling.
check the price range. molded, made by machine.
probably no higher than cone 5. top coat fired at
cone 022. that is the gold rim.
you will be shocked.
have your customer do the same.
(i just did this with entire setting for 16.
and, all the accessories...in the temmoku hare's fur.
tea pot, casseroles..the works.)
had her go to macey's. fine china.
select anything that she would normally buy.
pay me the same.
of course i suggested she look at the chicken
cookie jar from mexico. wholesale cost in mexico. slip mold.
.59 cents.
there price. $124. 50...and they cannot keep them
in stock, been that way for two years.
it sets the table very well for the potter.
they are not shocked a bit when we quote a price
the same as the mid/range british/blue import..
mel
from minnetonka:
website http://www.visi.com/~melpots/
clayart site:
http://www.visi.com/~melpots/clayart.html
Dolita Dohrman on mon 31 mar 08
Mel, Then there is the other side....I was in Sam's last weekend and
there was a boxed set of 4 place settings. Nice red glaze with a
butterscotch rim. I actually liked them. They were $49.95. My
heart sank. I sell 8 place settings for $450, a mug, a bowl, and a
plate and I am certainly not at the top of my game as some of you
are. Go to Target, go to World Market, go to Pier One. Nice stuff.
Most people don't know that they are molded or who made them or to
what temp they are fired. Most people don't care. I don't think
people looking for pottery are even looking in the fine china
department of the big stores. Is that really a good comparison?
Back in the day, fine china was for Sunday, Christmas dinner,
birthdays, Easter dinner, etc. The pottery was for every day
eating. My mind set has sure changed but I wonder how many others
besides potters have?
Just some meanderings.
Dolita
On Mar 31, 2008, at 5:41 PM, mel jacobson wrote:
> this is a good suggestion for everyone.
>
> go to a high end china store/macey's, or a other
> big name store.
>
> look at the place settings they are selling.
> check the price range. molded, made by machine.
> probably no higher than cone 5. top coat fired at
> cone 022. that is the gold rim.
>
> you will be shocked.
> have your customer do the same.
>
> (i just did this with entire setting for 16.
> and, all the accessories...in the temmoku hare's fur.
> tea pot, casseroles..the works.)
> had her go to macey's. fine china.
> select anything that she would normally buy.
>
> pay me the same.
> of course i suggested she look at the chicken
> cookie jar from mexico. wholesale cost in mexico. slip mold.
> .59 cents.
> there price. $124. 50...and they cannot keep them
> in stock, been that way for two years.
>
> it sets the table very well for the potter.
> they are not shocked a bit when we quote a price
> the same as the mid/range british/blue import..
> mel
>
> from minnetonka:
> website http://www.visi.com/~melpots/
> clayart site:
> http://www.visi.com/~melpots/clayart.html
>
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smdilley@sdcoe.k12.ca.us on mon 31 mar 08
Dear Mel,
My sentiments exactly=2E
Hand thrown porcelain dinner plates in the 9 inch range 50=2E00 per=2E Wor=
king
on an order right now for 24=2E
figure out the math
steve in san diego
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From: mel jacobson melpots2@VISI=2ECOM
Date: Mon, 31 Mar 2008 16:41:20 -0500
To: CLAYART@LSV=2ECERAMICS=2EORG
Subject: pricing dinner sets=2E
this is a good suggestion for everyone=2E
go to a high end china store/macey's, or a other
big name store=2E
look at the place settings they are selling=2E
check the price range=2E molded, made by machine=2E
probably no higher than cone 5=2E top coat fired at
cone 022=2E that is the gold rim=2E
you will be shocked=2E
have your customer do the same=2E
(i just did this with entire setting for 16=2E
and, all the accessories=2E=2E=2Ein the temmoku hare's fur=2E
tea pot, casseroles=2E=2Ethe works=2E)
had her go to macey's=2E fine china=2E
select anything that she would normally buy=2E
pay me the same=2E
of course i suggested she look at the chicken
cookie jar from mexico=2E wholesale cost in mexico=2E slip mold=2E
=2E59 cents=2E
there price=2E $124=2E 50=2E=2E=2Eand they cannot keep them
in stock, been that way for two years=2E
it sets the table very well for the potter=2E
they are not shocked a bit when we quote a price
the same as the mid/range british/blue import=2E=2E
mel
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