Selling THE BULK BAG

[Alycidon]

I have both but only sell the cube bag, .6 of a cu against a whole cube, thats over 50% more logs !!.

 

But there are those that cant afford a cube so thats where the builder bag comes in, if I want one then I fill it to order.

 

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[posch jon]

Always sell by the cube, most people understand eventually!

[Rob D]

It's a very good thread in that I've been thinking this.... No matter what you tell the public they compare prices of a .65 bag to a full 1 cube....

 

It's only when they see it they then realise...

 

I'm committed to the cubic meter bags now as have 400 but part of me thinks it may have been a good idea to have .65 bags as well.... too late for me though

[delabodge]

we sell vented cubic meter bags, for £80 a bag, some people are over the moon with the logs,and say wow you get a lot,,and some go "is that all",,theres no pleasing some people,,,but we sell out,,,I bag up all our crap conifer,popular willow etc,,and sell it from the yard for £50 a bag in builders sacks,,,0.6,,,,,we have a regular supply of people who come hunting for bargins,,,we also sell sawmill off cuts in builders sacks,,as they dont cost £7 each,,,recycled from builder mates,,,

[Logarithm]

Thanks for the response everyone,It's clear some of you are rigid on the volume you supply in the bag and im sure that over time your customer base know exactly what 1m3 looks like and what to pay for it...

[Logarithm]

Sorry sent before I finished,bloody touch phones!!!!

What I wanted to say was that new to buying bulk bag customers can relate to a dumpy bag because they have seen them around and are happy paying £55-£65 ish for it,because they are the figures they generally here their friends and neighbours pay, if you say £80-£90 for a 1m3 bag you are on the back foot and don't always get a chance to explain the quantity you are selling as they are already dialling the next log supplier!

I'm going to keep going with the cubic metre bags and increase to £95 but I will also do a 0.65 bag at around £65 so I'm catching the Market at each end so to speak,existing customers will have except the increase or they can buy the smaller bag.

I think with money being tight it's an idea to offer a choice ; )

L.

[renewablejohn]

I sell by the m3 IBC container but got fed up with customers saying they could get a m3 builders bag cheaper when it was in fact only .65 at the most so I now also do half m3 bags .8x.8x.8 which competes directly with the builders bag. The full m3 IBC is £100 and the half m3 bag £55 with nearly all customers opting for the IBC which I want because there easier to handle mechanically.

Edited December 18, 2011 by renewablejohn

[farmer_ben]

I dont understand why you dont just put your price up and keep the 1cube bags?

 

I sell 0.65cube bulk bags @ £65 and sell them with ease. Works really well for me as they are my half load, my pick up being 1.2 cube.

[farmer_ben]

Sorry sent before I finished,bloody touch phones!!!!

What I wanted to say was that new to buying bulk bag customers can relate to a dumpy bag because they have seen them around and are happy paying £55-£65 ish for it,because they are the figures they generally here their friends and neighbours pay, if you say £80-£90 for a 1m3 bag you are on the back foot and don't always get a chance to explain the quantity you are selling as they are already dialling the next log supplier!

I'm going to keep going with the cubic metre bags and increase to £95 but I will also do a 0.65 bag at around £65 so I'm catching the Market at each end so to speak,existing customers will have except the increase or they can buy the smaller bag.

I think with money being tight it's an idea to offer a choice ; )

L.

 

i think you have found a good end to your issue. well done!

 

Personally i think its important to offer a range of load sizes. I typical do 0.65, 1.2 and 1.8 cube size loads but can accomodate larger sizes if needed. I dont want to loose a customer due to being to rigid on load size. I appreciate if i was a bigger bet up that more load sizes can create problems but for me it works well.

[nick channer]

I dont understand why you dont just put your price up and keep the 1cube bags?

 

I sell 0.65cube bulk bags @ £65 and sell them with ease. Works really well for me as they are my half load, my pick up being 1.2 cube.

 

i charge £80 for 1.3-1.5m3... [bucket is 1.3m3 but depending how hard you push it into heap and how careful you are about level filling it can go up to 1.5m3].. does seem a builders bag of any size does get a premiumn... they sell 1.2m3 bags for £100 round here....