Brissles
Registered Shopper
I know B & W items are pretty expensive in the great scheme of things, and are paying for the B & W name, but even I was brought up short at the price of this headband on waitlist, at £39.00.
I make, design and sell headbands and fascinators (and party masks) at craft fairs etc, and I have sold similar to this for...... £8 and still able to make a small profit - not taking into account my time. The crystals come on strips from China, and the headbands themselves cost peanuts - around £1 or less. Simon's stuff is made in the far East, so bearing in mind my costs, imagine how much it would cost in materials to make this one.
Funny how you see an item on the tele and are prepared to pay a lot of money, but see the same item at a craft fair, and the likes of me are hard pushed to ask more than a tenner, because people simply wont pay it !
So next time you happen to visit a craft fair and you see hand made goods, be mindful that people have sat sometimes for hours creating a beautiful item, and their pricing barely reflects that.
https://www.qvcuk.com/Butler-&-Wilson-Crystal-Bead-Hairband.product.319289.html?sc=IROA
I make, design and sell headbands and fascinators (and party masks) at craft fairs etc, and I have sold similar to this for...... £8 and still able to make a small profit - not taking into account my time. The crystals come on strips from China, and the headbands themselves cost peanuts - around £1 or less. Simon's stuff is made in the far East, so bearing in mind my costs, imagine how much it would cost in materials to make this one.
Funny how you see an item on the tele and are prepared to pay a lot of money, but see the same item at a craft fair, and the likes of me are hard pushed to ask more than a tenner, because people simply wont pay it !
So next time you happen to visit a craft fair and you see hand made goods, be mindful that people have sat sometimes for hours creating a beautiful item, and their pricing barely reflects that.
https://www.qvcuk.com/Butler-&-Wilson-Crystal-Bead-Hairband.product.319289.html?sc=IROA