Toiletries Pricing and Costs
Prepare your budget to include hospitality toiletries
Everyone uses toiletries every day. Offering these items to your guests shows them that you think ahead about their needs. Regardless of the rate of your hotel, guests will be sure to remember if you provide them with all of the toiletries they need during their stay. This is especially true since all of the regulations regarding air travel limit the quantity of toiletries allowed on planes.As with all hospitality related items, the toiletries pricing and costs will affect just how much you are able to provide for your guests. Consider the following suggestions to help you prepare your budget in a way that allows you to provide the best toiletries you can for the money you have available:
1. Save money by making your own hospitality toiletry baskets.
2. Offer prepackaged toiletries that meet TSA standards.
3. Make the toiletries work for your company by purchasing promotional toiletries.
Consider the cost of loose toiletries
If you don't want to be limited to gender specific toiletries, consider purchasing individual toiletries. These are usually sold by the case. They are available in full size and travel size. If you want to be able to offer men's toiletries and women's toiletries, consider purchasing these items, which you can use to customize toiletries according to your guests.
Try: Minimus.biz sells individual travel sized toiletry items. Items range from under $.10 for nail polish remover pads to higher than $10 for aftershave. Items can be purchased individually instead of only by the case. This company offers free shipping on items if the total order amount is over $20. Village Distributors sells bulk toiletries. Some items, such as diaper rash ointment start at around $30 per case. Name brand mouthwash starts around $100 per case. This company also offers wholesale toiletries at prices significantly lower than the bulk rate, sometimes at half the price of the bulk sales.
Opt for travel packs of toiletries
Due to air travel regulations, only limited amounts of toiletry items are allowed on airplanes. You can make it easier on your guests to travel by offering them prepackaged toiletry sets for them to travel with on the way home. By doing this, you are showing your guests that you are aware of the difficulties associated with traveling and that your establishment is willing to do whatever it takes to make traveling easier. Some of these kits include only shampoo and conditioner. Others include safety razors, soap and a towel.
Try: Dollar Days sells prepackaged toiletry sets. This company sells only by the case. Sets are priced as low as $4 per set and higher than $70 per set. The price per case varies depending on the quantity of sets per case. TW-Ease.com sells travel toiletries that meet TSA standards for air travel for under $20 per kit. It offers a 10 percent discount on orders over $500.
Promote your business using toiletries
People use toiletries every day. You can stretch your advertising dollar by offering promotional toiletries to customers. Although they are more expensive, consider purchasing toiletries that include a reusable travel bag to have more impact on your customers. Unlike single use toiletries, reusable bags can remind the customer of your company for a long time to come.
Try: You can find personal bathroom products at ePromos.com. All of the items are fully customizable. Prices start lower than $1 per piece. Minimum quantities apply and there is a set up fee on all items, which averages $50. Branders.com is one of the toiletry distributors that offers customization on the products it sells. Prices range from under $1 for lip balm to higher than $15 for executive toiletry sets.
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