Great new invention needs a salesman

**truecleantowel** · 02-07-2011 01:11 PM

I have invented and manufactured a great new product called the True Clean Towel. I would try to describe it here but it's better if you see the pictures on the website or attached to this post. It is a really fun product that has been on sale since September. Since its inception it has received excellent feedback from our customers and been a great experience taking a product to market. The sales for the Christmas season were really strong for a brand new product.

I have focused primarily on internet sales to date but am not looking to start wholesaling it to a wider audience. And this is where I could really use some advice. I need to find buyers in both novelty stores and home good stores. Does anyone have experience in this. And suggestions.

I would welcome and appreciate any suggestions....

Adam Ross

**tom-knox** · 02-08-2011 06:22 PM

Where are you based pal?

**bozzie123** · 02-08-2011 07:28 PM

email me at nboswell90 at gmail.com i have many good ideas you could use

**JohnGalt** · 02-08-2011 09:51 PM

Hi,

I have a few questions just to get a better idea of situation:
- Where are you located?
- Are there similar towels from other companies?
- Do you have packaging for the towels or tags with your company name and price, etc...?
- What does the printed area feel like? Is it as absorbent or does it feel like ink?

Best of luck and I look forward to hearing from you.

**truecleantowel** · 02-09-2011 08:15 AM

Hi John

We are located in New York City. The only thing similar is call the butt/face towel and it is crude and low quality. Our towels come in a polybag, have a sewn on tag with logo and machine washing information, and we have hangtags with product information and a barcode.

The towel is over sized, heavyweight and spa quality. The design is woven into the towel, not printed, so it feels like a towel you would buy from Bed Bath and Beyond, soft and comfortable. It is truly a great towel...

**JohnGalt** · 02-09-2011 10:54 PM

Thanks for the quick response, that's great that the design is woven in rather than screen printed and it sounds like you really have it all together. Do you have the margins to wholesale towels and still make money? Most retailers will want to get the towels for ~50% of the retail price. Are you looking for someone to pitch the towel to retail stores?

**joelietz** · 02-10-2011 12:35 PM

Perhaps you can find a wholesale distributor that can sell it for you. I would think marketing it would be the bigger question. How are you marketing it?

**truecleantowel** · 02-10-2011 01:52 PM

Yes we definitely have plenty of room for profit. MSRP is $22 and wholesale is around $11-$12. The thing is, I don't have the time to really sell this thing as hard as it needs to be sold. I run a graphic design business and it takes up a lot of my time.

And as far as marketing, I have no budget for advertising. We did some videos and things like that, but I need some big orders to make this thing more viable.

**bozzie123** · 02-10-2011 01:55 PM

i can try and get you some big orders if you would like me to, i have experience in dealing with large companies and sorting deals with them, check your emails mate...should be one from me

**johnnyflo** · 03-02-2011 07:10 PM

Where are you located?

**Gator** · 03-18-2011 09:45 AM

Originally Posted by johnnyflo

Where are you located?

New York.

Why is it special once again? If somebody is paranoid about top bottom thing they can buy any towel that has asimetrical paint job (so they will remember which part is for top and which for bottom). So basicly they buy it just for fun paint job?

**Jordanmaes** · 06-07-2011 01:02 AM

You invented that? I emailed your company today to see if you will let me sell your product on my website I'm making, it's like amazon but for cool products only!will you let me sell your product for you? I'll give you a 90 day free trial on my site and if you don't see improved sales you can let me know and you don't have to pay to list on there?what do you say? It's free for you for 90days for me to advertise for you!