May 15, 2006
(Lockport, New York)
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It all started as a project for my grandchildren. One Mother s Day, they
decided to give their mothers a hand crafted gift that they had made. They
made bath fizzies from a recipe we got off the internet. said Donna Rug.
Then a friend gave me a Bath Bomb she had received as a gift. I liked it so
well we went online to find more and I was appalled at the price. I thought,
that will be the day I spend $6.00 for a single bath.
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When I looked at the ingredients in the "Bath Bomb" I realized they were
the same as in the bath fizzies they had just made." she continued. This is
the answer the owner of Akron Grove Bath Products gives when asked why 3
years ago, she started her own company. She decided to start a business
making bath bombs, a few glycerin soaps, and bath salts.
This was her entire
product line. Her concept was to provide a quality product at a price
everyone could afford. Initially, we were selling to friends and family and
they liked the products. We began doing a few home parties and catalog
sales." Donna said. She only had a product line of about 10 different items
then.
Soon after, she started the Craft Show circuit and had reasonable
sales from them. Her natural, home made products sold well. Slowly, she
started to add additional scents and other products. Eventually, her
products were in several local shops and she decided that she wanted to
expand her reach.
Unfortunately, it was becoming difficult for her and her
husband to go out selling every weekend. My husband suggested the internet
and he spent many long hours building a website for us. He gave me the
website one year as a Christmas present.
At first, we were happy to get 1-2
visitors a week, but he kept improving the site while I was inventing and
trying new products." she said. The website now gets 35-45 visitors a day.
It also has links from over 3,600 other sites that funnel traffic to her
site.
Due to the internet they ve managed to get her items in shops as far
away as Texas and California and their products have been shipped to Canada,
England, Scotland and Australia. They also supply a resort in The British
West Indies. She now carries over 100 different items and can custom make
them with any of her more than 80 scents.
She can also make her products
unscented and without dye for those that need or want them this way. She
added. After I make a new product, we give a sample to our friends and
family members to try out. If they all like it, we then add it to our
product line.
Norbert Rug Webmaster Akron Grove Bath Products
www.akrongrove.com
About the Company:
We are a small, independently owned soap and bath
products maker located in Lockport, New York, USA. We do quality, custom,
handmade soaps, bath products, lotion, skin care, gift baskets, gifts,
shower favors and foot care items. We are constantly adding new items to our
product line and will work with customers to develop new items to their
specifications. All items are made to order. We have over 100 items and over
80 scents available. Norbert Rug Webmaster Akron Grove Bath Products
http://www.akrongrove.com
Contact Info:
Norbert Rug
nrug@juno.com (716) 434-4875 61 Grove Ave. Lockport, NY 14094
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