Green Fantasy Sponges?

Yep....the sponge's I'm looking for are as Shannon describes (and apparently they are the ones Jodi sells), however the sponge picture Jodi has on her website looks like the generic ones that Shannon also describes.

Since apparently I own a few of the FWW sponges, I must have thrown caution to the wind and anti'ed up for the $6.50 in shipping that Jodi charges....and I'll probably do it again. The sponges are great.

These are the generic high density sponges - very light mint green. Very soft and dense... many retailers sell them and put their own "brand" name on them...




These are the FWW Sponges that Jodi sells - this photo is the one on her website...

I LOVE these sponges, but OMG that shipping kills it!

Hmm... shipping sponges should be the easiest thing in the world.

Load into ziploc bag, sit on bag to squeeze out ALL air, seal. Stick in oversized letter envelope, mail.

I'm with Metina on this one...the shipping kills it. Maybe she's having them drop shipped from the UK?!?

I too love the FWW sponges along with my open cell sponges from Woife but too I am falling in love with Kryolan's oval sponges. when Joe sold these one year at convention they went fast - I know I tried to talk my roomie Pam Trent out the last one.......she loves 'em. The are thinner but a nice closed pore like FWW, and a great shape for getting int the eye area and having more control over blending placement.


hummmm why is the shipping killing folks - last I knew Jodi had a boatload.
And she does ship them in envelopes.

I'm bringing some to Michelle's Jam in Columbia on the 17th. Come to the jam in Columbia and I will have them for you (anyone else too). We can do a sponge comparison of different sponges and their feel.

Jenny

Just Jenny wrote:I'm bringing some to Michelle's Jam in Columbia on the 17th. Come to the jam in Columbia and I will have them for you (anyone else too). We can do a sponge comparison of different sponges and their feel.

Jenny

That's a great idea.

Sweet Loretta wrote:I too love the FWW sponges along with my open cell sponges from Woife but too I am falling in love with Kryolan's oval sponges. when Joe sold these one year at convention they went fast - I know I tried to talk my roomie Pam Trent out the last one.......she loves 'em. The are thinner but a nice closed pore like FWW, and a great shape for getting int the eye area and having more control over blending placement.


hummmm why is the shipping killing folks - last I knew Jodi had a boatload.
And she does ship them in envelopes.

I think they're referring to the $6.00 shipping price tag on such a light item. That type of thing burns my butt as well. My husband had to order a special part for the dishwasher and the shipping was $8. When the package arrived we weight it...3oz! The rate they charged for shipping led us to believe the part was substantial, as in weighing over a pound. As it turned out, the shipping charge was padded with other charges. It's a big problem on Ebay as well. I don't like being ripped for extra shipping when I know that that money isn't going to be legitimately used for shipping.

The one good this is that Jodi has a flat $6 shipping fee, so if there were a bunch of people placing an order at a time, the shipping would be less "lethal".

She is most likely shipping via Priority mail. The lowest price for priority mail is $5 and then you have to cover the PayPal fees with the other dollar. I only ship Priority mail (as I like my products to arrive to my customers in a timely fashion and it has a tracking number), unless my customers specify that they would like me to ship a different way (snail mail, etc).
I can guarantee she is not making money with a flat $6 shipping cost.
You have to keep in mind, when ordering things online, there are going to be shipping costs. So why not order more things from one place so the shipping cost is not a real issue? I have had people order ONE $5-$7 item from my shop which then adds a $6 shipping (minimum shipping for Priority). I just shake my head and think them crazy for it, but process the order and ship it as usual. Now if this person contacted me and requested cheaper shipping, then I could do that and send it out parcel post or first class mail.....there would not be a tracking number though, and it would take longer to get there, but that is fine if they wanted to go that route.
Many shops are willing to work with their customers that way....you just simply have to ASK.......much the same as with combined shipping on eBay items, it is something you may only need to request.

Well, in the case if Proface there is no option for alternate shipping for ordering just sponges...I've already asked. While I could make it worth my while by purchasing other items, I'm not one to buy a bunch of stuff I don't need just to get the best value out of the shipping costs. I'm sure that eventually there will be other suppliers and I'll just make do until then.

Lady Jayde wrote:Well, in the case if Proface there is no option for alternate shipping for ordering just sponges...I've already asked. While I could make it worth my while by purchasing other items, I'm not one to buy a bunch of stuff I don't need just to get the best value out of the shipping costs. I'm sure that eventually there will be other suppliers and I'll just make do until then.

Do you get american facepainter? ask jodi to add sponges into the that shipment, you should be able to add a few with the magazine, maybe not a package of 10, but maybe 5

Ask

Jenny

Thanks Jenny,
I cant see the benefit in buying a magazine I don't want/need in order to get only half the sponges when the sponges were what I wanted in the first place. If she carried Illusion Mag. I'd certainly consider it.

Well, I guess you'll just have to go without! I'm always needing some paint or glitter or brushes and I get the magazine because I love it, so I'm ordering from her a few times a year. That makes it easy. And sometimes when I get together with my friends north of me, we make a group order and then split it up at the next jam (in Frederick). In fact, at the jam we had in Columbia recently, I was able to pass on a sponges to everyone there to try out, and Mike Smith bought a bunch at the same time.

Maybe you'll get some at one of the conventions you attend.

Jenny

American Face Painter is a great zine.. I totally recommend it!