Tuesday, May 22, 2012

US Product News & Updates - Effective June 25, 2012

Check out this list and if you have some favorite products that will be discontinued or that will have price increases place your order soon.

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Watkins works hard to control costs and keep the pricing at a modest increase that is significantly lower than the industry. It's been over three years since we had price increases and along the way we've seen price decreases in the extract line and spices. Price changes are prompted by a variety of factors, such as higher cost of raw materials and feedstock's, as well as regulatory, energy, transportation and packaging cost drivers. Watkins makes every effort to keep improving its production processes by making them more efficient. We remain committed to ensuring that the high quality standard of our products is maintained.

The price decreases and increases go into effect June 25, 2012.

Price Decreases

Personal Care
Art. # Description Current Price Retail Price 6/25/12
13533 Natural Beeswax Lip Balm $3.49 $2.99
20443 Grapefruit Body Scrub $13.99 $12.99
20478 Peppermint Rejuvenating Foot Cream $10.99 $9.99
20511 Coconut Body Scrub $13.99 $12.99
20531 On the Go! Kit $10.99 $9.99
20533 Head to Toe Kit $15.99 $14.99
20537 Lotion Devotion Kit $15.99 $10.99
23534 Weatherproofing Lip Balm $3.49 $2.99


Remedies
Art. # Description Current Price Retail Price 6/25/12
12315 Natural Menthol Camphor Vapor Rub $9.99 $7.99


Home Care
Art. # Description Current Price Retail Price 6/25/12
16781 Aloe & Green Tea All Purpose Cleaner $5.99 $4.99
16782 Lemon All Purpose Cleaner $5.99 $4.99
16783 Lavender All Purpose Cleaner $5.99 $4.99
16784 Orange Citrus All Purpose Cleaner $5.99 $4.99
16787 Grapefruit All Purpose Cleaner $5.99 $4.99
16788 Citrus Tub & Tile Cleaner $5.79 $4.99
23050 Aloe & Green Tea Liquid Hand Soap $7.49 $4.99
23051 Lemon Liquid Hand Soap $7.49 $4.99
23052 Lavender Liquid Hand Soap $7.49 $4.99
23053 Orange Citrus Liquid Hand Soap $7.49 $4.99
23055 Grapefruit Liquid Hand Soap $7.49 $4.99
26721 Aloe & Green Tea Room Freshener $6.99 $3.49
26722 Lemon Room Freshener $6.99 $3.49
26723 Lavender Room Freshener $6.99 $3.49
26741 Lemon Liquid Laundry Detergent $12.99 $10.99
26750 Lemon Toilet Bowl Cleanser $7.99 $5.99
26771 Aloe & Green Tea Liquid Dish Soap $6.99 $4.99
26772 Lemon Liquid Dish Soap $6.99 $4.99
26773 Lavender Liquid Dish Soap $6.99 $4.99
26774 Orange Citrus Liquid Dish Soap $6.99 $4.99
26778 Grapefruit Liquid Dish Soap $6.99 $4.99
26797 Lemon Window Cleaner $4.69 $4.49
16798 Aloe & Green Tea Window Cleaner $4.69 $4.49




Price Increases


Gourmet Food
Art. # Description Current Price Retail Price 6/25/12
01038 Baking Cocoa $5.99 $6.99
01039 Baking Powder $5.99 $6.99
01040 Cooking Spray $7.99 $8.99
01115 Ground Cinnamon, 6 oz. $7.99 $8.49
01140 Granulated Black Pepper, 6 oz. $8.99 $9.99
01141 Granulated Black Pepper, 12 oz. $15.49 $16.49
01150 Original Barbecue Sauce $5.99 $6.99
01168 Meat Magic $9.99 $10.99
01527 Garlic & Parsley Grapeseed Oil $11.99 $12.99
01528 Citrus & Cilantro Grapeseed Oil $11.99 $12.99
01535 Original Grapeseed Oil $11.99 $12.99
01892 Garlic Liquid Spice $8.99 $9.99
02050 Bacon Cheddar Snack & Dip Seasoning $8.99 $9.99
02055 Cucumber Dill Snack & Dip Seasoning $8.99 $9.99
02056 Garden Vegetable Snack & Dip Seasoning $8.99 $9.99
02057 Garlic & Dill Snack & Dip Seasoning $8.99 $9.99
02062 Salsa Sour Cream Snack & Dip Seasoning $8.99 $9.99
02065 Tomato Horseradish Snack & Dip Seasoning $8.99 $9.99
02069 Blazin’ Cajun Snack & Dip Seasoning $8.99 $9.99
02072 Fiesta Snack & Dip Seasoning $8.99 $9.99
05704 Country Gravy $8.99 $9.99
05960 Gold Medal Assortment $32.99 $33.99
21014 Chocolate Dessert Mix $7.99 $9.99
21016 Lemon Dessert Mix $7.99 $9.99
21173 Roasted Turkey Gravy $8.99 $9.99


Personal Care
Art. # Description Current Price Retail Price 6/25/12
20448 Lemon Body Oil, 4 fl. oz. $7.99 $8.99
20449 Mango Body Oil, 4 fl. oz. $7.99 $8.99
20512 Lavender body Oil, 4 fl. oz. $7.99 $8.99
23535 Medicated Lip Balm $3.49 $3.99


Remedies
Art. # Description Current Price Retail Price 6/25/12
02351 Menthol Lavender Drops $11.99 $14.99
02372 Petro Carbo First Aid Salve $12.99 $14.99





New Personal Care and Home Care Products in 2012!


Exciting new additions to the home care and personal care lines are happening!

Currently we have introduced:

  • Grapefruit Sugar Scrub
  • Hands & Feet Retreat Gift Pack
  • Mango, Lemon & Lavender Body Oil, 4oz.

Additional products that will be introduced in July and August are:

  • Lavender Body Oil Mist
  • Lavender Sugar Scrub
  • Lavender Vanilla Crème Bath
  • Foaming Hand Soaps: Grapefruit, Aloe & Green Tea, Coastal Breeze, Kid's Apple
    Half of the current sales of hand soaps on the market today are from foaming hand soaps.

More information, including availablity dates to be announced.




Discontinued Products—US


It's important for you to know and understand that we don't like to discontinue products; all of us have our favorites. Though a product may have been popular with some of your customers, the overall sales did not occur to make it profitable for us to produce or for you to sell. A sale lost by you the Associate, is a sale lost by Watkins as well. On average we are giving you a 4-6 month notice; some are 8 months based on the current demand on when a product will stock-out. Of course availability dates will change if we see additional demand for these products.

The following plans are in place when reviewing product.

  • Review all products that sell on average 5,000 units or less in each country.
  • If we are selling 5,000 units or less, that means all of our Associates are not even buying one each.
  • Going forward a "watch list" will be generated to address potential product deletes. It will be up to you to sell more to keep the product in the line.
  • We need to stay focused on those products that will increase your sales.

Art. # Description Estimated Out of Stock Date
00403 Organic Vanilla Extract, 1 oz. Dec. 2012
01528 Citrus & Cilantro Grapeseed Oil Oct. 2012
02050 Bacon Cheddar Snack & Dip Seasoning Sept. 2012
02054 Crab Snack & Dip Seasoning Out of Stock
02068 Bacon & Onion Snack & Dip Seasoning Oct. 2012
02600 Watkins Bread Mix Nov. 2012
05311 Chai Latte Dec. 2012
05333 Deep Dish Pizza Crust Mix Oct. 2012
05334 Whole Wheat Pizza Crust Mix Aug. 2012
21013 Butterscotch Dessert Mix Out of Stock
21018 Tapioca Dessert Mix Oct. 2012
60385 Lemon Extract, 2 ounce Dec. 2012
22090 Soynilla 4th Quarter 2012
02330 Beef, Iron & Wine Tonic Dec. 2012
06630 Menthol Rub Out of Stock
20231 Lip Tint Trio Jan. 2013
20235 Lil’ Lip Combo Jan. 2013
20479 Peppermint Foot Scrub Dec. 2012
16706 Home Care Travel Kit Out of Stock
16799 Lavender Window Cleaner Dec. 2012
26724 Orange Citrus Room Freshener Dec. 2012
26742 Fragrance Free Liquid Laundry Detergent Nov. 2012
88011 Get the Party Started Pack Out of Stock

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