Well, as I had noted last week, my difficulty in finding wholesale or direct olive oil continues on. I recieved two emails this week in return for a request of wholesale information to two companies. 1) Denied me an account for the purpose that the olive oil would be used in soap and not food. I guess I am going to have to not mention what I am using it in for future inquiries. I just don't grasp that at all.
2) the other email "regretfully" denied me because I do not use enough olive oil per month to meet what thier minimum sale to me, but, if in the future I encrease production to meet the eqaulivant of 10 - 55 galon drums a month, which is their minimum of 2 pallet requirment, they would reconsider me, and, offered me to buy 32 oz. bottles by the case as a discount. I did the math on their discount by the case, and it comes up to $4.00 higher than what I am buying my olive oil at a discount already!

I am frustrated to say the least. It doesn't appear that the olive oil will be raising in price again for awhile unless there is a natural disaster somewhere, which is always possiable and I pray not. One individually suggested I use a cheaper oil in my soap to keep cost down! GASP! What? My formula is Olive Oil based and that is what makes it so great..... buying cheaper ingredients to keep cost down, would put me on the same level as commercial manufactures and I will most definately not sacrafice my customers skin, my skin or the qaulity of my soap to produce it cheaper. The cost of olive oil did indead increase, but it was small enough the the cost of my soap didn't go up much either, by only a few scents per bar in fact.

I will continued to hunt down manufactures and look for resturant suppliers to help me find olive Oil at a lower cost, without compromising the qaulity of my soap. Until then, the discount I currently recieve will suffice for the time being.