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Wholesale Information

Wednesday, September 17th, 2008

Interested in wholesale?

We have a contact form you can fill out to receive information about our wholesale division. You can either click this link or follow these instructions to the form: The main page of our website has a link to wholesale jewelry info on the bottom right side of the page.   Once you click on the link you will be redirected to a page that has a link for the wholesale jewelry division, click on it and just fill out the Shavonne Wholesale Division contact form and you will automatically be e-mailed the information you need to start buying wholesale. You may also call in to request this information but filling it out online ensures that we have your correct e-mail address and contact information.

Please make sure you put your name, your business name , and a correct telephone number because you will be contacted within 2-3 business days by Frances to make sure you have received the e-mail. If you are truly interested in buying jewelry at wholesale, it is very important that you read this e-mail. The e-mail contains information about our company, a chart on the five different levels of discount we offer, and about our win/win program.

After you have read the e-mail call us at 1-800-373-7464 and you will be directed to a wholesale representative who will be happy to answer any questions you may have. You may want to write down your questions as you read the e-mail so you do not forget what you want to ask. Remember that there are no stupid questions and we will try to answer any questions you have.

Also this form does not give you a wholesale account number and password. It just requests the information. We do not setup wholesale accounts until your initial wholesale order is ready to ship. More information on that can be found in the email.

Inventory Process and Out of Stocks

Monday, September 8th, 2008

One of my main jobs here at Shavonne is inventory.  We get a lot of calls with questions about why items are out of stock.  When we give our answer trying to explain why, some are still confused as to why their item was not shipped.  I am going to explain our inventory process and hopefully this will help you to understand.

First I want to let you know about inventory coming in.  When we receive a shipment from the factory to restock our inventory it has to go through several steps before it is ever put online to be available for purchase.  All merchandise must be opened, counted, written up on an inventory sheet, and then added to inventory to update the website.  While this may sound simple, trust me, it turns into a very lengthy process when you take into consideration that we are inspecting the merchandise for color variations, size discrepancies, defects in the finish, defects in the cut of the stones, and looking at the overall appearance of the item.  Only after this process is finished will the merchandise be available online for your purchase.  Sometimes we have to reject items that are just not up to the quality standards we have.  This will put that item back on reorder making it out of stock for another six to eight weeks.  Check back on the site regularly for updates on your favorite styles or use your wish list to keep up with styles you want to check on.

Our inventory system is set up to automatically adjust inventory for the items ordered online.  We do have wholesalers who order by fax or email and these orders have to be manually deducted from inventory after they are pulled.  I do inventory updates daily to try to avoid out of stocks.

From time to time you will have an out of stock item on your order.  We always stress first-in first-out, all orders are arranged on a clipboard by time and date, first one in is the first one out. Retail orders are filled from the same stock as wholesale orders.  A retail order may have been phoned in right before you placed your order and snagged up the last item available creating another possibility of why your item is out of stock.

We also offer a win-win program to all level 3, 4, and 5 wholesalers.  These orders are being pulled at the same time as all other orders.  Win-win orders have to be manually deducted from inventory also.  This plays a role in out of stock items.  On win-wins if there is not a full size range or low stock on items we try not to pull those items.  If it is a popular style however, it is necessary to put the item in the order because this program is based upon popular styles and sizes.

I hope this helps explain why out of stocks are sometimes unavoidable.  I strive to keep inventory up to date on a daily basis to avoid this situation and make sure your merchandise is available when you need it.  Please feel free to comment or ask any questions you may have.  Always remember “It’s a great day at Shavonne!”

Best Sellers

Wednesday, September 3rd, 2008

Hi, I’m Sissy and I pull wholesale reorders.  I have been pulling orders at Shavonne for about three years, and I would like to tell everyone what some of the most popular styles are.  I will categorize these in three separate sections:

1st Category:  Classic

Classics styles are forever popular and have been time tested and are enduring.  These are only a few out of many.

2nd Category:  Sleepers

Sleeper styles are styles that I pull very often that many people may look over and not think as them as good sellers; however you never know what you customer may want.  These are just a few that I pull a lot of, which I thought you may like to try.

  • 03124 zch: Uniquely curved ring, great to wear on middle finger.
  • 10234 lib, rtb: Flowery cluster of multi colored stones.
  • 34711 cch, cca: Cute petite double heart.
  • 413601 zch: Traditional marquise cut ring
  • B410114 zch, cca: Great crisscross design, very versatile
  • Sh051: This ring is a traditional cluster that comes in wide range of colors.

3rd Category:  My personal Favorites

These are some of my favorite rings at Shavonne.

  • 08327 cch: Great cocktail rings, very stylish and flashy.
  • 10645 cch: Hammered silver, great to wear everyday or dress up.
  • 10444 cca, cch: Cluster cocktail ring that is looks like and eloquent flower.
  • 22323 cch: Low lying ring with classic details.
  • 0c725 Heirloom looking ring.
  • 32727 Crisscross band, comes in different colors, great new style.

Wholesalers if you haven’t tried these styles, please give them a try and hopefully they will become best sellers for you.  Remember these are only my opinions but, feel free to make them your own.    Peace Out.

Discontinued or Out of Stock Items

Monday, August 18th, 2008

Good Day to Wholesale and Retail Customers!

I have just a few words about out of stock items and discontinued items that I would like to share.  We all hate to place an order and receive by email or phone, “I’m sorry we are out of stock on that item, or we no longer have that item because it has been discontinued,” but sometimes it does happen.  Sometimes a popular item will become out of stock without real warning.  We have ring orders placed weekly to ensure we are receiving stock on a regular basis.  So depending on when a style is ordered it may take from 4-6 weeks before we have it back in stock.  Some styles may not pass our inspection and they are returned to the factory for correction; adding an additional 4-6 weeks before it is back in stock.  I do understand how this may cause some frustration for all of our customers; however we want each and every customer happy with their purchase. These circumstances sometimes make it very hard to give an exact date when someone asks about a specific style or size as to when we will have it back in stock.

When it comes to discontinued items for our retail or wholesale it may show online but someone may have pulled it for another order.  Sometimes we have people who fax or email their orders.  Every order is done on a first in first out basis (yes even retail) so if someone in wholesale has faxed in a order on Monday and someone from retail orders online Monday night (even though it may show in stock)  it would go to the order pulled first.  Most orders that come in after 2PM are considered for the next day.  If you are a retail customer we try to email or call to see if you would like to make another selection or maybe another size.  If you are in Wholesale; we put the DC by the item number to let you know it is Discontinued.

It is always our intention to help each and every customer we have whether it be a wholesale customer, a future wholesale customer, or a retail customer.  No one customer is more important.  EACH AND EVERY CUSTOMER IS EQUAL AND ALL ARE VERY IMPORTANT TO EVERYONE HERE.  I look forward to talking with all our customers.  And I welcome any and all comments you may have to help us improve our service to our Wholesale and Retail customers.

History of Jewelry Manufacturing

Friday, August 15th, 2008

Archeologists have identified Incan methods, Egyptian methods, Native American methods, ad infinitum – dating to several thousand years.  Even going back to the very early times in America, jewelry manufacturing  was basically done by the talented village blacksmith.  This was the one craftsman used to working with heated metals, much as he created horseshoes.

Historically the oldest societies worked basically with their hands and rough hewn tools.  Until the adaptation of the modern computer in the 1970′s, surprisingly little had been done to “modernize” jewelry manufacturing.  All manufacturing began to change in a rather spectacular fashion with the new methods of creating fine and fashion jewelry made available by using a computer.

Much of the exquisite work of today is still initially designed by talented individual designers with paper and pencil.  The remainder of the most beautiful creations are created entirely in the computer.  Utilizing full 3-dimensional imagery has elevated so much of what we see today. Ring designers, for example, keep in mind what will be required for the manufacturer to exactly recreate their design.  The most modern manufacturers’ sample division can furnish the designer a virtually rendered (VR) image which is generated using some form of Computer Aided Design (CAD) software.  This VR shows a computer generated image of what the fashion jewelry item will look like prior to making a sample and has become invaluable to modern day creations for manufacturing.

Over the next 2 to 3 Fridays, I will go into detail about the fashion jewelry manufacturing process that fuels our retail and wholesale jewelry business.