Making Wax Sealed Letters at Scale
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Making Wax Sealed Letters at Scale
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Re: Making Wax Sealed Letters at Scale
#2So I wanted my outreach to stand out, so I started printing physical mail to send into the world. But why stop there, so I started wax sealing them. Yk, real premium Victorian feel, and I was having a blast. The problem is that wax sealing takes forever, but I found that if I use a Peltier device (makes one side of a plate hot and the other cold) with ice water flowing over it, I can freeze the wax in place and move really quickly.
Anyway, I wanted to test if this could be a WSAS (Wax Seal as a Service). It would be so cool to have an excuse to build an end-to-end automated process for custom wax sealing. Please hit me up if anyone wants to try sending out a few, and I'd love to help.
Re: Making Wax Sealed Letters at Scale
#3So I wanted my outreach to stand out, so I started printing physical mail to send into the world. But why stop there, so I started wax sealing them. Yk, real premium Victorian feel, and I was having a blast. The problem is that wax sealing takes forever, but I found that if I use a Peltier device (makes one side of a plate hot and the other cold) with ice water flowing over it, I can freeze the wax in place and move…
Cool idea. I can see you guys doing well in the wedding industry. The price seems steep, but I appreciate the transparency of your pricing. It's refreshing.
Re: Making Wax Sealed Letters at Scale
#4So I wanted my outreach to stand out, so I started printing physical mail to send into the world. But why stop there, so I started wax sealing them. Yk, real premium Victorian feel, and I was having a blast. The problem is that wax sealing takes forever, but I found that if I use a Peltier device (makes one side of a plate hot and the other cold) with ice water flowing over it, I can freeze the wax in place and move…
Cool idea. I can see you guys doing well in the wedding industry. The price seems steep, but I appreciate the transparency of your pricing. It's refreshing.
I think you're right about that. I was coming at it from a b2b saas perspetive, but not everything should be shoved into that box. I guess I spend too much time on x. What do you think is a fair price for something like this?
I charged that much to gauge interest and considering it's a very manual process rn, but I think I can get it down with some automations.
Re: Making Wax Sealed Letters at Scale
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#6Earlier quoted context omitted.
Cool idea. I can see you guys doing well in the wedding industry. The price seems steep, but I appreciate the transparency of your pricing. It's refreshing.
I think you're right about that. I was coming at it from a b2b saas perspetive, but not everything should be shoved into that box. I guess I spend too much time on x. What do you think is a fair price for something like this? I charged that much to gauge interest and considering it's a very manual process rn, but I think I can get it down with some automations.
I think the price would need to be closer to $4 or $5 per letter for me personally to recommend it or consider it. My SIL just sent out wedding invitations with stamped seals, and I think she would have paid $5 per letter to mail 50 envelopes. But at $8 a letter, I start thinking about how I can pay someone to print the cards and I can buy a wax seal at Hobby Lobby myself.
Re: Making Wax Sealed Letters at Scale
#7So I wanted my outreach to stand out, so I started printing physical mail to send into the world. But why stop there, so I started wax sealing them. Yk, real premium Victorian feel, and I was having a blast. The problem is that wax sealing takes forever, but I found that if I use a Peltier device (makes one side of a plate hot and the other cold) with ice water flowing over it, I can freeze the wax in place and move…
Cool idea. I can see you guys doing well in the wedding industry. The price seems steep, but I appreciate the transparency of your pricing. It's refreshing.
> but I appreciate the transparency of your pricing
I appreciate a different aspect of the pricing page. I love that the "what's included in every letter" feature table includes a checked listing for "hand-applied wax seal". The whole site is very clear that this is the selling point, so in some sense the listing of this feature feels "obvious". But I like the emphasis. It has a similar feeling to Led Zeppelin giving a concert and choosing to include Stairway to Heaven.
Re: Making Wax Sealed Letters at Scale
#8Yikes, I noticed a new flashlight promotion that includes something like that. There is a thank-you letter from the company to the buyer, that comes in a wax-sealed envelope. I wondered what kind of automation they were using. Maybe this explains.
https://www.sofirnlight.com/products/sofirn-se1-16th-anniver...
Hmm I guess the wax sealed letter included in the box isn't shown on that page, but the youtube unboxings show it.
Flashlight nerd take: it's cute and the promo is well done, but ridiculously pretentious and the light itself is hokey. Imagine a flashlight you're supposed to hand down to your remote descendants, but has a lipo pouch battery that can't be replaced. Oops.
Re: Making Wax Sealed Letters at Scale
#9Given the title I was hoping the page would say something about the “how” you scale wax sealed letters but cool niche business!
I’ve waxed and sealed a bunch of letters in the past and it’s a huge PITA (at least the way I did it). Would have loved this.
Re: Making Wax Sealed Letters at Scale
#10So I wanted my outreach to stand out, so I started printing physical mail to send into the world. But why stop there, so I started wax sealing them. Yk, real premium Victorian feel, and I was having a blast. The problem is that wax sealing takes forever, but I found that if I use a Peltier device (makes one side of a plate hot and the other cold) with ice water flowing over it, I can freeze the wax in place and move…
From an old Mack Reynolds short story. The recipient is receiving a message from an alien space station, but doesn't have the alien's message machine, just a decoder.
Seal Ready
Stamp-Emblem Ready
Number One Paper
Strike: Embossing Master Emblem Number Two
**** Border
Begin Message
From: Commander Space Fortress Ironclaw�
To: Commander Unidentified Damaged Warship
Sir:
Your ****-signal received and acknowledged herewith. This is the correct
signal for the ****. However, we require the following information:
1) Who are you?
2) What is the name of your ship?
3) What are the circumstances surrounding the **** of your ship?
This information must be forwarded at once, or we must refuse entry.
Stand off while replying.
Cordial claw-claspings,
Gratz Ialwo,
Commander Space Fortress Ironclaw
Fold Message and Glue Shut
Stick Seal
Stamp Great Claw on Front
Eject