Do you use PADICO products? And if so, would you consider buying them from a local distributor in Canada?
Do you use PADICO products? Would you consider buying from a local distributor?
Hi everyone! I’m hoping to get some honest opinions from people who use UV resin, clay, or Japanese craft materials.
I originally started my small business by making and selling my own handmade crafts. Over time, I also started selling craft materials, and I’m now the sole PADICO distributor in Canada.
For anyone who isn’t familiar with PADICO, it’s a Japanese craft brand known for products such as UV/LED resin, air-dry and modeling clay, molds, varnishes, coatings, tools, and other accessories for resin and clay crafting.
This is definitely a new adventure for me. Being the sole distributor in Canada is exciting, but at the same time, I honestly don’t know the market here very well yet. I’m still learning how many people in Canada already know or use PADICO, what products people are actually looking for, and how much demand there is.
I’m also still just one person running a small business & studying full time. so before I invest in bringing in a larger amount and wider variety of PADICO products, I’d really like to hear what other crafters think.
And I’d love to hear from anyone around the world — not just Canada. If you’re from the US, UK, Europe, Australia, New Zealand, Asia, or anywhere else, I’d really appreciate hearing about your experience with PADICO too. I’m curious about how easy or difficult it is to buy PADICO products in different countries, whether you have local sellers or distributors, and whether you usually buy locally or order directly from Japan.
If you’re in Canada, I’d especially love to know whether having PADICO products available locally would make a difference for you.
A few things I’m curious about:
Have you used PADICO products before?
What PADICO products do you like or use most — UV resin, clay, molds, varnish, tools, etc.?
Which products would you recommend that I stock?
If PADICO products were available from me in Canada, would you consider buying from my small business instead of ordering directly from Japan? Why or why not?
What would make you more likely to buy from a local distributor — lower shipping costs, faster delivery, easier ordering, competitive pricing, or having products already in stock?
What matters most to you when buying craft supplies — price, shipping cost, delivery speed, product selection, or something else?
Are there any PADICO products you wish were easier to find where you live?
If you’re outside Canada, do you have a local PADICO seller or distributor, or do you usually order from Japan?
I’m mainly doing some market research and trying to understand the community before deciding how much I should expand this side of my business. Since I’m a very small business, I have to be careful about how much inventory I bring in, so honest feedback — positive or negative — would genuinely help me a lot.
Thank you!