Mixed-Colour Cabochons: Record the Sample Groups
Record a mixed-colour cabochon sample by separating the appearance groups you actually observe from the supplier colour names and the proposed bulk assortment. Keep the sample identity, group photographs, counted quantities and unresolved matches together. A catalogue arrangement or one received sample does not establish the colour distribution of a future order.
Official gallery appearance reference. This arrangement does not establish a random-mix ratio or the contents of a future order.
Start with the actual colour wording
The 35mm Heart Resin Cabochons listing includes Mixed Colors Random alongside named colour entries such as Pale Pink, Purple, Coffee Brown, Black, Wine Red, Rose Red and Beige. These are published catalogue descriptions. They do not, by themselves, specify how many pieces of each colour an offered mixture contains.
For wholesale resin accessories, this creates a practical purchasing question: how should a buyer describe a mixed sample so that the supplier can respond to the same selection? Begin with the product reference and the exact wording being discussed. Ask whether the current proposal concerns a random mixture, a named colour selection or another supplier-defined assortment, and retain that response with the quotation.
Give the received sample its own identity
When a physical sample is received, assign it an internal reference and retain the associated supplier offer. Record the receipt date and which sample group is being reviewed. This is a recommended record to create during actual review; no sample receipt, count or inspection result is claimed here.
Keep separate deliveries or revised selections in separate records. Combining pieces from several sample groups can make a later colour discussion difficult to reproduce. If the supplier sends a replacement or an alternative mix, preserve the earlier record and identify the new one rather than silently changing the original observation.
Group observed appearances before assigning names
Use temporary group labels when sorting the actual sample, especially if several pieces appear close in colour. A label such as Group A is an observation reference, not a supplier colour code. Photograph the groups under the same stated review conditions and keep the photographs attached to the sample identity.
Ask the supplier to associate each relevant group with its own colour wording or reference. Do not automatically name a photographed piece Pale Pink or Wine Red because it resembles a catalogue image. A screen image, a printed card and a physical sample are different viewing contexts. Where a match remains unclear, record it as unresolved instead of inventing a precise shade identity.
A separate catalogue display scene. The card and photograph are not calibrated colour standards for sample grouping.
Use a sample-grouping record
The following fields help a buyer send a reproducible mixed-colour enquiry. Complete quantities only after a real count, and distinguish an observed sample fact from a supplier proposal. The record is useful even when some colour matches remain open.
Record field
Question to resolve
Reference to retain
Sample reference
Which received sample is being reviewed?
Receipt identity and associated supplier offer
Observed group
Which pieces are grouped together in this review?
Temporary group label and group photograph
Supplier reference
What supplier colour name or code matches that group?
Supplier response, or an unresolved status
Observed quantity
How many pieces were actually counted in this group?
The real sample count and who recorded it
Unmatched pieces
Which pieces need further identification?
Separate reference and clarification question
Proposed bulk mix
What assortment is the supplier offering for the order?
The written proposal and its stated limits
Selected revision
Which mix description has the buyer accepted?
Accepted offer reference and retained changes
Keep sample counts separate from the bulk proposal
An actual count describes the sample that was reviewed. It does not turn that sample into a promised bulk ratio. Do not convert a gallery arrangement into percentages, assume equal quantities of each named colour, or infer that every colour shown will occur in each order. Ask the supplier what the current assortment description commits to for the exact offer.
If the buyer needs a particular distribution or the exclusion of a colour, state that requirement in the enquiry and request an explicit supplier response. Leave it open until agreed. No fixed ratio, colour availability, minimum quantity or sorting service is established by the catalogue wording discussed here.
Resolve differences using the same group reference
When the supplier questions a group assignment, refer back to its sample identity and photograph. Keep the supplier explanation beside the original observation. This preserves the difference between what the buyer saw, what the supplier calls it and what the supplier proposes to provide.
A later sample may require a new grouping record. Similar appearance does not prove that two batches have the same assortment, and an earlier accepted photograph does not establish future colour consistency. Record any revised selection before using it as the reference for an order discussion.
Application appearance reference. Different surroundings can affect visual comparison; this scene does not define a supplier colour code or assortment.
Carry the accepted assortment description forward
Attach the selected sample-grouping record to the supplier response and retain the accepted assortment wording. Keep unresolved matches visible so that a purchasing colleague can understand the limits of the review. This supports a clear enquiry without presenting a sample observation as a product guarantee.
Material, dimensions and suitability for a finished application remain separate questions. Colour grouping does not verify resin composition or establish a measured size. Keep those requirements in their own supplier responses while the assortment record addresses the colour selection actually being discussed.
Identify the actual sample before grouping its pieces.
Separate temporary appearance labels from supplier colour references.
Record real counts only after the sample has been counted.
Retain the proposed bulk assortment and accepted revision separately.
Frequently asked questions
Does Mixed Colors Random promise equal colour quantities?
The catalogue wording does not establish an equal distribution. Request the supplier assortment description for the exact proposal and state any distribution requirement explicitly.
Can a catalogue photograph be used as the order ratio?
The photograph is an appearance reference, not a count or ratio commitment. Keep the supplier proposal as the reference for what is offered.
Are buyer group labels the same as supplier colour codes?
They serve different purposes until the supplier associates them. Retain the temporary label and the supplier response, including any unresolved match.
Does one sample count guarantee the same bulk mix?
A count describes that sample. Ask what assortment is offered for the order and record any agreed selection separately from the sample observation.
Send the sample-group references and assortment questions through Cy Accessories contact. Review actual offers in the product catalogue and related purchasing topics in the article archive.
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