I’ve a bit of shopkeeping to sort out before taking my shop out of holiday mode, the craft market was well attended but not many people wanted cards so I only made a small profit (but it was better than a loss ) and a few people took business cards/flyers so I might get some sales from that.
I am really sorry to have to say, but the fair I attended today was the worst ever! In the centre of a bustling town on market day and only about 40 people through the door. Mainly bought in items on other stalls and the stall next to us was selling Indian food. Sadly, although it smelt delicious, it wasn’t covered most of the time, was open to everyone who could cough, sneeze, touch it and when it grew cool, it was pinged in a microwave! Nothing refrigerated. The stall holders wore gloves sometimes, forgot at other times and seemed to wear the gloves to keep their hands from getting greasy rather that clean, as everything was being cross contaminated. I am sure it was delicious, but I was rather suspicious of hygiene - plus you couldn’t tell what was in anything! They were licking their fingers between serving customers and not washing hands and wee eating items for sale on the go!!!
For the first time ever, I packed up and left early from a fair. Not one penny was added to my cash tin and the stall wasn’t exactly cheap.
Humph - rant over.
Glad to hear others had a much better day. Promise to be back with a listing a bit later, but its bed time for little ones first.
Evening all, sorry I’m a bit late on parade today, Saturday is the proper cleaning day so I’m always running around from early morning to late evening after everyone with a duster lol.
Sorry the fair wasn’t that successful @JAustenJewelleryDesign Jacqueline, not sure I would have liked to sample the food either!
Jacqueline @JAustenJewelleryDesign sorry your fair was so poor. And I’m still cringing at the thought of that food
My fair wasn’t much better, not that many people attending & what they did spend as spread across around 35 - 40 stalls, so not a lot taken. I felt rather sorry for the organiser - it was her first fair & she had promoted well, but there was another large & established event going on fairly near by & I think that affected us.
Never mind, so how tomorrow goes. A school & village May festival, almost on my doorstep, & cheap. I don’t think the weather is going to be great, fortunately we’re indoor, but a shame for all the May dancing if it rains.
Evening all, hope your having a good weekend and it’s been more profitable than mine so far. I really can’t work craft fairs out this year, high footfall but public just not spending. Here’s today’s listing, another carbon fibre just to bump the collection up on the shop and with Father’s Day could be a good move. https://folksy.com/items/6653022-Rhinehart-Carbon-Fibre-rollerball-fountain-pen
That’s a shame Jacqueline and Sue.
Hopefully things will pick up.
The food stall made me feel sick.
I have some earring stands and a bracelet stan. I have only used the bracelet stand once.
The earring stands I have used abit more but not much. Do you think anyone would buy that sort of thing?
@hobbitgirlie1880 Yes, people would buy the jewellery stands. I have sold them as de-stash on folksy under supplies and they have done well. Hope you put them on and show us x
Thank you everyone for your craft fair condolences. It seems the fair I attended wasn’t the only one that didn’t do too well. Sorry - I think I may have jinxed you all somehow. Hope your fair tomorrow goes well Sue - fingers crossed the weather doesn’t put people off xx
Morning Blossoms…a bit wild and windy here this morning! Sorry to hear of poor fairs - I am just in the process of booking a few over the summer at the local NT attraction. I have done them there before and I don’t really expect too much from them but they are not expensive and only 2 miles away so worth a try, I only need to sell one scarf to make it worth while! I am also looking at the possibility of doing a fortnightly craft market on a Thursday - quite a way away (about 40 miles) but i think fairly well established and as i now will have thursdays free (when i used to do OH’s accounts!) i thought i might give it a try.
Hope everyone is enjoying the weekend. I had a lovely day with my sister yesterday, got to take her to the station and daughter to work and then spend the day catching up with my chores.
Morning all!
Sorry I was awol yesterday …again!! But I’m caught up now !
Hope fairs go much better today, than yesterday! Sounded like not a good time was had
The weather is terrible here today, they weren’t joking when they said it was going to rain…dear me, never seen rain like this for ages…urghh!
Anyway hope you are all enjoying the weekend despite the weather x
Had a few sales yesterday in both shops but I not sure how many so I’ll be back in a bit,
Here’s mine today, see you later steph x
Morning
I hope you’re fairs goes better today.
I have a stall at my local farmers /craft fair next weekend and keeping everything crossed it goes well.