RobinInOR Posted September 5, 2005 Share Posted September 5, 2005 Great 3 day fair!Our little gold rush town had its 3 day Labor Day Fair this weekend that's always so much fun. This is the 3rd year I've done it, and sales were very good - up 25% over last year - 7 times booth fees, and I had a personal best day ever in sales. Credit cards were more in evidence. Most people went for the 3fer sales, and I had quite a few 9 bar sales as well. Actually sold out of Black Raspberry, Grapefruit Splash, and Dandelion (Peak's Tuscan Nights, didn't expect that!)The samples worked out great. Handed them out Friday and Saturday, and had 3 people come back holding their sample and each buying 3 bars. What worked the best was handing them out to the people who took some time to sniff then were about to leave without buying. That slowed them down a bit, but didn't interrupt their possible buy. Got an invite to a new Christmas Fair in an old Victorian house in Ashland, and a lead to selling at the Blue Cross/Blue Shield office next door to me (300 women stuck to computers all day )I changed my booth around a little bit. I ended up as the last booth on the walk (or the first at the entrance) but it didn't seem to hurt sales too bad, though I'd have preferred my usual space more in the middle. This time I got under a tree, so that helped with the shade.Added a drape to the top of my back wallUsed 2 leaf plates for my lip balmsAnd decorated for fall Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blest2BAmerican Posted September 5, 2005 Share Posted September 5, 2005 Glad to hear that you had a good weekend! As usual, your display looks great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prairieannie Posted September 5, 2005 Share Posted September 5, 2005 Sounds like you had a wonderful "Season Kick Off!" Everything looks so pretty! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnitaG Posted September 5, 2005 Share Posted September 5, 2005 That is wonderful. Everything looks so nice & fresh looking Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmspath Posted September 5, 2005 Share Posted September 5, 2005 WTG Robin, as always you display and products look awesome! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mysticglow Posted September 5, 2005 Share Posted September 5, 2005 Congrats on a great fair. Your booth looks good as always. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mystical_angel1219 Posted September 5, 2005 Share Posted September 5, 2005 Wow- fabulous sales congrats to you. Your display looks amazing. I really like the faux draperies- they look very classy. I see those samples worked wonders for you.. fantastic~!~ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macyboutique Posted September 5, 2005 Share Posted September 5, 2005 Robin your display and products look wonderful as always! Great job on your sales Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wildangel112 Posted September 5, 2005 Share Posted September 5, 2005 Cogratulations on your sales Robin. Your booth looks fabulous. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Posted September 5, 2005 Share Posted September 5, 2005 Wow, best sales day ever?! Good for you Robin. Your presentations looks awesome. :smiley2: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest EMercier Posted September 5, 2005 Share Posted September 5, 2005 I like the way it looks. I wish I could get that look. I guess I'll try at it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fire and Ice Posted September 5, 2005 Share Posted September 5, 2005 WTG Robin! Your booth looks crisp and relaxing! You set the standard, lady!No wonder sales were so brisk! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharyl55 Posted September 5, 2005 Share Posted September 5, 2005 1st congratulations on having your best sales days. 2nd your presentations is awesome as always. Thank you for posting the pics. I learn so much about setups from studying your pictures. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luvcandletarts2 Posted September 6, 2005 Share Posted September 6, 2005 Congrats on your great weekend. Your display looks really nice, as usual. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scented Posted September 6, 2005 Share Posted September 6, 2005 Congrats Robin!!! Love the new look too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soygirl Posted September 6, 2005 Share Posted September 6, 2005 Robin,Your booth is beautiful! I really like the drape in back. Congratulations on a successful sale. You have given me extra inspiration for my craft sale coming up on Sept. 24. I have a question that will show my inexperience...When you say 7 times your booth fee, do you mean sales or profit? Either way that's great. I'm happy for you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shannon WY Posted September 6, 2005 Share Posted September 6, 2005 Congrats on a wonderful fair and beautiful display:smiley2: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobinInOR Posted September 6, 2005 Author Share Posted September 6, 2005 Thanks everyone! It was really fun, and I got to "compete" with someone from another forum It was *so* nice to do this fair in nice weather (90,78,80) instead of the 100F days the last two years.When I say "times booth fee" I usually mean gross - I compare total take to (booth fee + expenses like gas/food). It's not a really accurate picture, cuz sometimes a booth fee could be $10 so it wouldn't really mean a lot lol. But this is my most expensive fair. Saturday was pretty much a surprise - doubled my previous best day at any fair. Too bad Sunday didn't match This fair generated lots of donations for Katrina - some people talked about special sales (the nurses behind me that sold quilts gave 100% of their profit on aprons, for example). I donated 15% of total gross, a lot of vendors did something similar so that was great.I did learn one thing - maple trees have weird bugs - they all had bright red bodies and just loved climbing over the tables. I was constantly picking them up and putting them back on the trunk of the tree. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trish Posted September 6, 2005 Share Posted September 6, 2005 Congratulations on a successful fair! Your booth is beautiful, very classy and elegant!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SatinDucky Posted September 6, 2005 Share Posted September 6, 2005 Wow! You did awesome. And your set up is beautiful as always Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carol M Posted September 6, 2005 Share Posted September 6, 2005 Very tasteful display, Robin. I'm not surprised that you had a lot of "takers". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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