Trae Posted December 12, 2005 Share Posted December 12, 2005 Didn't do as well as last year but still good. Total was $840....$100 less than last year. Have to give 10% to the school but I'll still walk away with a good amount. I can definitely see that people are going for the $5 and under items. The inventory I had left was the higher priced items. Big sellers were aquarium soaps, holiday trinket soaps, hot cocoa mug candles and votive-size gel candles with xmas embeds. Still had a lot of 16oz preserves left but I can sell them throughout the year. Still waiting to hear from the second school. I'll post those results when I get them. :smiley2: Trae Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scented Posted December 12, 2005 Share Posted December 12, 2005 You still brought in a good amount there! Congrats on the success and that's selling a lot of lower dollar items Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BarbaraC Posted December 12, 2005 Share Posted December 12, 2005 Congrats thats a very nice show. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lindsaycb Posted December 12, 2005 Share Posted December 12, 2005 Were there other vendors there? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michi Posted December 13, 2005 Share Posted December 13, 2005 Not too shabby for a school show Trae. I'd says congrats are in order for that $$ amount! Yep, it seems most people are grabbing up those stocking stuffers (polite way of saying they're being cheap! LOL)So, are you doing another school show is that what you meant? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharyl55 Posted December 13, 2005 Share Posted December 13, 2005 Sounds like a fantastic school show to me. Congrats. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trae Posted December 13, 2005 Author Share Posted December 13, 2005 Yes, there were other vendors besides me. The school orders the cheapy dollar-store type toys, mugs, paperweights, etc to stay along the $1-$5 guidelines, then they bring in crafters to kinda mix things up. There was two other candlemakers besides me, one being a local competitor, but they both do only 2 sizes of Mason jars. So I left my jars home and brought my gels, soaps, firestarters and hurricanes. There was also a vendor that had hand-painted candles done with that one-stroke painting but the candles were store-bought. I think there was also a jewelry person too. When I went to break down my display I noticed the other vendors had quite a bit left. It was funny to see the difference in what sold at my open house and what sold at this school. What sold out at my open house barely sold at the school. I can't even base my inventory on what sold the previous year because every year is different. I did do another school's holiday shop so I'm waiting to hear from them. We had a snow day last Friday so they are a day behind getting everything counted up. I'll keep ya posted!Trae Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnitaG Posted December 13, 2005 Share Posted December 13, 2005 Sounds like a great show to me. Glad it turned out good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest EMercier Posted December 13, 2005 Share Posted December 13, 2005 Where was this show? I think I got an invite from whoever was doing that show. They saw me at another show and gave me a flyer. I could not do it because it was during the day and I only have vacation the end of this month. It just rung a bell in my head that they lady wanted stuff that was like $5 and under since the kids were buying and the parents and teachers would probably buy when they came to pick them up. I'm glad I didn't go. Three candle people? No thank you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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