I thought about posting this in TAO, but figured it would be a better fit here. 
I have a little online store, selling a variety of items, but right now I'm concentrating on two particular categories (play food and Scrubcloths). I have an opportunity to get a booth at a bazaar at the end of April. The bazaar is part of a "convention" of sorts, where people from a few states away as well as a good portion of in-state people will come. 99.9% of these people will be women, mostly retired women.
I have a few other "tasks" on my to-do list between now and then, and may not be able to take a stock to the bazaar, but instead would take samples and have people order items and then I'd ship to them. Alternatively, I could do a stock of just the Scrubcloths and people could take those with them, and have people order the play food. Paypal has a "virtual terminal" for credit card orders, so if people want to pay by CC then I do have that option (making sure I get a machine thing that takes an impression of the card to cut down on typos, etc.).
Another thought I had is appealing to the audience. I've been to this same bazaar before, but as a shopper. Most of the booths are costume jewelry and glitzy clothes. The ones that are different seem to attract a few more inquirers and seem to be more memorable. And even if I don't have any sales, I hope to at least get my name out there. There will be several hundred people at this convention and the booth price is reasonable.
Right now, I don't have any other details other than the price or the date. The person handling it will be getting more details to me later, but if I need to plan on taking an inventory, then I should start those plans now, so I can maximize my manufacturing time.
I really want to do this. Anyone have any thoughts for me?
Thanks,
Andrea
I have a little online store, selling a variety of items, but right now I'm concentrating on two particular categories (play food and Scrubcloths). I have an opportunity to get a booth at a bazaar at the end of April. The bazaar is part of a "convention" of sorts, where people from a few states away as well as a good portion of in-state people will come. 99.9% of these people will be women, mostly retired women.
I have a few other "tasks" on my to-do list between now and then, and may not be able to take a stock to the bazaar, but instead would take samples and have people order items and then I'd ship to them. Alternatively, I could do a stock of just the Scrubcloths and people could take those with them, and have people order the play food. Paypal has a "virtual terminal" for credit card orders, so if people want to pay by CC then I do have that option (making sure I get a machine thing that takes an impression of the card to cut down on typos, etc.).
Another thought I had is appealing to the audience. I've been to this same bazaar before, but as a shopper. Most of the booths are costume jewelry and glitzy clothes. The ones that are different seem to attract a few more inquirers and seem to be more memorable. And even if I don't have any sales, I hope to at least get my name out there. There will be several hundred people at this convention and the booth price is reasonable.
Right now, I don't have any other details other than the price or the date. The person handling it will be getting more details to me later, but if I need to plan on taking an inventory, then I should start those plans now, so I can maximize my manufacturing time.
I really want to do this. Anyone have any thoughts for me?
Thanks,
Andrea
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