Iguanadon Posted September 16, 2017 Report Share Posted September 16, 2017 I cut a 2 day event short by packing up at the end of the day today for a couple of reasons today. Number 1 is that there was supposed to be 2 booths between me and a food vendor, but ended up with nobody between us, which would have been fine, but... he was running a very loud generator for his operations and I had to listen to it for 10 hours and couldn't take it any longer. The venue folks were great, they tried to help by putting bales of hay around it to try to buffer the noise and it helped, but it was still crazy loud and annoying. I told the organizer I wouldn't be back for day 2 and she offered to move me to a new spot, but I kindly declined and she said she'd give me a discount for the booth rental fee at the next event I sign up with them. Sales were "good" today, but not great. If it hadn't been for the director of the plantation house (and stables and farm) where the event was held asking me if I sell wholesale and then buying 8 puzzles to put in her gift shop, today would have been sub-par. And unless it's a mega event... no more 2 day events for Iggy. The 2nd day is always much less in my experience, so it just isn't worth it financially as well as losing an entire weekend. Mrs. Iggy wants to go to it tomorrow to browse and shop, so I'll be a customer for day 2. :-) Scrolling Steve, lawson56, MTCowpoke22 and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjweb Posted September 17, 2017 Report Share Posted September 17, 2017 (edited) Sorry it was a bust, but you made a good contact and that is worth something, enjoy your day of being a customer, RJ How did the letter names make out? Edited September 17, 2017 by rjweb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iguanadon Posted September 17, 2017 Author Report Share Posted September 17, 2017 6 minutes ago, rjweb said: Sorry it was a bust, but you made a good contact and that is worth something, enjoy your day of being a customer, RJ How did the letter names make out? I'll be very happy if they decide to stock more puzzles in the gift shop. I hope to hear from them soon saying they sold the ones they bought. :-) No nibbles on the letter names today. I need to figure a way to display them in a way that stands out so they get noticed. I'll experiment over the next few weeks/events. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DWSUDEKUM Posted September 17, 2017 Report Share Posted September 17, 2017 Sorry that your 2 day event did not work out as planned. You had a great looking setup though. Better luck next time. DW Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lawson56 Posted September 17, 2017 Report Share Posted September 17, 2017 You had an Awesome setupSorry it didn't work out for ya Iggy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phantom Scroller Posted September 17, 2017 Report Share Posted September 17, 2017 Better luck next time Iggy and fine out who's next to you or get some ear muffs. At least you got some sales not a total washout . Roly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trackman Posted September 17, 2017 Report Share Posted September 17, 2017 You have had really good events, one bad is to be expected with the odds. Welcome to my world LOL. Iguanadon 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iguanadon Posted September 17, 2017 Author Report Share Posted September 17, 2017 (edited) 45 minutes ago, Phantom Scroller said: Better luck next time Iggy and fine out who's next to you or get some ear muffs. At least you got some sales not a total washout . Roly It was funny Roly, when I received the layout map a few days ahead of the event, I was happy to see 2 food trucks nearby to draw foot traffic over... until I got there yesterday morning and they kicked on their generators. Never again. LOL Edited September 17, 2017 by Iguanadon Phantom Scroller 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
munzieb Posted September 17, 2017 Report Share Posted September 17, 2017 Iggy, Kind of like the front desk gives you a room next to the elevator and ice machine and then you realize your are on the highway side of the hotel. Iguanadon 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iguanadon Posted September 17, 2017 Author Report Share Posted September 17, 2017 (edited) So, here is a section of the layout map from the event. When I received it and reviewed it, I was pretty happy with my location. Near the food trucks and bouncy house... decent foot traffic. But... in reality what happened was I did get some foot traffic from that as expected, however the majority of the shopping foot traffic followed along the red lines, the major rows of vendors, and I got a lot of what I refer to as the "neck crane" passersby... as they're making the turn at the corner, they kind of look over, crane their neck to see "what's down there?" and 90% of the time they turn the corner and just keep walking along the primary row. I think I've also learned a lesson... At some events, on the application, they ask if you want access to electricity and I usually check the box saying yes because I like to be able to shrink wrap any display puzzles that are purchased. But, that then limits the number of places they will place me because only so many vendor spots are near electrical outlets. I need to just say No to that question and be placed in the main vendor area(s). I have other bags that I use with a twist tie for events in which they don't offer electricity and I'd rather have a more prime location. Edited September 17, 2017 by Iguanadon Phantom Scroller 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phantom Scroller Posted September 17, 2017 Report Share Posted September 17, 2017 4 hours ago, Iguanadon said: It was funny Roly, when I received the layout map a few days ahead of the event, I was happy to see 2 food trucks nearby to draw foot traffic over... until I got there yesterday morning and they kicked on their generators. Never again. LOL Ah well we live & learn Iggy Roly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wombatie Posted September 18, 2017 Report Share Posted September 18, 2017 Well you learn something and you sold a few puzzles not a complete waste of time i would say. Learn by it. Marg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iguanadon Posted September 18, 2017 Author Report Share Posted September 18, 2017 So... I said I'd never do a 2 day event again unless it's a mega event... and what do I do? I sign up this morning for a THREE day event. LOL This one is 4 blocks from my house and it's a pretty sizable event. Port City Ribfest. This will be the first time our town is hosting it so it's a bit of a crapshoot, but they typically get 10,000-12,000 visitors for it and maybe since it's happening at the beach, maybe it'll draw even more people. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amazingkevin Posted September 19, 2017 Report Share Posted September 19, 2017 On 9/16/2017 at 6:48 PM, Iguanadon said: I cut a 2 day event short by packing up at the end of the day today for a couple of reasons today. Number 1 is that there was supposed to be 2 booths between me and a food vendor, but ended up with nobody between us, which would have been fine, but... he was running a very loud generator for his operations and I had to listen to it for 10 hours and couldn't take it any longer. The venue folks were great, they tried to help by putting bales of hay around it to try to buffer the noise and it helped, but it was still crazy loud and annoying. I told the organizer I wouldn't be back for day 2 and she offered to move me to a new spot, but I kindly declined and she said she'd give me a discount for the booth rental fee at the next event I sign up with them. Sales were "good" today, but not great. If it hadn't been for the director of the plantation house (and stables and farm) where the event was held asking me if I sell wholesale and then buying 8 puzzles to put in her gift shop, today would have been sub-par. And unless it's a mega event... no more 2 day events for Iggy. The 2nd day is always much less in my experience, so it just isn't worth it financially as well as losing an entire weekend. Mrs. Iggy wants to go to it tomorrow to browse and shop, so I'll be a customer for day 2. :-) Can we have a glimpse of Mrs Iggy for the record! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newfie Posted September 19, 2017 Report Share Posted September 19, 2017 That's to bad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iguanadon Posted September 19, 2017 Author Report Share Posted September 19, 2017 16 hours ago, amazingkevin said: Can we have a glimpse of Mrs Iggy for the record! Sure, a glimpse... here are her hands making me a delicious item called a Bacon Explosion a few years ago... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjweb Posted September 19, 2017 Report Share Posted September 19, 2017 Wow if my my heart dr seen me eating that, RJ kmmcrafts 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iguanadon Posted September 19, 2017 Author Report Share Posted September 19, 2017 1 hour ago, rjweb said: Wow if my my heart dr seen me eating that, RJ RJ, that was the most delicious thing I've ever eaten... Sliced on a biscuit... it was heavenly... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Finn Posted September 20, 2017 Report Share Posted September 20, 2017 I once did a two day event and found my second day's sales to be about 20% of the first days sales. I have avoided them since. My sales this year are down a bit.....so far. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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