Iguanadon Posted July 3, 2018 Report Share Posted July 3, 2018 A local beach town has a massive July 4th celebration that runs for a solid week. Arts and Crafts vendors get to set up in the local park for 3 days. With July 4th being in the middle of the week, it's Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday this year. My first year doing the event. I've heard great things about the event from other vendors that I know. I set a goal of 40 puzzles a day and after getting set up this morning and the start of the event at 10am, I sold 34 in the first 3 hours. I started getting concerned about having enough inventory on hand. But I didn't have to worry for long, I only sold 9 the remaining 5 hours from 1pm to 6pm. LOL As is the case for much of the country we're having a bit of a heat wave here so the crowd dropped off big once the temperatures rose. So, in the end, day 1 was a success selling 43 puzzles. I'll be at it again tomorrow. RabidAlien, meflick, lawson56 and 4 others 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjweb Posted July 3, 2018 Report Share Posted July 3, 2018 Well hello Scott, good to hear from you, yes I think the heat wave we are having a cross the country right now could have a bearing on sales, but you did a little better than your goal, have a good holiday, RJ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lawson56 Posted July 3, 2018 Report Share Posted July 3, 2018 I know how ya feel Scott.The times I have gone out,it has done me the same way.Once that heat turns on,the customers turn off.Great to hear from ya again Scott. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newfie Posted July 3, 2018 Report Share Posted July 3, 2018 Glad to hear the event is going good for you so far. Hope the rest of the event goes great as will. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodmaster1 Posted July 3, 2018 Report Share Posted July 3, 2018 Great news! I hope you have strong to keep you cool. If it gets to bad then point the fan at a cooler full of ice and enjoy the homemade ac. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrolling Steve Posted July 3, 2018 Report Share Posted July 3, 2018 Good to hear that South Port is being kind to you! ....The heat has been brutal !....Hang in there ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iguanadon Posted July 4, 2018 Author Report Share Posted July 4, 2018 Day 2 update, came up 1 short of day 1 with 42 puzzles sold. Almost identical pattern as yesterday... strong start, then when the heat set in the crowd thinned. Tomorrow is "supposed" to be a little milder, we'll see. With it being the big holiday day, the crowd should be huge after the parade. I've set a high goal of 60 puzzles... but my problem right now is inventory, I've run out of a couple of popular dog breeds. "Do you have an Aussie?" "Sorry, I've sold out of those, how about a Coonhound instead?" Hmmmm, nope, that likely won't work. LOL Scrolling Steve and wombatie 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DWSUDEKUM Posted July 4, 2018 Report Share Posted July 4, 2018 Glad to see that you are having a good season so far. Thanks for sharing this with us. DW Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wombatie Posted July 4, 2018 Report Share Posted July 4, 2018 (edited) So you were three up on day one and two up on day two so that means you are five in front. Marg Edited July 4, 2018 by wombatie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iguanadon Posted July 5, 2018 Author Report Share Posted July 5, 2018 I'm getting too old for this stuff... LOL 3 days of hell is complete. As a reminder, this was my first time doing this event so I didn't have any basis for what to expect other than hearing from other vendors how great it is. We were fortunate to have 3 days with no rain at all. But it sure was hot, same as many places in the country right now. The venue is a nice, large, wooded park. However my booth was one of the very few in full sunshine pretty much all day long. If I hadn't taken a large fan with me I'd have roasted. Anyway, all went well, I set a goal of 40 puzzles a day (with a stretch goal of 60 for the final day), my final numbers were Day 1 - 43 Day 2 - 42 Day 3 - 47 I'm consistent if nothing else. I'm very happy, especially considering it was Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday. The event always ends on July 4th. So next year it'll be Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and I'll likely sign up for it again since I did well this year. I'm skipping my weekly farmers market this Saturday as my inventory is depleted... and I'm exhausted too. I'll enjoy some cutting time the rest of this week while I'm still on vacation from the day job. Scrolling Steve, meflick, wombatie and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockytime Posted July 5, 2018 Report Share Posted July 5, 2018 The heat is terrible all over. It's not helping the record forest fires in Colorado either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrolling Steve Posted July 5, 2018 Report Share Posted July 5, 2018 Congrats Scott ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luperez548 Posted July 5, 2018 Report Share Posted July 5, 2018 It is a very nice art display, hoping you reach your target every day, good luck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodmaster1 Posted July 5, 2018 Report Share Posted July 5, 2018 Awesome three day event. It's nice to have great sales but on the flip side you get to slave away making more puzzles. I hope your shop is cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danny Posted July 5, 2018 Report Share Posted July 5, 2018 Great Sales Scott. I am into Similar jigsaw pieces. By any chance can you give me your asking price for say the Dogs? Danny :+} Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iguanadon Posted July 5, 2018 Author Report Share Posted July 5, 2018 2 hours ago, danny said: Great Sales Scott. I am into Similar jigsaw pieces. By any chance can you give me your asking price for say the Dogs? Danny :+} Hi Danny, as I tell my potential customers... "Everything you see is $25, I'm not smart enough to keep track of multiple prices, I have to keep things simple." meflick 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meflick Posted July 5, 2018 Report Share Posted July 5, 2018 Scott, looks like on the whole you had a good 3- day event. Except for that heat. Bum,ear you were out away from additional shade. I was just thinking, when you first started down this road, you indicated you were going to make a donation to your local animal shelter or something from each animal puzzle you sold. (Least wise I seem to recall that but my brain may not be firing on all cylinders and maybe I am confused. ) Anyway, if I am remembering correctly, I was just wondering if you cared to share how much you have been able to donate? I am thinking it would be quite a few pennies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GPscroller Posted July 6, 2018 Report Share Posted July 6, 2018 Well done Scott, glad to hear you were successful. Jeff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
orangeman Posted July 7, 2018 Report Share Posted July 7, 2018 On 7/4/2018 at 8:20 PM, Iguanadon said: I'm getting too old for this stuff... LOL 3 days of hell is complete. As a reminder, this was my first time doing this event so I didn't have any basis for what to expect other than hearing from other vendors how great it is. We were fortunate to have 3 days with no rain at all. But it sure was hot, same as many places in the country right now. The venue is a nice, large, wooded park. However my booth was one of the very few in full sunshine pretty much all day long. If I hadn't taken a large fan with me I'd have roasted. Anyway, all went well, I set a goal of 40 puzzles a day (with a stretch goal of 60 for the final day), my final numbers were Day 1 - 43 Day 2 - 42 Day 3 - 47 I'm consistent if nothing else. I'm very happy, especially considering it was Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday. The event always ends on July 4th. So next year it'll be Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and I'll likely sign up for it again since I did well this year. I'm skipping my weekly farmers market this Saturday as my inventory is depleted... and I'm exhausted too. I'll enjoy some cutting time the rest of this week while I'm still on vacation from the day job. Excellent results! Wish I had local events here like you do. maybe I need to rent a couple months on the same NC beach and set up shop! bb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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