Final Prep for Biggest Event of Year

[Iguanadon]

One week from tomorrow I load up the PuzzleMobile and head to Cary, NC for the 42nd annual Lazy Daze event.  Over 350 arts and crafts vendors gathered in one place.  It's 9 hours long Saturday and 4 1/2 hours Sunday.

This will be my second year doing it and I have set a goal of selling 200 puzzles.  I sold 153 last year, but the first day I wasn't able to set up the way I prefer, but this year I rented 2 spaces in order to maximize sales.  We'll see if it pans out.  Of course, weather will be the biggest factor and so far, the 10 day forecast looks decent.  We'll see if it holds true.

I'm still cutting in preparation for it and I'll take a final inventory count in a few days to see exactly how many puzzles I'll be taking with me, but I know it'll be in the 500-600 range.

Silly me, I signed up for another decent sized event the following Saturday... UGH!  But I'm taking vacation from the day job the week in between so that I can replenish my stock based on what I sell at Lazy Daze.

Fingers crossed for good weather.

Iggy

[Iguanadon]

Oh, and I guess in a way this is a good thing... It's been so rainy this summer I've missed 3 or 4 of my weekly farmers markets.  It of course has hurt my wallet, but at least I've been able to increase my stockpile, especially since my other side business is taking up a lot of my time right now.

[meflick]

Good luck Iggy.  Hope you make your goals and then some!

[rjweb]

Good luck and I think you will hit your goal no problem, RJ 

[OCtoolguy]

You are a true glutton for punishment. But, I guess that's because you are still young. Once you reach the age that most of us are at, you'll be happy to get one project at a time done and finished. I'd also love to know how you work in the "honey-do's" with all your scrolling. My wife is always finding something for me to do. Ugh!

 

[scrollingforsanity]

Good Luck I hope you sell over 200!!

grizz

Oregon

[Iguanadon]

3 hours ago, octoolguy said:

You are a true glutton for punishment. But, I guess that's because you are still young. Once you reach the age that most of us are at, you'll be happy to get one project at a time done and finished. I'd also love to know how you work in the "honey-do's" with all your scrolling. My wife is always finding something for me to do. Ugh!

 

I'm feeling older every day Ray.    Day job, puzzle zombie, map/advertising business, landlord and honey-do list do-er... It keeps me pretty busy but only during daylight hours.  LOL

[WayneMahler]

Best of everything for you Ziggy. Do well my friend !

[wombatie]

Good luck Scott, hope the weather is kind to you.

Marg

[lawson56]

Good Luck Iggy. May the Puzzle Gods smile on you.

[meflick]

12 hours ago, Iguanadon said:

I'm feeling older every day Ray.    Day job, puzzle zombie, map/advertising business, landlord and honey-do list do-er... It keeps me pretty busy but only during daylight hours.  LOL

Hey Iggy, i have good news for you then (or maybe not depending on how you look at it )  - if it only keeps you busy during "daylight hours" - you will get some relieve at some point since we have started having less and less daylight now that we are moving on towards Fall and Winter.  So less work for you perhaps. (Either that, or less time to do the work in so making you even busier )

[kmmcrafts]

Hope the sale goes better than you expected.

[Iguanadon]

4 hours ago, meflick said:

Hey Iggy, i have good news for you then (or maybe not depending on how you look at it )  - if it only keeps you busy during "daylight hours" - you will get some relieve at some point since we have started having less and less daylight now that we are moving on towards Fall and Winter.  So less work for you perhaps. (Either that, or less time to do the work in so making you even busier )

I'm not sure whether to thank you or to condemn you!

Good news, the front of my map is completely sold for 2019 as of this morning!  Only a few spaces remaining on the back and I have plenty of time to sign businesses for my Pleasure Island Guide.  Selling out the front of the map was a big milestone in just a few days of selling.

[orangeman]

Scott,

Hope you do really well at the show! Looks like you have a new display!

Btw, good decision on our part to cancel out. We're still getting orders from the Berea, KY show we did mid July. In fact

a record number of state wildlife puzzles were sold. And the orders keep coming!.

Keep us informed about Cary.

bb

[Iguanadon]

49 minutes ago, orangeman said:

Scott,

Hope you do really well at the show! Looks like you have a new display!

Btw, good decision on our part to cancel out. We're still getting orders from the Berea, KY show we did mid July. In fact

a record number of state wildlife puzzles were sold. And the orders keep coming!.

Keep us informed about Cary.

bb

That's another reason I set a goal of 200... I don't have the puzzle master from Georgia there to take all the puzzle business.   

Congrats on the flow of orders.  I'll let you know things go.  The weather looks like it's going to be agreeable.  I hope the forecast holds.

[Woodmaster1]

I hope you do awesome at the show! With 2 hrs of sleep at night you should be well rested and continue to crank out puzzles.

[Scrolling Steve]

Break a leg , Scott !

[rdatelle]

Good luck Iggy. You'll do great like always.

[3Dface]

Holy guano Batman!!!!

It is taking almost all my free time to shoot for 150 projects to take and hope to sell at my first show. I can't even wrap my head around 500-600!

My hope for you is to sell all you take over the 2 shows.

[NC Scroller]

Break a leg.  If my wife shows up don't sell her any.  They are on my to do list and they will be done some day.  LOL

[Iguanadon]

19 hours ago, 3Dface said:

Holy guano Batman!!!!

It is taking almost all my free time to shoot for 150 projects to take and hope to sell at my first show. I can't even wrap my head around 500-600!

My hope for you is to sell all you take over the 2 shows.

Yeah, mine are just simple little puzzles.  They don't count as "projects". 

[poupster2]

Wow Iggy,

I'm impressed at how you're organized.  This gives me so many ideas!!!   Thank you for sharing and good luck on your next sale!

[Iguanadon]

Puzzlemobile is loaded... one snapshot shows the 530 puzzles I'm taking, and then the rest of the "stuff" piled on.  Leaving in an hour to stay with friends.  Early morning tomorrow, up at 4:30am to get to the venue and setup.

[kmmcrafts]

Good luck Scott... hope you sell out so you'll have something to do when you get back..  I need to get back on your site soon to place an order for more of those patterns I wanted..

[meflick]

Good luck!