Well, now that we are halfway through with or Craft Show Blitz, you'd'av thought we'd'av gotten it down by now! And, maybe we do (or maybe not), but one thing is for sure Chris and I will NOT be doing Allston Village Street Fair again! We didn't even get to see Snap Boogie! What's up with that? Below I will detail the disasters of the day!
1) arrived to check-in at 9 as per instructions, and were told we had to wait till 10, and were subsequently late getting all set up
2)ALL vendors had to park/unload/set-up in one tiny street at the same time (and may I mention that some craft ladies are not quite as kindhearted as they may seem when one is blocking their SUV on a crowded street)
3) organizers double booked may of the spaces, so many crafters had to be relocated
4) 1.5 hrs after we set up, everyone assigned to our side of the street was told they had to move their booths, or the WHOLE FAIR would be shut down by police!
5)packed up booth and re-setup again on the dead end side of the last music stage, after i had moved yet another time! (Chris and I lost about two hours of show time due to this!)
6) We got a whopping one sale each!
7) Upon packing up to (finally!!) go home, we found that Chris' car had been towed, due to being told misinformation about parking by an "organizer"
We are hoping to be reimbursed our entrance fees and towing expenses! Is that too much to ask?
Lessons learned?
1) If your check has been cashed for weeks before you find out you have been accepted, opt out!
2) If a show boasts over 100k people, it's bound to be a zoo!
3) People are mostly interested in cheap crap
4) I need to find a way to get more shows that fit my demographic (awesome ladies who like a bit of bling in their lives)
5) Festival Fete is so amazing!
1) arrived to check-in at 9 as per instructions, and were told we had to wait till 10, and were subsequently late getting all set up
2)ALL vendors had to park/unload/set-up in one tiny street at the same time (and may I mention that some craft ladies are not quite as kindhearted as they may seem when one is blocking their SUV on a crowded street)
3) organizers double booked may of the spaces, so many crafters had to be relocated
4) 1.5 hrs after we set up, everyone assigned to our side of the street was told they had to move their booths, or the WHOLE FAIR would be shut down by police!
5)packed up booth and re-setup again on the dead end side of the last music stage, after i had moved yet another time! (Chris and I lost about two hours of show time due to this!)
6) We got a whopping one sale each!
7) Upon packing up to (finally!!) go home, we found that Chris' car had been towed, due to being told misinformation about parking by an "organizer"
We are hoping to be reimbursed our entrance fees and towing expenses! Is that too much to ask?
Lessons learned?
1) If your check has been cashed for weeks before you find out you have been accepted, opt out!
2) If a show boasts over 100k people, it's bound to be a zoo!
3) People are mostly interested in cheap crap
4) I need to find a way to get more shows that fit my demographic (awesome ladies who like a bit of bling in their lives)
5) Festival Fete is so amazing!
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