So how many of you have signed up to do a craft fair and had such high hopes for it? Then crushed by the realization that it really wasn't what you thought it would be. Well let me tell you we have certainly had quite a few of these experiences in 2008.
Let me start by talking to you about a large event called Pumpkin Fest. Pumpkin Fest is a large festival done every year in Keene NH. Tiffany and I decided to participate in this in 2007. We had such a good time and such great sales that we decided it was worth doing again in 2008. This festival takes place in October, outside, for several hours. The first year we did this we had fantastic weather, unusually warm. This year not so much. In the beginning the weather was cooperating other than the fact that it was a little chilly. Coming upon 5 pm it began to rain, prior to this it became quite windy. By 9 pm when it was time to pack up and go Tiffany went to get the car while I held down the tent, literally. Needless to say it was a cold, windy, wet night and we could not wait to leave. To top it all off sales were down by half of what they were last year.
After the Pumpkin Fest debacle we had 2 fairs lined up in November. Again, we had high hopes for each of these 2 day events. Other than meeting some very interesting people each event brought in less money than we paid out.
This isn't to say that we have had all bad shows, it just goes to show how doing these things are truly luck of the draw.
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