st people walked right by me, obviously there for the jewelry, lighthouses painted on oyster shells and Santa Clauses made from dish towels. A lot of people stopped and looked at all the boxes, sometimes picked one up and looked inside, then looked over at me and said "This is really neat!" And then moved on. But some few people took a look, lit up and said "I have to have one!" Those were the people I liked the best. I was definitely one of the rookies at this show. Most people came in with very elaborate display set ups with the exact right cart of move it in on. They had professional signage and their own cash registers. I felt a little bit like the kid with a lemonade stand on the sidewalk in front of the 
house.
house.I had good conversations with people who gave me ideas about ways to go about it in the future. #1 Don't pay such high entrance fees. Look for shows that cost $10 or less. #2 Configure "floors" for boxes so they serve better as gift boxes. #3 Get business cards made at dot.print.com. #4 Fewer boxes -- the most distinctive ones are the ones that sell. #5 I need bags next time. It was a rainy weekend and I needed to help people protect their purchase from dissolving before they got it home.
I think my bargain basement prices were about right.
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I was fascinated by all the different papers you used for your boxes. I'm so happy with mine. There should be a future in this...sounds like you got some good suggestions. There is always a learning curve to stuff, isn't there?
There was a woman at the luncheon today wanting to give quilting lessons. When asked if her quilting was gone 'by hand' she said, "No, I want to see some results in my lifetime." She's a hoot. PW in NC
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