disasterous afternoon

[samigail]

I had a stall at a school fete this afternoon. Hardly anyone came to look at my stall, most the children and families stayed over in the area that had the trampolines, teacups etc.
I did make some sales but not enough really
And to top it off, I've burnt my shoulders! It was so cloudy and rain threatening with only mini sights of the sun I never thought about suncream! :(:hissyfit:

[knotjustjigs]

Aw poor you, console yourself with a glass of wine and make sure you put aftersun on! i always have a tube of suncream in my fair box as you never know.

Ketty x

[Rainbowwitch]

Go and have a cool bath and open a bottle/can/box (whatever your fav drink comes in)

[Digzy]

poor thing :(
go relax and open the wine xxx

[elkatie]

:alright: I'm sorry it wasnt good for you, I did a school thing some years ago when the boys where in Infants school and never sold a thing shrugshoulders111 Its really disheartening, but then other times you can do well.

I'm sure at the summer ones (that was the one I sold nothing at) people just go for the trampolines/bouncy castles and BBQ. :cheesy: Christmas ones seem much better.

[Chiggs]

oh dear, sorry you had a poor day. Have you any Aloe Vera for the sunburn, it works wonders.

I did a school fair a couple of years ago at a school I didn't know very well, there were kids running everywhere, it was chaos-the stand cost a fiver and I didn't cover my costs :cheesy:

[Slug]

Oh no, I can sympathise as I've had a few disasterous events in the past selling cards. I did one toddler group where only one mum had remembered her purse and someone's toddler ripped open several packs of invitations & thank yous. Another time I spent the whole time trying to hold my gazebo together as it buckled and finally snapped in a howling gale and I then spent the rest of the afternoon trying to shelter my stock from the rain under an upturned picnic blanket and hardly sold a thing.
Hopefully your next event will be much more successful,
Gail.

[samigail]

thanks everyone.
I had a lovely bath with nice moisturising bath lotion in, accompanied by a lovely ice cold white wine!
Next event is an evening fete on friday, I think I might abandon summer school fetes. There is so much going on over a huge widespread area there seems absolutely no reason why those attending have any motivation to even look at the outside stall holders. And all the school fetes this year have got expensive £15 a go!!
Website sales are continuosly trickling in though, nice big one last night

[Olive_Oil]

aw just draw a line above it and move on to the next. I never did the school summer fairs - xmas ones are much better :yes:

[Katiequiggle]

Don't even go there with school Summer fairs, they're a waste of time unless you're selling plastic tat like fairy tiaras and light up noisy stuff and swords at £1 each. No one goes to a school fair expecting to pay for a quality item, they go to have a go at the tombola, raffle, bouncy castles etc etc have a burger and an icecream then go home. I've only ever done well at one school Summer Fair and that is only because I have a lot of regular customers who's children go there.

[Miranda]

I sometimes to sponsor the programme - print it with my details all over 'printed by', or submit a small raffle prize or two - I go for £5 vouchers, this means they generally spend over £5 but hasn't cost me £5, but I don't do a stall.

[colourart]

Don't be too disheartened. I think its mostly been said about summer school fayres. I don't do them for the same reasons that have been said. Its disheartening the number of people who 'don't bring their purse', or just buy burgers and spend money on plastic. Ladies shopping/pamper evenings are better if they're well attended.