Some vendors need to just get over themselves. I am not stopping by to talk to you to steal your business or ideas. Everyone has their own niche and we can all learn from each other. On the other hand, don’t stop by my booth to chat and then monopolize my time when I have customers…step away and chat later when we are having down time!

I’m with you. I always enjoy talking to other vendors–even sharing what type of fibers I use and how long it takes me to make something. But I do wish they wouldn’t block sight lines from customers walking by or keep talking to me when a customer is in my booth about to try something on. There’s always somewhere off to the side where we can stand and conversations can be picked back up after the customer has left.

My mother always taught us to look with our eyes, not our fingers. I wish more parents would have the same philosophy.

Actually, for our booth, we need a sign up that says “please touch.” But then, the softness and feel of the fibers and fabrics are one of our biggest selling points. The only time it bothers me is when there are chocolate-covered fingers that drip on our creations.

I pay, I stay. Why pack up and leave early if it’s a slow show? I always bring work with me…more time to create beautiful things. And if I packed up and left early, I’d just have to do laundry or mow the lawn.
I never, ever start to pack up until the dot of closing time. And I fully appreciate those of you who do, because that’s just less “competition” for a shopper’s business.

This is a big one for me–though one that my partner often disagrees with. She’s usually all about packing up the final half hour of a show if it’s slow. I’ve pointed out, though, that we often get great sales in the last half hour–in part because others have packed up early. It does create a certain urgency in the minds of the shoppers and makes them more likely to buy.