I really wanted to write my review of this show when I got home last night, but I took a few deep breaths and decided to wait until at least today to write it so I could give myself some time to cool off. Turns out I was a special kind of upset because this review will be as bad as it would have been if i had written it last night :\
I heard about this show last year but since it was a first-year show, i decided not to do it. Since there are a lack of craft fairs in Texas during the summer (go figure) I decided to try it out this year. I should have stayed home and caught up on some TV because this show was definitely not worth the time I invested into it.
This is what I think happened {cue wavy lines and dream sequence music}. The organizer was sitting at home one day pondering Christmas in July and that sparked an idea {insert light bulb going off}. "I think I shall organize a Craft Festival and I will pick all of my favorite artists so that I can get all of my Christmas/Holiday shopping done. I will not advertise nor will I put up signs in the neighborhood. I will not make this a location that is well known and popular. I want to have my pick from all the merchandise and shall not let anyone else enter! And the best part will be that I will use their entry fee for me and me alone!!!! MUAHAHAHAHAHA..."
That pretty much sums it up. No one came and the only one that shopped was the organizer. The entry fee was 70.00 for a two day show. Not bad, right? Wrong. This show should have been free. There were literally 20 customers ALL weekend. What I made in two days, I usually make in one hour at a normal sale. Take my advice and don't ever do this festival if you value your sanity.
On the upside, I met some great people from Etsy Fort Worth and I look forward to doing the Cowtown Indie Bazaar with them on Sept. 4, 2010.
Here are my ratings. (1 is the worst and 10 is the best)
1. Cost of entry to revenue ratio - 1
2. Ease of Set Up/Break Down - 5
3. Venue - 1
4. Show attendance - 1.
Overall score - 2
They charged an entry fee? $70? Did they tell the vendors that there was going to be an entry fee? I had no idea.
ReplyDeleteThey charged the vendors $70 to participate in the show. The show was free for the patrons... unfortunately, there weren't any patrons... :(
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