And the rain continued...it wasn't as much rain as it was the threat of rain, wind, and hail. The weather service kept threatening heavy, scary storms to come through, and when it finally made it to us, the storm had broken up and the worst parts went to either side of us.
Besides the fact that attendance felt like it was at nothing at certain parts of the day, I eeked out what I thought was a good day of sales (considering everything). I met quite a few new customers that I really had time to chat with and start to get to know. Hopefully they liked everything they bought and I will see them again.
I should have knitted more but the humidity made the yarn and needles sticky, hard to deal with.
Hopefully this storm this morning is it for the day.. four in a row of rain will just be painful.
5.26.2012
Mayfair Festival of the Arts Day 2
I am just going to preface this with...OMG I am sooo tired! I think the rain takes it out of me. I just sit with wet feet all day and the bone chill I come home with makes me so sore the next day.
So the day started out slow. The cool thing was that we were not supposed to drive in after 9 am, but with all the rain the night before we were happy to be able to drive right to the spot to unload a few things when we arrived. I also then parked close to my side of the park, a little off of Ott Street. It made the walk to the car 100% shorter, and 1000% cleaner at the end of the night. Look mom, no muddy feet!
Sales in the afternoon were almost unbearably slow. I found myself futzing around, not even knitting. Just snacking, visiting with my neighbors, really anything but getting work done. Then the rain came. I was watching this miniscule blip com towards Allentown on the radar. It was a seriously tiny, tiny blip. It had a little orange and red in it, but it was so small I expected it to pass through quickly. I guess the lack of wind did not allow that to happen. Instead, this blip of a storm hovered over Mayfair for an hour or so. It rained hard, but I could see the sun shining, and the water was coming pretty much straight down the whole time. I thought it might be the end of the show, that we wouldn't see another soul the rest of the day.
But people came out. I actually sold product to a member of the Boys Like Girls band. He was a nice young man, but I don't know how he lives with a group of girls following him around the whole time. They were all obviously too young for him. But he tolerated them without being mean, and I would actually say he was charming given the situation, but I could tell he would just like nothing more then to walk around for a bit without an entourage. So I payed attention and caught his first name, then after he was gone had to Google the bands playing this night so I could figure out which band and who he was. I felt really, really old not to know this of the top of my head. I hope he likes his soap:)
The rest of the night things picked up some and I was happy with the day's sales given the weather and the afternoon attendance. I am still not sold on my space location. Not sure if it really does get more traffic, although that may change today, I have heard rumors that the mud may close a few entrances, but who knows if that will really happen or not.
Well, it is Saturday and this show should really pick up toady. Let's hope for a warm, sunny, dry day. I hope to see you all!
So the day started out slow. The cool thing was that we were not supposed to drive in after 9 am, but with all the rain the night before we were happy to be able to drive right to the spot to unload a few things when we arrived. I also then parked close to my side of the park, a little off of Ott Street. It made the walk to the car 100% shorter, and 1000% cleaner at the end of the night. Look mom, no muddy feet!
Sales in the afternoon were almost unbearably slow. I found myself futzing around, not even knitting. Just snacking, visiting with my neighbors, really anything but getting work done. Then the rain came. I was watching this miniscule blip com towards Allentown on the radar. It was a seriously tiny, tiny blip. It had a little orange and red in it, but it was so small I expected it to pass through quickly. I guess the lack of wind did not allow that to happen. Instead, this blip of a storm hovered over Mayfair for an hour or so. It rained hard, but I could see the sun shining, and the water was coming pretty much straight down the whole time. I thought it might be the end of the show, that we wouldn't see another soul the rest of the day.
But people came out. I actually sold product to a member of the Boys Like Girls band. He was a nice young man, but I don't know how he lives with a group of girls following him around the whole time. They were all obviously too young for him. But he tolerated them without being mean, and I would actually say he was charming given the situation, but I could tell he would just like nothing more then to walk around for a bit without an entourage. So I payed attention and caught his first name, then after he was gone had to Google the bands playing this night so I could figure out which band and who he was. I felt really, really old not to know this of the top of my head. I hope he likes his soap:)
The rest of the night things picked up some and I was happy with the day's sales given the weather and the afternoon attendance. I am still not sold on my space location. Not sure if it really does get more traffic, although that may change today, I have heard rumors that the mud may close a few entrances, but who knows if that will really happen or not.
Well, it is Saturday and this show should really pick up toady. Let's hope for a warm, sunny, dry day. I hope to see you all!
5.25.2012
Mayfair Festival of the Arts, Day 1
Wow, what a rain storm. Just as the show was bout to open, the first scary rain for the show began. The wind wasn't as bad as they had warned us about but the rain was crazy. By the end of it, the water was more than ankle deep in my booth, and many other people were completely flooded out for the night. At least my sales area was relatively dry and the water soon subsided in my standing area without too much mud in its wake.
Once the rain stopped I went out and checked on some other people, many just had too much water to be able to open up right away, this meant some left, and some just wandered about until they could open for business. Once I got open myself, I was pretty surprised with sales. I had more than I expected so I hope this trend continues for the rest of the show. So far I like my spot, I can hear the music from one of the main stages, and I really do think I got more traffic than I would have on the other end of the park.
One of the only things I don't like is how far the walk to the car from the designated parking is. I know I could park on the street closer, but I think they may need to designate an area closer to Ott Street for the people in my area. For me it wasn't the walk that was so bad, it was the fact that the area to come in through is absolutely muddy beyond belief. Couple this with the fact that today we have to have our cars out by 9 am, and the walk through the mud with inventory is not a happy thought right now.
So except for the rain, I am really happy with the changes I have seen to the festival. I love my new spot overall, and I will just have to see what comes the next few days.
Hope to see you there!
Once the rain stopped I went out and checked on some other people, many just had too much water to be able to open up right away, this meant some left, and some just wandered about until they could open for business. Once I got open myself, I was pretty surprised with sales. I had more than I expected so I hope this trend continues for the rest of the show. So far I like my spot, I can hear the music from one of the main stages, and I really do think I got more traffic than I would have on the other end of the park.
One of the only things I don't like is how far the walk to the car from the designated parking is. I know I could park on the street closer, but I think they may need to designate an area closer to Ott Street for the people in my area. For me it wasn't the walk that was so bad, it was the fact that the area to come in through is absolutely muddy beyond belief. Couple this with the fact that today we have to have our cars out by 9 am, and the walk through the mud with inventory is not a happy thought right now.
So except for the rain, I am really happy with the changes I have seen to the festival. I love my new spot overall, and I will just have to see what comes the next few days.
Hope to see you there!
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