Iggy Big Event Update - Day 2

[Iguanadon]

Hey folks, just walked in the door back home after day 2 and what a day it was.

Day 1 was wonderful, 9 hours in duration tons of people, great weather but due to vendors close to me on both sides, I had to go with an "inside" setup, see picture 1.  I dislike this type of setup because a lot of people do not like having to walk into a booth.  I did well, selling 93 puzzles at an average cost of $22 per puzzle ($25 for 68 and about $12.50 for 25 of them... I'm going to make you work to figure out how much I made :-)

Day 2 beat my expectations, maybe 1/4 the sized crowd, only 4 1/2 hours in duration but I was able to setup in my preferred "U" shape around the perimeter since my next door neighbor sold out of his goods and didn't come back today.  I sold 60, beating my expectation of 40. ($25 for 47 and about $12.50 for 13 of them)

Total sold = 153 puzzles.  Very happy even though I didn't achieve my goal of 200-250... but now I have plenty of stock for probably most of the rest of the year.

There is absolutely no doubt in my mind that the perimeter "U" shape boosts sales by 50% or more.  I get so many more people walking up to the booth and browsing the entire selection around all 3 sides.  Lesson learned and confirmed... for all events in which I know I will be squeezed between other vendors with no space between I will rent 2 booths and setup the way I prefer.  It's absolutely worth the extra cost by increasing sales by 25-50% or more.  I know some events offer "corner" spaces and if they do, I'll go that route, otherwise I'll rent 2 spaces and setup in the center of the spaces allowing plenty of room all around.

I also had the pleasure of meeting Orangeman (Brian) as he was nearby where my booth was setup.  He had a great location on the main strip.  He did very well Saturday and when I stopped by to see how he was doing today he said it was somewhat light, but he still beat me in overall sales.  ;-)

I also had 3 people stop by and tell me they'd seen my videos and read about me on Steve Good's site... that was wild.  I did make a series of small videos during my setup both days.  I need to piece them together into a single video and will share with everyone next week.

Well, I need to get to bed... I have to get up at 5:30am to catch a flight... to Austin, TX... my boss is a complete idiot not calling off this meeting... hopefully I don't end up stuck in Charlotte for hours... or more.

I want to be sure to say THANK YOU all for your support and interest in my little goofy puzzle world.

Talk with you soon.

Iggy

 

[Woodmaster1]

Fantastic glad you did well. You got enough left over a break in the sawing is possible.

[Sam777]

Iggy,

I am so glad you did well.

Way to go and hope the next show will be even better for you.

Keep up the fantastic work

Sam

[hawkeye10]

35 minutes ago, Iguanadon said:

Hey folks, just walked in the door back home after day 2 and what a day it was.

Day 1 was wonderful, 9 hours in duration tons of people, great weather but due to vendors close to me on both sides, I had to go with an "inside" setup, see picture 1.  I dislike this type of setup because a lot of people do not like having to walk into a booth.  I did well, selling 93 puzzles at an average cost of $22 per puzzle ($25 for 68 and about $12.50 for 25 of them... I'm going to make you work to figure out how much I made :-)

Day 2 beat my expectations, maybe 1/4 the sized crowd, only 4 1/2 hours in duration but I was able to setup in my preferred "U" shape around the perimeter since my next door neighbor sold out of his goods and didn't come back today.  I sold 60, beating my expectation of 40. ($25 for 47 and about $12.50 for 13 of them)

Total sold = 153 puzzles.  Very happy even though I didn't achieve my goal of 200-250... but now I have plenty of stock for probably most of the rest of the year.

There is absolutely no doubt in my mind that the perimeter "U" shape boosts sales by 50% or more.  I get so many more people walking up to the booth and browsing the entire selection around all 3 sides.  Lesson learned and confirmed... for all events in which I know I will be squeezed between other vendors with no space between I will rent 2 booths and setup the way I prefer.  It's absolutely worth the extra cost by increasing sales by 25-50% or more.  I know some events offer "corner" spaces and if they do, I'll go that route, otherwise I'll rent 2 spaces and setup in the center of the spaces allowing plenty of room all around.

I also had the pleasure of meeting Orangeman (Brian) as he was nearby where my booth was setup.  He had a great location on the main strip.  He did very well Saturday and when I stopped by to see how he was doing today he said it was somewhat light, but he still beat me in overall sales.  ;-)

I also had 3 people stop by and tell me they'd seen my videos and read about me on Steve Good's site... that was wild.  I did make a series of small videos during my setup both days.  I need to piece them together into a single video and will share with everyone next week.

Well, I need to get to bed... I have to get up at 5:30am to catch a flight... to Austin, TX... my boss is a complete idiot not calling off this meeting... hopefully I don't end up stuck in Charlotte for hours... or more.

I want to be sure to say THANK YOU all for your support and interest in my little goofy puzzle world.

Talk with you soon.

Iggy

 

I hope your boss isn't a member of this forum.  

[rjweb]

That's great, glad it was a success, enjoy Austin if you are able to get there, RJ

[WayneMahler]

Scott

So happy to hear the results. You did very well. As for having extra, take the next week off with pay. Tell em I said it was good

Always enjoy hearing someone did great. Really happy for you.

[wombatie]

Only 47 short of you target, that is terrific.  It was good that the weather stayed good for you too.  Great work Scott and well done to @orangemantoo.

Marg

[kmmcrafts]

Glad to hear you did better than expected on your second day.. overall sounds as if you did fairly well to me.. Great job!!

[jbrowning]

You rock Iggy. Great job and glad you had a great second day. Keep up the good work.

[meflick]

Glad to hear that overall you and orangeman had great results at the show.  Hope your boss doesn't read the forum or you might find the Puzzle business has become your primary job.  Stay safe if you make it to Texas - if you are lucky - they won't be able to fly you there and you can go back home!

[Scrolling Steve]

Sounds like you had a great show !.....Congrats !

[edward]

 Congrats on the two day show, glad you did well. I would think people would come inside to get out of the sun, if it were shining. overall what ever works for you. Keep up the good work.  edward

[Iguanadon]

Thanks All.  

Well, my boss lucked out... we had perfect weather here in Austin the 3 days we were here.  I'm at the airport early waiting on my flight back home to Mayberry Beach.  It's been a very hectic and busy 6 days and I'm ready to crash in my own bed.  

Labor Day weekend is upon us... where did the summer go.  My farmers market Saturday is looking pretty iffy due to rain forecast.  

[rjweb]

Glad your trip worked out, rest up and enjoy the weekend, RJ

[amazingkevin]

On 8/27/2017 at 8:37 PM, Iguanadon said:

Hey folks, just walked in the door back home after day 2 and what a day it was.

Day 1 was wonderful, 9 hours in duration tons of people, great weather but due to vendors close to me on both sides, I had to go with an "inside" setup, see picture 1.  I dislike this type of setup because a lot of people do not like having to walk into a booth.  I did well, selling 93 puzzles at an average cost of $22 per puzzle ($25 for 68 and about $12.50 for 25 of them... I'm going to make you work to figure out how much I made :-)

Day 2 beat my expectations, maybe 1/4 the sized crowd, only 4 1/2 hours in duration but I was able to setup in my preferred "U" shape around the perimeter since my next door neighbor sold out of his goods and didn't come back today.  I sold 60, beating my expectation of 40. ($25 for 47 and about $12.50 for 13 of them)

Total sold = 153 puzzles.  Very happy even though I didn't achieve my goal of 200-250... but now I have plenty of stock for probably most of the rest of the year.

There is absolutely no doubt in my mind that the perimeter "U" shape boosts sales by 50% or more.  I get so many more people walking up to the booth and browsing the entire selection around all 3 sides.  Lesson learned and confirmed... for all events in which I know I will be squeezed between other vendors with no space between I will rent 2 booths and setup the way I prefer.  It's absolutely worth the extra cost by increasing sales by 25-50% or more.  I know some events offer "corner" spaces and if they do, I'll go that route, otherwise I'll rent 2 spaces and setup in the center of the spaces allowing plenty of room all around.

I also had the pleasure of meeting Orangeman (Brian) as he was nearby where my booth was setup.  He had a great location on the main strip.  He did very well Saturday and when I stopped by to see how he was doing today he said it was somewhat light, but he still beat me in overall sales.  ;-)

I also had 3 people stop by and tell me they'd seen my videos and read about me on Steve Good's site... that was wild.  I did make a series of small videos during my setup both days.  I need to piece them together into a single video and will share with everyone next week.

Well, I need to get to bed... I have to get up at 5:30am to catch a flight... to Austin, TX... my boss is a complete idiot not calling off this meeting... hopefully I don't end up stuck in Charlotte for hours... or more.

I want to be sure to say THANK YOU all for your support and interest in my little goofy puzzle world.

Talk with you soon.

Iggy

 

Shake a leg take what you can get.Make me an offer i can't refuse!

[amazingkevin]

I

On 8/27/2017 at 8:37 PM, Iguanadon said:

Hey folks, just walked in the door back home after day 2 and what a day it was.

Day 1 was wonderful, 9 hours in duration tons of people, great weather but due to vendors close to me on both sides, I had to go with an "inside" setup, see picture 1.  I dislike this type of setup because a lot of people do not like having to walk into a booth.  I did well, selling 93 puzzles at an average cost of $22 per puzzle ($25 for 68 and about $12.50 for 25 of them... I'm going to make you work to figure out how much I made :-)

Day 2 beat my expectations, maybe 1/4 the sized crowd, only 4 1/2 hours in duration but I was able to setup in my preferred "U" shape around the perimeter since my next door neighbor sold out of his goods and didn't come back today.  I sold 60, beating my expectation of 40. ($25 for 47 and about $12.50 for 13 of them)

Total sold = 153 puzzles.  Very happy even though I didn't achieve my goal of 200-250... but now I have plenty of stock for probably most of the rest of the year.

There is absolutely no doubt in my mind that the perimeter "U" shape boosts sales by 50% or more.  I get so many more people walking up to the booth and browsing the entire selection around all 3 sides.  Lesson learned and confirmed... for all events in which I know I will be squeezed between other vendors with no space between I will rent 2 booths and setup the way I prefer.  It's absolutely worth the extra cost by increasing sales by 25-50% or more.  I know some events offer "corner" spaces and if they do, I'll go that route, otherwise I'll rent 2 spaces and setup in the center of the spaces allowing plenty of room all around.

I also had the pleasure of meeting Orangeman (Brian) as he was nearby where my booth was setup.  He had a great location on the main strip.  He did very well Saturday and when I stopped by to see how he was doing today he said it was somewhat light, but he still beat me in overall sales.  ;-)

I also had 3 people stop by and tell me they'd seen my videos and read about me on Steve Good's site... that was wild.  I did make a series of small videos during my setup both days.  I need to piece them together into a single video and will share with everyone next week.

Well, I need to get to bed... I have to get up at 5:30am to catch a flight... to Austin, TX... my boss is a complete idiot not calling off this meeting... hopefully I don't end up stuck in Charlotte for hours... or more.

I want to be sure to say THANK YOU all for your support and interest in my little goofy puzzle world.

Talk with you soon.

Iggy

 

I love tour narrations but would love to watch you setting up/God bless you for all your work to get you where you are