Sorry to resurrect this older post, but wow, what a great series of pics showing the evolution of a craft fair display!!! Boy, I remember my first craft fair. I managed to sell some soap, but when I think back to what my table looked like....OMG! I remember looking around at other vendor's tables and thinking, holy crap, these people really know what they're doing! lol It reminds me of years ago, when I started making jewelry....a co-worker's wife had a retail store and offered to sell some of my pieces on consignment. She asked to see a few pieces first. I showed up at her store and started pulling baggies out of my purse, and untangling the necklaces from the bracelets and earrings. How embarrassing. She liked them, but wanted to see more before she committed to selling them. So I made sure that when I went back the second time, it was with a portfolio case, with my items neatly displayed. That initial embarrassment taught me that it's important to look professional. I had the same jewelry, but the difference from baggies to portfolio made all the difference in the world. It doesn't always take much, but the result can be huge.
The display in the first pic of this post is kind of lackluster.....it looks like someone who has made some nice products, but isn't sure about how to make the most out of what they have. The second pic shows definite improvement, and the difference between the first and last pic is amazing....from baggies to portfolio! First pic, amateur, last pic....professional! The soap is the same, but the perception is that here is someone who's got it together and knows what they're doing.....so their soap must be good. The OP got great advice, and followed it with great results. Any newbie to craft fairs could learn a valuable lesson here. How you project yourself and the items you're selling can make all the difference in the world. I was at a small craft fair once, with one other soaper. I had a customer come to my table and tell me that she had looked at the other vendor's soaps, but was buying from me because she liked my presentation better. Appearances shouldn't make a difference.....but we all know that they do.