spenny92
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I attended my first market today. We have just gotten through Winter here in NZ, so the area where I live is still pretty quiet. Luckily, it was a beautiful day and that seemed to help draw a few people out to market. There were around 18 stalls, with one other well established soaper. I drew the short straw with my stall as I was out of the main 'strip' and on a corner - people didn't walk past me, so they had to see me from afar and make a deliberate beeline for my stall if they wanted to have a look. Bit of a pain, but it's not permanent. I had lots of really lovely comments about how professional my display looked, which gave me a much-needed boost as I was shaking with nerves when setting up!
I made just over 50 times my stall fee, which is far more than I had anticipated. My body butters and lotion bars sold better than they have been doing online. A man actually bought 20 bars of soap - he said he was very dirty hah! I'll share some photos of my display in the next post.
I also just wanted to preface this post with a bit of information. I am well aware that, in most people's opinions, I am selling too early. I've been soaping for 4 months. I make 5-6 batches a day, and have been using near enough the recipe from the beginning so it has had thorough testing by myself and others. I may not know how they will be in a years time, but I have done enough research and taken preventative measures to try and ward off DOS or fading scents. I started selling online last month and have had over 50 orders, with a good dozen or so repeat orders/customers. I was also approached by a store in another city who wanted to stock my soap - I didn't think I was ready for that, but we started with a small order and they have now made 3 large orders (over 120 soaps) in as many weeks. I also have another local wholesale account, and one consignment account. I just wanted to say that to try and shed some insight on why I am selling at a market, and that I am aware it is considered 'too early', but that is my decision.
I love my products, and so do my customers!
I made just over 50 times my stall fee, which is far more than I had anticipated. My body butters and lotion bars sold better than they have been doing online. A man actually bought 20 bars of soap - he said he was very dirty hah! I'll share some photos of my display in the next post.
I also just wanted to preface this post with a bit of information. I am well aware that, in most people's opinions, I am selling too early. I've been soaping for 4 months. I make 5-6 batches a day, and have been using near enough the recipe from the beginning so it has had thorough testing by myself and others. I may not know how they will be in a years time, but I have done enough research and taken preventative measures to try and ward off DOS or fading scents. I started selling online last month and have had over 50 orders, with a good dozen or so repeat orders/customers. I was also approached by a store in another city who wanted to stock my soap - I didn't think I was ready for that, but we started with a small order and they have now made 3 large orders (over 120 soaps) in as many weeks. I also have another local wholesale account, and one consignment account. I just wanted to say that to try and shed some insight on why I am selling at a market, and that I am aware it is considered 'too early', but that is my decision.
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