[Nfb-krafters-korner] Selling at craft markets

Annette Carr amcarr1 at verizon.net
Fri Mar 16 23:01:53 UTC 2012 

Yes, there 2 money identifiers for the iPhone.  The free one is the iNote`
and it is ok, but I find it cumbersome to use when you need to work fast.
The other one that Kendra mentioned is LookTell and costs just under $10.  I
really like this one as all you need to do is pass the paper money in front
of the iPhone camera and it announces the amount.  The standalone device is
called the iBill and costs $99.  Although you have to fuss with inserting
the end of the paper money into the slit, the device offers you the choice
of having the denomination announced in a female voice, or having it voiced
out, or having it use vibrations.  I really like the vibration mode as when
I am out in a noisy place I struggle to hear talking or beeping outputs.

HTH,
Annette


-----Original Message-----
From: nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org
[mailto:nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Kendra Schaber
Sent: Thursday, March 15, 2012 11:51 PM
To: List for blind crafters and artists
Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Selling at craft markets

Hi all, I have a friend who got an Iphone 4s for Christmas. They have tried
at least ten different bare coad applacations that didn't work. On the other
hand, there is a good money iddentafyer applacation that works even better
than the bulky money iddentafiers that costs hundreds of dollars. The money
iddentafier apt is also only $10.00 or something like that. Just thought
that I'd pass along that option. I hope that this will help you!
Kendra Schaber
----- Original Message -----
From: "Sahar Husseini" <sahar at inebraska.com>
To: "List for blind crafters and artists" <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Tuesday, March 13, 2012 4:16 PM
Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Selling at craft markets


> Also, you might want to invest in a money identifier.  If you have an 
> IPhone, there are a couple of aps.  I also have the IBill, a 
> stand-alone money identifier; I paid $100 for it, and it was worth 
> every penny.  I don't leave home without it.  I am not usually 
> comfortable selling by myself.  I've done craft shows, and I find them 
> more stressful than they're worth.  Lynda, it is so good to hear 
> someone else echoing my sentiment.  It's funny this has come up just 
> after you and I corresponded about it.  I feel validated, as I told 
> you in my private message to hear you saying what you said because 
> people think I'm crazy when I tell them I'm not comfortable with craft 
> shows and that I think they're often a waste of time.  People are 
> often looking for a bargain, and not necessarily quality.  The best 
> craft shows I have ever been in are those at convention.  I love doing
those; they are definitely worth the stress.
> *smile*
>
> Warm regards,
> Sahar Husseini
> For hand-crafted, one-of-a-kind jewelry, please visit my Website at 
> www.saharscreations.com Find me on Facebook at 
> www.facebook.com/saharscreations And remember, "Obstacles don't have 
> to stop you.
> If you run into a wall, don't turn around and give up.
> Figure out how to climb it, go through it, or work around it."
> Michael Jordan
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Lindy van der Merwe" <stephlin at iafrica.com>
> To: "List for blind crafters and artists" 
> <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, March 13, 2012 10:39 AM
> Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Selling at craft markets
>
>
> Thanks, Linda, for all the tips and ideas. I have not yet decided to 
> do the craft market on a permanent basis. You have reminded me to also 
> look for some other alternatives and have given me some great ideas to 
> work with. My sincere thanks.
> It looks like I will have someone with me for my next market, so I'm 
> sure it will also help me get comfortable if I decide to do this type 
> of selling more in future.
> Kindest regards.
> Lindy
>
> Find PRACTICAL PRODUCTS on FACEBOOK:
> http://www.facebook.com/practicalproducts
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "River Woman" <riverwoman at zoominternet.net>
> To: "List for blind crafters and artists" 
> <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, March 13, 2012 2:50 PM
> Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Selling at craft markets
>
>
>>I sell jewelry and knitted accessories. I no longer do "craft shows" 
>>but I do some higher end "Holiday Markets."  The ones I do now are set 
>>up boutique style where the customers show the entire show, then bring 
>>the things they wish to purchase to the "check out" area where it is 
>>sold and bagged for them. This works perfect for a blind person 
>>because you do not stay at your area, other than to come in a 
>>replenish the stock.  A much better clientelle visites this type of 
>>market, and you get much better prices.
>>
>> I did do craft shows for quite a few years. I soon learned that shows 
>> held in churches, fire halls, and schools are typically very low end 
>> ones and flooded with tons of people there to have lunch and visit, 
>> but not to buy.
>> And, they are not discriminate about how many vendors they have 
>> selling a particular thing. ie, they may have a dozen tables of 
>> jewelry vendors - which means very little sales for any of them.
>>
>>
>> I do only one show now in which I am there at my booth the whole 
>> time. It is in a museum, so again, the clientelle is much better and 
>> they are really there to buy nice things.
>>
>> I always have a family member at my booth with me.
>> I am alone at times when they take a bathroom break, and after doing 
>> this many times for the four years I have been without sight, I am 
>> always quite nervous.
>> There is no way anyone would know I am blind at all. Even after I say 
>> so, they are skeptical about it. I look them in the eye, and I engage 
>> with them through gestures as I always did before. There is nothing 
>> about me that reads "blind" unless they saw me walking in with my cane.
>>
>> Customers always say "over there" "that one" "this one" the "pink one"
>> etc. That is the normal way for a person who can see to designate 
>> things and they have no idea that we cannot know what they mean. They 
>> are really clueless about blindness - I sure was! I understand this.
>>
>> Here is what I do that helps though:
>> I put a  clearly marked  price tag is on every item.
>> If they ask the price, I hand it to them and say, "Here, you can see 
>> the price on the tag." I also put any other pertinent information on 
>> the tag - I use large tags so it is very CLEAR to them.
>> Money? I have the bills put in an order that is always the same. I 
>> use only bills and never have any change. This eliminates a very big
worry.
>>
>> I never price anything with "cents" involved. Everything with only 
>> "dollars" this way the item is $5. or $10. etc.  You can back the 
>> taxes off of the price after you get home.  When you do your pricing, 
>> just round it UP to the next dollar amount. This has saved me so much 
>> worries. This way you need never worry about making change with those 
>> coins.
>>
>> You can get a money ID thing for your bills. I have an ID PacMate 
>> that reads bar codes so you can even make bar codes for your items 
>> which is pretty cool.
>>
>> Any time I sell things that are different colors, I put them in "Roy G.
>> Biv" order. In fact, everything I can put into that order in my own 
>> house - all my jewelry is in Roy G. Biv order. Roy G. Biv means Red, 
>> Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Indigo, Violet.  In my home I have 
>> plexiglas containers that are tall. Each one has a lid, and each one 
>> holds one color of necklaces. They are in Roy G. Biv order on my 
>> dresser. No worries about what color I am getting, if it is kept in 
>> order.
>> Another special container holds all my earrings in this order, too. I 
>> found a wonderful Earring Box on Home Shopping Network. It holds 72 
>> pairs of earrings. All in order and easy for me to find just what I 
>> am looking for.
>>
>> I do know that some people will definitely cheat you if given the 
>> opportunity. If I had not had my daughter with me to watch the 
>> transactions, there were some times when I would have given a person 
>> change for a $20. when she really gave me a $10. and the person stood 
>> there waiting for the change. My daughter saw it happening and ran 
>> over to clue me in. Also, teen age girls come into your booth in 
>> groups and they are there to steal - one engages you in conversation 
>> while the firends are stealing. This happens a lot at outdoor 
>> festivals. I cannot imagine being in the booth alone without some 
>> watchful eyes to watch the crowd - especially when you sell jewelry. 
>> It is small and very easily slid off the table into a tote bag even 
>> when a person CAN see well.
>>
>> Those would be my most important tips after about 10 years of doing 
>> arts festivals, craft shows, and markets.
>>
>> Lynda River Woman
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Lindy van der Merwe" <stephlin at iafrica.com>
>> To: "List for blind crafters and artists" 
>> <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Tuesday, March 13, 2012 3:03 AM
>> Subject: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Selling at craft markets
>>
>>
>>> Hi there,
>>> To those who sell at craft markets, I was wondering about a few things.
>>> 1 Do any of you manage a stall or a table on your own, or do you 
>>> usually have someone there to help?
>>> 2 If you do it on your own, how do you answer the questions: how 
>>> much is this? or I'd like to take this ... or Do you have change for
this?
>>> 3 How do you handle sorting and exchanging paper money?
>>> I had my first experience with selling at a stall last Saturday and 
>>> these were some of the aspects I had to deal with.
>>> I don't think it is immediately obvious that I am blind, which did 
>>> make for some awkward situations, I thought.
>>> Perhaps there may be some obvious answers to some of these 
>>> questions, or perhaps I just need some practice with being more 
>>> comfortable in dealing with strangers in that type of setting?
>>> I know it will be most helpful to have prices on either the products 
>>> or on the containers they reside in, but it just felt like people 
>>> related to me using gestures a lot of the time, which obviously made 
>>> communication somewhat difficult and even though I wanted to respond 
>>> in a confident manner, I found it quite challenging at times.
>>> Any ideas and thoughts would be much appreciated.
>>> Lindy
>>>
>>>
>>> Find PRACTICAL PRODUCTS on FACEBOOK:
>>> http://www.facebook.com/practicalproducts
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: <Blindhands at aol.com>
>>> To: <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
>>> Sent: Tuesday, March 13, 2012 5:28 AM
>>> Subject: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Looking for volunteers
>>>
>>>
>>>>I am looking for teachers to teach the classes.  Do you know or are  
>>>>you  interested in teaching any of these suggested classes?  I need  
>>>>volunteers to  teach.
>>>>
>>>> Heads up we hopefully will be having an email class with an Origami 
>>>> project
>>>> in  the near future.    I will do a soap class and a sewing  class, but
>>>> I
>>>> am busy with kicking off my new craft business.   I am  not sure if I
>>>> can
>>>> fit classes in that I will teach between now and middle of  July.  
>>>> I have 4
>>>> holidays between now and then to fill orders.   Hopefully I am putting
>>>> St.
>>>> Patty's Day Wild Irish Roses to bed maybe by  tomorrow.  I have 100 
>>>> in reserve for my Irish Bar that is selling soo many  of them.  I 
>>>> spent the last 2 days working on Easter ones to get a head  start.  
>>>> I will know on Wednesday if they need any more St. Patty's Day  
>>>> ones.
>>>>
>>>> We need to wait for the Latch Hook class to be finished before we 
>>>> start a new email class.  I want to only do one at a time email 
>>>> class for now, until we work any problems out.
>>>>
>>>> So think about what you can teach, host a chat night  topic.    I will
>>>> be
>>>> there to help with what YOU do.
>>>>
>>>> Krafters Korner is for everyone and everyone makes Krafters Korner 
>>>> what it is!
>>>> Joyce  Kane
>>>> _www.KraftersKorner.org_ (http://www.krafterskorner.org/) 
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