[Nfb-krafters-korner] Selling at craft markets
Kendra Schaber
Baltimore777 at comcast.net
Sat Mar 17 04:17:30 UTC 2012
Hi Lynda, if it works for you, that's fine! I just had to pass around
options for anyone who is interested. By the way, I have a sister who is
named Lynda who spells her name just like your's.
Kendra Schaber
----- Original Message -----
From: "River Woman" <riverwoman at zoominternet.net>
To: "List for blind crafters and artists" <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Friday, March 16, 2012 6:13 AM
Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Selling at craft markets
> Yes, this is how I do it, too. I was taught this way at my rehab.
> residency program. It works great. And, I even have a wallet with
> different compartments for the bills. I put the flat out $1. in the first;
> the 1/2 folded $5. in the second; the doubled folded $10. in the third.
> Then, I have a zipper pocket following the three open ones, and I fold my
> $20s three times - making them a very small square, and put those in the
> Zippered pocket. Same with my change - I do not use pennies at all. My
> wallet has three sections for change so I put them from left to right, 5,
> 10, 25 cents. It is very easy for me to find what I need this way.
>
> When someone gives me change, when I am shopping, I stop them and ask them
> to give me the bills individually and I do my folding and putting away
> right there. Otherwise, I do not know what I have. I was also taught to
> do it this way at rehab. and it works well.
>
> When I have done festivals, my money box is done the same way, too. But,
> after a few years I discovered it was so much less stressful to not charge
> tax or to tack on any cents. I just price my wares to reflect the tax and
> roll the price UP. Then, at home, I can back up the taxes and figure it
> out from my total sales. And, since I roll my prices UP, I have no
> problems with trying to make change correctly if I am very busy. It really
> made my life a lot easier. This way, everything I sell will be paid in
> only bills and that is all I have to take care of. I know that for those
> who have been blind a long time, making change is no problem. But that is
> not me! I try to eliminate the things that are not necessary to deal with
> whenever I can. And, I do not use Braille at all. I do everything with my
> electronic devices - and I mean everything! I am WIRED. and sometimes
> even WEIRD.
> haha
>
> Lynda River Woman
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Kendra Schaber" <Baltimore777 at comcast.net>
> To: "List for blind crafters and artists" <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Thursday, March 15, 2012 11:37 PM
> Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Selling at craft markets
>
>
>> Hi Lynda and all, I like to fold my bills. A $1.00 lays flat, a $5.00 is
>> folded in half with wise, a $10.00 gets folded hot dog style, a $20.00
>> gets folded in thirds withwise and bigger bills are rear but sometimes,
>> creativity goes a long way whenever you get them. Of course, you don't
>> have to go with my example. You can fold your bills in your own manor as
>> long as you don't distroy the bills. As for coins, a dime is the smallest
>> coin in usige in the United States with a ruff edge, a penny is bigger
>> than a dime but smaller than a nichol and has a smooth edge, a nichol is
>> bigger than a penny but smaller than a quorter also with a smooth edge
>> and a quorter is bigger than a nichol but has a ruf edge. That is how you
>> tell what coin is what without site. It's actually pretty easy. Just
>> thought that I'd pass along ideas for anyone who could benifit from them.
>> I hope that you find them useful!
>> Kendra Schaber
>> ----- 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 5:50 AM
>> 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
>>>>
>>>>
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>>>> ----- 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/)
>>>>> Blindhands at AOL.com
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