[Nfb-krafters-korner] Braille Card Sale

Tue Jul 14 23:14:47 UTC 2015

Hi Lauren, same here, feedback is always something we can learn from. I for
one really liked your suggestions. Sometimes, feedback can feel personal
especially when people have invested a lot of time into the event but I
would encourage all who are and were involved to take a step back and
remember that this is not personal, it's professional. Business people have
to take suggestions all the time and often they have to act on what is said
even if it doesn't feel like quite what they want to hear because let's face
it, they have to please the market to a certain extent. 

We who make suggestions are simply making suggestions and we can't tell how
our suggestions will impact those who spent countless hours organizing the
events for convention. We obviously have no harmful intent but we also can't
control how these suggestions will make you feel. If you find yourself
feeling like this is a personal attack, remember that we're all tired and
we've all just had a very intense week. Leaving the reading of suggestions
until one feels more open to receiving them may be a healthy course of
action which will keep the discussions positive and fruitful.

So, look at all this feedback as something that may boost sales next year.
Folks may or may not choose to implement the suggestions and that's ok too.
Others have been around longer and may have seen some of the things we
suggest work or not work and given that information they may decide to take
our suggestions and to put them aside or take others and put them into
place.

It was great meeting you at the table and thanks for showing me the ropes.

Michelle

-----Original Message-----
From: Nfb-krafters-korner [mailto:nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
Behalf Of Lauren Merryfield via Nfb-krafters-korner
Sent: Tuesday, July 14, 2015 4:03 PM
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Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Braille Card Sale

Hi,
It sounds like you might be thinking we are criticizing the card sale. I,
for one, am not. I am just making suggestions so things could be even better
than they were. I appreciated your helping me to transition over to my stint
at the table. It was nice to see you again. I think suggestions are a good
thing for our group People really were interested in the cards. Some made
suggestions so I passed them on, as they asked me to.
Thanks
Lauren
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-----Original Message-----
From: Nfb-krafters-korner [mailto:nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
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Sent: Tuesday, July 14, 2015 11:24 AM
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Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Braille Card Sale

We sold more than 100 dollars worth of cards.  Virtually everybody who
looked at the Craft Fair loved them.  We know we needed  something to put
the bags in.  Hauling things to convention is a challenge, and we just did
not have time to gather the right display materials between arrival Saturday
night and Sunday noon.  

These cards are a great item to sell.  Planning seemed to be slow and
laborious.  However, we cannot depend on the convention as our only selling
method.  We still have quite a few left, and I believe Kathy F. can
advertise them on our blog.  We also need to take them to groups we hbelong
to and sell them at state conventions.  

It mayh be that we should just have general messages so we don't need to
vary them with each card design.  We can take orders for multiple cards, but
that is not cost effective for individual cards, probably.  

Because there are so many people involved, this project seems more
complicated than necessary, but we are a group and need to work together.  

Right now we have a very nice cat on a large card, a teddy bear with hearts
on a large card, a truck on a small card, and a teddy bear on a small card.

I brought a bag of stuff home because I couldn't get it to LM before she
left.  The committee will continue to work on this project.  It has a lot of
potential, and I think we are off to a great start.  But selling is where we
need everybody's help.  

We can certainly do other designs, but let's get these four moving!  

When we sell to sighted people, we can include braille alphabet cards if
they are wanted.  The messages are written in uncontracted Braille, so
anyone can spell them out.   

Ramona

-----Original Message-----
From: Nfb-krafters-korner [mailto:nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
Behalf Of Terry Knox via Nfb-krafters-korner
Sent: Tuesday, July 14, 2015 10:32 AM
To: List for blind crafters and artists
Cc: Terry Knox
Subject: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Braille Card Sale

To Ramona and LM,

Will you please post for the group how the sale of the braille cards went at
convention. Can we please know if this is something we should continue
again, and ask for people to start making cards so a supply will be
available for next year, or if you feel this is too big of a project to
continue. I can only ask the opinions of those involved. This is a big
involvement for those who made the inserts of braille and the pictures. I so
appreciate everyone who took their time in making the inserts and pictures
and I think they would like someone to summarize what happens at convention
with these cards. Thanks for the time that was used in making and putting
this all together.

Terry Knox

Fund Raising Chairperson

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