Location, location, location

Yesterday I took part in the first annual car show and vendor sale in Elmira.  Every year the local businesses put on a sidewalk sale.  This year, in an attempt to bring more people to downtown, they also added a car show with entertainment on Friday evening and vendors for the 3 days of the sale.  Given it is the first year, setting up as a vendor was free.  I figured why not?!  Even if I sold very little, or nothing at all, I was out for exposure.

Originally I didn't think I could make the car show on Friday.  I was happily surprised to have my calendar open up.  It seemed to me the car show event would bring the most people.  And it did!  The car show was a success for the first year with 120 cars displayed and quite a crowd.  Unfortunately, that crowd stayed primarily in the middle of the street occasionally leaving to head towards retail stores to check out the deals.  And I wasn't near a retail store.  

Great to see a good turn out!

They had placed me in front of the bank hoping to draw people further down the street.  It was a great thought but perhaps would have been better with more than little ol' me and my 6 foot table which looked tiny compared to the front of the bank.

Pretty quiet down my way :)

In the end, I did get a few people who came by and sold a few items. It isn't an experience I regret in the least but I did choose not to head back on Saturday.  The experience highlighted the importance of location.  

The experience also gave me a chance to look at my set-up and re-evaluate.  Just before the show I purchased some vintage suitcases which I love and intend to reuse again.  I would like to look at adding some additional layers and height to the display.  As well as remember my table cloth next time :)

Hmmm.  Needs some work

Off to Pinterest I go for some craft show booth display ideas!  I see some blog posts on creating craft show displays in the future.

Keep being awesome!
Laura

Just a couple of the cars at the show