The Good, The Bad and The Craft Show...

Well, the craft show was a bust once again. I sold one mirror totaling a whopping $15. I paid $25 to be in the show! AND I bought something from another vendor so currently I am in the hole $35 HA HA! Good times!

I came the closest I ever will to wanting to punch a kid. Here's the exchange:

Dad - oh look at these great mirrors sweetie
Girl (who looked about 11 or 12 yrs old) - eeeeeeeeeehhhhhhh waaaaaaa wioagiejgijsigwoieghhknkfn
Dad - You could hang it in your room and brush your hair in it (note - it didn't appear this girl owned a brush let alone fixed her hair with anything but a twig from the yard)
Girl - more whining and ugly noises
Dad - it already has your name on it, he then asks me if the mirrors with names were designated for someone else or if they could buy it
Me - nope! They're all for sale, you can take it home right now (in my most chipper I hate you but you're about to buy something from me voice)
Dad - Alex, come here, do you not like the mirror or what? What's your problem?
Me - wow, that's the first time I've ever seen a kid NOT want something...
Dad - ALEX! Why are you acting like this, it's ugly and you look like a spoiled brat
Girl (obviously named Alex) - wwwwahhhagekhaigh gaighaghiagi

They walk away....I want to punch the stupid kid in the gut. WTF? What kid needs to be coaxed into a mirror? Let alone a mirror that is personalized? I mean, her dad was about to buy her something on the spot. He didn't even ask me how much it cost? He was willing to buy it no matter what . UUGGGHH! That was so frustrating. Usually it's the parents I have to work on, not the kids!

Anyway, I also got the standard craft show responses that blow my mind every time:
Oh, I didn't bring that much money to spend
Oh, I didn't bring my wallet
I'm just looking around
Do you have such and such? Oh you do? Oh okay, maybe I'll come back (never see them again)
Can you hold this aside for me? (never see them again)
My dog ate my checkbook...okay, I made that one up but it wouldn't shock me if someone used that one.

The good thing about the whole experience is that I met some great people, did some networking, got some great ideas and was invited to some outdoor markets where you ALWAYS make money. The problem with this show, and don't get me wrong, no one did well, it wasn't just that my stuff sucks and no one buys it, it was a small show, there wasn't a lot of traffic and I don't think it was advertised properly. But, whatever. You live and you learn and I am now going to be a craft show snob. Unless it's a big ass show where I am guaranteed to do some bidness I aint going!

The rest of the weekend was pretty fun. I went to a great holiday party on Saturday night and got pretty loaded. I made myself, with all my might, go home at about 1:30am when everyone else was going out to the bars. It was so sad BUT when I got up at 8am for this shitty craft show I was thanking god that I didn't continue on for another 3 hours of sloppy drunkenness. And then I was cursing god when I felt like ass and was hung over in a synagogue multipurpose room selling nothing for 4 hours!

Anyway, they're calling for snow this afternoon in D.C. I am so completely embarrassed to say this but schools in the area are already dismissing students early due to the impending inclement weather. Is that not the most moronic thing you've ever heard? It's so, so pathetic. I can't imagine what the grocery stores look like right now! This is my favorite time to get regular shopping done, like at the mall, because this is when it's like a ghost town. I get my shit done, I shop, I don't have to deal with crowds and then it never snows. It's brilliant. I am secretly hoping it does snow though so the Sweet One and I can hunker down in front of the fire and get the Christmas tree that he cut down up and decorated...how domestic huh?

Okay, babbling completed. Must work. Later gators!