Okay, so today has been a bit of a disappointment. I've had exactly two sales (thanks, Kathies) and gotten two purchase orders submitted, including an interesting phone call to Amy Butler's studio. Could I be a bigger nerd? 'Cuz it was the highlight of my day. Sad, but true. Me and th4e (I am sooo leaving that new mutant 'e' in) whorish nails are having a great time sitting in the new chairs, knitting, listening to the boys flatten boxes in the back room, and clickety-clacking on these here laptop keys. Like I wasn't hampered enough with the cramped keyboard size... to have added talons to the mix is just plain nutty.
Too bad I didn't think to pack the camera, so you could see a slew of butt-less chairs, but that's okay. They'll keep for now. I could've also shown you the geeky sign I made from the sandwich board Bette brought over last week. She'd painted the inside panels on a crib head/foot boards with chalkboard paint... it's sitting right outside my door this very minute. Oddly enough, she called me from a knitting shop on Bainbridge Island just today and asked me what kind of STR I would like...
Sorry, I must've passed out again. Socks That Rock. Coming to me. In a super-secret colorway I haven't seen before. I'm not even going to look it up, because that would ruin the surprise. Okay, that's total bs. I'll be back in a sec...
Huh. There isn't any of that specific colorway listed... anywhere. We'll have to wait 'till it arrives back from WA with the traveler responsible for it's safe passage. Okay, I've got a wee bit o' straightening up to do, and we're out of here in just 38 minutes. Possibly this is the longest day ever. Good thing I was holed up in a yarn and fabric shop, and not, say, home... where I would've eaten my weight in those ice cream 'drumstick' things. Bill bought the good ones, with the chunk of chocolate in the tip of the cone. Later, crafty-mommas. Eli is about to launch himself off a stack of fabric bolts... Cami
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I would monitor the days that have less traffic and create some specials or theme days: cookie day. Come and purchase something and get a chocolate chip cookie. Have you read the Knit Cafe book? She has some great themes.
Ooh I like Jaye's idea. Cookies plus knitting = yum.
And supah sekrit STR? Ieee! Lucky you!
add a pot of coffee to the cookie and you couldn't keep me away. I bet Jaye is onto something with monitoring the days. Plus word-of-mouth will get out soon :)
I wanna see a picture of the whor4e nails *tease*
OH yes...cookies and coffee? I would be there in a second...if it weren't for...ya know...the mileage! I can't wait too see your STR. I love the base yarn soooo much but some of the colors really bug me how they pool like mad. Grrrr. But some don't...so you never know!
No worries Cami . . . every shop has slow days, even my rockin' LYS up here.
I'm with Jaye. See which days are slow, and have a regular yarn sale (my LYS does 30% off yarn on Wednesdays, another one close by does 25% yarn on Fridays). Or free cookies & coffee (or herbal tea, for knittahs like me, you know ;o), during the mid-afternoon when you KNOW everyone's getting munchy.
You're going to do just fine, girl. I'm glad that things seem to be chuggin' along. :o)
Could it have been that the shop was on overload per/human bodies on Wednesday...OMG - between adults and children it looked like we were going to BUST out the door. But we had fun...Robin
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