Received this interesting email a few weeks ago from
a fellow crafter regarding her recent experience with a
real B.S. promoter. Read this and be forewarned. An
unscrupulous promoter may very well be approaching
you, dropping cow patties, so be on the lookout. Sham
Wow’s and sweat socks are on the rise!
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
At a show earlier this year, I was approached by someone
from Country Folk Art Craft Shows who told me she was
“pre-jurying” me and the jury fee would be waived if I
wanted to sell at one of their shows. I looked through the
material…they sounded reputable and put on shows all
over the country.
Their application material states: “All Country Folk Art
Shows, Inc., are juried. Artisans are selected for high
quality and outstanding work for the mutual benefit of all
participants. All items for sale must be pre-juried by
Country Folk Art Shows, Inc., and in the style of Early
Country Life in America, or items that could blend with
the Country, Primitive and Americana, Northwoods
Rustic, Shabby Chic, French Country, Victorian, Fine,
Traditional & Contemporary Folk Art themes to include
clothing, artwork, pottery, gourmet foods, etc.”
I put it away, mainly because I don’t consider my
product Country Folk Art, and more importantly, their
shows were pretty expensive.
I was contacted by this company this fall and told they
were putting on a show in Reading, PA. They did tell
me it was only the second time they had done this show,
but the previous one was well attended and most of the
vendors were returning. They offered me a coupon taking
$200 off the cost of the show, making a 10x10 space with
electricity $310 for 3 days.
I asked them to check my website and look at my jewelry
because I didn’t think I fit in with their Country Folk Art
theme. They did, and told me they thought my stuff would
do just fine. So I said OK and sent my check.
Well…upon arriving at the Reading Expo Center, I found
myself part of a show that included someone selling sweat
socks, a booth selling “Sham-Wows”, tubs and tubs of
cheap mass produced $1 Christmas ornaments, the
ubiquitous Peruvian sweaters, $20 sheet sets…you get the
idea. Anyone who attended that show Friday night surely
told people not to bother attending. What a bunch of crappy
stuff! Highly juried, my you-know-what!!
No one I spoke to made their booth fees. I bought in $400
over the entire three days. (The previous week I made over
$700 at a local high school in six hours) At least I didn’t
pay full price!
So far, an email sent to the promoter has gone unanswered.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Theresa
Website: http://www.PoetryByHardy.com
Angels, Poetry, Pins
a fellow crafter regarding her recent experience with a
real B.S. promoter. Read this and be forewarned. An
unscrupulous promoter may very well be approaching
you, dropping cow patties, so be on the lookout. Sham
Wow’s and sweat socks are on the rise!
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
At a show earlier this year, I was approached by someone
from Country Folk Art Craft Shows who told me she was
“pre-jurying” me and the jury fee would be waived if I
wanted to sell at one of their shows. I looked through the
material…they sounded reputable and put on shows all
over the country.
Their application material states: “All Country Folk Art
Shows, Inc., are juried. Artisans are selected for high
quality and outstanding work for the mutual benefit of all
participants. All items for sale must be pre-juried by
Country Folk Art Shows, Inc., and in the style of Early
Country Life in America, or items that could blend with
the Country, Primitive and Americana, Northwoods
Rustic, Shabby Chic, French Country, Victorian, Fine,
Traditional & Contemporary Folk Art themes to include
clothing, artwork, pottery, gourmet foods, etc.”
I put it away, mainly because I don’t consider my
product Country Folk Art, and more importantly, their
shows were pretty expensive.
I was contacted by this company this fall and told they
were putting on a show in Reading, PA. They did tell
me it was only the second time they had done this show,
but the previous one was well attended and most of the
vendors were returning. They offered me a coupon taking
$200 off the cost of the show, making a 10x10 space with
electricity $310 for 3 days.
I asked them to check my website and look at my jewelry
because I didn’t think I fit in with their Country Folk Art
theme. They did, and told me they thought my stuff would
do just fine. So I said OK and sent my check.
Well…upon arriving at the Reading Expo Center, I found
myself part of a show that included someone selling sweat
socks, a booth selling “Sham-Wows”, tubs and tubs of
cheap mass produced $1 Christmas ornaments, the
ubiquitous Peruvian sweaters, $20 sheet sets…you get the
idea. Anyone who attended that show Friday night surely
told people not to bother attending. What a bunch of crappy
stuff! Highly juried, my you-know-what!!
No one I spoke to made their booth fees. I bought in $400
over the entire three days. (The previous week I made over
$700 at a local high school in six hours) At least I didn’t
pay full price!
So far, an email sent to the promoter has gone unanswered.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Theresa
Website: http://www.PoetryByHardy.com
Angels, Poetry, Pins
Poetry Blog: http://www.AngelsByTheresa.blogspot.com
1 comments:
Wow. What a shame. I can only imagine how disgusted you must have been.
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