Hi I have been doing a lot of Christmas Fairs here in Normandy and was wondering how other people are finding business. For me business has not been bad but I have the feeling that people are still being very careful with their money.
Mike
Mike
Harbo":3j6d1h3k said:The stalls cost £9k to £12k to hire and I cannot see how anybody can make a profit on that ( apart from the Cathedral who reckon they will take about £1million!)?
Rod
bugbear":6ofg5c1u said:Speaking as an occasional craft fair buyer, I get annoyed at people who think I should pay more because something is hand made.
I pay for quality of product.
BugBear
mickthetree":l0gd2uoo said:I saw a stall holder opening a cardboard box from Thailand full of leather bound notebooks wrapped in sellophane.
MMUK":4174jsl9 said:mickthetree":4174jsl9 said:I saw a stall holder opening a cardboard box from Thailand full of leather bound notebooks wrapped in sellophane.
Let me guess. He's paid around £2 each for them and put a £20 price tag on :roll:
My daughter's at Uni in Winchester and worked last Christmas at a stall and cafe that sold mulled wine, amongst other things. The stall, staffed by two 20-year-olds being paid barely above minimum wage, was taking ~£7K per day in the run-up to Christmas; that's just the stall, not the cafe.Harbo":phvxe71u said:I was reading about our local Christmas Market - at Winchester Cathedral - one of the largest in Europe and so busy and crowded that it's almost impossible to see anything properly?
The stalls cost £9k to £12k to hire and I cannot see how anybody can make a profit on that ( apart from the Cathedral who reckon they will take about £1million!)?
Rod
petermillard":2vxr5qrz said:My daughter's at Uni in Winchester and worked last Christmas at a stall and cafe that sold mulled wine, amongst other things. The stall, staffed by two 20-year-olds being paid barely above minimum wage, was taking ~£7K per day in the run-up to Christmas; that's just the stall, not the cafe.
So, plenty of money to be made, if you're selling what people want to buy...
Pete
MMUK":3unawntz said:petermillard":3unawntz said:My daughter's at Uni in Winchester and worked last Christmas at a stall and cafe that sold mulled wine, amongst other things. The stall, staffed by two 20-year-olds being paid barely above minimum wage, was taking ~£7K per day in the run-up to Christmas; that's just the stall, not the cafe.
So, plenty of money to be made, if you're selling what people want to buy...
Pete
So much for the age of austerity :roll:
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