I am in about 25 different stores in 14 or so states, and have been doing quite well with sales relative to the busy seasons of the stores that I am in. I am expecting big things for this upcoming holiday season, but i imagine that every one else who sells something is also. The festivals were all a little bit down from the year before which is surprising because I would have thought that 2009 would have been the most difficult year. Summer 2010 was super hot, and I now believe that rain is preferable to sweltering heat. The festivals that I have done in the past were pretty good, but the new ones were a struggle, even to get someone in the tent.

I have always wanted to do some shows in the late fall early winter, but setting up an indoor display, seems to be the biggest hindrance. I have an outdoor booth, but I have to rethink what I do during the summer festivals to accommodate the indoor shows. I am finally starting to have some ideas for that but they are irrelevant until I actually go to an indoor show and see how they operate.

I am considering doing some of the wholesale shows this February, but I am not sure of the effectiveness and expense relative to what I have been doing. Does it make sense to spend $1800 to bring on x amount of stores when I could probably add that same amount just by making calls for 1/100th the cost.