First of all I got into show off wait list, not to happy about that, but it is what it is. Usually go a day early Wed. so can set up on thanksgiving, but this year started setup when arrived on Wed which was a plus. Then came back on thanksgiving and finished setup. So yes setup was easy as was teardown.
I was given a corner, which helped my display. I do not think it helped sales. 2013 did fantastic, 2014 did 1/2 of what i did the year before. Fri started out gang busters, buying frenzy. Thought Sat was going to be just as good but did terrible. I think everyone went to the malls, cause they were not at the show, and were not buying from me.
Thought maybe Sunday would be better but it was worse. It was like people were only buying $20.00 items or just looking. There is a fee to get in the door $7.00 unless you had a $1.00 off coupon. Coffee was supplied with eats in the morning when arrived. Parking was tight on Sunday since everyone was trying to get a place for vehicle for teardown.
I think the show was rather expensive, with lights, and curtains (unless had own). As far as would I return. I think the answer is skip the show and do every other year or two. Have done show over past 10 years and first time did well, then did it year after and did half. Took a few years off, went back did well, following year did poorly. From my experience not worth the money. A week after the show talking to some artists at an AZ show and the location is not in the greatest area of Alb.
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yes the folks that put on the balloon festival. and location is at the fair grounds in the Luan building which is heated. And yes getting there early on sunday would help. Now there is one positive that might help is Weems is no longer doing her show she i heard had retired. That show was a week or so before this one.
This sounds like one of those shows where it works best if you don't show up every year, Steve. Right? We had some of those. Sometimes that approach works and sometimes no one cares. Who puts this show on? Is it the Rio Grande/Balloon Festival folks? What is the location in Albuquerque?
(So well I remember getting to the show early on Sunday mornings to get a good parking place. Always a sore point for me, because of course we'd be getting out of there, but for my husband it was "let's beat our time getting out." Thanks for the memory.)