Yet another great show in Mt. Dora! The weather was fabulous. The crowd was huge. Even though our sales were down by about 30% over last year, still a very very profitable event. Why were sales down? Don't really know. Our display and setup were improved. Selection improved. Only things that make sense is that with a 20% increase in booths, the "Buy" was diluted, and it did not help to have a vendor 4 booths down from us selling a similar, yet inferior product, and shortly into the show offering "Buy 1 get 1 free" (I can only assume it was a response to our presence). We do NOT change prices or discounting at a show, simply don't think it's fair to the customers that bought under normal terms. The team in Mt. Dora did a fabulous job of managing the move in/out, Janet and Brian are amazing. Tons of volunteers, and a real 'small town' feel. This is, and will remain, a must do show for us. Still, with 400 booths and 4 selling 'Ear Pins', one would think they could space a bit better. Regardless, this is perhaps the best crowd we see all year, and I would estimate this year's crowd at about 300,000, as advertised.
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It's really neat to hear other's experiences - we did 80% of Saturday sales on Sunday! There is just no formula, but we normally consider Sunday to be a great success if we exceed 60% of Saturday....
My impressions were the same, Cindylee, a very pleasant experience. Our first but will definitely be back. Well run, lots of craft but not the junky kind, and tons of people. Sunday was significantly slower than Sunday, but Saturday was fabulous, and the weather was perfect. Lots to like:).