The Five Senses (and Selling)
A few weekends ago, a friend invited me to bring my wares to a Mother's Day home show. I had a lovely time and learned a lot, especially seeing my purses in action. I watched as ladies stroked, scrutinized and swung my purses over their shoulders. Being primarily an on-line seller, I rarely get to see people interact with my products. The home show gave me a much better idea of which fabrics work (and which don't!). While selling on-line appeals to my shy and retiring nature, I miss sharing with customers the tactile joy I get from textiles. (I often stop friends on the street and ask them if I can feel their clothes...I've learned to do this tactfully through much trial and error.) It would be great if selling on-line could appeal to all five senses instead of just one. Smell-o-vision for everybody!
Another highlight of the evening was an order for a handbag/wallet set from my most excellent hostess. Here's a photo of the complete set:
I'm especially pleased with the button decoration - my embroidery skills are usually rather dull.
Note to self: ask Bill Gates about Smell-o-vision and the interweb at next neighborhood bbq.
5 comments:
I am such a wimp about home parties.
I need to hire a sales consultant!
It would be interesting to watch what people pick up though.
The set is really terrific looking!
Beautiful set! I love the colors : )
Steph-I'm much better at selling other people's items at home shows than my own.
Thanks, Steph and Jenn for your kind words about my new set!
I agree you just can't beat that personal interaction with the oject of interest.
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Beautiful, beautiful set. Just found and been browsing you blog, Etsy Shop, Flickr....
Everything just fantastic. I will come back often. So inspirational you are...
Thanks,
Akhila
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