Aloha, We are a group of ladies from Maui, Hawaii and have just been accepted into the Gulf Shores Shrimp Festival. We design silver jewelry and incorporate sea glass and shells into many of our pieces. We were wondering if anyone can tell us about how many pieces we should have available for sale at this 4 day event?
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I agree with Annette.
Most of us jewelers take our complete inventory- especially for a multi- day show. Don't display it all, that way you'll have stock set aside for putting out when you sell. But I also don't fill every empty spot- if people empty areas they assume you are selling and will be more interested. I have also started displaying my "best sellers" in the front of the booth-where they catch the eye of the people passing- a lot of times they veer in to take a look, and then have to get. These tend to be earrings, anklets and bracelets. My more expensive items, I keep closer to my sales area, displayed attractively. Setup will also play a big roll in sales- you need to have a good "Flow" in your booth, for both the customer and you! YOU need to be able to see and access each and every piece, they need to be able to touch, try on, and view how it looks- you will need a mirror.
Hi Kathy, I can't advise on this show at all, but best to do a practice set up and see how many pieces you will need to make your booth look stocked (but not stuffed!), then have a few more pieces in reserve. A few blank spaces from sold pieces doesn't hurt. I have far more in stock than I can display but always take everything with me - you never know if you may get a request for something that you don't have out but have made and if its not there, then that's a potential sale lost.