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We've just come back from our village Christmas fete, where besides a few stalls by some of the village organisations, tables were available at £10 each for other sellers (10.30am to 3.30pm). We, as the Garden Club, had opted to pay the £10 as it was for charity, although we could have gone for the discounted rate of 10% of takings. The scouts had a stall as did the WI. A couple who are downsizing took a table, and were selling some very good quality stuff, more like antiques than anything else, although everything at £1 or 50p. Otherwise we had the local beekeeper selling wax candles and honey, a handmade card stall, wood turned goods, handknitted baby clothes, Dorling Kindersley books etc. Anyway, a couple of people who took stalls said they had been mislead, and it was more like a jumble sale than a craft fair (it was not advertised as either!), and asked for their money back.
To be honest, I would have been very surprised if anyone other than those living in the village would have bothered to come, and I would have thought that should have been evident to those taking a table. We aren't exactly on the beaten track. Although the money was all for charity, the volunteer organisers paid out, but it caused a bit of unpleasantness. I think that when one was successful, the other followed suit. I personally felt they should have done more research into the likely customer base before booking. Their stuff was very expensive, and they needed a proper craft fayre as a show case.
As a club we made in excess of £60 towards the set up of our allotments if they ever become reality. As it was all stuff we had made or had been donated to us we were very pleased, although our prices ranged from only 10p - £2!
To be honest, I would have been very surprised if anyone other than those living in the village would have bothered to come, and I would have thought that should have been evident to those taking a table. We aren't exactly on the beaten track. Although the money was all for charity, the volunteer organisers paid out, but it caused a bit of unpleasantness. I think that when one was successful, the other followed suit. I personally felt they should have done more research into the likely customer base before booking. Their stuff was very expensive, and they needed a proper craft fayre as a show case.
As a club we made in excess of £60 towards the set up of our allotments if they ever become reality. As it was all stuff we had made or had been donated to us we were very pleased, although our prices ranged from only 10p - £2!
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