Selling at a Craft Fair? Keep Customers Happy By Bringing Along These Handy Helpers
Posted by Apr 25, 2012
onCarrie Nardini of I Made It! Market, a nomadic indie craft fair marketplace based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, recommends these tools and supplies for being prepared when craft fair customers come calling.
Behind your table you will need items like:
- A receipt book
- Pen
- Tape
- Calculator (to determine sales tax)
- Tools to adjust your work for the customer
- A Square reader or other credit card reader
- Any other “office” supplies
- Table covering that flows to the floor to cover anything stored under the table
- Snacks & water
- An inventory sheet
- Scissors
- Screwdriver/tools
- Garbage bag
- A notepad for custom orders
- Change to give customers paying cash
Other items that are key for helping customers connect with you are:
- Signage on the table about your unique wares or process
- A banner for the front of your table or the wall behind you
- Notepad to gather customer email addresses for your e-newsletter
- Business cards
For larger wares:
- Try displaying a digital frame rotating photos of items you did not bring
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