Panicking now!

[gwyns_mom]

So I talked to the person that organizes the craft show I am going to be in and she said they are 2 other people in the show that will have hair bows. One of them will have mostly baby items and the other the same stuff I plan on having, hairbows, clippies, holders. Mind you the last craft show I did they were others that had bows but I did not know about them ahead of time so I did not think about it.
I am planning on giving a free clippie with a purchase and I was thinking of a free basic bow with a holder purchase. What do you all think? Is that too much? I know people including myself love the word 'free'.
Also is it too early for july 4rth??? I have some patriotic bows I started last summer & never finished. I could include those and say they are on sale. I also have left over school uniform bows that I will mark as sale items as well.
I have been surfing through the post here looking for ideas. This forum is awesome!!!

[Lauren]

I think the free clippie might be a good idea. People do love FREE!! I wouldn't mark down the 4th of July bows- thats probably going to be a good seller. No one will ever know they are from last year. I probably wouldn't give a free bow with holder purchase because that just seems like too much $ to give away. That's just me, I know there are will be many great post on this!!

[jallison25]

you might want to do a free clip with a purchase over a certain amount, like 25 or something... it might be a lot to give a clip with every purchase.

jamie

[Kimm57]

I agree, don't mark down the 4th of July bows. People will buy them now, not to mention some people might just buy them to support the troops or for Memorial Day which is only in 2 months.

[Amber427]

I am getting alot of requests for the holidays already- so I wouldn't mark them down either. Free is GREAT! I don't know what else to do- I worry about this also.

I agree! I would only give the free clip if they buy a certain amount. That will at least get them to spend a little more to get the free one.

Linda

[RachL]

I only made 6 - 4th of July things and they sold right away.

Also, at the Walmart by me, they have a fabric section. In that area, there was this plastic tube thing that had plastic rings in it. I'm not sure what they're called. Anyway, I think there were 33 or so for just over $4. I took those, and just heat sealed 12 inches of various colored ribbon and made really SIMPLE bow holders. Those were free with purchase at my Expo. People loved it - and it cost me hardly anything - especially if you get your ribbon for cheap.

So I think it's a GREAT idea to give away free stuff! I wish I would have had more free stuff, or at least free with purchase items.

[ldelzer]

I did "Buy 4, get 1 free". I gave the cheapest one away as the free one. EVERY single mom bought in multiples of 4.

I did a bunch of inexpensive bows. For one, I can make them more quickly. For two, my area is a bit more thrifty. I found that I could sell a ton of bows at the 4 buck price point. 5 (or more) sounds too expensive, I guess.

[gwyns_mom]

Ladies thanks for all the advice! I really appreciate ya'll. I think buy 3(?) get a clippie free sounds good. It's a 6hr/1 day show so I want to entice people to buy. The clippies were so cheap to make. I was determine to use a lot of what I already had to keep the cost down. I found lots of tid bits in my stash good to make clippies with so I don't mind letting some go free. I made a bunch of singles and some pairs but the pairs won't go with the free give away stuff. I am still thinking of book marks if I have time. I just hope I can get my display to look really good.

[RachL]

I'm sure everything will look fantastic!

Another idea - take multiple pricing signage with you. If things aren't selling at your prices, you can always 'change it'. If someone asks you - why did you change it, you can say, 'I always do at this point in the day' LOL