Re: Table Fees

[Guest guest]

Hmmm This sounds kinda weird to me.

My thoughts

1. They want too much money for the amount of vendors and potential

attendance.

2. they want a list of Orders taken and price lists and stuf sold, I

agree, what a big pain.

3. Sometimes shows do like a raffle donated if you can but it is not

mandetory.

Bottom line,.... Just seems they have their hands too deep in your

pockets... Can you find someone that has done it in the past and ask their

opinions if this was worth it?

Shaye

Table Fees

I posted this on BathnBody Biz as well & would like CNY feedback as

well.....

I'm venturing out to do a few craft shows this fall and just received

info about one coming up in November.

It is a fundraiser for a local public school by their PTO. My children

don't go to this school so I have no interest other than making money

for me. It is their 6th annual show, 33 vendors so far & I'm the only

soaper, wild-guess attendance on their part is 200-300 (they never

bothered counting...)

Show Requirements:

First, the table fee is $25 plus a percentage of sales. The percentage

is set

by me. The organizer says the minimum is an additional $25 (ie if you

sell nothing, you still have to give them an additional $25) I guess

basically then, the table fee is $50+. What do you all think of this?

Is 1% insulting? (I'll admit up front when it comes to things like this,

I'm a tightwad unless it's a charity or perhaps my children's school.)

And, if I do extremely well, this could run into some serious $$$$ in

fees.

Second, the organizer wants a check for the " additional fee " at the end

of the event, also a " hostess " receipt listing all the orders I took

that day (to be delivered at a later date) as well as a list including

price

of all the products sold off my table that day. (I'm sure this is to

keep the

vendors honest, but really, what a pain!) I suppose I could have a

prepared

paper with prices and just tally everything & hand it in.

Third, a gift for the raffle table, value set by me. (You buy chances

on the

raffle & put the tickets in for only the particular gift you are

interested in)

If you run out of something or there is a special order, the customers

place

orders and there is a designated pick up day for the orders (all I have

to do is

pack the orders & deliver them to the show organizer.)

So, what is the collective opinion? I just don't do craft shows so

don't know if this is greedy on the organizer's part or par for the

course. I know that usually it is strictly a table fee, but I don't know

if I'm so

out of the loop that " usual " has changed!

Mitigating factors include I NEED to sell the product in my inventory,

and

the person who referred me is the one who invited me to the yacht club

show

this past spring which was profitable as well as pleasant. I know it's

BUSINESS,

but I don't want to ruin my chances for a repeat appearance at the yacht

club.

I turned down another show for a garden club because the table fee was

strictly a %, it was 3 hrs, there was a speaker for 1 hr during which

time no one would be allowed to shop, and expected attendance was only

35-40 people max.

Sweet Pea Soapworks

Kirkville, NY

[Guest guest]

Those fees sound outrageous to me.

Dee

Table Fees

I posted this on BathnBody Biz as well & would like CNY feedback as

well.....

I'm venturing out to do a few craft shows this fall and just received

info about one coming up in November.

It is a fundraiser for a local public school by their PTO. My children

don't go to this school so I have no interest other than making money

for me. It is their 6th annual show, 33 vendors so far & I'm the only

soaper, wild-guess attendance on their part is 200-300 (they never

bothered counting...)

Show Requirements:

First, the table fee is $25 plus a percentage of sales. The percentage

is set

by me. The organizer says the minimum is an additional $25 (ie if you

sell nothing, you still have to give them an additional $25) I guess

basically then, the table fee is $50+. What do you all think of this?

Is 1% insulting? (I'll admit up front when it comes to things like this,

I'm a tightwad unless it's a charity or perhaps my children's school.)

And, if I do extremely well, this could run into some serious $$$$ in

fees.

Second, the organizer wants a check for the " additional fee " at the end

of the event, also a " hostess " receipt listing all the orders I took

that day (to be delivered at a later date) as well as a list including

price

of all the products sold off my table that day. (I'm sure this is to

keep the

vendors honest, but really, what a pain!) I suppose I could have a

prepared

paper with prices and just tally everything & hand it in.

Third, a gift for the raffle table, value set by me. (You buy chances

on the

raffle & put the tickets in for only the particular gift you are

interested in)

If you run out of something or there is a special order, the customers

place

orders and there is a designated pick up day for the orders (all I have

to do is

pack the orders & deliver them to the show organizer.)

So, what is the collective opinion? I just don't do craft shows so

don't know if this is greedy on the organizer's part or par for the

course. I know that usually it is strictly a table fee, but I don't know

if I'm so

out of the loop that " usual " has changed!

Mitigating factors include I NEED to sell the product in my inventory,

and

the person who referred me is the one who invited me to the yacht club

show

this past spring which was profitable as well as pleasant. I know it's

BUSINESS,

but I don't want to ruin my chances for a repeat appearance at the yacht

club.

I turned down another show for a garden club because the table fee was

strictly a %, it was 3 hrs, there was a speaker for 1 hr during which

time no one would be allowed to shop, and expected attendance was only

35-40 people max.

Sweet Pea Soapworks

Kirkville, NY

[Guest guest]

Sheesh - my feelings exactly Shaye.

Jeanine

Jeanine's Hummingbird Soap Works

_____

From: [mailto: ]

On Behalf Of Shaye

Sent: Friday, October 13, 2006 9:05 PM

Subject: RE: Table Fees

Hmmm This sounds kinda weird to me.

My thoughts

1. They want too much money for the amount of vendors and potential

attendance.

2. they want a list of Orders taken and price lists and stuf sold, I

agree, what a big pain.

3. Sometimes shows do like a raffle donated if you can but it is not

mandetory.

Bottom line,.... Just seems they have their hands too deep in your

pockets... Can you find someone that has done it in the past and ask their

opinions if this was worth it?

Shaye

Table Fees

I posted this on BathnBody Biz as well & would like CNY feedback as

well.....

I'm venturing out to do a few craft shows this fall and just received

info about one coming up in November.

It is a fundraiser for a local public school by their PTO. My children

don't go to this school so I have no interest other than making money

for me. It is their 6th annual show, 33 vendors so far & I'm the only

soaper, wild-guess attendance on their part is 200-300 (they never

bothered counting...)

Show Requirements:

First, the table fee is $25 plus a percentage of sales. The percentage

is set

by me. The organizer says the minimum is an additional $25 (ie if you

sell nothing, you still have to give them an additional $25) I guess

basically then, the table fee is $50+. What do you all think of this?

Is 1% insulting? (I'll admit up front when it comes to things like this,

I'm a tightwad unless it's a charity or perhaps my children's school.)

And, if I do extremely well, this could run into some serious $$$$ in

fees.

Second, the organizer wants a check for the " additional fee " at the end

of the event, also a " hostess " receipt listing all the orders I took

that day (to be delivered at a later date) as well as a list including

price

of all the products sold off my table that day. (I'm sure this is to

keep the

vendors honest, but really, what a pain!) I suppose I could have a

prepared

paper with prices and just tally everything & hand it in.

Third, a gift for the raffle table, value set by me. (You buy chances

on the

raffle & put the tickets in for only the particular gift you are

interested in)

If you run out of something or there is a special order, the customers

place

orders and there is a designated pick up day for the orders (all I have

to do is

pack the orders & deliver them to the show organizer.)

So, what is the collective opinion? I just don't do craft shows so

don't know if this is greedy on the organizer's part or par for the

course. I know that usually it is strictly a table fee, but I don't know

if I'm so

out of the loop that " usual " has changed!

Mitigating factors include I NEED to sell the product in my inventory,

and

the person who referred me is the one who invited me to the yacht club

show

this past spring which was profitable as well as pleasant. I know it's

BUSINESS,

but I don't want to ruin my chances for a repeat appearance at the yacht

club.

I turned down another show for a garden club because the table fee was

strictly a %, it was 3 hrs, there was a speaker for 1 hr during which

time no one would be allowed to shop, and expected attendance was only

35-40 people max.

Sweet Pea Soapworks

Kirkville, NY