tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8902404091907490584.post5426624700704392368..comments2023-11-03T05:51:04.350-07:00Comments on Junque Rethunque: Craft Fair vs. Swap MeetJunque Rethunquehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07670510181195435203noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8902404091907490584.post-84426560961782154022008-05-08T21:34:00.000-07:002008-05-08T21:34:00.000-07:00Yeah, just to clarify - the fair in question DID "...Yeah, just to clarify - the fair in question DID "jury" the booths. We had to send pictures and everything. Ridiculous. And I also LOOOOVE flea markets, just don't want to sell my handmade goodies at one.Junque Rethunquehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07670510181195435203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8902404091907490584.post-1466831350040204372008-05-08T11:47:00.000-07:002008-05-08T11:47:00.000-07:00Thats the one thing that really irked me about a s...Thats the one thing that really irked me about a show that this year would have been my 6th year doing. Last year they allowed some sellers of items that were NOT handmade. I'm talking toe rings and obviously mass produced things. (No sunglasses thank goodness) Plus! They hired a musician.....who set up a stage in the swing set area *which meant parents spent less time out there with no place for the kids to play....* and who drowned out one of the other long time show participants. William had been playing his flute and drawing people over to his booth that way since the beginning. *Did I mention we'd been doing this show since it started?* I mean really. <BR/><BR/>Plus they keep upping their booth fee but not putting the money into advertising of the show...so I didn't do it this year. I'll be down there to see who else of the long term set left this year but I'm not doing it until they realize its not a flea market. <BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/>So I'm with ya! Flea markets have their place and art/craft shows have theirs. Blech on the commercial junk!Ekio Locatiarehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17355763033998133832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8902404091907490584.post-44199003605544126482008-05-08T07:43:00.000-07:002008-05-08T07:43:00.000-07:00I hear ya. If it's a flea market, then call it a f...I hear ya. If it's a flea market, then call it a flea market. If it's a craft fair, then qualify the vendors. Even if you don't "jury" them, make sure they're selling actual crafts. Gawd.Denise Feltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00522609479897075942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8902404091907490584.post-52999120548645911292008-05-08T05:49:00.000-07:002008-05-08T05:49:00.000-07:00I love craft fairs, flea markets and junk shops. B...I love craft fairs, flea markets and junk shops. But, I 100% agree that craft fairs should be just that, 'crafts'. Handmade by you or a family memeber. But, in this day and age it is the all mighty dollar that runs things, not 'honesty in product'. Good post as I don't get the sunglasses and sheets either. Every other booth at Toad Suck also carried sunglasses--never seen so many sunglasses for sale in my life!Julie Anne of Diamondmeenuh Creationshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16697416526843905785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8902404091907490584.post-35276649190978851622008-05-07T19:54:00.000-07:002008-05-07T19:54:00.000-07:00*applauds*I could not have said it better. I'm re...*applauds*<BR/><BR/>I could not have said it better. I'm really looking forward to the show in October for this very reason. NO COMMERCIAL ITEMS WILL BE TOLERATED and I couldn't be happier.idyll handshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10684556953397257782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8902404091907490584.post-86780553797218634802008-05-07T19:00:00.000-07:002008-05-07T19:00:00.000-07:00Why does this happen? Cause the event planners ge...Why does this happen? Cause the event planners get the same about of $$ per booth, regardless of whether people are selling art or are selling crap. More booths filled = more profitable event. And don't get me started on the people who get excited about a booth full of designer handback knockoffs made from cheap vinyl and thinly plated metal, but balk at paying incredibly fair prices for unique, one of a kind, handmade items. Rant over.Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00317150870888315110noreply@blogger.com