What we learned from doing the Luckett’s Holiday Market:
1. Plan it out. We drew out what our tent would look like and for the most part it looked so much like that. It looked fantastic, if we do say so ourselves. We received loads of compliments and so many people loved it. That made us feel really, really good.
2. Inventory is VERY important. Where we faltered was in making sure that we had all of our items inventoried and labeled before the show. We had so much of that to do before the show. Now we have become diligent about making sure that as we bring items in, we mark and inventory them right away.
3. Know your audience. While we did well for our first showing, the Luckett’s Holiday Market might not have been the best show for us. We are not a Christmas shop. And while some of our items would make great gifts, I think most people were looking for holiday-specific wares. I think we will consider doing the Luckett’s Spring Market and maybe one or two DC Flea’s next year, but probably not another holiday market.
4. Take lighter furniture. We did sell some furniture while we were there. Yay! But like I said above, most people were in total holiday mode. So we had some pieces that were HEAVY! We will not be taking those again. We hit our limit and incurred some bruising. We laughed a lot, but still. It was a little painful hauling some of those heavy pieces. So – not again.
5. Have fun with it. We laughed – tons. And we met so many really nice people. Some were new customers and some were our fellow vendors. All around, we’re looking forward to doing it again — with lighter furniture!
So all of you that came by and shopped or just said “HI” – thank you for the friendly smiles and the support. We’ll see you next time!
PS – In the meantime our Etsy and Chairish shops are open and we are shipping for the holidays!!
