[Jewelry making - Article 01039] - Re: [Orchid] Show dealer at Tucson

[MillsGem]

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    Dear Rural Art, Thanks for your insight into show attendance. One of
    the things that I forgot to mention in my post on the subject of the
    costs of doing shows is that of ways to save with regard to
    transportattion. For those of us who live within a day's drive of
    Tucson perhaps the best way to save money on transporatation is to
    rent a car. You can rent an intermediate sized car with unlimited
    mileage for about $250.00 per week. When you figure the real costs
    of operating your own car you will find that your long term cost
    will be two to three times that of the rental car. I look at my
    personal vehicle as a long term capital investment. The longer you
    can stretch its usefulness the more money you save. The best way to
    do this is to properly maintain it and rack up as little mileage as
    possible. The taxi cabs in London know all about this. Those funky
    vehicles are utilitarian to the max. The bodies are made in England
    by Austin and the diesel engines are Toyota which last 350.000
    miles. 

    My own vehicle is a Ford pick-up which I find very useful for doing
    shows and for hauling building materials. ( I have learned that
    making money at shows is best served by doing only those which are a
    short drive from home. I haul lumber because my second love is
    building cabinets, display fixtures and doing remodeling ) Now that
    gasoline is so expensive the mileage that I get with my pickup is a
    negative factor in planning trips. When you rent an intermediate
    sized vehicle you can be reasonably assured of getting very good
    fuel mileage.      

Ron Mills  AT  Mills Gem Co., Los Osos, Ca.


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