[Jewelry making - Article 00028] - Re: [Orchid] ACC Show Baltimore 2007

[Laurie]

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Jan,

    I was there helping out a friend in her boot, also a jewelry
    designer. 

    The traffic was definitely down according to many of the artists I
    spoke with and Sunday's snow certainly did not help. 

    A number of customers also complained about lack of parking and also
    promotion. One gentlemen said that if he had not gotten a notice in
    the mail from an artist he had done business with in the past that
    he would not have known about it. I suggested he write a letter
    regarding promotion and the parking issue. Perhaps the show
    management will listen to the actual customers instead of the
    artist. 

    The woman I helped said her business was way down from last yesr and
    a few other artists I spoke with had the same opinion. But, I also
    spoke with another friend of mine who does just amazingly creative
    jewelry, VERY expensive, one of a kind stuff and she said this was
    her best show in Baltimore ever. 

    Basically I think if your product is very expensive there is still a
    clientele for that market, if your product is middle line like most,
    you are competing with so many more people for that same dollar. 

    I did not see any jewelry that was made overseas. 

    The stone dealers are just trying to see there customers and make a
    living. They are not there to bother anyone who does not want to buy
    from them. 

Laurie
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