[Jewelry making - Article 00982] - Re: [Orchid] What's a fair percentage for a trunk show?

[Helen Hill]

========[ Invite a Friend - http://www.ganoksin.com/invite.htm  ]========

Hi Beth,

>     OH, and we are now calling them "Personal appearances" instead of
>     trunk shows as people outside of the clothing and accessories
>     industry don't really know what a trunk show is sometimes. 

    When I first read the term trunk show, I was a little confused as I
    thought it was the equivalent of what we here in the UK call a "car
    boot sale"!!! I don't know whether you have them in the US (I think
    maybe they're a bit like your yard sales or garage sales). People
    turn up to a pre-advertised grass field, pay the organiser a fee for
    parking your car and then set up tables and unload your car boot
    (trunk) and sell things you don't want or need anymore. It's bizarre
    but some people love it. I've done one once, when my children were
    all out of the baby phase so we sold the cot, pushchair, toys, etc,
    etc. Never again, sat in a cold, windy field with people haggling you
    down to a UK pound or two for a piece of furniture. We had neighbours
    and the husband loved to do car boot sales (much to his wife's
    annoyance) - instead of selling unwanted things, they came home EVERY
    saturday with a car FULL of absolute junk to fill up the house a bit
    more! They may, however, be a very good source of second hand tools -
    maybe I should take a look next time I see one. 

    Incidentally, I'm still confused - what is a trunk show! 

Helen
UK
____________________________________________________________________
T h e   O r c h i d   L i s t
Open Electronic Forum for Jewelry Manufacturing Methods and Procedures
____________________________________________________________________
Orchid FAQ:
~ http://www.ganoksin.com/orchid/faq.htm
Orchid Archives:
~ http://www.ganoksin.com/orchid/archive
Orchid Galleries:
~ http://www.ganoksin.com/orchid/gallery.htm
Invite a Friend:
~ http://www.ganoksin.com/invite.htm
____________________________________________________________________
Tips From The Jeweler's Bench - Article Archive
~ http://www.ganoksin.com/borisat/tip_sear.htm
The Jeweler's Selected Bibliography List
~ http://www.ganoksin.com/jewelry-books
Buy Orchid Jewelry:
~ http://www.ganoksin.com/shop
____________________________________________________________________
-Unsubscribe:
-Email: orchid-request AT ganoksin.com Body=unsubscribe subject=blank
____________________________________________________________________