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The show was not great.
Oct. 11th, 2008 08:54 pmSomeone else is doing my idea of discount merchandise (uh, but my idea wasn't really that unique, it's a pretty logical step) and it's a good friend of mine who thought it would be cool to try and she was across from me and had more stuff for less money, which is not that great to have across from you. And also, surprise. I had no idea she was coming.
Fortunately, I had two spaces and lots of repeat customers. She did not do as well as I did.
Unfortunately, I had one repeat customer who made me crazy, and due to my faulty memory and the fact that I can't seem to think on my feet, he ended up sitting behind my booth with me through most of the show, and he kept talking about pot. Loudly. Well, everything was loud, not just the parts about pot. He also mentioned pagans and made another remark that was ugly and I just couldn't figure out how to get him out of my booth. People kept thinking it was HIS booth, and that made me really uncomfortable and upset. Two years ago when he first bought from me he was rather funny and interesting--an aging Deadhead with lots of great stories, and he bought a lot of stuff so I let him stash his backpack behind my booth. Last year he took that inch and shaped it into a mile, and it was really not as fun, though it was still tolerable. This year it was awful. But then five minutes after he announced he was going to leave (which was at 3:45, the show ends at 5) I remembered that all I had to do is tell him that only vendors could sit behind the booth. *giant headdesk to end all headdesks*
What can I say--I was sleep-deprived and I literally could not figure out what to say that would not offend him or be a lie. Next year if he shows up I will definitely let him purchase and then he will not be allowed behind the booth after we're done.
I am so angry and low right now. I'm totally passive-aggressive, but still, I would have said the phrase if I had thought of it--I know he upset people and definitely lost sales for me, and he didn't buy much from me this year, and damnit, I wish I could have gotten rid of him earlier.
*grumbles*
Fortunately, I had two spaces and lots of repeat customers. She did not do as well as I did.
Unfortunately, I had one repeat customer who made me crazy, and due to my faulty memory and the fact that I can't seem to think on my feet, he ended up sitting behind my booth with me through most of the show, and he kept talking about pot. Loudly. Well, everything was loud, not just the parts about pot. He also mentioned pagans and made another remark that was ugly and I just couldn't figure out how to get him out of my booth. People kept thinking it was HIS booth, and that made me really uncomfortable and upset. Two years ago when he first bought from me he was rather funny and interesting--an aging Deadhead with lots of great stories, and he bought a lot of stuff so I let him stash his backpack behind my booth. Last year he took that inch and shaped it into a mile, and it was really not as fun, though it was still tolerable. This year it was awful. But then five minutes after he announced he was going to leave (which was at 3:45, the show ends at 5) I remembered that all I had to do is tell him that only vendors could sit behind the booth. *giant headdesk to end all headdesks*
What can I say--I was sleep-deprived and I literally could not figure out what to say that would not offend him or be a lie. Next year if he shows up I will definitely let him purchase and then he will not be allowed behind the booth after we're done.
I am so angry and low right now. I'm totally passive-aggressive, but still, I would have said the phrase if I had thought of it--I know he upset people and definitely lost sales for me, and he didn't buy much from me this year, and damnit, I wish I could have gotten rid of him earlier.
*grumbles*