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You get to see a lot of things from behind a trader’s table at makers’ markets and craft fairs, and meet quite the range of people! I've been selling at a variety of events since I was a teenager, so have decided to share some of my experiences. Some of these tales are cautionary, some simply amusing, but all of them, honestly are true! This particular post was first published in creative-crafting.com online magazine, and as I have been pining for brownies, chunky scotch eggs, and posh coffee, consumed while chatting to folks, I'm sharing to try and relive that feeling. Support Small Businesses – By Eating EverythingFew things make me look forward to, and also dread, a makers market like seeing on the pre-event booking form or promotion “food stalls”. Hands up if you’ve also got poor impulse control… In the run up, I steel myself. I pack sandwiches, crisps and a cheeky satsuma. I’m realistic though, I know I’ll cave, so I agree with myself that I’ll have a coffee there, and pick up a fresh brownie or hand raised pie to be my craft fair treat. Come the morning of the event, and I’m set up and sipping delightful barista coffee inevitably served from a converted VW camper van or Citreon 2CV. 
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Free P&P is a lie might sound like a heck of a statement, but it is true. Regardless of who you are ordering from, all businesses have to pay someone else for the postage/van/bike to get things to you, and for the packaging to keep it safe along the way. Often you are paying when you order something with free P&P, it's just you can't see the cost rolled into the single price you pay. Or the business sucks up a bit of the cost to give you a more appealing offer/free P&P triggers for purchases over a certain amount - designed to entice buyers into spending more. For a while I've been combining rolling in and sucking up the costs, offering you free UK P&P on my Etsy shop. But with the latest increase in postage prices, I've got to stop. The short version - What's changingFrom Monday February 1st, I'll be...
That's sort of all you need to know, but making this big of a change (which still doesn't pass on all the costs to you), it feels fair to explain what's going on behind it. Read on for a look into small biz life! The long version - Peek behind the mathsI'd known for a while that my P&P was out of balance, and I did tweak international prices, but 2020 didn't feel like the year to drop major changes on folks in the UK! Royal Mail's price increases in January 2021 have been the catalyst.  Let's look at what the UK postage and packaging costs to send you a standard item, let's say a £7 Cat pin
I sort of made someone cry recently, and that folks, is why I'm issuing a bit of a heartfelt plea as we head up to Christmas in 2020. Give this vlog a watch and you may understand. Even if it's just one gift this year, take a couple of clicks to pick up something from a small business, not a mass retailer. Join the just a card (or brooch, or socks...) movement. Shout out and share the makers, bakers, stitchers, painters you love in the comments below! Nottingham Etsy Team: https://www.etsy.com/uk/people/425nc5tj3hz2ey8i?tab=shops
And check the video description on youtube itself for details about Just A card, and links for where all the cards shown in this video were purchased from! |
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