Hello everyone,
My daughter's school organizes a holiday market every year, and this year she would like to participate (she is 10). The market is exactly one month away and we've never done this. We are thinking of selling mostly food items, and maybe a few crafts too.
My idea is to sell a variety of jams (seasonal fruit, marmalades too hopefully, if I can find the type of citrus that I need before the market date), cookies, and pickles (which are super easy to make). With her friend, they are going to make little friendship bracelets to sell as well, and they will help me tending the booth, which will be a great experience for them.
I am starting this thread to document the process and because I would be interested in any advice that those of you who have experience selling your wares might have!
I have a couple of folding tables I can use for the booth, and a friend is going to lend me a canopy. I still have to verify that it's within the allowed 10 x 10 size.
Next, I will be thinking of decorating the booth. And then of course, I will start making things to sell... I am trying to figure out how much inventory I am going to need.
Another question has to do with payment options. There are credit card readers that are free (square) so I am considering getting one. Of course they take a commission on the sales (that is about 3%). Does anybody has any experience with those? Or should I not bother since this is a one-time thing, and only accept cash?
