Sorry it was a bad day. If it was nice out something else was happening!! A rodeo, all day tractor pull, graduation of some kind, twice a year swap-meet, biggest sale of the year at local store like Kohl's or Penny's, major weddings, parade, Boy or Girl Scouts all day thing at park,sat. is day lot of kids play ball at city parks & they sometimes have a picnic at noon, look through newspaper to see if any events listed, call your local Chamber of Commerce to see if they know of any major events last weekend. Of course if it was raining that could be cause or 1st really great spring day gets everyone to garden centers to buy plants, fertilize,clean out & pretty up things. 1 other thing, is sale place hard to get into, is there plenty of parking, was there clear signs pointing the way in to sale. I noticed what time you posted & it was 9:15 & any I've been in, you had to be set up & ready for business by 8 or 9 at latest. I figured this was 1st time these folks tried it. Oh, major convention in town that involved towns people? You had good assortment of product & the display in the container was perfect so if it was right day you would have done fine. Next time before you put any money out for a space, check & see if there is anything going on in community that weekend, newspapers "Coming events", library sometimes has bulletin board, college bulletin board, sometimes large church advertises on their sign in front of church "May 4 pancake breakfast 9am-1pm- community welcome!"(that could affect your sale if it was nearby) How did planners handle the lack of sales??? They should have given you back 1/2 of your table fee if they were nice folks. If it was free they should have brought in coffee & donuts at 2 pm & apologized unless it was just loaning out the room, then it would be fault of your group. Did planners have anything to say??? We had bad day at Park once & lady told us we could each set up a 2nd table to spread out our very crowded items & that helped us do little better than break even. Might see if your school has a Spring Fair & if you could be in it, some churches out here let others besides their members buy a table & usually these people are experienced & cheaper to get table than at large fair, but get there at least 30 min to 45 min early as you must be set up & ready to go when door opens or you lose sales, some folks take 1 swing through & buy & leave. Don't let all that good stuff just gather dust(hope it is well covered so won't require dusting).1 more thing- are all plates same price? Put a price card up that is cute with prices, can use flower stickers on it & use red lettering or black, something that shows up & cover it neatly with clear Contact plastic so you can reuse it(plastic wrap pulled tightly & taped to itself on back would work) Good Luck! Next time will be better!! Jan

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Hi Nashonii! You need to stop and chat with us more often. Wish I could answer your question. Maybe you could start a new thread so more people would see it. Does Fayetteville have a Master Gardeners organization? They might keep track of events.

Stacey, I actually got it for him because he's NOT an avid reader...didn't get that from me lol! I'm always looking for things that might intrigue him. He picked the Bone Clock because his new English teacher is reading it (and he really likes this new teacher, so hopefully that will help) No reading problem, just would rather to math (also not from me!) After I read it I'll probably pass it on to my older son who shares my passion and groaning bookshelves.