Well we finally did our first trade show and I must say, it was pretty nice hearing people saying how they liked and disliked stuff. Liked the chilli sauces, oils and chocolates, disliked paying £7.50 to get in….Although I feel this is pretty steep compared with the rest of the chilli circuit (having only that experience til now!) I still feel it was a great show to walk around.
Anyway, we arrived at 7.45am, unloaded the car, Mrs Reaper and I set the stall by 9.30am, and went for a wander. We saw Tim from the Cambridge Chilli Farm, met Bruce from Chillibugs and had a chat with FatMan Chilli and then Stu from Hot Headz. It seemed nice out, had we made the right decision having an indoor stall??
All we now had to do was to pour out the sauces and oils, break up the chocs and get ready for opening. We met our stall neighbour, Paul from Bedford selling his wares, and the next stall Bim and Nic of Bims kitchen. The news came the gates had opened, so it was back from chatting, and down to business.
The first few people came through and browsed, as I used to, not saying much, avoiding eye contact, tasting and crying as they moved from stall to stall, I can only guess they were crying about not having bought enough money to buy all they wanted…
The day seemed to go really fast, saw Twitter followers Mr Bridger, and NormIronMan who was taking photos for the chilefoundry, and saw Kaz522 Mrs Chutney who will be exhibiting next year I’m told. My good friends came to visit, Niel came from Australia! (Not just to the chilli fiesta though…).
So, for our first show, we feel it was a good un, thanks to all who came to see, those who bought, and those who organised, and the other traders who made it a success.
We’ll update the blog when we know where our next show will be, it’ll be in August somewhere I’m sure…
The Reaper…
