I do a lot of arts and crafts shows a month, at least 3 to 4. And at these shows I seem to get asked a lot of questions, some pertinent, many not so much. I surmise that at some point someone scribbled "Information Booth" across the top of my canopy and I simply cannot see it. Or the phrase "Answer Lady" has been stamped on my forehead for all to read but me. At any rate I seem to get an inordinate amount of questions.
While at one of my favorite summer shows this past July, the Graeagle Arts and Crafts Faire, I decided to make note of the questions I had been asked over the course of two days. (That is Graeagle, CA as in "Gray-Eagle"...not "Graygle") This is what I was asked...
1. "Where's the bathrooms?" (27 times in two days)
2. "Do you have toe rings with frogs?" (While looking at my display of simple wire toe rings)
3. "Do you have flag pins?" (AFTER asking if I carried pins of any kind, which I do not)
4. "Do you have any clasps for sale?" (There is only finished jewelry in my booth)
5. "Do you know where the trash cans are?" (With the nearest available can in plain view)
6. "Do you know where the info booth is?" (Funny, I thought I WAS the info booth)
7. "Where's the bar?" (If anyone was in need of a drink it was me!)
8. "Where's the beer?" (Obviously with the proceeding answer seeker)
9. "Do you know what time you close?" (Yes, I do...do you?)
10. "Is this for real?" (Are you holding it in your hand? Yes, it is "for real"!)
And this is just for one show!! I find this phenomenon so amusing that I keep a pen and paper handy so I can record the questions as they fly. It's become one of my favorite show pastimes, when I'm not busy doing actual business.
I cannot complete this post without mentioning my all-time favorite question, as supplied by my friend Debi of Scentsational Pies. (Fabulous potpourri pies!) This was not asked of her but of another vendor friend of hers. Here it is...
"ARE YOU GOING TO BE AT YOUR NEXT SHOW??" The answer was "No!".
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