Well, it’s the second weekend setting up a sales booth for my handmade soap company at the Portland Saturday Market and boy am I out of my comfort zone.  First problem, getting there and not getting lost.  2nd problem, hauling booth, displays and product in without getting exhausted before the market opens.  Third problem, how to set things up in an 8 x 8 stall instead of the standard 10 x 10.  There is a huge difference between a 10 x 10 space and a 8 x 8 space.  Saturday, we were going to just set tables up for the handmade soap right at the front of the booth, however, since we were sandwiched in between vendors I realized that I’d have to crawl under the tables to get out!  Not fun!  I improvised and set things up as best I could but didn’t have much room for my body let alone a chair, storage boxes and extra product.  I also felt like I was in a cave since both vendors on either side of me had curtains up.  So Saturday evening, I went home and pulled out some 2 x 4 tables, along with a couple of smaller tables and did a quick mock up of something I thought might work better.  I’ve got alot of different handmade soap bars to sell and this set up worked in a way but still needs work.  Customers were drawn to the handmade soaps up front but had to be shown the handmade soaps  on the smaller table.  Oh well….I know what I’ll be working on this week!

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