Pimping Day

[saffronhare]

Well, we're about as set as we're gonna be for today's work. The plan held solid last night, and kittenpants and I were able to gather/prepare/pack everything we figured on needing and still toddle off to sleep by about 12:30 a.m. The car will be pulling out of the driveway within about an hour (showers are happening now), and we'll be spending the day visiting the lovely people who (we hope) will be selling our greeting cards around town. Stories later.

::fingers crossed::

UPDATE: Back home now. It went very well, I think -- we have a deposit to make this evening! I bet kittenpants will have more entertaining stories than I could tell, but it was very encouraging that everyone we spoke with was instantly impressed with the quality and design of the cards. There was no question that the cards were appropriate for the market, and that the merchants definitely wanted to have them. Within a minute, we were talking wholesale and retail cost and laying out options for quantities. Two out of four purchased some of our stock and provided some useful advice/perspectives on the product...one is out of town and we'll need to call for an appointment (but the person we talked to was impressed and told us to point up the "local artist" angle)...the fourth simply may not be a good match for us. No tears, a few butterflies, and lots of squee.

We'll be doing a postcard within the next week or so to introduce the new winter card, publicize GC's Winter Bazaar, and mention the KC-area places where local folks can get cards without paying for shipping with online orders. There are maybe three or four other places we want to approach still, but we're starting to shift into gear for the Bazaar now.

First quarter of 2006 = expansion to points west and perhaps north. If you live in Lawrence, Topeka, or a bit north of KC and happen to know of places we ought to be contacting, please let us know.

Second quarter of 2006 = massive prep for the UUA General Assembly, where we intend to have a booth.

Taking over the world any day now, man. :)

Comments

[triadruid.livejournal.com]

Go forth and pimp!

[zerself.livejournal.com]

appendages crossed on your and kittenpants's behalf, good luck!

[featherynscale.livejournal.com]

Nobody pimps like you two pimp :)
Many successes, k?

[teross50.livejournal.com]

Such energy, who couold resist?

[sxypaganmom.livejournal.com]

may your pimping be prosperous

[celticwhistlin.livejournal.com]

Glad to hear such good responses. Considering only 1 out of 4 isn't a good fit is good statistics... selling goods you generally see 75% rejection... :-)

Lawrence

[zylch.livejournal.com]

The two places I usually went for pagany things when I lived in Lawrence were Good Earth Mother (I'd say that one's a good enough bet that you might even want to try pimping for this season) and Sacred Sword (more martial arts, but also metaphysical stuff). You might also try the Merc.

Good Earth Mother
803 Vermont St
Lawrence, KS 66044-2665
Phone: (785) 865-2320

Sacred Sword
732 Massachusetts St
Lawrence, KS 66044-2344
Phone: (785) 331-3929

Community Mercantile
901 Iowa St
Lawrence, KS 66044-1804
Phone: (785) 843-8544

Re: Lawrence

[kittenpants.livejournal.com]

Thanks for the info. Apparently GEM had a fire, and needs to replace all their stock. They are being reborn as 9th Path.

Re: Lawrence

[zylch.livejournal.com]

Shame about GEM -- that's where I got the agathos daimon snakes. But 9th Path reminds me in that associative thinking way of

Third Planet
846 Massachusetts St
Lawrence, KS 66044-2658
Phone: (785) 843-6871

(I think they're actually part of a chain that's focused more on imported shinies than local shinies, though, so you may or may not have much luck with them.)

Re: Lawrence

[kittenpants.livejournal.com]

Also, Adam suggested Mystic Realm:
Proprietor: Kerry Johnson
Telephone: (785) 865-2320
Located in: Lawrence, Kansas

Re: Lawrence

[kittenpants.livejournal.com]

And some more stuff: (Adam is smart!)

http://www.witchvox.com/vn/sh/usmo_sh.html
http://www.witchvox.com/vn/sh/usks_sh.html

[kcwitch.livejournal.com]

congrats!