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Willy and I have frequented the Rose Bowl on several occasions. In fact, before we moved and sold nearly all of our furniture, we had a garage of stuff we passed at some point at the flea market and just couldn’t say no to. We always said it’d be fun to get a spot at the Rose Bowl and sell some of the stuff we just didn’t have need or room for. And then we made our t-shirts and decided that that, too, would be fun to sell. So we bought a spot.
We left the house at 4:45am and arrived about 6:15am with eager anticipation. We got set up and cuddled under blankets we luckily had in the car, unaware of just how cold 45 degrees feels with sandals on. It was an ominous start, sitting there in the cold with what felt like hardly any shoppers. We waited for quite a while before we got our first sell. It picked up eventually and we sold a lot of the stuff that had filled our garage; an old vintage kid’s school desk, a roadrunner sting art piece, a vintage rug, a wooden crate I hadn’t intended to sell but Willy sold while I was out doing my own shopping, and a few t-shirts.
The highlight of the day was all the friends that stopped by and hung out. We both said that was the best part.
Not sure we’ll do it again, as we didn’t sell quite as much as we had hoped for. Not to mention it’s a lot of work. But what I would like to do is to get our shirts sold in more stores, either brick and mortar or online. So if anyone has any suggestions — places you think our shirts would be a good fit, let me know. Thanks guys.
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So cool! IF you guys do the Rose Bowl again, let us know!
Love the RB flea market. Haven’t been in far too long and been itching to go again. Was wondering how you guys did that day, thought it was so cool that you tackled this. One of my goals (probably for next year or later) is to sell some handmade stuff at a local arts and crafts fair (that I’ve gone to annually since elementary school and love). Have ya’ll thought about something like that? The one I’m referring to is only put on once a year but I know there’s a ton of weekly “farmer markets” that you could look into. Some only sell produce but some include more (Montrose, La Canada, Pasadena…). Anyways, your setup looks awesome and fits the vibe of your products (which are great, too). Congrats on at least checking this (flea market) off of your list 🙂 -Misty
Yes, we plan to do a couple craft fairs… Just don’t want to do a ton of work — it’s a lot of setup, etc… The Etsy shop is only supposed to be for fun, so trying to keep the stress levels down… Hoping to find more stores to carry our shirts instead. Thanks for the suggestions. And, yes, selling at the Rose Bowl was a lot of fun — more fun than productive. ha!
Willy and I have frequented the Rose Bowl on several occasions. In fact, before we moved and sold nearly all of our furniture, we had a garage of stuff we passed at some point at the flea market and just couldn’t say no to. We always said it’d be fun to get a spot at the Rose Bowl and sell some of the stuff we just didn’t have need or room for. And then we made our t-shirts and decided that that, too, would be fun to sell. So we bought a spot.
So cool! IF you guys do the Rose Bowl again, let us know!
Love the RB flea market. Haven’t been in far too long and been itching to go again. Was wondering how you guys did that day, thought it was so cool that you tackled this. One of my goals (probably for next year or later) is to sell some handmade stuff at a local arts and crafts fair (that I’ve gone to annually since elementary school and love). Have ya’ll thought about something like that? The one I’m referring to is only put on once a year but I know there’s a ton of weekly “farmer markets” that you could look into. Some only sell produce but some include more (Montrose, La Canada, Pasadena…). Anyways, your setup looks awesome and fits the vibe of your products (which are great, too). Congrats on at least checking this (flea market) off of your list 🙂 -Misty
Yes, we plan to do a couple craft fairs… Just don’t want to do a ton of work — it’s a lot of setup, etc… The Etsy shop is only supposed to be for fun, so trying to keep the stress levels down… Hoping to find more stores to carry our shirts instead. Thanks for the suggestions. And, yes, selling at the Rose Bowl was a lot of fun — more fun than productive. ha!