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Tracy Bradford
@Tracy Bradford
06/08/10 08:31:14PM
6 posts

Tips for clearing a chocolate-clogged drain?


Posted in: Tech Help, Tips, Tricks, & Techniques

I wonder if putting in one of these would help in the future? http://www.bigceramicstore.com/supplies/gleco-trap.htm Sorry I can't offer any better suggestions for you.Tracy
Tracy Bradford
@Tracy Bradford
05/05/10 08:41:16PM
6 posts

Selling at farmer's markets... in the heat of summer?


Posted in: Tech Help, Tips, Tricks, & Techniques

Hey Wendy and Cheebs, thanks for the tips you both gave. I'm sorry to have replied so slowly but I've been traveling. Wendy, those are some great ideas for keeping the money coming in during the summer. Frozen hot chocolate? Fabulous!Cheebs, that case is gorgeous. I suspect a custom cabinet maker here in New England would get a bit more than $1000. though. The 12 volt car battery is a good idea. I wonder if those small solar collectors would be good? I may just have to nab the one on our horse's paddock and play around with the idea!Tracy
Tracy Bradford
@Tracy Bradford
03/08/10 09:31:38AM
6 posts

Selling at farmer's markets... in the heat of summer?


Posted in: Tech Help, Tips, Tricks, & Techniques

Hey Mark, she has a lovely website and some extremely unique creations. I love her global icons w/24k goldleaf! Clever, clever, clever. Thanks for pointing her out! Tracy
Tracy Bradford
@Tracy Bradford
03/07/10 07:33:59AM
6 posts

Selling at farmer's markets... in the heat of summer?


Posted in: Tech Help, Tips, Tricks, & Techniques

I sell my pottery at craft shows and there are many food vendors there. The chocolate booths mostly seem to dice up their product and give very small samples (handed to the customer with tongs). Otherwise, they'd be wiped out. I had a friend who made chocolate sauce and he was so disgusted at his first show at the amount of product he felt he had to give away just to make sales.I chuckled when you mention the Costco phenomenon of free samples. I was at a wholesale trade show in Chicago where food items, as well as household goods were being shown to shop owners. There were two aisles of food (with samples of course), then you round a corner and the gift items started. Well, the first booth people came to from the food aisle was a booth of very life-like stuffed animals, mostly cats. One of the kitties was in a crouched position so the sales person put a bowl of kitty food in front of it to heighten the life like effect. Well, I watched a woman come around the corner, not bother to even look at the items in the booth and simple grab a big handful of kitty food and stuff it into her mouth as she kept walking. Once the food was in there she did hesitate and look back at the booth. To her credit she kept her dignity and swallowed it. Bleck! Sorry to go off topic..... won't do it again I promise!
Tracy Bradford
@Tracy Bradford
03/05/10 05:29:32PM
6 posts

Selling at farmer's markets... in the heat of summer?


Posted in: Tech Help, Tips, Tricks, & Techniques

Thanks Elena, that's all very helpful. The farmer's mrkt now sounds like a do-able way to go. Very good point about the layering of ice and pans to reduce condensation.Tracy
Tracy Bradford
@Tracy Bradford
03/05/10 11:49:11AM
6 posts

Selling at farmer's markets... in the heat of summer?


Posted in: Tech Help, Tips, Tricks, & Techniques

Hello! I am new on the list and enjoying reading all the posts on the forum. I'm trying to put together a plan to start selling my chocolate in a small way (since my pottery business is full time) at farmers markets. Does anyone do this and if so, how do you keep your chocolate from becoming a puddle? I'm assuming coolers but... if the customer can't see the chocolate how do you convince them to buy it? Good photos? Thank you in advance! Tracy
updated by @Tracy Bradford: 06/25/23 01:58:24PM