I went to the Wednesday market...all by my self! Well, technically Tracie helped me set up, and Kenny helped me break down...but the rest of the day was all me! It was not as busy as the Saturday market, so it did not get overwhelming.
Since it was Wednesday, we didn't have have all of the UtGU offerings. She sent me out with chocolate chip cookies, brownies, power cookies, lemonade, chocolate chip scones, muffins, loaves, two kinds of hummus and tapenade. Some people were disappointed I didn't have black bean hummus or bread. Others were sad that I was there, and not Tracie. For a hot second I felt kind of bad. But then I realized it's just a testament to how good Tracie's is at her job. People really look forward to coming to her stand on Saturdays to visit and pick up some mighty tasty food! I'm so fortunate she's teaching me how to develop relationships like that. It wasn't all disappointment for the customers. Some of them recognized me from the past couple of weeks, which was so nice!
I have to say, I think Tracie made the best hummus and tapenade she's ever made yesterday. It really was just perfect. I was so surprised only a few people bought some. Maybe I'm just not that good at selling hummus? What did sell very well, were the brownies and the lemonade. I think I sold all but 5 or 6 of the brownies, and all but two of the lemonade bottles. **Business lesson: I'm so glad I got another chance to make the sign for our table, and test out my "one featured item at a time" idea. I chose the lemonade, and I think it contributed to the number of bottles sold.
It was a great day. I learned a lot, and met a lot of nice people (as I usually do at market). I appreciate that this job is not stagnant, and yet Tracie never gives me more than I can handle. I'm looking foward to the next lesson.
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