In a similar spirit to Darren Wright's UN-lamington-drive, here is a case study for your consideration. Kippax Uniting in Canberra's suburban north-west decided several years ago that a Fete was a lot of work and worry. No-one wanted to run a stall at a fete: It's too much trouble! So, a few of the blokes decided to have a quarterly Garage Sale instead. That's much easier to arrange, and who can resist a sale? The event quickly blew out of all proportion, and is now the Monster Garage Sale, complete with monster plant stall that takes much of the large foyer except the morning tea and haberdashery sections, the monster clothing sale that takes all of the worship centre, and everything else that's offered for sale -- electronics and computers, crockery and glassware, books, toys, home and car products -- takes up all of the hall. The grassed area in front of the main building has the furniture and garden equipment. The smell of sausages and onions on the bbq helps the lively atmosphere, and also serves to feeds the volunteers.
Goods are dropped off in the foyer in the week before the garage sale, or are picked up by arrangement on the few evenings before the sale. The night before the sale, items are categorised and prices applied by sticking a piece of masking tape on and writing a price with felt pen. On the day, the church people walk about with a sign that says "Please pay me" pinned to their clothing. Sales people ensure that the bargaining is always fair. We know that some professional market-goers take us for a ride, sometimes. We also make sure that university students and the needy get great bargains. Some real bargains are had. Turnover is the aim, not profit, but the garage sale typically takes over $5,000. What is left over is put back in the 20ft shipping container or the loft space, until next time. Peter ------------------------------------------------------ - You are subscribed to the mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To unsubscribe, email [EMAIL PROTECTED] and put in the message body 'unsubscribe insights-l' (ell, not one (1)) See: http://nsw.uca.org.au/insights-l-information.htm ------------------------------------------------------
