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big bucks marketing and me

updated thu 14 nov 02

 

Eleanora Eden on tue 12 nov 02


WHOA!!!! Last week it was somebody from shopping channel and today it is
something called "bulkworks". Sure makes me gulp to tell somebody no, I
cannot under any circumstances come up with $100,000.00 of extra inventory!

My husband helpfully pointed out that even if I could, which he agrees I
can't, that sort of arrangement isn't guaranteed.

Well you pays your money and you makes your choices. And mine are
clearly: a)one pot at a time and b) no employees. I am not necessarily
recommending this to others, just acknowledging that is where I am at and
I know it and am at peace with it.

Sigh......think of all that moolah.....

Eleanora


Eleanora Eden 802 869-2003
Paradise Hill Road eeden@vermontel.net
Bellows Falls, VT 05101 www.eleanoraeden.com

Jennifer F Boyer on tue 12 nov 02


I get these emails a lot too. I think the companies must have an
automated system that looks for craft web sites....If these
guys who supply Walmart and high volume TV shows had LOOKED at
my web site they'd have realized they were barking up a REALLY
weird tree.......

Jennifer, another potter with no employees....

Eleanora Eden wrote:
>
> WHOA!!!! Last week it was somebody from shopping channel and today it is
> something called "bulkworks". Sure makes me gulp to tell somebody no, I
> cannot under any circumstances come up with $100,000.00 of extra inventory!
>
> My husband helpfully pointed out that even if I could, which he agrees I
> can't, that sort of arrangement isn't guaranteed.
>
> Well you pays your money and you makes your choices. And mine are
> clearly: a)one pot at a time and b) no employees. I am not necessarily
> recommending this to others, just acknowledging that is where I am at and
> I know it and am at peace with it.
>
> Sigh......think of all that moolah.....
>
> Eleanora
>
> Eleanora Eden 802 869-2003
> Paradise Hill Road eeden@vermontel.net
> Bellows Falls, VT 05101 www.eleanoraeden.com
>
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Janet Kaiser on wed 13 nov 02


>Sigh......think of all that moolah.....

Well, it may sound a great deal, but by the time you work out production
costs for what is being suggested, I would hazard a guess that there would
be precious little left for your retirement fund, Eleanora! The physical
and mental pressures would certainly not be worth it IMHO!

Sincerely


Janet Kaiser

The Chapel of Art =95 Capel Celfyddyd
8 Marine Crescent, Criccieth LL52 0EA, Wales, UK
Tel: 01766-523570 URL: http://www.the-coa.org.uk