Sample sales!

I like doing sample sales.

They allow me to meet my customers in person and see their reactions to certain pieces.  They offer me insight into what my customers want, don’t, what fits, what doesn’t.  And they allow me to sell one of a kind pieces that I may not have been able to offer to people otherwise.  Customers get great deals, I make a little money.  All around a good situation.

But I also hate them.

It takes a lot of energy and time to pack up a rack full of clothing, transport it to the location, set it up and make it look presentable.  And then you just have to smile and hope customers will like what you’re selling.  It’s tiring and stressful.  And I do about 6 of them every year!

But last night was a little different.  It was in a fancy place (NY’s Tribeca Grand Hotel) for a good cause (Apex NY) and I was surrounded by talented designers who also happened to be friends, so we had a chance to catch up.  The spirit of shopping for a good deal in NY seems to have returned, at least it did last night.  That’s not to say people were throwing around money, people were being very selective about what they bought.  But they still bought, and that was encouraging.  I’m going to choose to remain naive about this and hope that maybe things are looking up for Spring, and just maybe we’re coming out of the dismal don’t-buy-anything-at-all winter.  Fingers crossed.

Thank you to everyone who brazed the freezing cold NY weather last night. If you missed the sale last night you can still find great deals on Cut Drop.