I couldn't "make my rent" and I felt like I sold all my best stuff and gave the store back all the money, and then some.
Sounds pretty stupid, right? Well I just didn't want to give up. I liked having a "storefront ", and kept believing it was going to take off. What a shame.
I feel kind of sad, like I failed. I tried everything. I kept it fresh by moving things around, adding a few new items every week. I ran sales several times because all the other vendors had 25%, 50%,off or more. I did sell more items when I ran a sale, but all that amounted to, was lost income. I decorated for every holiday, I had my items priced comparable to the other vendors prices. I carried similar merchandise, and some unique pieces. I made sure the shop was neat and clean, and interesting.
It had a mix of styles, and something for everybody. I thought it did, but apparently it didn't.
I just have to move on. End the problem, I can't keep losing money, and all the time I invested- I must spend my time better.
I will focus more on the online store, because it works. I can list most of the stock on my Etsy shop.
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I feel defeated.and disappointed. At least maybe now I can get my house in order. My home is suffering from the clutter from having a business and not enough storage. I've been removing stuff for a few weeks, a little at a time. I've had too many things going on at once. and have spent to much energy on making sure the booth was well stocked. Today, I devoted the whole day to closing up shop, emptying my space and saying goodbye to a dream.
I patched and sanded all the holes, where pictures had hung. I rolled up the rug, removed all the boxed-up goodies and with help lugged the furniture out to the truck to be put away in storage.
At least I tried. it was something I always wanted - a store, or the closest thing to one.
Maybe one day, I will have a shop, but it will have to be on property that I already own, like a larger home, with an attached shop. Because the overhead, the rent is just too much.
