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Posted: 23-Oct-2006, 10:07 PM
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Hi Annabelle,
Just thought I'd leave my two cents... I've done both - Internet and Festivals - both have there merits:
Internet - good selection and very reasonable prices, however, you can't really "see" what you're buying, nor can you try it on (clothing and jewelry-specific).
Festival - if it's a large one, you have a fairly good selection - if not, you're pretty much relegated to take what they offer. Also, prices are sometimes higher than Internet, though you can see and touch the quality, so it might be worth the increase in price.
Bottom line for me is where can I get what I'm looking for, and if I "need" it now, how fast can I get it. Personally, the tee-shirt I have for "Hagis Helper (just add sheep guts)" is priceless, so having to pay $16.95 at the Scottish Festival at Old Westbury Gardens was a real steal!
Whatever you choose, I hope you get what you like!
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Best cheers! Robbie
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| haynes9 |
Posted: 23-Oct-2006, 11:25 PM
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Irish Gift Shop in Tempe, Arizona (They also have a good website).
Ballydun in Albuquerque, New Mexico. My good friend Barbara runs this shop and they always have unique and interesting things.
Festivals are good when I can get to them. Not a lot of Celtic festivals going on in the Navajo Nation  !
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| Eiric |
Posted: 24-Oct-2006, 12:44 AM
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Ne'er on the internet - sorry, but although I'm young and supposed to be wild and crazy I'm too afraid that someone will steal all me money if I buy online, so it has to be shops (usually new age shops here in Sweden) or festivals, such as the one in Edinburgh.
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| AShruleEgan |
Posted: 24-Oct-2006, 06:12 PM
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| QUOTE (Annabelle @ 23-Oct-2006, 11:52 PM) | So do you get good buys there Mr. Shruley? So how is life treating you lately? Long time no hear from.  Did you see Mr. P at Hughestown festival?
Hope things are going well with you and do you have any catalogs you can share with me?
Send them ASAP so I can get my inventory together.
I've got one terrific product along with the other things that no one has ever seen and every one is gonna want when they see these at the festival. I need everyone to help me make a listing of what festivals are decent that they need vendors and the festival is a decent size. I have to drive with my products all the way from hee haw hell Georgia so the festival has to be a certain attendance size for me to come sell at it or I'z don't cover my expenses, and dat I can't do. |
So do you get good buys there Mr. Shruley?Yes, I do but you have to watch out for that rhodium plated garbage. Some companies try to make it sound like it's as good as silver.  Hope things are going well with you and do you have any catalogs you can share with me?I ain't letting go of any catalogs. Get your own, wench!!! Did you see Mr. P at Hughestown festival?Yes, I saw Peckery and he asked about you. He wanted to know why you didn't fly into Scranton and come to the show. There should be a picture or two of him on the Hughestown thread. Check it out or better yet, come to Hughestown in May and you can see the band Arminta play and you can meet Peckery, live and in person. I know they are already booked for that festival. Is there anything else you would like to know, O Queen of the Bar???
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| Keltic |
Posted: 25-Oct-2006, 09:46 PM
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| QUOTE (A Shrule Egan @ 24-Oct-2006, 08:12 PM) | Yes, I do but you have to watch out for that rhodium plated garbage. Some companies try to make it sound like it's as good as silver.
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Many in the jewellery industry prey on the uninformed. I have never plated any of my jewellery and never will. Unfortunately, it is very commonplace with larger manufacturers because it can mask colour problems. Rhodium is generally used to plate white gold. Rhodium is very hard and white so it gives quite a nice look while the item is sitting under the jeweller's lights. Unfortunately, metal wears down and this micro-thin layer of metal wears leaving a non-uniform looking metal.
Sterling silver manufactured in countries whose monthly salaries might match an average North Americans hourly wage (if they're lucky), are generally a very low grade sterling alloy and dipped in a solution to coat the ring. The coating will chip very quickly. Before I get into a rant about Thai/Celtic jewellery, I'll end here.
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Annabelle,
Good luck with your venture. When we started eleven years ago, so much we had in mind, was quickly thrown out of the window. Some things that we thought were going to be huge, never sold but other things made up for it. We are changing up a lot of what we do again and know that we'll probably change up again in the future.
Unfortunately, a lot of vendors started up over the years and you knew almost immediately which ones would be around the next season and which ones wouldn't be around. Too many tried to do mirror existing vendors. Vendors which came back year after year, for the mostpart, offered some variety. Festivals with a good variety of vendors generally brings in more people looking to spend money at the stands because they come with the expectation of being able to find something. If a festival has nothing but junk dealers year after year, people only bring enough to cover their food and entry.
If you have specific questions, feel free to contact me.
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I buy my kilts for my garb from local thrift stores. I have 4 and three of them are made in Scotland from "real" Scottish wool. 
But the season is over no more festivals until April. 
. I always buy at festivals and games. 
