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Community => Events => Topic started by: chris3000 on July 04, 2012, 02:26:10 pm

Title: Selling at Carboots
Post by: chris3000 on July 04, 2012, 02:26:10 pm

Hi,

Has anyone gone down the route of selling their home grown goods at Car Boots?

I am talking jams, chutneys, whole chickens, sausages, vedge etc?

We are only looking at small scale stuff but wondered if anyone had done it and could share their experience?

we have all the legal stuff covered (EHO been and happy), food safety certs etc.

Thanks

Chris

Title: Re: Selling at Carboots
Post by: Bionic on July 04, 2012, 02:29:46 pm

I've never done it but (sorry to put the dampers on your idea) I am not sure it would work.
People go to car boots expecting to get a bargain and even when things are dirt cheap will still barter for the sake of a few pence.
 
Having said that I have seen bakery stalls and the likes so maybe its just my perception thats wrong.
Sally

Title: Re: Selling at Carboots
Post by: chris3000 on July 04, 2012, 02:36:46 pm

funny enough I thought the same .... however a few of my friends and family said that if they came across it they would look at it ... especially as it is not what people normally see

think I will try a few and see

Title: Re: Selling at Carboots
Post by: Sylvia on July 05, 2012, 07:16:05 am

Choose you car boot sales carefully. Small village ones are your best bet or ones in "nice ::) " areas.

Title: Re: Selling at Carboots
Post by: plumseverywhere on July 05, 2012, 08:53:57 am

We went to a car boot in our local village, Offenham (very cutsie with maypole and thatched cottages etc!) and the local farm shop had a stall. She was run off of her feet - very busy and took loads of veg box orders too. She sells not only veg but cakes, locally made fudge and my soap and it went down really well that day!
I think what Sylvia says is true - pick the car boot and probably clientele carefully and you could be on a winner.

Title: Re: Selling at Carboots
Post by: ceilidhband on July 06, 2012, 07:02:13 pm

We have recently started to sell our pork at car boots and do better than the farmers markets

Title: Re: Selling at Carboots
Post by: chris3000 on July 06, 2012, 08:54:32 pm

That's fantastic (just what I wanted to hear)

Is it just local ones or do you target specific places?

Title: Re: Selling at Carboots
Post by: sicknote on July 08, 2012, 05:02:19 pm

We sell our Jams, Chutneys, Curds and Cupcakes at both Farmers Markets and a couple of 'select' Car Boot Sales/Markets. We find that we get a better response from the Car Boots/Markets than the Farmers Markets plus the stall costs are cheaper.


One word of warning though, have your price and stick to it. Don't be put off but people who use recycled jars, incorrect labelling etc, etc they soon come unstuck and we have found people prefer to have things properly priced and labelled even at Car Boots.


Good Luck!