thematically one would have thought they would

[incandescens]

Had a very nice time in Harrogate today. The bead fair was good -- among other things, I got some dyed kunzite, which is a pretty shade of purple. Unfortunately it doesn't go with zoicite (which is dark green with occasional flashes of red), even if thematically one might feel that it should. Ah well.

I'm thinking of sleeping in tomorrow with great enthusiasm.

---

Wotever is, is right, as the young nobleman sveetly remarked wen they put him down in the pension list 'cos his mother's uncle's vife's grandfather vunce lit the king's pipe vith a portable tinder-box.

-- The Pickwick Papers, Charles Dickens

Comments

[archangelbeth]

*admires the beads*

[incandescens]

We will clearly have to time your eventual visit to one of these things so that I can take you along . . .

[archangelbeth]

Oh, good plan!

[incandescens]

I plan a lot. :)

[archangelbeth]

You iz schneeky like dot!

[incandescens]

The next question is, do I try to drag you to one of the beads-specific (but smaller) shows, or to one of the big knitting/stitching shows that will have some bead stuff there as well . . . :)

[archangelbeth]

Hmmmmmmmmmmm. Yarn and beads are nice together, though I do have terribly unsophisticated tastes in yarn. (Better to have pepsi tastes on a pepsi pocketbook, at least!)

[incandescens]

But at the yarn/fabric shows, a lot of the stalls have some cheap offers of stuff they're trying to clear off their stocks, as well as more expensive Nice Stuff. One can often find good bargains...

[archangelbeth]

Hmmmmmmmmmmmmm!

[incandescens]

A lot of the vendors know they're getting three sorts of customers, I think:

a) the ones who are here specifically looking for some precise item/yarn/whatever and have a certain vendor in mind, or think that someone at the show is likely to be stocking this unusual item.

b) the people walking by that might buy anything if it catches their fancy.

c) the people specifically looking for bargains.


Putting out some of their back stock which they haven't been able to move otherwise at a reduced price . . . well, it attracts (c) and possibly (b) as well. And once people are buying, they might go for the more expensive things too!

[archangelbeth]

Clever vendors, yesssss... I am minded of the bead vendor at Arisia!

[incandescens]

Probably a similar strategy...