Pop Up Shop Review
I think our class Pop up shop went really well as we each made a profit. However there were a few things that need to be remembered and learnt from for future experiences.
- Materials
The perspex we ordered said it was fine to be lasercut however we had alot of trouble getting it cut and only ended up with half the number of decorations we had originally planned. The colours that didn't work as well also turned out to be the colours that sold the best, such as the bright pink, which was unfortunate. Also due to their smaller size we had to reduce the prices.
- Division of Tasks
This workload was not divided very equally, certain people had much more responsibility than others. This was also because in reality a small shop of this size would.not require the input of 12 people.. there simply wasn' enough work involved to keep everyone busy. Saying that some jobs were still not completed as well as the could be.
- Posters
The posters advertising the shop were designed in plenty of time and emailed around the faculty however the physical posters weren't posted until around 10am on the actual day which is a shame.
- Stall Design
No thought was given to the setup of the stall by those who were scheduled to do it until on the day.. the tablecloth was black and didn't show our wares off to their best. Suggestions about bringing a Christmas tree or a vase with branches was miscommunicated. Position of stall was not the most prominent.
- Unforseen Circumstances
Tutor sickness meant arrangement for the date of our pop up shop was abit last minute and we ended up doing it the last week of term before Christmas. We had wanted to do it the previous week because then if we still had leftover stock (which we do) we could have a second chance at selling it on.. Also some students had already gone home by this point. Because of the last minute organisation we also had to drop our idea of selling cake and only had the Christmas decorations to draw people in.
Another factor was a Farmers Market that took place that day. In some ways you might think it would draw more potential customers however most of the action was then drawn outside or upstairs. Also given the choice people seemed more tempted by the food on offer.
Something else we didn't take into account was the large number of students who don't celebrate Christmas.
Despite these things we still managed to sell alot of stock. We each put in £5 and got around £ 11 back so that's a profit of £6+each; which I think is quite impressive for something that didn't take alot of planning.
- Materials
The perspex we ordered said it was fine to be lasercut however we had alot of trouble getting it cut and only ended up with half the number of decorations we had originally planned. The colours that didn't work as well also turned out to be the colours that sold the best, such as the bright pink, which was unfortunate. Also due to their smaller size we had to reduce the prices.
- Division of Tasks
This workload was not divided very equally, certain people had much more responsibility than others. This was also because in reality a small shop of this size would.not require the input of 12 people.. there simply wasn' enough work involved to keep everyone busy. Saying that some jobs were still not completed as well as the could be.
- Posters
The posters advertising the shop were designed in plenty of time and emailed around the faculty however the physical posters weren't posted until around 10am on the actual day which is a shame.
- Stall Design
No thought was given to the setup of the stall by those who were scheduled to do it until on the day.. the tablecloth was black and didn't show our wares off to their best. Suggestions about bringing a Christmas tree or a vase with branches was miscommunicated. Position of stall was not the most prominent.
- Unforseen Circumstances
Tutor sickness meant arrangement for the date of our pop up shop was abit last minute and we ended up doing it the last week of term before Christmas. We had wanted to do it the previous week because then if we still had leftover stock (which we do) we could have a second chance at selling it on.. Also some students had already gone home by this point. Because of the last minute organisation we also had to drop our idea of selling cake and only had the Christmas decorations to draw people in.
Another factor was a Farmers Market that took place that day. In some ways you might think it would draw more potential customers however most of the action was then drawn outside or upstairs. Also given the choice people seemed more tempted by the food on offer.
Something else we didn't take into account was the large number of students who don't celebrate Christmas.
Despite these things we still managed to sell alot of stock. We each put in £5 and got around £ 11 back so that's a profit of £6+each; which I think is quite impressive for something that didn't take alot of planning.
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