Alright everyone, we are two cons down.
and I just got back from TrotCon, and it was such a success, despite the issues.
So, let's start with Friday. First off, let me preface the con by saying about a week before the con, all the vendors and panelists got an email stating that the hotel screwed up the timing, which meant that we could not set up our display on Thursday which they usually allow for vendors. We would not be allowed to set up until Friday at 2pm, thereby eating into half our selling time. None of the vendors were happy with this, even with the promise of a partial refund on our table. Cut to 1:55pm Friday, when we find out that we will not be getting in until 3pm. People are mad, and then 3pm passes and we don't get in until almost 4:30!!!! Needless to say, every vendor thought they were screwed including us, out of Friday sales. I have never seen such a mad dash to try and set up before in my life. They even let con goers in while we were still setting up!!! However, despite this setback,
and I did pretty well, making almost $500 between the two of us. Vendor hall stayed open until almost 9pm, which meant we were exhausted!
Saturday was a big sales days, making well over $600 between us, which meant that by this time, we had made back both table and hotel room, which was a nice change for once, giving us an opportunity to make some profit after the fact. Usually at cons, we barely break even. I had some huge sales, including my Hearth's Warming Eve statue that I made before PonyCon and was featured on Equestria Daily.
Sunday started slow, with people not really getting to the hall until about 10:30ish. It was another big sale day, and then the fun happened: the fire alarm went off, and continued to go off even after we were allowed to go back in. This went on for at least 20 minutes, I kid you not. However, I can't complain because by end of day, we had made over $900 each for the entire weekend! Almost $2000 between the two of us in sales!
Up next is LockCity ComicCon on Saturday, which is a one day con. If you live around the Stamford area, come check it out! Afterwards, we will be updating the Etsy page with some new merch!