My First Flea!

I had my first flea today! It's really not easy to set up a stall and sell stuffs. The preparations before the flea, the time and effort to plan, the selection of stall, the weather, the transport... Everything got to be planned well in order to make things happen.

My partner is none other than my Auntie Peng. She has been busy making those handmade pouches while I am busy packing the items into individual packs. As there was no tables provided for us, we got to bring our own mat and all other stuffs required and place it within the given area. It was actually a little cramp.

Auntie Peng and I actually had a few quarrels during the preparations. Difference in views. Ultimately, we managed to get this through.

We were the first to choose a good spot when we reached there. It was however not really a good spot as time goes because that was the only spot that was really burning under the scorching sun. I beared with it as it's a one day event. I woke up with palpitations, chest pain and aching upper back as I slept late last night. I son feel better as time goes but I wouldn't say that I was in a perfect state for the flea. First thing that I did after I reached home was to have my lunch and have a good nap.

My first customer was Auntie Peng's regular customer. She was really helpful and I really thanked her. She bought something from us though she didn't really like the colour so that we can have a good start. I am really really thankful for what she had done. Auntie Peng was actually still placing out the goods when she made the purchase. Awesome!

My neighbour was someone who sells second hand items. I didn't really liked her team because there was an item that she took out and a big spider jumped out and onto one of the bracelet! Oh my. I didn't like the idea of her "eating" into my allocated space too. Luck. Her team actually got the best sale by the way. I was rather annoyed when one of them actually stood in front of my stall and "ley-longed" their items. I think that is rather rude of them.

After the torture under the hot sun with only a few items sold, we packed up and get ready to head home. A few of the people were quite nice. They came up to me and made comments such as "not hot ar?" or "aiyo, so poor thing, under the hot sun." etc. I see that they actually care, somehow.

As I went off to throw one of the boxes that we used to place our items, someone gave some stuffs to Auntie Peng. It was a surprise and we are really thankful for them. It was some clothings, bags and a Mr Krabi plushie and they gave us to sell it off. Wow. I didn't get to see their face because they went off before I head back to the stall to carry the packed stuffs.

Though I didn't earn a lot from this flea, I have gained new experience and it will definitely make my next flea a little easier. Those items that are not sold are now posted on my online store for sale. It do bring colours to my page and I hope that I can actually sell some of them off.

To those people who has bought from me during the flea, I thank you, from my heart.

HUAT AH! =)