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 This year, the vendors at the event were very
happy as each one talked to said that the sales this year had been
remarkable, and they were going to be going home happy with a lot
less to pack up than they unpacked at the beginning of the day.
On Saturday afternoon, Mary Williams, mother of one of the principal
organizers of the event Michelle Bauer, was greeting people at the
door and inviting them in with a warm welcome and additional
opportunities to score big at the event. She reported that the foot
traffic throughout the day had been really good, and she felt like
shoppers and vendors alike were happy with the entire event.
Around the room, there were vendors who offered items they created
in their at-home workshops, or items that they offered for sale
through home-based business franchises.
Erin Soloman of Giggles and Gab had a huge variety of premade gift
baskets for sale and said that she had sent several out the door
with happy shoppers.
Darlene Begolka sells Tupperware and was busy waiting on customers
on Saturday afternoon. The shoppers were snatching up special
holiday deals on a reputable name brand product thanks to Darlene
and the Shop one Stop event.
On the other side of the isle, Michelle Ramlow was doing an
excellent job of selling Pampered Chef products to willing buyers.
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Around the room, shoppers had opportunities to purchase hand
crafted items like knit stuffed toys and doll clothing, painted rocks, framed
photography and much more.
From the younger generation, there were two young people who deserve recognition
for the selling skills.
The young fellow was hawking his little lighted snow globes, an inventory item
in his mom’s collection of Christmas themed merchandise.
Around the corner, the owner of “The Bossy Bakers Pup Treats” was doing her best
to entice buyers to her home-made dog treats, that though quite young, she has
been making and selling for the past couple of years.
Another remarkable young person in the mix on Saturday was E.G. Keith. E.G.
published her first novel at age 11, but that was an entire year ago. Havoc
released in October of 2021, and Saturday E.G. was celebrating the release of
novel number two with a book signing event. Fortunately for E.G. and to the
disappointment of some shoppers, she ran out of her newest book about half-way
through the day, but still had copies of Havoc available for sell. For those who
missed out on the second book, E.G. will have more books in stock soon and is
planning a book signing event soon at the Lincoln Woman’s Club.
For the ladies of the Knights of Columbus, the vendors and hopefully most of the
shoppers, the annual Shop One Stop vendor sale was a great success and something
to look forward to again next year.
[Nila Smith]
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