The Traveling Saleswoman

It’s the end of the school year and a busy time for my hostesses and customers. I had two hostesses postpone this month due to kid activity craziness, and several others who won’t return my calls, probably for the same reason. No parties this week but I did a lot of local deliveries, and have a few promising leads.

However, I did manage to squeeze into a local fair last Saturday at the last minute. There was no cost for the booth, which is a nice situation because you’re not allocating your first $40-$60 of profit towards breaking even. To my delight I sold a couple of heavy, bulky items – I was so thrilled to finally get them out of my basement. I even made a sale to an unshaven burly man with a large slobbery dog – not my typical customer demographic, by a long shot. The worst part of the day was the sweltering heat and lack of breeze. My legs sweated so much, my shorts were soaked and it looked like I had peed my pants! I held a strategically placed catalog in front of my thighs for most of the day after discovering that.