06/11/2024
Lovely weekend at KLH EVENTS charity fundraisers last week.
One thing irked me though.
We had some lovely customers, old and new, but sadly both myself and my sweet baker colleague were told on more than one occasion "that's too expensive"!
Just for reference, I'm with KLH again this weekend, 2 days, Saturday in Ossett Town Hall and Sunday in The Ridings Shopping Centre , all the goods on mine and the sweet baker's stalls are freshly prepared and baked, usually, by a sole trader.
We don't have staff, we don't have bulk buy power on ingredients, and more often than not, we've other commitments like life or jobs.
It's Wednesday and I've already done 8hrs prepping for the weekend.
When you're shopping at a craft fair, consider that we're subject to raw ingredients price rises as much as you are.
As I'm self employed, I had to pay for the food hygiene course and extra for the certificate.
Public Liability Insurance isn't cheap either.
Ok
Rant over.