Re: Venue Pout (suggestions welcome) (long)

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Posted by Rupal on August 2, 2001 at 04:23:48:

In reply to: Venue Pout (suggestions welcome) (long) posted by Lauren on August 1, 2001 at 22:52:38:

It's a tough call and people are sometimes quite merciless in their
desire for business. My first henna job was kind of depressing that
way. I was once the exclusive henna artist at a spa; I'd come in
every week to have my appointments and walk-ins, but as the high
school semester passed I had to take some months off. Upon my
return, the spa had hired another mehndi artist who came on alternate
days with me, and there were several days where I would have liked to
apply henna, but the other woman was already assigned for the slot.
She was perfectly nice and was immensely talented, but I felt like my
turf had been transgressed. I know that I was the first person to
leave the job, but it hurt nonetheless.

But anyway, what do you want to get out of the fair (practice-wise
and money-wise)? Do you want the practice of hennaing tons of people,
and will that be worth the 2-hour drive for you? Plus, how much
money can you expect, and will you end up making a profit after
driving and operational costs?

I guess that what I'm saying is that, to me, it sounds like a lot of
hassle that you shouldn't necessarily have to deal with. It also
seems like you're willing to give more to the business relationship
than the other artist is. If you want the fair experience, then I
say go over, especially if you really liked the artist. Impress her
with your fabulous hennaing. If the fair is super-crowded, you'll
probably make about as much money with the other artist there as you
would have alone. Of course, I haven't done too many fairs and stuff
lately so don't take my word for it! I donate my time for most of
the college fairs I do here, where the South Asian Association offers
it free to students. Needless to say, the waiting lists usually get
pretty long.

~Rupal

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Re: Venue Pout (suggestions welcome) (long) Joe B 15:56:20 8/2/2001 (0)

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: It's a tough call and people are sometimes quite merciless in their : desire for business. My first henna job was kind of depressing that : way. I was once the exclusive henna artist at a spa; I'd come in : every week to have my appointments and walk-ins, but as the high : school semester passed I had to take some months off. Upon my : return, the spa had hired another mehndi artist who came on alternate : days with me, and there were several days where I would have liked to : apply henna, but the other woman was already assigned for the slot. : She was perfectly nice and was immensely talented, but I felt like my : turf had been transgressed. I know that I was the first person to : leave the job, but it hurt nonetheless. : : But anyway, what do you want to get out of the fair (practice-wise : and money-wise)? Do you want the practice of hennaing tons of people, : and will that be worth the 2-hour drive for you? Plus, how much : money can you expect, and will you end up making a profit after : driving and operational costs? : : I guess that what I'm saying is that, to me, it sounds like a lot of : hassle that you shouldn't necessarily have to deal with. It also : seems like you're willing to give more to the business relationship : than the other artist is. If you want the fair experience, then I : say go over, especially if you really liked the artist. Impress her : with your fabulous hennaing. If the fair is super-crowded, you'll : probably make about as much money with the other artist there as you : would have alone. Of course, I haven't done too many fairs and stuff : lately so don't take my word for it! I donate my time for most of : the college fairs I do here, where the South Asian Association offers : it free to students. Needless to say, the waiting lists usually get : pretty long. : : ~Rupal
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