Month: October 2013

Cell phones and technology

Cell phones and technology

Last weekend we encountered our first major cell phone outage… just in time to make credit card sales next to impossible.  At the Ohio Sauerkraut Festival our cell phones became virtual doorstops… the signal provided from towers was being exhausted by the sheer number of 

A funny thing happened to us at Sauerkraut

A funny thing happened to us at Sauerkraut

Sunday of the Sauerkraut Festival was rolling along… but compared to Saturday this was the milder day… sales were sluggish, until a tall blonde woman stepped into the booth.  She identified herself as the owner of an exclusive boutique specializing in high end womens accessories 

The Ohio Sauerkraut Festival

The Ohio Sauerkraut Festival

So that is what a half million people looks like over two days…. The streets began filling up at 7:30am on saturday, long before the start of the two day event… and our first sales came shortly after that.  Main street stretches about 6 city 

Shaker Heights Historical Society

Shaker Heights Historical Society

Monday we has an appointment at 4pm to meet with the executive director of Shaker Heights Historical Society.  Ann saw us at a previous event, and fell in love with our soap, the packaging, and has a passion for buying local to support artists.  I