An attempt to expand.

In the furthering of my business, I decided that it would be a great idea to have a few of my items on display in local shops. Of course this is far easier said than done, but I had put my mind to it. I planned, and planned, trying to get every detail right before the attempt. Then the day came, today. The first shop I went to, it turns out they are closed on Mondays (so much for all my planning) but I was determined not to give up. I moved on to the second, a local comic book shop, ideal for many of my items. I walk in, luckily I am the only one in the shop. I look around to see what type of product they have, all the while on the very brink of just saying "forget it, no way I can do this". I actually found something that I wanted so I purchased it. While talking to the cash register, a small wave of courage ran through me and I started up the conversation by asking him if he was the manager of the shop. Turns out he is the owner! This stroke of luck furthered my courage and resolve and I continued to tell him about my online shop and wanting to expand. Quickly that wave of courage abated and the nerves began to creep back in. I began rambling and got so nervous I could hear my own voice quivering. Realizing this I summed up "is that something you might be interested in?" I asked.

He told me that he would be interested in seeing the product. I remember certain key phrases like him saying he needed to see the "wow factor" of the items. He also went on to say though, that he has had to tell a lot of people that it is better that they sell their items on their own, that him just putting it on a hook in his shop would not sell it. He was an extremely nice man and probably looked at me thinking something like "Oh how cute, she is pretending to be a grownup!" and offered to look at the items out of pity.  So basically it sounds to me like he is wanting something that basically sells itself. I think to myself, I think my stuff can do this, so maybe he will like it? In the end I showed him several pictures of my stuff (one which he called "cute", I wanted to die right there) and we set up a meeting for him to view my items next Monday. So, I thanked him and moved on. When I got back to my car, I had to just sit there for a few moments before driving to let the nervous jitters work themselves out, my hands were shaking terribly. Clearly, I'm not much of a sales person, so my stuff will HAVE to sell itself if it will be bought, and that is what I am hoping for next week.

Who knows if anything will come of this, I will just have to wait and see. I certainly hope so, and I don't want to give up. I have a view of something great in my mind and I don't want to stop until it becomes reality!