Need to Sell 40 Chalkbags To Get To CA

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happiegrrrl

Trad climber

www.climbaddictdesigns.com

Topic Author's Original Post - Oct 25, 2012 - 09:25am PT

I have an ETD from NY to CA slated for November 1st and....about enough gas money to get me to New Jersey.

As some know, good old Swanky had to be put down recently, since he couldn't pass NY Inspection. Luckily, I did get a new van(still to be named) which is this:

Though I got a great deal, there went the gas money....

So....at $25 a chalkbag, I figure that if I can sell 40 of them, and have no breakdowns or other unfortunate incidents along the way, I'll make it.

Here are a few pictures of the current inventory:

I make these myself, and each one takes about 2 hours time. They are finished with hand stitching. If you would like more information on what makes my backs what they are, http://www.climbaddictdesigns.com/whats-so-great-about-climbaddict-chalkbags.html

You can see the lineup of available styles here: http://www.climbaddictdesigns.com/shop-chalkbags.html

Onewhowalksonrocks

Mountain climber

portland, Maine

Oct 25, 2012 - 09:42am PT

I tried the links. I couldn't get them to work.

happiegrrrl

Trad climber

www.climbaddictdesigns.com

Topic Author's Reply - Oct 25, 2012 - 09:47am PT

Oops...I had put tags for the links and they weren't needed. Fixed it now - thanks for mentioning.

Silver

Ice climber

Oct 25, 2012 - 09:49am PT

Can you make one for a kid? If so let me know ill buy one.

Jeremy

Social climber

Albuquerque, NM

Oct 25, 2012 - 10:24am PT

Hmmm...get a job maybe?

J.Haze

Sport climber

Ohio

Oct 25, 2012 - 10:24am PT

Like what I see, especially the double belt loops and the absence of webbing (current one has webbing loop as well as backing making it pretty stiff). Once I get home later and decide on a design i'll be ordering one, if my fiance is interested that might be two!

happiegrrrl

Trad climber

www.climbaddictdesigns.com

Topic Author's Reply - Oct 25, 2012 - 10:31am PT

Silver -

I am pretty much wrapping up the sewing room today so adding a new pattern size is not possible( I barter space at another climber's home since my place is sans electricity), but it happens I just added two pieces of this style:


	MonkeyShines Chalkbag Credit: happiegrrrl

This is a regular-sized chalkbag, but a fun one, with the soft chenille fabric printed with monkeys.

Elcapinyoazz

Social climber

Joshua Tree

Oct 25, 2012 - 10:37am PT

Try the local gyms. Either the entire lot of 40 directly to them to sell out of their on site "pro shop", or get them to let you hang out in the lobby on a Tue/Thur night and hawk yer wares to the clientele. Doesn't that Chelsea piers place have like 8 million members there on a tue/thurs?

J.Haze

Sport climber

Ohio

Oct 25, 2012 - 11:44am PT

Are all of the one on your site available or are the ones above the current inventory?

happiegrrrl

Trad climber

www.climbaddictdesigns.com

Topic Author's Reply - Oct 25, 2012 - 12:27pm PT

J.Haze - The ones in the current inventory page, at www.climbaddictdesigns.com/shop-chalkbags.html, are available.

Any others shown have probably been sold out. I buy very small yardages, and make only 2 or 3 bags from most of the materials. BUT - I will go through my "bag o bags" where the unfinished stock is, and see if I have deleted any images which I still have stock in. Will do that tomorrow and update the page to reflect it.

I also have pictures to take of one or two more pieces, which will also get done tomorrow.

Silver

Ice climber

Oct 25, 2012 - 12:56pm PT

Here's the deal when you get back to sewing I would like you to make me a monkey bag for a 4 year old please. I'm happy to pay a full size price but I want my little girls first chalk bag to be special.

I'll send you a pm so you can let me know when it is done. I like your work.

happiegrrrl

Trad climber

www.climbaddictdesigns.com

Topic Author's Reply - Oct 25, 2012 - 01:02pm PT

Silver - I will work up the pattern over the weekend and see if I can't get it done on next Tuesday. That is "pack up the room" day but I can make the time to get one more bag done. It will be the same style - with brown velvet trim, but about 40% size as the usual ones are.

Aerili

climber

SLC, Utah

Oct 25, 2012 - 01:04pm PT

Bump for her work! Her chalkbags are the bomb and amazingly well crafted! I love mine.

pell

Trad climber

Sunnyvale

Oct 25, 2012 - 01:08pm PT

Monkeys are sooooooo cute I'm gonna dieeeeeeee!!!

survival

Big Wall climber

Terrapin Station

Oct 25, 2012 - 01:32pm PT

Jeremy is sooo bummed he has a job.... :o)

Ron Anderson

Trad climber

USA Moundhouse Nev. and land o da SLEDS!

Oct 25, 2012 - 01:37pm PT

just a marketing idea, but you could plan yur route,, look up climbing shops along the way, call them to see if they might want to pre-order or at least look at them along the way !??