box that's four feet high, two and a half feet wide, and six feet
long. Lots of pieces of cardboard!
Unfortunately I need to build a backdrop that's eight feet wide by ten
feet high. Plus it needs to wrap around the ends another three feet
each end. Even if I use my cardboard boxes I'll need something to
brace them so they don't fall down. The cardboard that makes up each
box weighs around twenty pounds, which gets to be a little heavy to
hang from the ceiling.
The fabric idea that Ed had is something I've been thinking about. It
would be a little lighter than the cardboard.
Either idea has the problem of not being able to do anything with the
interior side. If I'm going to block off the windows I'd really like
to be able to hang merchandise on the partition. I have a wire grid on
the wall next to the windows where I'm hanging some 30 jackets, half a
dozen T-shirts, two dozen pairs of gloves, and 20 sunglasses. I'd like
to be able to hang some luggage, racks, and windscreens on a wall
someplace.
One thing setting up this store has taught me is a new definition of
"inexpensive". For instance, last year I had my jackets displayed on
one of those four-sided racks you see in clothing stores. The rack
cost me $35 new, and did a good job of holding my jackets in a minimum
amount of space. Unfortunately it didn't display the jackets very well
- you couldn't see them without going to the rack and walking around it.
The wire grid on the wall cost about $60, and I have six faceouts (the
rods that stick out from the wall that you hang jackets on) that cost
about $2.50 each, so I've spent around $75 to be able to display as
many jackets (plus some other stuff, but we'll ignore that) as that
$35 unit.
But the more expensive wall display does a MUCH better job of showing
the jackets off than the cheap floor display. They really look GOOD
instead of just "there". Even in the middle of winter I've had people
go try on the jackets, where before they'd just glance at them.
IF I decide to box in the windows I could do a good job for about $300
in material costs, plus labor. If I go with cardboard walls I'd
probably save 2/3 of the material costs and require about the same
amount of labor.
It's only money, right?
Kurt Schweitzer
Urban Village Scooters
http://urbanvillagescooters.com
--- In entrepreneursathome@yahoogroups.com, "Patrick" <datafoxx@...>
wrote:
>
> Using a large piece of cardboard (check out a box manufacturer)
> painted a light, solid color (read: white) build a backdrop. Once
> done, if you need to decorate it somehow you have a blank slate and
> it doesn't cost an arm or a leg. It is also not permanent but
> reusable.
>
> Just a suggestion but let me know if it helps.
>
> Patrick
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