I still managed a smile
I'm not sure I will participate to another of the Craft Fairs here in Bahrain, at least. They definitely don't know the meaning of that word here.
I was very disappointed to see that once again most of the vendors in the fair did not hand made their products. It was either a franchise from some small but still corporate company. Jewellery direct from the markets of Thailand and China (who can beat the cheapness of the stock and their prices huh?) or products from India.
All in all I think there were about 6 stalls that produced their own product. There was nothing exclusive about this Craft Fair. The sad thing is that buyers tend to support the commercialised product rather than the hand made products.
Anyway, I did sell some of my jewellery and got really good reviews for my paintings, but I'm just so sad to notice that people just preferred the commercialised product that were what? 3 to 4 bd less and done in mass production!
