So we were at the “Shop ‘Til You Drop” craft show on Saturday.  It was our first time participating in this show, and I was very impressed.  The show was very well organized and well attended.  We had many visitors to our booth, and sales to match!  But, there was one incident that left me wondering what I should have said or if I did the right thing by not saying anything at all.

Two women stopped by our booth to look at our jewelry. Woman #1 made a comment to Woman #2 that she had beads like ones we used on a necklace we had designed.  I assumed that Woman #1 meant she had a necklace made with the same semi-precious gemstones.  When actually her comment was made to encourage Woman #2 to pick out a design she liked; then Woman #1 would /could copy it!  Woman #1 even had the gall to critique our designs. And she made these comments right in front of my daughter and me!   I couldn’t believe it!  I wanted to respond to her outright rudeness, but was at a total loss for what to say.   Only after they walked away did words come to mind.  Like, maybe,  “if our jewelry is not to your liking, why would you want to copy it?” or perhaps just a plain old “You’re rude, please leave”.  I chose not to say anything because I believed anything I could say would be wasted on this ill-mannered woman.  Luckily, Woman #1 was definitely in the minority – the other visitors/customers were very pleasant – so much so that we look forward to participating in the “Shop ‘Til You Drop” event next year