Doing The Salesman Thing

Yesterday, I finally had the chance to go into San Francisco and show my "Happy Beaver" toy to the local designer toy sellers - I visited Double Punch, Kid Robot and Giant Robot. Phone calls probably would've been better, as most of the buyers weren't right there in the shops. I'd forgotten that most of these stores have multiple branches, so they're not completely operating from the city.

My thought was that it'd be good to talk with people directly, show them the toy in person, and have it available right then and there if anyone wanted to buy some. All great in theory, and everyone was nice, so this morning I used the e-mail addresses I'd gathered and started spreading the word of the beaver.

I've e-mailed about forty different stores located all over the world, so we'll see what happens. I'll probably get most of the responses over the next week or two, but I have heard from three shops already, and they are interested! There's some wrinkles to iron out, but it's feeling promising. I'll keep everyone updated as more news comes in!