Posted by: MrK, Paisley on 10:54am Mon 28 Jan 08
Do we need more street markets you ask?
Well sounds like they are going down a different route from knock off dvds, tobacco etc and may be a welcome change!
Do we need more street markets you ask?
Well sounds like they are going down a different route from knock off dvds, tobacco etc and may be a welcome change!
Posted by: Mr T, Glasgow on 11:11am Mon 28 Jan 08
how do you contact the bosses if you want a stall there can anyone help provide a number please thanks?
how do you contact the bosses if you want a stall there can anyone help provide a number please thanks?
Posted by: jim, Glasgow on 12:00pm Mon 28 Jan 08
Its a good idea and a cosy area to put it,
Its a good idea and a cosy area to put it,
Posted by: Buddie, Paisley on 12:18pm Mon 28 Jan 08
Mr T, tried phoning Mathew Hendry at Sloan's?
Mr T, tried phoning Mathew Hendry at Sloan's?
Posted by: Pete, Glasgow on 12:21pm Mon 28 Jan 08
That's a great plan. Adds a bit of vibrancy to these underused area, gives smaller and niche traders a chance at a wider market. Also - good news for cafes and bars in the area. An all-round win, excellent.
That's a great plan. Adds a bit of vibrancy to these underused area, gives smaller and niche traders a chance at a wider market. Also - good news for cafes and bars in the area. An all-round win, excellent.
Posted by: Mr T, Glasgow on 12:34pm Mon 28 Jan 08
[quote][bold]Buddie[/bold] wrote:
Mr T, tried phoning Mathew Hendry at Sloan's?[/quote] nope but will do...lol state the obvious to me why dont you..haha
thanks and i hope this is a success it will be nice to have more around..
Buddie wrote:
Mr T, tried phoning Mathew Hendry at Sloan's?
nope but will do...lol state the obvious to me why dont you..haha
thanks and i hope this is a success it will be nice to have more around..
Posted by: glamkitty, Glasgow on 2:07pm Mon 28 Jan 08
Seems a decent idea. Id go and have a look.
However, one thing this city sorely needs is a decent market for fruit and veg and stuff. Farmers markets are all very well but theyre only once a month and produce seems to be pretty limited. Why doesnt Glasgow have anything like it on a permanent basis?
Seems a decent idea. Id go and have a look.
However, one thing this city sorely needs is a decent market for fruit and veg and stuff. Farmers markets are all very well but theyre only once a month and produce seems to be pretty limited. Why doesnt Glasgow have anything like it on a permanent basis?
Posted by: jkr, Lochwinnoch Greater Glasgow on 2:09pm Mon 28 Jan 08
Excellent news and a further boost to the city centre.
Excellent news and a further boost to the city centre.
Posted by: Mr T, Glasgow on 2:10pm Mon 28 Jan 08
[quote][bold]glamkitty[/bold] wrote:
Seems a decent idea. Id go and have a look. However, one thing this city sorely needs is a decent market for fruit and veg and stuff. Farmers markets are all very well but theyre only once a month and produce seems to be pretty limited. Why doesnt Glasgow have anything like it on a permanent basis?[/quote] how about the fruit and veg market in East End? its been there for years very good also.
glamkitty wrote:
Seems a decent idea. Id go and have a look. However, one thing this city sorely needs is a decent market for fruit and veg and stuff. Farmers markets are all very well but theyre only once a month and produce seems to be pretty limited. Why doesnt Glasgow have anything like it on a permanent basis?
how about the fruit and veg market in East End? its been there for years very good also.
Posted by: holly, glasgow on 2:17pm Mon 28 Jan 08
If anyone requires more information on setting up a stall at the Sloans Market, please contact Holly Springham on 0141 222 2266.
If anyone requires more information on setting up a stall at the Sloans Market, please contact Holly Springham on 0141 222 2266.
Posted by: tam-m, southside on 2:23pm Mon 28 Jan 08
[quote][bold]glamkitty[/bold] wrote:
Seems a decent idea. Id go and have a look.
However, one thing this city sorely needs is a decent market for fruit and veg and stuff. Farmers markets are all very well but theyre only once a month and produce seems to be pretty limited. Why doesnt Glasgow have anything like it on a permanent basis?[/quote] allison street on the southside is one big fruit n veg market.4 blocks long from victoria rd
glamkitty wrote:
Seems a decent idea. Id go and have a look.
However, one thing this city sorely needs is a decent market for fruit and veg and stuff. Farmers markets are all very well but theyre only once a month and produce seems to be pretty limited. Why doesnt Glasgow have anything like it on a permanent basis?
allison street on the southside is one big fruit n veg market.4 blocks long from victoria rd
Posted by: newman, glasgow on 2:31pm Mon 28 Jan 08
A new market and they are looking for stall holders with a unique product and approach.
So this means we can't but pirate C.D's, & D.V.D.'s and illegally imported ciggarettes and tobbacco, counterfeight goods (& drugs) that are on sale at the 'organised crime market' oh sorry the barras.
I hope it works, but I wonder how long it will be until you hear those immortal words "lookin fur cheap fags or snout" or "you van but 'I am legend' or any the other new wans for a fiver"
A new market and they are looking for stall holders with a unique product and approach.
So this means we can't but pirate C.D's, & D.V.D.'s and illegally imported ciggarettes and tobbacco, counterfeight goods (& drugs) that are on sale at the 'organised crime market' oh sorry the barras.
I hope it works, but I wonder how long it will be until you hear those immortal words "lookin fur cheap fags or snout" or "you van but 'I am legend' or any the other new wans for a fiver"
Posted by: glamkitty, Glasgow on 2:33pm Mon 28 Jan 08
[quote][bold]Mr T[/bold] wrote:
[quote][bold]glamkitty[/bold] wrote: Seems a decent idea. Id go and have a look. However, one thing this city sorely needs is a decent market for fruit and veg and stuff. Farmers markets are all very well but theyre only once a month and produce seems to be pretty limited. Why doesnt Glasgow have anything like it on a permanent basis?[/quote] how about the fruit and veg market in East End? its been there for years very good also. [/quote] Didnt even know there was one? where is it?
Mr T wrote:
glamkitty wrote: Seems a decent idea. Id go and have a look. However, one thing this city sorely needs is a decent market for fruit and veg and stuff. Farmers markets are all very well but theyre only once a month and produce seems to be pretty limited. Why doesnt Glasgow have anything like it on a permanent basis?
how about the fruit and veg market in East End? its been there for years very good also.
Didnt even know there was one? where is it?
Posted by: glamkitty, Glasgow on 2:42pm Mon 28 Jan 08
Oh do you mean the Blochairn place? Ive never bothered to go there - you have to go in the middle of the night and buy giant amounts of stuff.
I get a box delivered from Grow Wild, which is great, but it would be cool to be able to just wander around a load of market stalls.
Oh do you mean the Blochairn place? Ive never bothered to go there - you have to go in the middle of the night and buy giant amounts of stuff.
I get a box delivered from Grow Wild, which is great, but it would be cool to be able to just wander around a load of market stalls.
Posted by: Brad, Glasgow on 3:02pm Mon 28 Jan 08
I'm with you, glamkitty. The city centre markets in Toronto and Barcelona (a couple of places that Glasgow likes to compare itself with) are fabulous. Borough Market in London too, albeing I can't afford anything there :-(
I'm with you, glamkitty. The city centre markets in Toronto and Barcelona (a couple of places that Glasgow likes to compare itself with) are fabulous. Borough Market in London too, albeing I can't afford anything there :-(
Posted by: Biffo the bear, beano town on 3:16pm Mon 28 Jan 08
[quote][bold]tam-m[/bold] wrote:
[quote][bold]glamkitty[/bold] wrote:
Seems a decent idea. Id go and have a look.
However, one thing this city sorely needs is a decent market for fruit and veg and stuff. Farmers markets are all very well but theyre only once a month and produce seems to be pretty limited. Why doesnt Glasgow have anything like it on a permanent basis?[/quote] allison street on the southside is one big fruit n veg market.4 blocks long from victoria rd[/quote] Alison St in Govanhill is full of Romanians wanting to rip you off & to be honest its like Calcutta with all the halal shops, what a dump
tam-m wrote:
glamkitty wrote:
Seems a decent idea. Id go and have a look.
However, one thing this city sorely needs is a decent market for fruit and veg and stuff. Farmers markets are all very well but theyre only once a month and produce seems to be pretty limited. Why doesnt Glasgow have anything like it on a permanent basis?
allison street on the southside is one big fruit n veg market.4 blocks long from victoria rd
Alison St in Govanhill is full of Romanians wanting to rip you off & to be honest its like Calcutta with all the halal shops, what a dump
Posted by: The Missing City, Glasgow on 3:17pm Mon 28 Jan 08
[quote][bold]Brad[/bold] wrote:
I'm with you, glamkitty. The city centre markets in Toronto and Barcelona (a couple of places that Glasgow likes to compare itself with) are fabulous. Borough Market in London too, albeing I can't afford anything there :-([/quote] Brad, the London markets are superb, have been for many years, the markets in South London were always busy when I was at school there (still are after almost 30 years). Lewisham, Catford, Deptford and of course Greenwich, The Borough of Lewisham and Greewich promote these to the max, that's why they are so popular, not stuck in lanes, however, with our weather, they act as a fantastic shelter.
Camden is quite a good market as well as the one you get in Fulham and over in the East, you have a monster market that stretches from one end of Walthamstow High St to the other.
Need more of that here, the summer, if we had good weather, could bring out the best these small traders have to offer.
Brad wrote:
I'm with you, glamkitty. The city centre markets in Toronto and Barcelona (a couple of places that Glasgow likes to compare itself with) are fabulous. Borough Market in London too, albeing I can't afford anything there :-(
Brad, the London markets are superb, have been for many years, the markets in South London were always busy when I was at school there (still are after almost 30 years). Lewisham, Catford, Deptford and of course Greenwich, The Borough of Lewisham and Greewich promote these to the max, that's why they are so popular, not stuck in lanes, however, with our weather, they act as a fantastic shelter.
Camden is quite a good market as well as the one you get in Fulham and over in the East, you have a monster market that stretches from one end of Walthamstow High St to the other.
Need more of that here, the summer, if we had good weather, could bring out the best these small traders have to offer.
Posted by: The Missing City, Glasgow on 3:18pm Mon 28 Jan 08
[quote][bold]Biffo the bear[/bold] wrote:
[quote][bold]tam-m[/bold] wrote: [quote][bold]glamkitty[/bold] wrote: Seems a decent idea. Id go and have a look. However, one thing this city sorely needs is a decent market for fruit and veg and stuff. Farmers markets are all very well but theyre only once a month and produce seems to be pretty limited. Why doesnt Glasgow have anything like it on a permanent basis?[/quote] allison street on the southside is one big fruit n veg market.4 blocks long from victoria rd[/quote] Alison St in Govanhill is full of Romanians wanting to rip you off & to be honest its like Calcutta with all the halal shops, what a dump[/quote] Thought you were going to say, that the only thing missing was the elephants!
Biffo the bear wrote:
tam-m wrote: glamkitty wrote: Seems a decent idea. Id go and have a look. However, one thing this city sorely needs is a decent market for fruit and veg and stuff. Farmers markets are all very well but theyre only once a month and produce seems to be pretty limited. Why doesnt Glasgow have anything like it on a permanent basis?
allison street on the southside is one big fruit n veg market.4 blocks long from victoria rd
Alison St in Govanhill is full of Romanians wanting to rip you off & to be honest its like Calcutta with all the halal shops, what a dump
Thought you were going to say, that the only thing missing was the elephants!
Posted by: Mr T, Glasgow on 3:23pm Mon 28 Jan 08
[quote][bold]glamkitty[/bold] wrote:
[quote][bold]Mr T[/bold] wrote: [quote][bold]glamkitty[/bold] wrote: Seems a decent idea. Id go and have a look. However, one thing this city sorely needs is a decent market for fruit and veg and stuff. Farmers markets are all very well but theyre only once a month and produce seems to be pretty limited. Why doesnt Glasgow have anything like it on a permanent basis?[/quote] how about the fruit and veg market in East End? its been there for years very good also. [/quote] Didnt even know there was one? where is it?[/quote] Glamkitty,
come down the M8 from west end towards Edin and East End, take junction 14 cut off it says Dennieston on it.. once your off it stay in left lane.. then take a left on to Viewpark Avenue... follow road up to round about which is the 1st road anyway then take a right which is the second exit im sure onto Blochairn Road then 2nd right you can't miss it... also do Flowers there and tones more... worth the trip... iv heard they do car boot sales there also but when im not so sure..
ta :o)
glamkitty wrote:
Mr T wrote: glamkitty wrote: Seems a decent idea. Id go and have a look. However, one thing this city sorely needs is a decent market for fruit and veg and stuff. Farmers markets are all very well but theyre only once a month and produce seems to be pretty limited. Why doesnt Glasgow have anything like it on a permanent basis?
how about the fruit and veg market in East End? its been there for years very good also.
Didnt even know there was one? where is it?
Glamkitty,
come down the M8 from west end towards Edin and East End, take junction 14 cut off it says Dennieston on it.. once your off it stay in left lane.. then take a left on to Viewpark Avenue... follow road up to round about which is the 1st road anyway then take a right which is the second exit im sure onto Blochairn Road then 2nd right you can't miss it... also do Flowers there and tones more... worth the trip... iv heard they do car boot sales there also but when im not so sure..
ta :o)
Posted by: John Hamilton, Pacific Quay on 3:44pm Mon 28 Jan 08
You can bet that Scotland's small wannabee city in the far east will be twitching when they hear of this.
"It's no' fair, ken...we are the caaaapital, (honestly, we really are the caaaapital, please believe us!)...we don't have a quality Sunday market like the one they're getting in Weegieland...we want one toooooo, it's no' fair, ken...Edinburra's a major world caaaapital city (ha ha) and one of the world's top shopping centres (ha ha also), ken"...
Sounds like a very good idea to have this at Sloan's, providing it remains a [italic]quality[/italic] market and doesn't descend into the Barra's wee brother or another Paddy's Market.
I was at one in Cambridge not so long ago, very nice Sunday market in the city centre combining quality items and fresh food stalls.
You can bet that Scotland's small wannabee city in the far east will be twitching when they hear of this.
"It's no' fair, ken...we are the caaaapital, (honestly, we really are the caaaapital, please believe us!)...we don't have a quality Sunday market like the one they're getting in Weegieland...we want one toooooo, it's no' fair, ken...Edinburra's a major world caaaapital city (ha ha) and one of the world's top shopping centres (ha ha also), ken"...
Sounds like a very good idea to have this at Sloan's, providing it remains a
quality market and doesn't descend into the Barra's wee brother or another Paddy's Market.
I was at one in Cambridge not so long ago, very nice Sunday market in the city centre combining quality items and fresh food stalls.
Posted by: kazlau, bearsden on 4:13pm Mon 28 Jan 08
Mr T,
Hope you;ve seen this post
If anyone requires more information on setting up a stall at the Sloans Market, please contact Holly Springham on 0141 222 2266.
Mr T,
Hope you;ve seen this post
If anyone requires more information on setting up a stall at the Sloans Market, please contact Holly Springham on 0141 222 2266.
Posted by: Ian, Glasgow on 4:37pm Mon 28 Jan 08
Great idea! Good for the locals and the tourists will love it too
Great idea! Good for the locals and the tourists will love it too
Posted by: The Missing City, Glasgow on 4:42pm Mon 28 Jan 08
[quote][bold]John Hamilton[/bold] wrote:
You can bet that Scotland's small wannabee city in the far east will be twitching when they hear of this. "It's no' fair, ken...we are the caaaapital, (honestly, we really are the caaaapital, please believe us!)...we don't have a quality Sunday market like the one they're getting in Weegieland...we want one toooooo, it's no' fair, ken...Edinburra's a major world caaaapital city (ha ha) and one of the world's top shopping centres (ha ha also), ken"... Sounds like a very good idea to have this at Sloan's, providing it remains a [italic]quality[/italic] market and doesn't descend into the Barra's wee brother or another Paddy's Market. I was at one in Cambridge not so long ago, very nice Sunday market in the city centre combining quality items and fresh food stalls.[/quote] Aye John, Ah'm Kennin Big Man!
Ah wis also at a market in a wee place called St Valery in Northern France almost 18 months ago - unlike the town, the Sunday Market was massive - stretched from one end of the town to the other
(St Valery is just off the main road from Calais to Paris) close to Abbeville, near Amiens.
Just one small problem, the French in this part of the country are as stubborn and arrogant as those who live in the South of England, they refuse to speak any other language except their native tongue.
Apart from that, beautiful places to be seen along the Northern coast of France.
John Hamilton wrote:
You can bet that Scotland's small wannabee city in the far east will be twitching when they hear of this. "It's no' fair, ken...we are the caaaapital, (honestly, we really are the caaaapital, please believe us!)...we don't have a quality Sunday market like the one they're getting in Weegieland...we want one toooooo, it's no' fair, ken...Edinburra's a major world caaaapital city (ha ha) and one of the world's top shopping centres (ha ha also), ken"... Sounds like a very good idea to have this at Sloan's, providing it remains a quality market and doesn't descend into the Barra's wee brother or another Paddy's Market. I was at one in Cambridge not so long ago, very nice Sunday market in the city centre combining quality items and fresh food stalls.
Aye John, Ah'm Kennin Big Man!
Ah wis also at a market in a wee place called St Valery in Northern France almost 18 months ago - unlike the town, the Sunday Market was massive - stretched from one end of the town to the other
(St Valery is just off the main road from Calais to Paris) close to Abbeville, near Amiens.
Just one small problem, the French in this part of the country are as stubborn and arrogant as those who live in the South of England, they refuse to speak any other language except their native tongue.
Apart from that, beautiful places to be seen along the Northern coast of France.
Posted by: g, sevres on 5:11pm Mon 28 Jan 08
The missing city wrote "Just one small problem, the French in this part of the country are as stubborn and arrogant as those who live in the South of England, they refuse to speak any other language except their native tongue."
How dare they !! They expect us to speak their language in their country. And after we liberated them too !!
The missing city wrote "Just one small problem, the French in this part of the country are as stubborn and arrogant as those who live in the South of England, they refuse to speak any other language except their native tongue."
How dare they !! They expect us to speak their language in their country. And after we liberated them too !!
Posted by: The Missing City, Glasgow on 5:55pm Mon 28 Jan 08
[quote][bold]g[/bold] wrote:
The missing city wrote "Just one small problem, the French in this part of the country are as stubborn and arrogant as those who live in the South of England, they refuse to speak any other language except their native tongue." How dare they !! They expect us to speak their language in their country. And after we liberated them too !! [/quote] That's the joys I'm afraid G, I wish I stuck into the language when I was at school, however I was more into Art, Science, History & Geography!
It was crazy G Unit - people had come up to me and started blabbering away in French, as you are no doubt aware I didn't have a scooby doo with regards to what they were saying.
I could only give them the basics, what my name was and where I came from, if that wasn't enough of a hint to stop talking to me in pure French...........
g wrote:
The missing city wrote "Just one small problem, the French in this part of the country are as stubborn and arrogant as those who live in the South of England, they refuse to speak any other language except their native tongue." How dare they !! They expect us to speak their language in their country. And after we liberated them too !!
That's the joys I'm afraid G, I wish I stuck into the language when I was at school, however I was more into Art, Science, History & Geography!
It was crazy G Unit - people had come up to me and started blabbering away in French, as you are no doubt aware I didn't have a scooby doo with regards to what they were saying.
I could only give them the basics, what my name was and where I came from, if that wasn't enough of a hint to stop talking to me in pure French...........
Posted by: jrb, Glasgow on 9:00pm Mon 28 Jan 08
Sloans Market the names good ,location great,variety of stalls sounds brilliant,can see this taking off big style,lets hope it's a great success
Sloans Market the names good ,location great,variety of stalls sounds brilliant,can see this taking off big style,lets hope it's a great success
Posted by: haud me back, glasgow on 9:30pm Mon 28 Jan 08
Lets hope its a market that will reflect the better side of Glasgow, we already have the del boy places where all the knocked of stuff and counterfeit dvd's are sold
Lets hope its a market that will reflect the better side of Glasgow, we already have the del boy places where all the knocked of stuff and counterfeit dvd's are sold
Posted by: thistlemad, Ayrshire on 9:40pm Mon 28 Jan 08
[quote][bold]glamkitty[/bold] wrote:
Oh do you mean the Blochairn place? Ive never bothered to go there - you have to go in the middle of the night and buy giant amounts of stuff. I get a box delivered from Grow Wild, which is great, but it would be cool to be able to just wander around a load of market stalls.[/quote] Try Blochairn on a Sunday from 4am till around 1pm.
MASSIVE market and car boot sale, great day out for everyone ..... same as the Barras USED to be. SOME dodgy dealers but most are honest.
Best bargains tend to go between 4 and about 8am, but plenty of fruit and veg stalls and meat vendors too. Then theres me!!!!!!! lol, whatever your looking for, if I dont have it, someone else will.
glamkitty wrote:
Oh do you mean the Blochairn place? Ive never bothered to go there - you have to go in the middle of the night and buy giant amounts of stuff. I get a box delivered from Grow Wild, which is great, but it would be cool to be able to just wander around a load of market stalls.
Try Blochairn on a Sunday from 4am till around 1pm.
MASSIVE market and car boot sale, great day out for everyone ..... same as the Barras USED to be. SOME dodgy dealers but most are honest.
Best bargains tend to go between 4 and about 8am, but plenty of fruit and veg stalls and meat vendors too. Then theres me!!!!!!! lol, whatever your looking for, if I dont have it, someone else will.
Posted by: Mr T, Glasgow on 9:06am Tue 29 Jan 08
yep i got the number and have chased it up wicked! lets hope it all works out now!
yep i got the number and have chased it up wicked! lets hope it all works out now!
Posted by: jim, Glasgow on 11:38am Tue 29 Jan 08
Edinburgh doent even come close ,Glasgows 30yrs ahead when it comes to Shopping .I should know im from Edinburgh .Edinburgh is full of tacky pond shops princes street is a mess,
Edinburgh doent even come close ,Glasgows 30yrs ahead when it comes to Shopping .I should know im from Edinburgh .Edinburgh is full of tacky pond shops princes street is a mess,
Posted by: tbab, Glasgow on 3:55pm Tue 29 Jan 08
As one of the stallholders at the Christmas market, I can say that it was not a 'huge success' It was poorly organised, advertised and attended. There were a lot of very unhappy stallholders that day. In my opinion they have been piggy backing off the organisers of a well known independent craft market for the past year, seen an opportunity and gone corporate with it. That's not supporting up and coming talent and neither are the prices they want to charge for a stall!
As one of the stallholders at the Christmas market, I can say that it was not a 'huge success' It was poorly organised, advertised and attended. There were a lot of very unhappy stallholders that day. In my opinion they have been piggy backing off the organisers of a well known independent craft market for the past year, seen an opportunity and gone corporate with it. That's not supporting up and coming talent and neither are the prices they want to charge for a stall!
Posted by: don, edinburgh on 4:08pm Tue 29 Jan 08
#Jim.I find it very implausible to believe your an Edinburgher.You are a patriotic Glaswegian and so you should be but please DONT try to pass yourself off as one of us!!
#Jim.I find it very implausible to believe your an Edinburgher.You are a patriotic Glaswegian and so you should be but please DONT try to pass yourself off as one of us!!
Posted by: aloha, glasgow on 4:31pm Tue 29 Jan 08
[quote][bold]tbab[/bold] wrote:
As one of the stallholders at the Christmas market, I can say that it was not a 'huge success' It was poorly organised, advertised and attended. There were a lot of very unhappy stallholders that day. In my opinion they have been piggy backing off the organisers of a well known independent craft market for the past year, seen an opportunity and gone corporate with it. That's not supporting up and coming talent and neither are the prices they want to charge for a stall![/quote] I agree. I also had a stall at the Christmas market. I can vouch for all of the above. It was not a huge success and stallholders were not happy. The venue was free for DADA to rent but we were offered no refund or compensation for a wasted day. There was no advertising whatsoever. Even customers in the bar downstairs had no idea the event was taking place. Not one poster was up in place outside. Perhaps I wouldn't be so annoyed at DADA if their customer service to their stallholders was responsive and helpful. I've now had three dealings with DADA and am not impressed.
tbab wrote:
As one of the stallholders at the Christmas market, I can say that it was not a 'huge success' It was poorly organised, advertised and attended. There were a lot of very unhappy stallholders that day. In my opinion they have been piggy backing off the organisers of a well known independent craft market for the past year, seen an opportunity and gone corporate with it. That's not supporting up and coming talent and neither are the prices they want to charge for a stall!
I agree. I also had a stall at the Christmas market. I can vouch for all of the above. It was not a huge success and stallholders were not happy. The venue was free for DADA to rent but we were offered no refund or compensation for a wasted day. There was no advertising whatsoever. Even customers in the bar downstairs had no idea the event was taking place. Not one poster was up in place outside. Perhaps I wouldn't be so annoyed at DADA if their customer service to their stallholders was responsive and helpful. I've now had three dealings with DADA and am not impressed.
Posted by: IndieMaker, Glasgow on 8:04pm Tue 29 Jan 08
As a Glaswegian indie business owner, I would ordinarily be in support of ventures which offer a platform to artists, makers and designers to showcase their wares and exhibit to customers interested in seeking out alternatives to the high street. However, I think it important to note that what DADA have done here is essentially benefit from gleaning the expertise of existing market organisers and indie businesses, price them out of their own market and reap acclaim for thinking 'unique selling opportunity'. Tosh. Further to this, I have sold at three events to which DADA put their name. All three were poorly run by DADA hosts, poorly attended and abismally promoted and advertised by DADA's event team. They proved on each occasion that they have no feel for indie business, no idea who the target market for their event is and that they have no respect for the work of the makers. Staff working at the Christmas market mentioned in the article had no idea how to manage the event and the promotion staff were really rather useless. For those thinking of taking up a stall, expect to shell out between £50 and £160 for a stall (per day). Established, well run events normally charge between £20 and £35 per day. Best of luck DADA!
As a Glaswegian indie business owner, I would ordinarily be in support of ventures which offer a platform to artists, makers and designers to showcase their wares and exhibit to customers interested in seeking out alternatives to the high street. However, I think it important to note that what DADA have done here is essentially benefit from gleaning the expertise of existing market organisers and indie businesses, price them out of their own market and reap acclaim for thinking 'unique selling opportunity'. Tosh. Further to this, I have sold at three events to which DADA put their name. All three were poorly run by DADA hosts, poorly attended and abismally promoted and advertised by DADA's event team. They proved on each occasion that they have no feel for indie business, no idea who the target market for their event is and that they have no respect for the work of the makers. Staff working at the Christmas market mentioned in the article had no idea how to manage the event and the promotion staff were really rather useless. For those thinking of taking up a stall, expect to shell out between £50 and £160 for a stall (per day). Established, well run events normally charge between £20 and £35 per day. Best of luck DADA!
Posted by: AL99, Glasgow on 10:50am Wed 30 Jan 08
I went to the one at Christmas, I agree with the above comments. All to advertise the event was an A4 sheet of paper stuck over their normal billboard on Argyle Street saying 'Market here today'. The work for sale was excellent, but there was nobody there. I felt sorry for the stallholders.
I went to the one at Christmas, I agree with the above comments. All to advertise the event was an A4 sheet of paper stuck over their normal billboard on Argyle Street saying 'Market here today'. The work for sale was excellent, but there was nobody there. I felt sorry for the stallholders.
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