Well, we've done it again. Two years ago my brother David and I took a big leap by starting funksauce.com. Since that time, I'll be honest, we've lost some money on it. But we didn't start funksauce to make money, necessarily. We started it because we love
vintage clothing, wanted to learn more, and wanted to spread fun to everyone. It really has been an enjoyable hobby for us. Some people go in the hole on their hobbies, so we're okay with that fact. You might, however, think we would stop while we're behind. Maybe we have an addiction, because we've taken another plunge. We are opening up shop in
Farmington, Missouri. And when I say shop, I mean booth. A pretty cheap booth actually, which helped our decision. It's a little triangle-shaped booth at
The Factory, which as of today has been the home of Ginnese's Pieces
(pics at left). It's in a good location, visible from the front entrance, and down from purses, swimsuits, and second-hand gowns. We'll now be catty-corner from Ginnese's.
"The Factory is a 75-year-old former garment industry that has been totally renovated and developed into a visitor destination in historic downtown
Farmington. Located two blocks behind City Hall, it includes a 45,000-square-foot climate controlled indoor mall." It looks kind of like an old brick school building. What I really like about it is that it's not an antique mall or a flea market. There's a restaurant, a banquet center, an artist studio, beauty salons, a massage therapist, a tourist information center, a ballet studio, a conference center, office suites, the Farmington History Museum, and a walking track, along with several other small businesses, thereby being very eclectic and bringing in a variety of people. There are many other positives as well, but being that the place is about 70 minutes from St. Louis, the deal maker or breaker was the fact that we can choose how much we want to be there. There is a main check-out for all of the businesses, so we can leave our shop to the elements for as long as we want and check on it as little as we want. Sold! Obviously then, the only problem will be the kind of demand vintage will have in this growing
population of 15, 870 (as of July 2007, a change of +11.6% since 2000).
Mineral Area College is only ten minutes away, which could be a huge factor. We're committing ourselves to the rest of this year, and hopefully longer. We will be setting up shop on Friday in time for the weekend. I'll post the progress of our set-up along with pics next week....
(pics at left). It's in a good location, visible from the front entrance, and down from purses, swimsuits, and second-hand gowns. We'll now be catty-corner from Ginnese's. "The Factory is a 75-year-old former garment industry that has been totally renovated and developed into a visitor destination in historic downtown 
Farmington. Located two blocks behind City Hall, it includes a 45,000-square-foot climate controlled indoor mall." It looks kind of like an old brick school building. What I really like about it is that it's not an antique mall or a flea market. There's a restaurant, a banquet center, an artist studio, beauty salons, a massage therapist, a tourist information center, a ballet studio, a conference center, office suites, the Farmington History Museum, and a walking track, along with several other small businesses, thereby being very eclectic and bringing in a variety of people. There are many other positives as well, but being that the place is about 70 minutes from St. Louis, the deal maker or breaker was the fact that we can choose how much we want to be there. There is a main check-out for all of the businesses, so we can leave our shop to the elements for as long as we want and check on it as little as we want. Sold! Obviously then, the only problem will be the kind of demand vintage will have in this growing population of 15, 870 (as of July 2007, a change of +11.6% since 2000). Mineral Area College is only ten minutes away, which could be a huge factor. We're committing ourselves to the rest of this year, and hopefully longer. We will be setting up shop on Friday in time for the weekend. I'll post the progress of our set-up along with pics next week....
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