| What’s your name? |
| Karen White |
| What is the name of your business? |
| Olde Country Shoppe |
| How long have you been trading? |
| Since June 2013 |
| What products do you sell? |
| Country & Vintage Homewares, Old Wares and Unique Christmas Decorations (mainly sourced from USA) |
| What sells the best? |
| Christmas decorations |
| What markets do you trade at? |
| Glenbrook Rotary Markets, Rivergum Cottage Markets, Belgenny Farm Markets and one Fairs during the year (I always list them on Facebook and Instagram) |
| How did it all begin? |
| I have always loved country and vintage wares, antiques and old wares (my Mum grew up in country NSW and we used to go there for our school holidays). I fell in love with the American country/vintage items in 2011 and they weren’t readily available in Australia. So I decided to share my love of these items with my Market business. Now I have quite a few American suppliers. |
| What do you like most about being a stallholder? |
| Sharing my passion of old wares, American country and vintage homewares and Christmas decorations. Also meeting new customers and seeing existing customers and meeting other stallholders. |
| What do you like least about being a stallholder? |
| The early morning starts in winter but once I get there and start unpacking that soon warms me up. |
| Where do you see yourself in 5 years time? |
| I would love my business to be self supporting and have a shop or a shop/shed in my backyard. That way I can give up my weekly full time job and concentrate on my business. |
| What one piece of advice would you give to a new stallholder? |
| Always greet your customers when they come into your stall! |
| Do you have a Facebook page you would like us to feature? |
| https://www.facebook.com/Olde-Country-Shoppe-455539384524263/ |
| Plus any other social media links like Twitter, Pinterest or LinkedIn? |
| https://instagram.com/oldecountryshoppe/ |
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