JUST A WORD OF WARNING GUYS.
Several years ago I did the same thing. I cut a few key chains for display...."BOB. JIM,SUE, NANCY" etc. and took them to a Flea Market. Intending to sell them for $3.00 each and take special orders for more to be mailed to the customer for $4.00 each.
I made a sale! A lady wanted to buy eight key chains and have them mailed to her in another town. "COOL!" I thought "Just write a list of the names you want on this paper with your mailing address" I told her.
When I looked at her list, I just about fainted. She had written THE FIRST AND LAST NAMES of eight people with the longest names I have ever heard!
The shortest name was 13 letters long and the longest was closer to 25 letters!!
I tried to talk her into just using first names but, she insisted on both names. I tried to explain that the key chains would be 6" to 9" long and not be very easy to use as intended to no avail.
Yes, I cut the key chains and mailed them. Twelve hours of work, and postage for a (larger than expected) box not to mention the cost of wood all for $30.00 (she had talked me down for quantity before I saw the list)
The real kicker was that she wrote back that she had MISS SPELLED two of the names and could I re cut them?
Needless to say, after that, my key chains were priced at $1.00 per letter.
Rog
