Keep in mind that (assuming your museum is non-profit) tax laws restrict your store to selling things that are related to the museum, so you don't want to go too far afield in your selections. --John John E. Simmons Museologica 128 E. Burnside Street Bellefonte, Pennsylvania 16823-2010 [log in to unmask] 303-681-5708 www.museologica.com and Adjunct Curator of Collections Earth and Mineral Science Museum & Art Gallery Penn State University University Park, Pennsylvania and Lecturer in Art Juniata College Huntingdon, Pennsylvania On Fri, Feb 22, 2013 at 12:36 PM, Noel Poirier <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Hoping folks could provide some insight. > > Our Museum Store has catered, for the most part, to the members of our > parent organization. This meant that we've principally carried products and > books that had direct tie-in to our subject matter. Unfortunately, the > members of our parent organization represent only about four percent of our > Museum visitors. > > We'd like to make better use of our store space by providing items of a > more general nature that will appeal to our Museum visitors. I am wondering > if there are products in your Museum stores that are consistently good > sellers to a general audience. I think those museums with decorative arts > or technology missions would be of most help here. > > Any thoughts you have or vendors you would recommend would be appreciated. > > Thanks, > Noel Poirier > National Watch & Clock Museum > Columbia, PA > [log in to unmask] > > ========================================================= > Important Subscriber Information: > > The Museum-L FAQ file is located at > http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed > information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail > message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should > read "help" (without the quotes). > > If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to > [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read > "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes). > -- ========================================================= Important Subscriber Information: The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes). If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes).