Jim-
It just drives me NUTS! when I see or hear parents believe their kid is always right.
What kind of sarcastic comment could one make to describe their parenting skills - that would help make a sale? Or in other words show how if they are so smart why would...
Yea - if I said that it would be bad.
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> > I agree with Steve. I have had the same problem. And, yes the kids can
> > damage prints - even through clear bags. They fiddle with them and awkwardly
> > gouge the center of one print with the corner of another print and
> > ultimately mar the print. I had to discard several in previous shows. At one
> > point I made a comment to the parent about not letting their child destroy
> > my prints. The parent gave me cold look and said kids need to be free to
> > explore and that I would never tell my child to stop exploring. And of
> > course they walked away quietly cursing me.
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> So I performed an experiment. Since I do wildlife, I place a couple of funny
> > animal images (baby duck or similar) in a low, easy to reach spot. The kids
> > like it and before you know it the parent buys the little devil a print! It
> > does distract them. But it is true that this type of customer is not the one
> > that will buy a piece of artwork. They are at the show mostly to entertain
> > their kids.
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