[Strine]

To the person that whinges about the price of a trinket - offer them the DIY kit which from my experience should only cost a few pennies. When their eyes light up at the thought of a bargain hand over a piece of rusty old scrap iron.

On the same subject, some will ask how long this or that took to make thinking, I'm sure, they can haggle over the price. Tell them it took two years watching a master then another 4 years of practise to get it right.

If your happy with a price you've set, say $30 for argument's sake and they offer you $25 return the haggle with a price of $35. they'll offer $28, you quote $32. etc etc. Who ever said haggling was always to the advantage of the buyer.

Make a little three heat trinket and ask who'ld like to make an offer. I'm often surprised at the response.

In all these matters I have found it of great advantage to keep a smile on your face and have as much fun with (not at the expense of) your crowd of onlookers. Being a grumpy old smith is fine in the shop but doesn't go down too well in public. Someone might buy something just as a momento of the good time they had watching the blacksmith.