Selling home decor changes couple’s lives (continued..)

By Aileen Garcia-Yap
Cebu Daily News

Worst year

Business, however, is not always the same according to the Vidas saying this year was the worst ever in terms of sales.

“We are renting two slots at P30,000 each and our sales are barely paying for the rental alone. We think this year is the worst, although we have felt it coming already with previous years sales slowly decreasing,” she said.

The Vidas said they are however hoping for the best come January 17 when more people will be coming to the area to witness the street dances and then take a look at what they are selling and eventually buying from them.

The Vidas said that they had the best sales in from 2001 to 2006. It, however, started to decline in 2007 until now.

“We used to earn at least P400,000 net profits then. And we were able to make renovations at home and helped our relatives because of that,” she said.

With the future thrust of the Department of Tourism to focus on marketing Cebu as a good destination for meetings, incentive travels, conventions, and exhibition shows, the Vidas said they are hoping it will make things favorable for them.

“Of course our target buyers are really the tourists and if they will do that then we expect more people coming here which could also mean sales for us.”

Perla said that her ultimate plan is to have her own permanent outlet where people will just come to them anytime.

“We want to have a place where we can stay for a very long time. That way we can minimize travel expenses and if DOT will really do their plan then the more it will benefit us,” she said.

Her husband Vicente is in Laguna for the Jamboree event and will have to spend at least P20,000 for travel expenses alone.

“We're getting old and soon too old to travel and our child is getting older who needs more attention now so a permanent location would be best,” Vidas said, saying her daughter Veron is already in second year high school and would need them to be near her now more than ever for proper guidance.

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