MountainMeadowSoaps

Unique product (soaps made with bear fat)... poor choice of fragrances... later found it was very drying to the skin and did not lather well... Today we encountered the creator and owner of this handcrafted soap business at the Tucson 4th Avenue Street Fair. While we were speaking with one of the friends of the owner working in the booth (for about ten minutes), the owner cut me off and rudely told me to go outside so that other customers could get in. There was room for them, but as it was her booth I quickly complied. I was in a wheelchair so backing out took a minute. While I was doing so, she grumbled aloud about "telling my stories elsewhere so that other people could get in." I was just being friendly and responding to the invitation to talk about her business and the origin of her idea to use bear fat in her soaps. In all of the years I sold my products at major flea markets and shopped at similar venues, it never occurred to me to be so disrespectful to potential customers... and not one single vendor has ever been so openly rude to me... for any reason. When we left, the person I was speaking with had his eyes turned away and avoided eye contact. I think this pleasant man must have been ashamed of witnessing such curt behavior. We moved on, not having made the larger purchase we had in mind but returned to get one of the the items we most wanted. The owner had moved her tables and merchandise to the front so that no one could come into the tent. We were very courteous to her in spite of the earlier unpleasant experience. The soap we chose (made with bear fat) was not very good smelling to us but we did not say that. We wanted to try this unique product enough to risk returning to the booth. We did mention that we hoped she would make more next year with the scent we really liked (in one of her other soaps) and that we would buy quite a few if she could do that. Her answer was "Well, you can't have everything you want." What a contrast to the happy crowd of people with the Tucson friendliness we have come to expect at this community event.