This time, we were able to unveil the Made in Nigeria gloves for the first time in Japan at the Saitama Seibu Lions' Fan Festival booth, which was held on Saturday, November 23rd (Japan time)!
Wow... I'm so tired lol
I returned to Japan by bullet train, and brought back Manat and Amir, the production manager, from Nigeria.
We successfully invited them, and started setting up tents and displaying the items in the morning.
We headed to the site at 6am early in the morning, and after setting up our tents...the incident occurred...
A strong wind blew through the Seibu Dome...yes...the tent blew away lol
Fortunately, there were no customers around, so there were no injuries or accidents.
First of all, we set up the tent, and because we judged it to be too dangerous, we dismantled and removed the tent that we had set up.
What was that time just now?
However, it was good that there were no injuries or accidents...
As we quietly made our preparations, the doors finally opened at 9:30am!!
Nearly 700 customers were lined up before 7am, and they were filled with anticipation.
Will people really buy our gloves? I was a bit worried...
Well, at times like these, you can’t be negative…
The negative prediction was correct ( ﾟДﾟ)
Well, of course it is. It's a rare opportunity for fans to get on the grounds, which are usually not open to the public, and to interact with the players.
We all passed the booths and headed towards the grounds.
30 minutes have passed since the start. No one came to our booth... (´；ω；`) Ugh
The contents available at the booth were
①Exhibition and sale of Made in Nigeria gloves
2. Strikeout
3) Gift of key chains made from discarded cowhide leather produced during the glove manufacturing process
④Glove-making experience session limited to 8 people
We were all feeling nervous and excited, but finally, about 40 minutes had passed before the first customer arrived.
Thank you so much for coming!! ✨( ﾉД`)sob sob...✨
As more and more customers started stopping by, children started gathering at the strikeout area, and while they were waiting in line, they were able to pass the time by looking at the globes. Before we knew it, a huge crowd had formed!
Before we knew it, the 16 gloves we had prepared for the glove display and sale had all gone by the morning.
Only 2 left!! ⚾❤
Oh no, there's not enough stock for sale.
With a happy cry, my desire to fulfill their request grew stronger.
In fact, we have added 15 gloves that we had planned to take back to Nigeria to our inventory!!
The show was scheduled to close at 4pm, but by 2:30pm, all 31 gloves were sold out!! ❤⚾❤
Thank you so much to all the fans who came and purchased items!!
Starting from scratch, having never even played baseball, let alone made gloves, this is a big first step towards realizing the promise I made to the children I met at Makoko!!
Even though we are from different countries, our feelings are conveyed! The gloves we all worked hard to make
We received positive reviews from Japanese customers!! ❤
Thank you so so much!!
This was our first time showing it to you, so we were unfamiliar with many things and we apologize for any inconvenience caused.
We will carefully reflect on what we need to reflect on and use that knowledge to improve next time.
What surprised me at the first unveiling and the demand I felt through glove sales.
① Glove issues faced by female baseball players. They have no choice but to buy gloves with designs for men, and there are no gloves in pink or cute colors or designs. In reality, they want gloves with cute colors and designs.
2) I want gloves to be used for practice, not for official matches, and not black or beige, but colorful gloves with a design that will stand out and grab attention, something no one else has.
I think these two points are the key to expressing the unique style of Mergeric. A playful and cute glove for female baseball players that the big companies don't offer.
Looking at the customers, I was surprised to see that gloves are usually luxury items. So, the person in question, the man, wants them, and the woman, the wife, says, "I already have a lot... I don't need them..."
Yesterday, it was the opposite. Women and wives were wearing colorful gloves, pink and Tiffany blue gloves, and they were cute. 
He stopped by and said to the man, Dad, try putting on the gloves! 
Yeah! So cute! That's good! This is a good buy! Buy from 
Purchases from women! This is a big new approach and will
A great asset for designing Nigerian glove manufacturing!
Of course, I was happy that we were able to sell it, but I was also happy to learn about these issues.
The biggest achievement of all was getting wealth!! ❤
Manat and Amir returned safely to Nigeria the next day, another 48-hour flight away.
From here, we will embark on a new glove manufacturing journey based on the assets we have received! ⚾!
⚾WE ARE ONE TEAM⚾
