Clarice Cliff into context when he pointed out that in the same period, Susie Cooper, another Staffordshire ceramicist and designer, had " 'fewer than 20 reviews, all bar one in the trade press' ". Despite all the publicity she received, Cliff was actually quite camera shy, and in most cases the images of her pottery were what dominated the women's magazine of the day. One picture which shows Cliff informally was taken when a South African stockist of her ware, from Werner Brothers, visited the factory on a buying trip. Cliff is seen with the 3-year-old daughter and wife of the stockist.
Clarice Cliff London stores sold it, including Harrods. Some of the other London stockists have long since closed, but the list is impressive: " 'Maple & Co., Lawley's, Bon Marche, John Lewis Peter Robinson, Selfridges, John Barker & Co., Warring & Gillow and Gorringe's'. " However, the extant order books of the period confirm that Bizarre ware was never sold at Woolworths as some have erroneously stated. Further outrageous patterns, vividly coloured, such as "Melon" and "Circle Tree" appeared in 1930. Cliff devised many ways of marketing these; in-store painting demonstrations, for which Cliff chose just the prettiest of her painters and