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If the phat guy in the red suit is creeping down the chimbaley,
Boat Show season can't be far behind.
A list of major boat shows scheduled for the remainder of the winter: New York National Boat Show Dec 30, 2006 - Jan 7, 2007 San Diego Boat Show Jan 4 - 7, 2007 Kansas City Sportshow Jan 9 - 14, 2007 Atlanta Boat Show Jan 10 - 14, 2007 Nashville Boat & Sportshow Jan 10 - 14, 2007 New Orleans Boat Show Jan 10 - 14, 2007 Minneapolis Boat Show Jan 17 - 21, 2007 Chicago Boat, RV & Outdoors Show Jan 17 - 21, 2007 Baltimore Boat Show Jan 20 - 28, 2007 Seattle Boat Show January 25 - February 3 Atlantic City International Power Boat Show Jan 31 - Feb 4, 2007 Los Angeles Boat Show Feb 3 - 11, 2007 St. Louis Boat & Sportshow Feb 6 - 11, 2007 Detroit Boat Show Feb 10-18, 2007 Miami International Boat Show Feb 15 - 19, 2007 |
If the phat guy in the red suit is creeping down the chimbaley,
Chuck Gould wrote:
Boat Show season can't be far behind. A list of major boat shows scheduled for the remainder of the winter: New York National Boat Show Dec 30, 2006 - Jan 7, 2007 San Diego Boat Show Jan 4 - 7, 2007 Kansas City Sportshow Jan 9 - 14, 2007 Atlanta Boat Show Jan 10 - 14, 2007 Nashville Boat & Sportshow Jan 10 - 14, 2007 New Orleans Boat Show Jan 10 - 14, 2007 Minneapolis Boat Show Jan 17 - 21, 2007 Chicago Boat, RV & Outdoors Show Jan 17 - 21, 2007 Baltimore Boat Show Jan 20 - 28, 2007 Seattle Boat Show January 25 - February 3 Atlantic City International Power Boat Show Jan 31 - Feb 4, 2007 Los Angeles Boat Show Feb 3 - 11, 2007 St. Louis Boat & Sportshow Feb 6 - 11, 2007 Detroit Boat Show Feb 10-18, 2007 Miami International Boat Show Feb 15 - 19, 2007 You might add.. http://www.halifaxboatshow.com/ http://www.masterpromotions.ca/halif...-boat-show.asp |
If the phat guy in the red suit is creeping down the chimbaley,
Don White wrote: Chuck Gould wrote: Boat Show season can't be far behind. A list of major boat shows scheduled for the remainder of the winter: New York National Boat Show Dec 30, 2006 - Jan 7, 2007 San Diego Boat Show Jan 4 - 7, 2007 Kansas City Sportshow Jan 9 - 14, 2007 Atlanta Boat Show Jan 10 - 14, 2007 Nashville Boat & Sportshow Jan 10 - 14, 2007 New Orleans Boat Show Jan 10 - 14, 2007 Minneapolis Boat Show Jan 17 - 21, 2007 Chicago Boat, RV & Outdoors Show Jan 17 - 21, 2007 Baltimore Boat Show Jan 20 - 28, 2007 Seattle Boat Show January 25 - February 3 Atlantic City International Power Boat Show Jan 31 - Feb 4, 2007 Los Angeles Boat Show Feb 3 - 11, 2007 St. Louis Boat & Sportshow Feb 6 - 11, 2007 Detroit Boat Show Feb 10-18, 2007 Miami International Boat Show Feb 15 - 19, 2007 You might add.. http://www.halifaxboatshow.com/ http://www.masterpromotions.ca/halif...-boat-show.asp Indeed. Thanks |
If the phat guy in the red suit is creeping down the chimbaley,
Chuck Gould wrote: Boat Show season can't be far behind. Atlantic City International Power Boat Show Jan 31 - Feb 4, 2007 I have a friend who works for the company that sets up and runs the Atlanta boat show, so I go every year. I get a TON of freebees, too! |
If the phat guy in the red suit is creeping down the chimbaley,
Chuck Gould wrote: If he fell down the chimbaley, you'd have to call an ambalance. |
If the phat guy in the red suit is creeping down the chimbaley,
Chuck Gould wrote: Boat Show season can't be far behind. St. Louis Boat & Sportshow Feb 6 - 11, 2007 That's for me! |
If the phat guy in the red suit is creeping down the chimbaley,
basskisser wrote: Chuck Gould wrote: Boat Show season can't be far behind. Atlantic City International Power Boat Show Jan 31 - Feb 4, 2007 I have a friend who works for the company that sets up and runs the Atlanta boat show, so I go every year. I get a TON of freebees, too! Nice to know that somebody gets a freebie from the boat show. :-) We now buy our own fixtures and furnishings and use them for several shows at a time. The initial purchase of a table and chairs at IKEA costs about the same as renting the identical items for a single show! My favorite story about dealing with the display companies (and the incident that began our practice of purchasing our stuff rather than renting it): We had ordered a display table with a 40" height. When we arrived at our show space, we found a table in place that looked so short it could have been a coffee table! I went to the exposition company office to complain. Got nowhere. Although I am absoutely *certain* that we ordered a 40-inch table, the records of the expo company don't reflect that and the table Nazi assured me that it was my company's fault, not hers. They would have to charge me for the use of that table (even though the show hadn't even started) and charge me as well for the 40-inch table-(the one we originally ordered, but their records did not specify). Among her explanations for the policy was the fact that the labor to remove the small table and haul in the proper size for us was the same amount any time. All said and done, it was going to cost us another $150 to get the proper table. With no time to make other arrangments, I bent over and OK'd the additional billing. The woman at the expo booth told me to expect "delivery" of the new table within the hour, so I went back to the booth and did some miscellaneous setup. About 45 minutes later, some guy in an expo company uniform shows up and asks if this is the booth that needed a 40-inch table. I said, "Yes, and we'd like delivery as soon as possible so we can finish setting up." "No problem," said the expo worker. He then took the little short table, flipped it over on its top, extended the *adjustable legs* (!) until we had a 40-inch table, turned it back up onto its feet and said, "There you go!" That's what we got for our $150. Now, of course, the 24-inch table skirt looked ridiculous on a 40-inch table. And of course the table Nazi assured me once again that if I had wanted a 40-inch skirt for my 40-inch table I should have said so......and it went downhill from there. :-) |
If the phat guy in the red suit is creeping down the chimbaley,
Chuck Gould wrote: basskisser wrote: Chuck Gould wrote: Boat Show season can't be far behind. Atlantic City International Power Boat Show Jan 31 - Feb 4, 2007 I have a friend who works for the company that sets up and runs the Atlanta boat show, so I go every year. I get a TON of freebees, too! Nice to know that somebody gets a freebie from the boat show. :-) Well, it wasn't like gold or anything! Mostly patches, stuff like that, plus I could get into events before the general public and talk to and get autographs from alot of cool people. I did, however, get a really nice All Star graphite rod once. We now buy our own fixtures and furnishings and use them for several shows at a time. The initial purchase of a table and chairs at IKEA costs about the same as renting the identical items for a single show! My favorite story about dealing with the display companies (and the incident that began our practice of purchasing our stuff rather than renting it): We had ordered a display table with a 40" height. When we arrived at our show space, we found a table in place that looked so short it could have been a coffee table! I went to the exposition company office to complain. Got nowhere. Although I am absoutely *certain* that we ordered a 40-inch table, the records of the expo company don't reflect that and the table Nazi assured me that it was my company's fault, not hers. They would have to charge me for the use of that table (even though the show hadn't even started) and charge me as well for the 40-inch table-(the one we originally ordered, but their records did not specify). Among her explanations for the policy was the fact that the labor to remove the small table and haul in the proper size for us was the same amount any time. All said and done, it was going to cost us another $150 to get the proper table. With no time to make other arrangments, I bent over and OK'd the additional billing. The woman at the expo booth told me to expect "delivery" of the new table within the hour, so I went back to the booth and did some miscellaneous setup. About 45 minutes later, some guy in an expo company uniform shows up and asks if this is the booth that needed a 40-inch table. I said, "Yes, and we'd like delivery as soon as possible so we can finish setting up." "No problem," said the expo worker. He then took the little short table, flipped it over on its top, extended the *adjustable legs* (!) until we had a 40-inch table, turned it back up onto its feet and said, "There you go!" That's what we got for our $150. Now, of course, the 24-inch table skirt looked ridiculous on a 40-inch table. And of course the table Nazi assured me once again that if I had wanted a 40-inch skirt for my 40-inch table I should have said so......and it went downhill from there. :-) I don't know how much of that stuff this particular event company does and how much they contract out to locals. They do a lot of the heavy stuff, getting boats set up with stairs and walkways and such. They may well handle tables and such, I just never really asked. I will though. I know they do it all over. I think that if I were in a situation such as yours, I do the same thing, buy instead of rent. It would be one thing if you went somewhere a couple of times a year, then it'd be worth having someone else lug the crap around, but if you do a lot of shows and such, why not?! |
If the phat guy in the red suit is creeping down the chimbaley,
Chuck,
I was wondering, do you attend these shows? or just a selected few? I was wondering if you wil be at the St. Louis show. If so, I'd like to meet you if possible. Chuck Gould wrote: Boat Show season can't be far behind. A list of major boat shows scheduled for the remainder of the winter: New York National Boat Show Dec 30, 2006 - Jan 7, 2007 San Diego Boat Show Jan 4 - 7, 2007 Kansas City Sportshow Jan 9 - 14, 2007 Atlanta Boat Show Jan 10 - 14, 2007 Nashville Boat & Sportshow Jan 10 - 14, 2007 New Orleans Boat Show Jan 10 - 14, 2007 Minneapolis Boat Show Jan 17 - 21, 2007 Chicago Boat, RV & Outdoors Show Jan 17 - 21, 2007 Baltimore Boat Show Jan 20 - 28, 2007 Seattle Boat Show January 25 - February 3 Atlantic City International Power Boat Show Jan 31 - Feb 4, 2007 Los Angeles Boat Show Feb 3 - 11, 2007 St. Louis Boat & Sportshow Feb 6 - 11, 2007 Detroit Boat Show Feb 10-18, 2007 Miami International Boat Show Feb 15 - 19, 2007 |
If the phat guy in the red suit is creeping down the chimbaley,
Tim wrote: Chuck, I was wondering, do you attend these shows? or just a selected few? I was wondering if you wil be at the St. Louis show. If so, I'd like to meet you if possible. Because our business is regionally based, we only exhibit at the Seattle boat shows. Our primary product is very Pacific NW oriented- a factor that contributes to whatever level of success we might enjoy regionally but also renders it irrelevant in 90% of the country. There are small shows in Portland, Tacoma, and Everett where we would exhibit if we had the time and or manpower to do so, but the *must do* show around here is the Seattle show. (Largest boat show on the West Coast, now that the indoor and outdoor portions are united under a common promotional umbrella). They are so short of seminar speakers at the Seattle show that I get asked to present a few seminars each year. Next month I'll be doing 3 seminars, Flags and Banners, Handling a Single Screw, and a photo tour/account of the most hair-raising, twilight zone experience I've ever had on a deserted island, "Is D'Arcy Island Haunted?" This is the first year for the single screw and flags/banners seminars, while D'Arcy Island is a perennial. Our Seattle shows are 10 days in January and February and 5 days in September. We used to have a five day August show as well, and may again starting in 2008 after the major remodeling of Shilshole Marina is finally completed. The winter show is a nad buster. All day, everyday, a lot of time spent on your feet. Everybody looks forward to the beginning of the show, and after 6-7 days everybody begins looking forward to the end. :-) |
If the phat guy in the red suit is creeping down the chimbaley,
Chuck Gould wrote: Tim wrote: Chuck, I was wondering, do you attend these shows? or just a selected few? I was wondering if you wil be at the St. Louis show. If so, I'd like to meet you if possible. Because our business is regionally based, we only exhibit at the Seattle boat shows. Our primary product is very Pacific NW oriented- a factor that contributes to whatever level of success we might enjoy regionally but also renders it irrelevant in 90% of the country. Everybody looks forward to the beginning of the show, and after 6-7 days everybody begins looking forward to the end. :-) LOL! Looks like you're going to be tied up quite a while. No problem at all. My wife has a digital camera, and IF I can attend the St L, I'll see about taking a bunch of pics for you. Tim |
If the phat guy in the red suit is creeping down the chimbaley,
Chuck Gould wrote:
basskisser wrote: Chuck Gould wrote: Boat Show season can't be far behind. Atlantic City International Power Boat Show Jan 31 - Feb 4, 2007 I have a friend who works for the company that sets up and runs the Atlanta boat show, so I go every year. I get a TON of freebees, too! Nice to know that somebody gets a freebie from the boat show. :-) We now buy our own fixtures and furnishings and use them for several shows at a time. The initial purchase of a table and chairs at IKEA costs about the same as renting the identical items for a single show! My favorite story about dealing with the display companies (and the incident that began our practice of purchasing our stuff rather than renting it): We had ordered a display table with a 40" height. When we arrived at our show space, we found a table in place that looked so short it could have been a coffee table! I went to the exposition company office to complain. Got nowhere. Although I am absoutely *certain* that we ordered a 40-inch table, the records of the expo company don't reflect that and the table Nazi assured me that it was my company's fault, not hers. They would have to charge me for the use of that table (even though the show hadn't even started) and charge me as well for the 40-inch table-(the one we originally ordered, but their records did not specify). Among her explanations for the policy was the fact that the labor to remove the small table and haul in the proper size for us was the same amount any time. All said and done, it was going to cost us another $150 to get the proper table. With no time to make other arrangments, I bent over and OK'd the additional billing. The woman at the expo booth told me to expect "delivery" of the new table within the hour, so I went back to the booth and did some miscellaneous setup. About 45 minutes later, some guy in an expo company uniform shows up and asks if this is the booth that needed a 40-inch table. I said, "Yes, and we'd like delivery as soon as possible so we can finish setting up." "No problem," said the expo worker. He then took the little short table, flipped it over on its top, extended the *adjustable legs* (!) until we had a 40-inch table, turned it back up onto its feet and said, "There you go!" That's what we got for our $150. Now, of course, the 24-inch table skirt looked ridiculous on a 40-inch table. And of course the table Nazi assured me once again that if I had wanted a 40-inch skirt for my 40-inch table I should have said so......and it went downhill from there. :-) That's why the National Hardware Show left McCormick Place in Chicago. The unions charge insane fees to do simple things. Want an electrical outlet in your booth? Forget it unless you want to shell out some serious cash. Phone lines used to cost a fortune but they have been replaced with cell phones. -- Posted via a free Usenet account from http://www.teranews.com |
If the phat guy in the red suit is creeping down the chimbaley,
On Tue, 12 Dec 2006 20:20:21 -0500, Dan wrote:
That's why the National Hardware Show left McCormick Place in Chicago. The unions charge insane fees to do simple things. Want an electrical outlet in your booth? Forget it unless you want to shell out some serious cash. Phone lines used to cost a fortune but they have been replaced with cell phones. Labor costs were only part of the reasoning. http://www.hotel-online.com/News/PR2...dwareShow.html |
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