I have never been to a boat show mostly because I cannot imagine ever
buying a new boat. I was talking to someone and he mentioned paying
to get into a boat show and it didnt occur to me till later that that
was weird. You have to PAY to go look at merchandise? Does that make
any sense? I am the kind of guy who will not wear clothing with a
logo because I think the company ought to pay me to advertise for them
but paying just to look at merchandise seems truly strange. Is this
true? Do you pay to go into boat shows?

wrote:
I have never been to a boat show mostly because I cannot imagine ever
buying a new boat. I was talking to someone and he mentioned paying
to get into a boat show and it didnt occur to me till later that that
was weird. You have to PAY to go look at merchandise? Does that make
any sense? I am the kind of guy who will not wear clothing with a
logo because I think the company ought to pay me to advertise for them
but paying just to look at merchandise seems truly strange. Is this
true? Do you pay to go into boat shows?



Now I know who you are...you're the Brother from Another Planet.

--
"The Democratic Party strongly and unequivocally supports Roe v. Wade
and a woman's right to choose a safe and legal abortion,
regardless of ability to pay, and we oppose any and all efforts
to weaken or undermine that right."

"hk" wrote in message
...
wrote:
I have never been to a boat show mostly because I cannot imagine ever
buying a new boat. I was talking to someone and he mentioned paying
to get into a boat show and it didnt occur to me till later that that
was weird. You have to PAY to go look at merchandise? Does that make
any sense? I am the kind of guy who will not wear clothing with a
logo because I think the company ought to pay me to advertise for them
but paying just to look at merchandise seems truly strange. Is this
true? Do you pay to go into boat shows?



Now I know who you are...you're the Brother from Another Planet.


I know what kind of business he's in. It's from sniffing too much thorium
fluoride.

Eisboch

On Aug 12, 7:33*pm, wrote:
I have never been to a boat show mostly because I cannot imagine ever
buying a new boat. *I was talking to someone and he mentioned paying
to get into a boat show and it didnt occur to me till later that that
was weird. *You have to PAY to go look at merchandise? *Does that make
any sense? *I am the kind of guy who will not wear clothing with a
logo because I think the company ought to pay me to advertise for them
but paying just to look at merchandise seems truly strange. *Is this
true? *Do you pay to go into boat shows?

In my area you pay for parking and pay to get in. I stopped going to
them.

JimH wrote:
On Aug 12, 7:33 pm, wrote:
I have never been to a boat show mostly because I cannot imagine ever
buying a new boat. I was talking to someone and he mentioned paying
to get into a boat show and it didnt occur to me till later that that
was weird. You have to PAY to go look at merchandise? Does that make
any sense? I am the kind of guy who will not wear clothing with a
logo because I think the company ought to pay me to advertise for them
but paying just to look at merchandise seems truly strange. Is this
true? Do you pay to go into boat shows?

In my area you pay for parking and pay to get in. I stopped going to
them.



My boat dealer provides customers who want to go to local boat shows
with freebie tickets. I suspect most dealers do that.



--
"The Democratic Party strongly and unequivocally supports Roe v. Wade
and a woman's right to choose a safe and legal abortion,
regardless of ability to pay, and we oppose any and all efforts
to weaken or undermine that right."

On Aug 12, 7:41*pm, hk wrote:
JimH wrote:
On Aug 12, 7:33 pm, wrote:
I have never been to a boat show mostly because I cannot imagine ever
buying a new boat. *I was talking to someone and he mentioned paying
to get into a boat show and it didnt occur to me till later that that
was weird. *You have to PAY to go look at merchandise? *Does that make
any sense? *I am the kind of guy who will not wear clothing with a
logo because I think the company ought to pay me to advertise for them
but paying just to look at merchandise seems truly strange. *Is this
true? *Do you pay to go into boat shows?

In my area you pay for parking and pay to get in. *I stopped going to
them.

My boat dealer provides customers who want to go to local boat shows
with freebie tickets. I suspect most dealers do that.

--
"The Democratic Party strongly and unequivocally supports Roe v. Wade
and a woman's right to choose a safe and legal abortion,
regardless of ability to pay, and we oppose any and all efforts
to weaken or undermine that right."

We received VIP passes from our previous marina for a couple of
years. That stopped when we sold our boat, downsized and moved to
another marina.

The ability to cruise the show prior to the opening to the general
public was nice.........as were the free wine and appetizers.

We have not gone to the shows since then.

wrote in message
...
I have never been to a boat show mostly because I cannot imagine ever
buying a new boat. I was talking to someone and he mentioned paying
to get into a boat show and it didnt occur to me till later that that
was weird. You have to PAY to go look at merchandise? Does that make
any sense? I am the kind of guy who will not wear clothing with a
logo because I think the company ought to pay me to advertise for them
but paying just to look at merchandise seems truly strange. Is this
true? Do you pay to go into boat shows?


The boat shows I've been to technically have a charge to get in, but
virtually every exhibitor and/or boat manufacturer give away "free" tickets.


Eisboch

On Tue, 12 Aug 2008 16:33:47 -0700 (PDT), wrote:

I have never been to a boat show mostly because I cannot imagine ever
buying a new boat. I was talking to someone and he mentioned paying
to get into a boat show and it didnt occur to me till later that that
was weird. You have to PAY to go look at merchandise? Does that make
any sense? I am the kind of guy who will not wear clothing with a
logo because I think the company ought to pay me to advertise for them
but paying just to look at merchandise seems truly strange. Is this
true? Do you pay to go into boat shows?

If you had bought a boat from a dealer, he'd probably give you free
tickets. But other than that, I've never been to a free one. Except for the
model boat display at the Smithsonian.
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John H

On Tue, 12 Aug 2008 16:33:47 -0700 (PDT),
wrote:

Do you pay to go into boat shows?

No.

And I go to a lot of them.

On Tue, 12 Aug 2008 16:33:47 -0700 (PDT),
wrote:

I have never been to a boat show mostly because I cannot imagine ever
buying a new boat. I was talking to someone and he mentioned paying
to get into a boat show and it didnt occur to me till later that that
was weird. You have to PAY to go look at merchandise? Does that make
any sense? I am the kind of guy who will not wear clothing with a
logo because I think the company ought to pay me to advertise for them
but paying just to look at merchandise seems truly strange. Is this
true? Do you pay to go into boat shows?

The boat shows I went to in Chicago were only a couple bucks. Never
looked at the boats anyway.
The models and fishing stuff are what's most interesting.

--Vic