Trade show donation

[Teddy Lancaster <teddy@runningbear.com>]

> >I am sorry, but $5.00 is not that much.  
>
> AAAAAUUUUUUGGGGHHHHHH!!!!!   That's not the point!!!!!!  It all adds
> up!!!!!!  But mainly, it's the issue of the INappropriateness of
> charging people to go in to access vendors who have already paid for
> the booths.  That's unfair both to the vendors who are paying much of
> the cost of the Convention, and the casual buyers who would like to
> sample their wares but don't want to register for the Convention
> itself.  Something most trade show organizers recognize (which is why
> typically, trade shows that sell products at conventions are open free
> to the public).

You got it...  I would like to SEE the budget and

actual costs of the convention.  Does anybody

realize that the vendors fees bring in

$30,000 - $40,000 JUST for booth fees alone!!!

And you are RIGHT, trade shows WITH Conventions

are most often FREE!!! And, NOT just to those who pay the convention fee.
--
Teddy Lancaster
AERC# 139422 - Member since 1974
6000+ career miles

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