OK I hear ya. Our sales team refers to all events where we set up a booth as a “trade show” and I noticed the same terminology being used by many in our industry mostly because we have to put up with the same logistical bullshit setting em up, regardless if it’s business to business or open to the public. So in your world what I’m referring to here is not a “trade show” more I guess of an “expo”?
We know exactly what field we are playing in and have the right to set up a nice display without people shitting all over it.
And I already have received sympathy on this thread.
Well, you mostly get a different kind of jerk, a) ones who try to sell you serivces (Oh, you do collections? How fucking nice. Do you think we brought the accounting department here?!),b) would be product ‘reviewers’ who want free stuff - and I don’t mean the handouts. and c) unwitting scam artists who are trying to get free labor, product or whatever for their ‘great idea’.
The worst was one combo of b) and c) plopped his sorry ass on his sittable cart in front of our company President to ‘chat’, and managed to block the path on the walkway and the entrance to our booth. I had to run interference with potential customers because our President didn’t want to just tell this guy to scram, perhaps hoping he would not be too long. 45 minutes later he was still there being a nuisance. I noted at one point that the guy only had a photocopy of the badge for entry. So when a security guy wandered by I took a second to bring this to their attention.
So yeah, probably a low fewer slobs but plenty of people who insist on having your attention for their crappy web security company while actual people who mightbe interested in your products are going by.
Well, now I’m curious as to why it matters so much to you what industry this is. Does it really make a difference? As I see it, it could be fine China or Dixie cups. Do not sit means do not sit.
Privacy and maintaining a semblance of anonymity, maybe. Could be his company is the sole Chicago-area business that makes/markets his product, and he doesn’t feel comfortable being more open about it.
Apparently because they don’t understand why the furniture is so necessary, and want the OP to justify having it on display and accessible in the first place given that it’s not meant to be used by anyone.
I found a home and garden show that took place last weekend in Arlington Heights, but nothing for this weekend. And my google-fu is only coming up with future dates at the various area venues.
I’m not the OP, but I gave reasons that in my field are acceptable uses for furniture props. Were they not enough for this type of rant? Some seem to be taking this rant personally and that’s just silly.
Clearly the OP doesn’t want to answer this question because they probably market something unique that would easily identify them.
