vendor shows are f***ing roxor
March 9th, 2006
As a service to our readers, and because I’m a huge fan of the “General” category tag, I would like to share the technique I just made up* and beta-tested for an enjoyable vendor show experience.This is how you do a vendor show:
- travel no more than 10 minutes to be there.
- allot only 10 minutes for the whole trade show.
- find the booth with the tote bag and take that first.
- tour the room very quickly. Eat the food you find. Focus especially on water, fruit, and cake, i.e. anything that isn’t just pure sugar. If you are too shy to grab the pretzels because they’re at a booth with a guy you don’t want to talk to, forgive yourself and move on.
- pick up cards for people you should talk to but don’t want to. Pick up pens, too. Don’t take anything mildly useless, like small non-regulation frisbees, keychains, etc.
- speak to anyone you’ve already been meaning to speak to for your own purposes. Make sure they know you’re a purchaser, and ask them only the pointed questions you need answers to. Ignore anyone else.
- leave without a shred of guilt while licking your lips.
That was fun!
*Technique may not work under any other circumstances, for example, a non-tiny vendor show not held at your place of work.