Fall Fest Ettiquette.

I have been to alot of swaps & shows over the past few years.  Here are a few points of ettitquette I would like to point out for this weekend.
Patience
There will be a line to get in, and there will be a line at the coral stands right away.  Please be patient, dont be rude or force your way into line. 
Also be concience of other people in line behind you.  Some people like to stand and talk to a vendor for 30-40 minutes, all the while there is a line behind them.  The vendors are there to enjoy the hobby & talk to people, but also they need to make sales in order to make their trip worth while.  If you want to have an extended conversation with a vendor, please try to approach them later when things have slowed down a little.
Respect to the speakers.
This is one that I have seen at our shows that bothers me.  Please dont be talking to other people or on the phone while the speaker is giving their presentation.  This is incredibly rude.  Instead get up & leave the speaker area.  Also please put your phones on vibrate or silent.
And lastly, I encourage you to attend the speakers.  Calfo is flying in directly from Africa to make our show, and Gary Parr is driving from Chicago.  These people are a wealth of information & well worth taking your time to listen to them.
If anyone else has any thoughts or comments, please share.
Craig

 

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Posted By PotRoast on 11/03/2010 03:42 PM
Wow. The way you guys make it sound, I better get ready. With practice I could maybe bag and seal 5 corals per minute. I am going to instruct my girlfriend to study the New York Stock Exchange traders and adapt that for coral sales. "GREEN SLIMER! SOLD!"
"HAMMER! SOLD!"
LOL
I just remember last fall when the line stretched down the hall.  And the line this spring at Cherry's booth.