03-18-2008, 06:09 PM
I did post this reply in another thread, but it doesn't appear anyone is reading it there, and is only seeing the one side of the story in this thread.
I did reply to this response and included a few other people with ISE in the email thread. To be fair, his replies have since toned down considerably and has become much more cordial.
[size 1]Here is the text of the first reply from ISE:
" I’ll send you the same message I sent another of your posting buddies, since each of you used much of the same boilerplate language….
Thanks for writing. I’m sorry that nearly 500 exhibitors (including more than 100 that are retailing something), 10 special events, 12 special features, the West’s best outdoor experts, free parking, a free 8.000-sq.-ft. Youth Fair, and a variety of easily accessed discount coupons aren’t enough incentive for you to visit the event. Also, youth 12 and under enter for free.
There is no other event in your state that offers so much for such a reasonable price (by the way, how much are 90-minute movies these days?).
SW took a 6,000-sq.-ft. space out of a quarter-million. They decided not to participate. I suggest you and your online buddies use your social-networking muscle to nudge them, if you even care.
Virtually every product and service is available 24/7/365 on the Internet. Our show is about having fun, building relationships and, we hope, buying some neat products and services that most people won’t see up close. Our show is not, and has never been, about bargain-basement or last-season’s leftovers. Again, the Internet is a great place for such trolling. Many exhibitors, of course, did offer great discounts.
Given your comments, I suspect that you probably don’t go to SW anymore, either. Why would you? After all, you can troll for cheaper stuff on the Web. No doubt you’ve sent them a rude email, too. How did they reply?
John Kirk
Director of Communications
International Sportsmen’s Expositions
P.S. The ticket price is $10, not $9." [/size]
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I did reply to this response and included a few other people with ISE in the email thread. To be fair, his replies have since toned down considerably and has become much more cordial.
[size 1]Here is the text of the first reply from ISE:
" I’ll send you the same message I sent another of your posting buddies, since each of you used much of the same boilerplate language….
Thanks for writing. I’m sorry that nearly 500 exhibitors (including more than 100 that are retailing something), 10 special events, 12 special features, the West’s best outdoor experts, free parking, a free 8.000-sq.-ft. Youth Fair, and a variety of easily accessed discount coupons aren’t enough incentive for you to visit the event. Also, youth 12 and under enter for free.
There is no other event in your state that offers so much for such a reasonable price (by the way, how much are 90-minute movies these days?).
SW took a 6,000-sq.-ft. space out of a quarter-million. They decided not to participate. I suggest you and your online buddies use your social-networking muscle to nudge them, if you even care.
Virtually every product and service is available 24/7/365 on the Internet. Our show is about having fun, building relationships and, we hope, buying some neat products and services that most people won’t see up close. Our show is not, and has never been, about bargain-basement or last-season’s leftovers. Again, the Internet is a great place for such trolling. Many exhibitors, of course, did offer great discounts.
Given your comments, I suspect that you probably don’t go to SW anymore, either. Why would you? After all, you can troll for cheaper stuff on the Web. No doubt you’ve sent them a rude email, too. How did they reply?
John Kirk
Director of Communications
International Sportsmen’s Expositions
P.S. The ticket price is $10, not $9." [/size]
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