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  Dave (not my real name)

  9 years ago

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  I exhibit at the show. It is scary how true your observations are. (Is that correct grammer?)
  Well done!

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  bambito.nl@hotmail.com

  9 years ago

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  VIVAN LOS CARTOONS!!!

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  Brian

  9 years ago

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  This is so spot on it is ridiculous. Even down to the details like getting kicked out of the "Basic Person" booth! haha... I feel like you are talking about me.

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  jams

  9 years ago

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  Every show and fair should be documented like this.

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  matt

  9 years ago

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  This is by far the most brilliant thing I have ever seen!!!!!!

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  Liz Kinnmark

  9 years ago

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  This is the best thing I've ever seen

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  matt

  9 years ago

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  hahahahaahhahahahaa

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  Old School

  9 years ago

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  Hilarious stuff!
  
  

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  Barton Smith

  9 years ago

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  Brilliant!! Many laughs...

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  Marianne

  9 years ago

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  Oh MY GOD was this funny. You summed it up. The only thing that you missed was that you aren't used to everyone looking at your chest - us women, we're used to it.

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  Carl Alviani

  9 years ago

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  I want a Sustainably Harvested, Reverse Anodized Lice Admonisher!

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  Sidney Andree Blanchet

  9 years ago

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  I laughed out loud in the dead silence of the Notre Dame Student Union at 7:15 a.m. and I'm not even yet "fueled by coffee." (Would you believe the Starbucks doesn't even open until 7:30! What kind of a travesty is this anyway???) There was only one other person in the big lounge area and now he's gone. Was it because I was laughing at my laptop? Who knows? The net is I think these car/infotoons are pretty dang fantastic and they ARE really funny. But then I don't count because I'm Lunchbreath's mom and whenever I say something nice to his brother he says, "You don't count. You're my mom." Sigh.

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  Jean

  9 years ago

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  i'm surprised you didn't mention the 7 different booths selling shammy towels of various names like shamzowietastic or some other knock off form of Shamwow.

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  Jessica Harlan

  9 years ago

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  You forgot to mention the cheezy infomercials on the shuttle buses, especially the one for the mock-bluetooth-headset hearing aid that can double as a way to eavesdrop on other peoples' conversations!

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  Jessica Harlan

  9 years ago

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  Spot-on!

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  Ian v.V

  9 years ago

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  Best convention coverage ever.

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  Steve

  9 years ago

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  Although I wasn't there I feel like I could have been after reading these cartoons. Hilarious! Something tells me these cartoons are more entertaining than the show might have been.

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  Chris

  9 years ago

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  You have got to the gift show in NYC also!!! This was awesome!!!

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  Chris Sonjeow

  9 years ago

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  Spot on, just got back from the show. I totally had to Digg this story... if you've been to this show, you will know how perfect this post was.

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  matt

  9 years ago

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  This is true for all trade shows!

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  elaine

  9 years ago

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  a great read and laugh to start the day!

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  lorbus

  9 years ago

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  Very funny!
  I think we need a Milan Furniture Fair Field guide too!
  
  
  

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  Erik

  9 years ago

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  Amazing stuff...

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  Minh

  9 years ago

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  The cleaning people with the tennis ball/broom stick!!!!! lol. So true.

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  lonbordin

  9 years ago

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  Kudos... that was exceptional!

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  Peter

  9 years ago

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  This post is spot on.. I obtained a buyers badge from a rather large retail company, and i couldn't help but wonder if this is how it felt to have very large breasts. Observe:
  
  - Vendors always approached me looking at my chest instead of anything else
  
  - The size of my company (breasts) dictated which Vendors wanted to talk to me
  
  I now realize that every method used to covertly sneak a peek at a badge (breasts) is actually really really obvious.
  

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  Sallyann

  9 years ago

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  Absolutely hilarious!

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  CBones

  9 years ago

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  Brilliant!!!!

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  ChrisD

  9 years ago

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  This is sheer brilliance. Bravo. Please please please do another when CES rolls around. Although you did forget to mention the quest for swedish meatball samples.

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  Jason

  9 years ago

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  Instant kuh-las-ic!!

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  Adam Jossem

  9 years ago

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  The company I work for goes to the IHA show every year. We rock the Ultra Lounge type of booth displaying our variations of Spatulas and other objects of desire that you didn't know you needed. This post is spot on, especially the Common Booths and Product Name Innovation Machine. Great Post.

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  Tyler

  9 years ago

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  Dead on field guide - nice work!
  I was there for 2 days and more than once saw the custodial staff using the pole/tennis ball contraption to QUICKLY reach into the flow of foot traffic, plant the ball on a piece of paper, and whisk it out of harms way. Never saw them trip anyone either (though that would have made a sweet cartoon).

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  Gabe

  9 years ago

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  I was at the show the past 2 days, and have been going the past few years, as a designer only. This year, I was able to get a "buyer's badge", a.k.a. the key to the world, as my company has a retail division as well. This post is so dang spot on I nearly peed myself.

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  Carl Alviani

  9 years ago

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  Post of the year!

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