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Every year, tens of thousands of people mob the International Housewares Show in Chicago, touring through the latest, greatest, and sometimes-lamest homestuff as far as the eye can see. This year, Lunchbreath and Fueledbycoffee walked the show for Core77, preparing an illustrated "Fieldguide" for designers and housewares fans, and rendering (literally) their experiences, insights, paradoxes, and yes...some great finds soon to be stocked in a store near you. Enjoy!
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I exhibit at the show. It is scary how true your observations are. (Is that correct grammer?)
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VIVAN LOS CARTOONS!!!!Report as spam
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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.!Report as spam
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Every show and fair should be documented like this.!Report as spam
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This is by far the most brilliant thing I have ever seen!!!!!!!Report as spam
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This is the best thing I've ever seen!Report as spam
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hahahahaahhahahahaa!Report as spam
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Hilarious stuff!
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Brilliant!! Many laughs...!Report as spam
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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.!Report as spam
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I want a Sustainably Harvested, Reverse Anodized Lice Admonisher!!Report as spam
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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.!Report as spam
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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.!Report as spam
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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!!Report as spam
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Spot-on!!Report as spam
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Best convention coverage ever.!Report as spam
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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.!Report as spam
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You have got to the gift show in NYC also!!! This was awesome!!!!Report as spam
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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.!Report as spam
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This is true for all trade shows!!Report as spam
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a great read and laugh to start the day!!Report as spam
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Very funny!
I think we need a Milan Furniture Fair Field guide too!
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Amazing stuff...!Report as spam
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The cleaning people with the tennis ball/broom stick!!!!! lol. So true.!Report as spam
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Kudos... that was exceptional!!Report as spam
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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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Absolutely hilarious!!Report as spam
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Brilliant!!!!!Report as spam
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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.!Report as spam
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Instant kuh-las-ic!!!Report as spam
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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.!Report as spam
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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).!Report as spam -
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.!Report as spam
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Post of the year!!Report as spam
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