London Boat Show Predictions

[PGD]

Re: Rubber necks

and the real trick is to find those 10, they are a shy breed that are easily put off by bad attitudes, Volvo were helpful, Hamble Point Marina Manager at the time I spoke to him at Southampton, appeared half pissed and and more interested is telling me about his twin V6's /forums/images/icons/frown.gif not selling me the benefits of being moored at his marina.

Then you get the independant chandlers that give you all the info, then get pigged off with you when you say I'll think about it or go to pay with plastic. They seem to adopt the "well do you want it or what !" stance, well pardon me for thinking about spending 600 quid on a GPS plotter.

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[Guest]

Thanks for the replies... Interesting views on exhibitors and visitors.

We have some hard and fast rules about stands that include no smoking, boozing or eating on the stand.. We also try to get to speak with everyone and it really does pay off... Interestingly, the guy to walk off with two grands worth of kit usually smells of diesel and has old trainers on...

I simply cannot believe the attitude of many of our fellow exhibitors - they obviously make too much money.

The only thing I would add is, that remember us poor sods have been stuck on the same stand for the last 5 days saying the same things over and over again without a break and without seeing daylight - usually after catching someone's cold.... please be nice to us!!!!



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[AndrewB]

Ever met me?

A not untypical boat owner who spends an average of £2,500 on new and replacement equipment annually for his yot. All of it decided at either London or Southampton boatshows after eye-balling rival products, and making judgements about which salesmen make their firms sound reliable for after-sales service. None of it actually spent at the boatshow because (a) I like to think through the options in my own time; (b) even if it's actually available right there, it would be too much bother to lug away.

As someone else said, if its not in the show then company is probably on the rocks. Or their marketing department aren't interested in dealing with end-users.

So if you've come across the little guy who gets back to you a month or so later insisting on the discount that was available at the show but accepting slightly less .... that's me, it wasn't a total waste of time after all.


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[Jeremy_W]

If a major exhibition centre is so clueless that it can't arrange a pre-booked wheelchair (see Ian Wright "wheels at Boat Show") I predict they'll be sued by someone under the disability discrimination legislation PDQ.

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