On Fri, 16 Jan 2004 14:02:49 -0600, "Steve @ OutdoorFrontiers"
wrote:


"Josh" wrote in message
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Ill.

Did you go to Chicagoland Sportsfishing & Outdoorshow in Rosemont? In
my
opinion the show has declined measurably in the last several years. Once
years ago when I was friends with the folks at Bedford Sales some staff
shared with me some pretty significant theft problems at the shows . . .
after the doors closed. So a lot of vendors quit coming. Looked more to
me
last nite (at least in the fishing area) like a flea market (and not many
bargins at that) than a show. What did you think. Any of your buddies go-
how about them?

I've been to the show at the Rosemont in years past. If I remember
correctly, this used to be a 10 day (a week at least) show, now I think it's
only 4 days. When I was going there, I heard a lot of the other exhibitors
complaining about the price of floor space, problems with the show
management/promotors, declining attendance, more lookers/less buyers, not
being able to plug in an extension cord without hiring union electricians,
etc..... When some friends had a booth, they inquired about an internet
connection. They were quoted a price of $1,500 per day!

With attitudes like that, I can see why the show is declining. It's too
bad, I always looked forward to going to shows.


Thanks for the info. I read on a local forum that they thought the
show would be "picking up" this year and moving away from the "sell
everything, even if it is not fishing related" show that it had become
in the past. Now I know to skip it again this year - maybe next year.

Kurt