RE: Re: Show report

["Neil Ball" <neilball@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

You have to remember that stand space costs around =A3350 a square
metre, t=
hen
factor in the costs of stand materials, getting it
transported/built/dismantled and staffing/accommodation for 5 days so
it=92=
s
not surprising that show has the bias that is does. And the =93are you
self-building or in the trade=94 is a simple (if somewhat blunt!) filter to
try and distinguish potential customers from the tyre kickers =96 we=92re
t=
here
to try and sell our products after all :-) Our little stand cost us more
than =A310k when everything is factored in so I cannot even begin to
imagin=
e
what Siemens must spend for their mobile home.=20

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I was bemused by some of the stands who seemed to concentrate on showing
some of their big commercial projects rather than demonstrating what they
d=
o
for home owners, seemed to be missing the point from my perspective.

=20

Anyway the show=92s over for another year so thanks to everyone who said
he=
llo
at the Sensible Heat stand and let us pitch our wares, most visitors were
very pleasant to talk to and no-one gave us too hard a time!

=20

Neil B.=20

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From: ukha_d@xxxxxxx [mailto:ukha_d@xxxxxxx] On Behalf Of
noughtomate
Sent: 06 March 2006 13:40
To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
Subject: [ukha_d] Re: Show report

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I would have expected that this being the only end-consumer HA show=20
in the UK, that there would be a bias on products that suit us home=20
brewers. Practically, every stand I went to asked me if I was an=20
installer.

And whenever I enquired about X10 compatible products, I got puzzled=20
stares or looks of disgust!
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