A few comments of what it is like to be a trader at a convention. I have
just returned from the British Juggling Convention where Unicycle.com had a
trade stand.
I would like to thank all of the unicyclists (and jugglers) who frequented
our stall over the weekend. I don’t just meant because they came and spent
money at the stand (but many did) but for the way that they rallied around
to help run the show. I was very proud of the unicyclist community who
helped to move boxes, build unicycles, offer advice to those who needed it
and just generally hung around the stall. When ever I needed help I had an
army of helpers!
It was an incredibility hard few days, being constantly on-call, never
having a moments peace, working when others played. The BJC was only a 4
day convention and had only 800 participants, I am not sure I could cope
with being a trader if I was asked to at NUC and UNICON… and I know that
John and Amy will be there! I have some inkling now of how hard it will be
for them and the other traders who will be there. I will certainly be
offering them as much help and support as I can so that they can also enjoy
the convention.
The subject line comes from a comment made about my 30 year old VW van that
towed a trailer while absolutely full of stock the 800mile round trip this
weekend.
Roger
The UK’s Unicycle Source