Fl.International Reptile Show?

Well, did anyone here actually attend the Clearwater show?
If so, how was it?

Do you think anyone will actually admit how bad it was ?
Especially the "loyal" vendors

I went the other way. I spent my weekend in Hamburg PA. And as usual, it was great. We had a steady crowd of customers, & people were standing in the cold rain waiting to get in. It stayed that way all day.

Glad I didn't go. I've had numerous emails & phone calls from people saying the show really sucked.

I have talked to two people who went to the show and said that sevral vendors were absent and the crowd base was very limited. Glad I used my weekend more productively.

Thanks
ben cole

I spoke to a buddy who attended the show both days and got a similar report. Most of the folks in the Bradenton / Sarasota area boycotted the show due to Tony's antics the past few months. Apparently the vendor list of 80 plus ended up being more like 45 and the table count of 200 plus strongly resembled a hundred or so. Traffic was moderate Saturday morning and then died out and never recovered There were also a fair amount of "phantom" vendors on the final list that were not in attendance. I also heard that, unless you arrived very early, parking was a major bitch due to the Sun & Fun Festival.


Gee....what a surprise!

Karma does genuinely have a way of working things out on occasion.

I spoke to folks that had to walk 8 blocks on Sat afternoon to get to the show.
There were also many events where people were warned not to bring reptile purchases to other events. Mostly that was the biggest trouble I expected. No where to go with your buys.
With less than his promised "Impressive List Of Vendors" on hand and a non-reptile friendly event so far no one is calling this thing a sucess. There were more tables and buyers at the Fairgrounds show hands down. That should tell you where to put your money in Sept.
I hope this puts an end to the Tampa Show Wars once and for all.
I believe we have a winner by a knock-out.
Take Care,
Gino

Looks like Tony is reaping what he has sown. Too bad for the vendors though. It costs a lot of money to vend a show. You live, you learn.

Does anyone have any first hand knowledge of the show? It's surprising that no one who actually attended has bothered to post in rebuttal.

Somebody must have actually attended.

I think the silence is speaking for them. There are usually two who come in defense of Tony. He must have really pulled a doosy this time.