by Crazee Baby on January 23, 2012
We are leaving at 7:15 am for a flight to Denver tomorrow morning. SIA trade show at the Denver Convention Center– it has a big blue bear leaning against the windows. BIG BLUE BEAR! Can’t miss it when you come into town.
It’s been a busy couple of weeks for us. First Montreal with lots of snow, now we’re flying off to Denver. Can’t wait to see all the old friends we have at the show. “They” say it’s “networking”, but for me, it’s more like saying hello to friends I haven’t seen since last year.
Thanks must go to Richard from Turtle Fur (he owns the company so I won’t say his last name)– because if it wasn’t for him, we wouldn’t have our latest sales pitch “Don’t Ride Topless”!!! He didn’t say these words exactly, but he suggested that we come up with something that might grab attention… etc etc and so, after much careful consideration (and warning friends to tone it down!!!) we came up with this slogan. It’s blazoned across our exhibit and we will be giving away 2000 (more or less) bright yellow tote bags that say it as well.
Come on over, if you’re in the neighborhood and get a tote bag from us. You might even see something else you like to sell in your store!
Booth 946!
Hope to see you soon,
crazeeBaby
by Crazee Baby on January 16, 2012
We are here in snowy, cold, Montreal exhibiting our wares at the NSIA Snow Show. Canadians might be used to this frigid weather, but I assure you, I am not! Temperature outside was -2 this morning. Luckily for us, we are staying at the Queen Anne Fairmont Hotel. We can walk underground to the convention center and never go outside!
Montreal is quite an interesting city. We just came back from a stroll near McGill University that we took after the show ended for the day …. all thru tunnels underground. There is shopping galore to be found and a wonderful food court with every ethnicity represented. The racial makeup is similar to New York City — so on one hand it felt like home.
On the other hand, most everyone we met speaks both French and English. What struck me the most was how open and available items are from the stores we passed. Probably because it seems that no one steals anything. Now that must be wrong, but it surely seemed that way because stores had things out on display, without any visible means of protection… and no one abused that trust. Same goes for the convention center. I did not have to worry that someone was going to run off with one of my helmet covers that I left out on display if I walked away for a moment. Quite a difference from the Denver show. Every night I have locked up and/or hid things at the end of each day. I anticipate the need to continue doing that when we arrive there next week regardless of the security guards there are, posted at every entrance to the trade show.
So, it is with a fond “adieu” when we leave on Wednesday. I’m going to miss your fabulous cafe latte with vanilla flavoring! I’m going to miss those fabulous pastries that I pass every morning! I’m going to miss all the friendly people I say “Bonjour” to each day.
Yes. I want to come back to Montreal. Beautiful and gracious city.
