Our NW Pinball Show is coming up this weekend and that means we are busy preparing for what usually equates to 5-ish days of “camping” out at the FAST booth. We have been to enough pinball shows to have learned a few tips from exhibitor/vendor perspective. I thought I would start a thread where we could share tips and suggestions from all the different exhibitor/vendor experiences. This is some of what I love most about the pinball community. I’ll start with the greatest tip I share with people that I have have been passing on to others for a few shows now.

Lending & Borrowing Tools at Events
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We are all in this together! So, of course, if a someone needed to borrow a tool or extension cord or sharpie pen, we want to share. My problem has never been having items “walk off” never to be seen again. My problem is that I forget who I loan something to in the madness of show setup or even during the show. My tip to all of you is this: Whenever I loan out an item I take a picture of the person holding the item. When the item is returned, I flip to the photo I took and delete the photo in their presence. This has been probably the biggest help in my pinball event experience.

What have you learned exhibiting/vending at pinball shows over the years?

Aaron
FAST Pinball