[Ohio-talk] venders

[Eric Duffy]

Not at all. It's just a discussion that we will need to have for a while. Eric

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On Nov 7, 2012, at 6:45 AM, "Payne, Richard L (GE Capital)"
<richard.payne at ge.com> wrote:

> I hope I did not hit a nerve here? Richard
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> Duffy
> Sent: Wednesday, November 07, 2012 6:03 AM
> To: 'NFB of Ohio Announcement and Discussion List'
> Subject: Re: [Ohio-talk] venders
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> It is not about blame, but it is about being practical. We are a small
> group with a relatively  Short time for exhibits. We then divide the
> group at least seven ways Shopping, parents, students,  seniors, dog
> users, exhibitors, and those who choose none of the above. I have been
> in the exhibit room when it has been absolutely dead for long periods of
> time. More than one time I have had vendors tell me we don't give them
> enough traffic.
>
> Relationships change over time. Companies change over time.
> Until some time in the 90's we did not have exhibits at our convention.
> For several years the only exhibitor we had was Universal Low Vision
> Aids. There are no easy answers here. No matter what we do here, some
> people are going to be unhappy.
>
> Eric
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> richard payne
> Sent: Wednesday, November 07, 2012 5:22 AM
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> Subject: [Ohio-talk] venders
>
> Guys people need choices. I wish that we would stop now blaming people
> for going shopping  because there are many other things going on at that
> time.
> Yes we need to make sure the venders have people to attend. I think they
> had visitors and am aware that it is not the members fault that the
> venders do not get the type of traffic some may think. We have broke
> strong relations with Ohio venders that must be looked at. .
>
> Ps. Thanks to those who wanted to go shopping and those of you who went
> to the room if that is what you decided to do. The members who went to
> do other things to take advantage of the very break that the state board
> decided they would have enjoy. Richard
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