Nashville show too small to cover expenses - TanToday - Helping Salon Owners, One At A Time, Since 2000!

Drew · 11th September 2008, 09:48 PM

Thats right. Too few booths buying space for the show to even break even this year. 1200 people coming vs 5500 back in 2003.

And the lotion companies like cal tan and DS are now on ETS booth.
Sonnenbraun is gone. (rhymes)
Sontegra Gone.
Puretan Gone.
Tan America Gone.

Future not showing
Sun Italia not showing
Probably more but can't think now.

But thank heavens JOCK SOCK will be there.

aeltiger · 11th September 2008, 10:01 PM

Great! This is going to be my first show too!

Glowtanning530 · 11th September 2008, 10:03 PM

Well you don't know any better so you will think this is a big turn out

Alan @ TanToday · 11th September 2008, 10:08 PM

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Originally Posted by aeltiger

Great! This is going to be my first show too!

You will have fun and the reps on hand will have more time to spend with you. Soak it all in and make sure you stop by the TanToday booth to get some autographs from our Moderators. I'm even taking pictures with members. Want people to know what you look like? Stop by, we will put you online, make you famous and tell everyone your real name.

dcjjp1 · 11th September 2008, 10:14 PM

Let's just say, it's not a good sign...

dsuriff · 11th September 2008, 11:26 PM

Lots of alcohol and autographs of TAN TODAY moderators. Worth every penny of the trip!

solman · 12th September 2008, 08:59 AM

Sounds like we picked a good time to take our vacation and not spend it at the show. Sun, sand, surf, shelling, and adult beverages...that's what I'll be doing starting on the 20th.

John · 12th September 2008, 09:53 AM

There are about 100 teeth whitening booths!

Kathe · 12th September 2008, 10:25 AM

We did an Arbonne booth 3 years in a row and it was great but it just got way too expensive for a small potato like me. I really think they need to get out of Nashville but I think they are stuck there for a few more years.

Beach Bum · 12th September 2008, 11:33 AM

Only 1200 attending? Maybe I'll get invited to some off the manufacturers party this year!

Alan @ TanToday · 12th September 2008, 12:14 PM

Devoted Creations invited everyone. Talk nice to Frankie and you are in with MRI.

Glowtanning530 · 12th September 2008, 12:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Beach Bum

Only 1200 attending? Maybe I'll get invited to some off the manufacturers party this year!

Show some leg they'll let you in

bodyboutique03 · 12th September 2008, 01:19 PM

I didn't know you could get invited to manufacturer's parties? This will be my third year, and we still haven't gotten anyone to explain how it works. Can't afford the whole shabang, so we figured as exhibit hall attendees, we weren't allowed to go to anything else. Could anyone give us some insight? With the price of gasoline going to $5, we're wondering if we should just cut our losses and drink margaritas here for 2 days!

Woodlands · 12th September 2008, 01:24 PM

I just bought my salon in August so this will be my first industry show. I'm sure I'm losing money but I plan on hitting all the seminars I can which, if like my previous job, are repeated year after year so you really just need to go to one show! Nashville is only a 4 hour drive for me and I plan on grabbing as many freebies as I possibly can and hopefully talk to the MRI and Devoted folks as those lotions interest me but my disty doesn't carry them (obviously on the MRI).

I'm looking forward to it but I probably won't attend another one. Seems like ones of those things where the first time is the best

Le · 12th September 2008, 01:31 PM

Go to the wax museum and look behind Dolly.

You will find a tiny brown box that looks like part of the display, however inside is a secret list of all the parties going down.

Make sure to tip the old lady on the way out.

bodyboutique03 · 12th September 2008, 02:02 PM

Love the help! Thanks!

solman · 12th September 2008, 02:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Le

Go to the wax museum and look behind Dolly.

You will find a tiny brown box that looks like part of the display, however inside is a secret list of all the parties going down.

Make sure to tip the old lady on the way out.

Din · 12th September 2008, 02:51 PM

It's been moved now Le....new location to be disclosed at the Tantoday booth. After you pose for a picture with me and i autograph it for $5.00, i'll tell you where the parties are.

On top of all that...you'll have the whitest teeth once you leave the convention and go home with all the free whitening they'll be doing.

bodyboutique03 · 12th September 2008, 03:09 PM

I know what the Devoted Creations lotions are, but who is MRI?And before you respond Le, but I already know its a type of radiological imaging!

Din · 12th September 2008, 03:29 PM

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11th September 2008, 09:48 PM	#1 (permalink)
Drew Hall of Famer Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Ca Posts: 2,890	Nashville show too small to cover expenses Thats right. Too few booths buying space for the show to even break even this year. 1200 people coming vs 5500 back in 2003. And the lotion companies like cal tan and DS are now on ETS booth. Sonnenbraun is gone. (rhymes) Sontegra Gone. Puretan Gone. Tan America Gone. Future not showing Sun Italia not showing Probably more but can't think now. But thank heavens JOCK SOCK will be there.

11th September 2008, 10:01 PM	#2 (permalink)
aeltiger All Star Join Date: May 2008 Location: Alabama Posts: 161	Re: Nashville show too small to cover expenses Great! This is going to be my first show too!

11th September 2008, 10:03 PM	#3 (permalink)
Glowtanning530 Hall of Famer Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Northern CA Posts: 3,086	Re: Nashville show too small to cover expenses Well you don't know any better so you will think this is a big turn out __________________ www.myspace.com/glowtanningco www.glowtanningco.com

11th September 2008, 10:14 PM	#5 (permalink)
dcjjp1 Hall of Famer Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: dc Posts: 1,296	Re: Nashville show too small to cover expenses Let's just say, it's not a good sign... __________________ Jeff

11th September 2008, 11:26 PM	#6 (permalink)
dsuriff All Star Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: texas Posts: 128	Re: Nashville show too small to cover expenses Lots of alcohol and autographs of TAN TODAY moderators. Worth every penny of the trip!

12th September 2008, 08:59 AM	#7 (permalink)
solman Super Star Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: southeast Posts: 820	Re: Nashville show too small to cover expenses Sounds like we picked a good time to take our vacation and not spend it at the show. Sun, sand, surf, shelling, and adult beverages...that's what I'll be doing starting on the 20th.

12th September 2008, 09:53 AM	#8 (permalink)
John Hall of Famer Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Cleveland Posts: 1,610	Re: Nashville show too small to cover expenses There are about 100 teeth whitening booths! __________________

12th September 2008, 10:25 AM	#9 (permalink)
Kathe Moderator/Arbonne VP Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Michigan Posts: 3,681	Re: Nashville show too small to cover expenses We did an Arbonne booth 3 years in a row and it was great but it just got way too expensive for a small potato like me. I really think they need to get out of Nashville but I think they are stuck there for a few more years. __________________ Kathe's Health Blog Kathe's Christian Blog Please talk to me if you would like to bring a great line of skin care into your salon. CLICK HERE to learn more. YES! What you use on your skin DOES matter! Arbonne - Pure, Safe & Beneficial! NutriMinC RE9 Body Set used for 2 weeks on one foot!

12th September 2008, 11:33 AM	#10 (permalink)
Beach Bum Moderator Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: south east Posts: 1,559	Re: Nashville show too small to cover expenses Only 1200 attending? Maybe I'll get invited to some off the manufacturers party this year!

12th September 2008, 12:14 PM	#11 (permalink)
Alan @ TanToday Checks and Balances Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Maryland Posts: 6,163	Re: Nashville show too small to cover expenses Devoted Creations invited everyone. Talk nice to Frankie and you are in with MRI. __________________ Alan "America is too great for small dreams" - Ronald Reagan

12th September 2008, 01:19 PM	#13 (permalink)
bodyboutique03 Jean Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Southwestern Indiana Posts: 44	Re: Nashville show too small to cover expenses I didn't know you could get invited to manufacturer's parties? This will be my third year, and we still haven't gotten anyone to explain how it works. Can't afford the whole shabang, so we figured as exhibit hall attendees, we weren't allowed to go to anything else. Could anyone give us some insight? With the price of gasoline going to $5, we're wondering if we should just cut our losses and drink margaritas here for 2 days!

12th September 2008, 01:24 PM	#14 (permalink)
Woodlands All Star Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 66	Re: Nashville show too small to cover expenses I just bought my salon in August so this will be my first industry show. I'm sure I'm losing money but I plan on hitting all the seminars I can which, if like my previous job, are repeated year after year so you really just need to go to one show! Nashville is only a 4 hour drive for me and I plan on grabbing as many freebies as I possibly can and hopefully talk to the MRI and Devoted folks as those lotions interest me but my disty doesn't carry them (obviously on the MRI). I'm looking forward to it but I probably won't attend another one. Seems like ones of those things where the first time is the best

12th September 2008, 01:31 PM	#15 (permalink)
Le Hall of Famer Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Cloud 9 Posts: 1,388	Re: Nashville show too small to cover expenses Go to the wax museum and look behind Dolly. You will find a tiny brown box that looks like part of the display, however inside is a secret list of all the parties going down. Make sure to tip the old lady on the way out. __________________ "We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit." - Aristotle "The first step to becoming is to will it." - Mother Teresa

12th September 2008, 02:02 PM	#16 (permalink)
bodyboutique03 Jean Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Southwestern Indiana Posts: 44	Re: Nashville show too small to cover expenses Love the help! Thanks!

12th September 2008, 02:51 PM	#18 (permalink)
Din Smartass Canuck Moderator Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Canada Posts: 9,090	Re: Nashville show too small to cover expenses It's been moved now Le....new location to be disclosed at the Tantoday booth. After you pose for a picture with me and i autograph it for $5.00, i'll tell you where the parties are. On top of all that...you'll have the whitest teeth once you leave the convention and go home with all the free whitening they'll be doing. __________________ www.ChronosMarketing.com ____________________________________________ The problem nowadays is stupidity. Why don't we just take the safety labels off everything and see what happens?

12th September 2008, 03:09 PM	#19 (permalink)
bodyboutique03 Jean Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Southwestern Indiana Posts: 44	Re: Nashville show too small to cover expenses I know what the Devoted Creations lotions are, but who is MRI?And before you respond Le, but I already know its a type of radiological imaging!

12th September 2008, 03:29 PM	#20 (permalink)
Din Smartass Canuck Moderator Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Canada Posts: 9,090	Re: Nashville show too small to cover expenses Welcome to MR International Products! ^^^Click on the link^^^ __________________ www.ChronosMarketing.com ____________________________________________ The problem nowadays is stupidity. Why don't we just take the safety labels off everything and see what happens?

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