THE PRETTY PISTOLERA: SHOT Show... The To Do List

January 12, 2009

SHOT Show... The To Do List

John is so excited about SHOT Show. He is planning his days (and his evenings). He's packed extra luggage to bring home his finds and purchases. He has a list of "priority booths" to visit first. He has a list of booths we have to go together on Saturday so he can introduce me. And he is pestering me about my game-plan. Yeah, I don't have one. Should I? I've been to plenty of trade shows and markets over the years so I am not fretting. I always manage to get my bearings rather quickly and then pound the pavement and plug away. I hope I'm not wrong.

Oh, wait, I do have something on my to do list... find a vendor that has cute CCW accessories for women, and find a place that has makes IDPA vests to fit girls. And, find the closest Starbucks (I hope there is one in the convention center).

Jan 12, 2009 7:22:49 PM | A Chick in a Boy's Game, Pilgrimage to SHOT Show

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My wife has also tasked me with checking out the "cute" gear for gals.

Regarding a game plan... SHOT is huge. I've been to plenty of trade shows too, but Caleb says that SHOT is a different beast altogether.

Of course, there's that old saying: planning is priceless, plans are worthless... I figure that applies.

Posted by: Gregory Morris | January 13, 2009 at 05:44 AM

SHOT is a monster show. I used to go to industry shows for the hotel business and I still go to shows for the wireless industry, but SHOT is something special. Last year, SHOT filled up the entire Las Vegas Convention Center and had to get spillover space into another outbuilding they had.

Did you get press passes for the show, or are you going as regular attendees? Either way, shoot me an email and I'll pass you my cell phone number or something.

Posted by: Caleb | January 14, 2009 at 09:46 AM

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Ready! (Finally) We are finally set for SHOT Show. I know booking air travel a week before the departure date is not a good idea. Well, I did it anyway. I knew I was going to use Southwest Rapid Rewards for both of our tickets, so I thought I didn't really need to be at the top of my game. Southwest is supposed to be the anti-airline airline without most of the crazy rules and nuts policies. It's been a while since I've dealt with Southwest... I learned the hard way that they have now adopted many of the rules the other major airlines have. Argh! Long story short...I booked my ticket, no problem. I immediately tried to book John's ticket. No more "Rapid Reward" seats on the flight home. Technically John was going to be stranded in Orlando, until we paid full fare for his return flight home. Our 1.5 free flights just don't seem like a "reward" now.

Odd... Very, Very Odd... I am announcing a new category here at the Pretty Pistolera: Nuts Stuff John Drags Home. He can find some odd things, and he happens to be a little bit of a pack-rat. This is not a good thing... his pack-rat-ness makes me crazy. I hate stuff, knick knacks, clutter, piles, and mess. The biggest mess I usually have is the mail pile (please see exhibit A and exhibit B). Anyway, back to the Nuts Stuff John Drags Home inaugural post... the newest addition is a black powder mouse trap. Seriously??? PS - Dear God, I pray we never need to use this contraption. Amen.