... Hey, any of you readers out there at CES ?
416 likestxstvanwilder A good friend of mine works for the company that does the setup and tear down. 2 likes
- laruetactical @txstvanwilder ... And ? 2 likes
- txstvanwilder @laruetactical I was mentioning it in case you had a question for them that I could ask them and relay the message back.
- laruetactical @txstvanwilder ... Mostly curious if that "It's Deserted" article is holding true. 2 likes
- txstvanwilder @laruetactical she just sent me a message and this is just her response copied. "It's definitely still very busy. The attendance is usually 180k. We are less than half of that. It is a large international show and a lot of attendees couldn't make it. And they mandated the vaccine for the show. A lot of people still don't want it. It was still a huge success. We close today." 1 like
- laruetactical @txstvanwilder ... So attendance is half and attended only by Registered Sheep ... 33 likes
- txstvanwilder @laruetactical her next reply was "A few very large booths pulled out before Christmas. Mercedes, GM, Amazon, Google and a few others. We were extremely nervous the show was going to cancel. And if it did, it would have started a huge trend. Shows would start to cancel again. Covid really fucked up our industry last year. We can't go through that again. I was off 13 months. A lot were off longer than me. It sucked. So even though attendance was down, we are so thankful the show opened and we are here doing what we love for a living" 1 like
- hobbit0717 @txstvanwilder less than half the usual is not a good showing in anything like this. 1 like
- perez2021juan @laruetactical it's was all FREEDOM at the Dallas Safari Convention. it felt as normal as ever 🤘 3 likes
- mg216 @laruetactical vaccines are not required but masks are. 1 like
- 03shitbox @laruetactical how the heck is half of normal attendance a huge success? People are weird....
- txstvanwilder @03shitbox because there were zero people last year... With the larger companies that pulled out, half the number would be considered a "pleasant surprise" is my guess .... But I get what you're saying, it's still half
- marcknapp I'm in the industry and attend this yearly. We did not go this year. 1 like
thedollarsportsman No but I will be at Shot Show! Are you coming? 9 likes
- 9toesdesign @thedollarsportsman I will see you guys out at Shot! 6 likes
- mean_arms @thedollarsportsman same - we'll be there in Booth 41606 🙌 5 likes
- davegonyea @mean_arms I'll be sure to stop by! 4 likes
- gunslut223 @thedollarsportsman I'll be there
- sakurariverhouse The big question is what this portends for SHOT Show? Hopefully, as long as they don't enact a vaccine requirement/passport, we should have a good turn-out. See you at SHOT! 4 likes
- charles.spradlin.58 @sakurariverhouse Been reading posts from Soldier Systems Daily and they're showing that a few companies aren't attending. Safariland and Propper so far I know of.
- sakurariverhouse @charles.spradlin.58 Unfortunately, SIG and Beretta (Benelli, Burris & Steiner) have also withdrawn. I'm sure more will follow. 1 like
hnguye CES is happening? 1 like
- perez2021juan @hnguye I know, right! lol. I'm not sure WHO is doing the mandating......if it's Nevada, US Gov't, Clarke County, etc. Hopefully doesn't effect Shot
artsfitmatrix Yeah, they mandated vaccine passport, it's a glost town, no traffic, I live next to it 8 likes
gator1517 DSC EXPO in Dallas is pretty 🔥
lord_db They are all in the metaverse. Watching through goggles instead. 1 like
poseyk01 Not a good sign for SHOT 2022 1 like
ryanhoegner I was at PRI in Indiana last month and it was a zoo. Extremely busy for three days. Felt like 2019. 2 likes
- ryanhoegner @ryanhoegner *Performance Racing Industry
mckeonekert What is CES?
duckhnt This may be terrible to say, but if there happens to be 50,000 less of those certain people running into you with those damn carts they pull around and pushing their way around you to get pictures of shit, I won't be disappointed. 2 likes
- laruetactical @duckhnt ... The RSR carts ?
- duckhnt @laruetactical those pull behind hand carts that are loaded up with catalogs. I still have scars from those damn things 2 years ago.
03shitbox None of your readers care about that garbage when the country is teetering 4 likes
- laruetactical @03shitbox ... "Teetering" is the perfect description 4 likes
- titan_rook @03shitbox Wholly untrue! Simply because the status of "business as usual" isn't important to you, doesn't negate its importance to others. While I don't disagree with your comment about our nation, people still need to make a living while fighting the good fight. Some further their livelihood by attending trade shows. With Shot Show right around the corner, some may choose not to attend if the ROI appears to be null/low. 1 like
- 03shitbox @titan_rook thanks for your opinion. Although I'm not sure how you can say it's wholly untrue and agree with it, well unless you like sitting on fences.
ryan.coffield I bet shotshow will be a ghost town too
christiangarcia_actual I live in Vegas and drive the strip for work and traffic was about half it usually is. Lots of people but not as much as I remember.
mac10521 Big companies (Dell, Intel, Lenovo, etc) all pulled out and did their interviews and product demos virtually. Very expensive decision.
willsmashu cowardly people
fc_jason Don't worry everyone. @thenssf says Shot is gonna be bigger than ever and all the big vendors will be there. 😂 2 likes