Dealers Row

[longhairedsffan.livejournal.com]

I was reading the post below about Dealers Row.  

Could someone explain to me why a dealer would
want to use  Dealers Row instead of the Dealers Room?

My main objection to dealers row is the accessibility issue.
My wife uses a scooter to get around which makes dealers
row impossible for her.   So she never got
to use it at the Hyatt or at the Westin.

I have to wonder how much business these dealers loose
by going with deelers row instead of the dealers room.

 

Comments

[guendalina.livejournal.com]

My feelings are that dealer's row are better for vendors for the following reasons:

More room for stuff (I couldn't afford to have the amount of space i use in the dealer's room.

More flexibility. We stay open late. We like to stay open late.

The fact that the bathroom is right there--i do not need to find someone to watch my booth if i need to go to the bathroom.

the fact that the bed is right there. I can take a nap (or Steve can) and the other can watch the shop but be available for a question at a moment's notice.

Security of my stuff. It's right there with me. I don't have to worry about it at night.

Comfort. Comfortable chairs. TV to watch. I can watch the masquerade while people are shopping.

There had been talk last year of no dealer's row, and there was such public outcry from dealers that they did include it. I'm sure that we were not the only one that said, if you do not have dealer's row, we will not come.

You asked how much dealer's lose by going to dealer's row--i think the question is moot. Most of my sales happened between the hours of 7 pm and midnight each night. Hours the dealer's room was not open.

This is just of course my take on it....

[longhairedsffan.livejournal.com]

>The fact that the bathroom is right there--i do not need to find someone to >watch my booth if i need to go to the bathroom.

Please tell me you've still got someone watching your stuff while
you're in the bathroom. After all I didn't see any bathrooms in the
Westin where you could see outside of the bathroom wall.

[guendalina.livejournal.com]

oh absolutely. But i can look out the hallway, if i happen to be alone, find someone I know and trust and ask them to watch while I run in the bathroom, compared to how long it might take if I were in the dealer's room..it's much less of a bother for someone to watch while I'm still right there than going off somewhere....

[lucky-otter.livejournal.com]

At worst, a dealer can close the door for a minute.