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Goff Goff Walter of sales Director Director of sales G-Tel Enterprises Enterprises G-Tel Houston, TX Houston, TX Editors note: note: Al AlBarry Barry of ofLeisure Leisure Expo Expo Editors responded to this letter saying it was not acresponded to this letter saying it was not accurate. He He cited cited attendance attendance at atAMOA AMOA and and curate. Fun Expo Expo as as being beingdown, down, apparently apparently to to jusjusFun tify the light attendance at Leisure Expo. He tify the light attendance at Leisure Expo. He claimed that some exhibitors said they had claimed that some exhibitors said they had aa goodshow. show. We We talked talked to to another another exhibitor exhibitor good who agreed with Mr. Goff's assessment of who agreed with Mr. Goff's assessment of the show. show. Will Will there there be be another another Leisure Leisure the Expo? We'll We 'll keep keepyou youposted posted in in our our CalenCalenExpo? darof ofEvents. Events. dar What ififthey they gave gave aa show show and and no no one one What came? Well, it is just what happened at came? Well, it is just what happened at the Leisure Leisure Expo Expo in in Ft. Ft. Lauderdale, Lauderdale, Fla., Fla., the our company company was was one one of of 400 400 where our where "lucky" firms to contract for exhibit space. "lucky" firms to contract for exhibit space. was our our first first and andlast last show show with with this this ororItIt was ganization. In In their their advance advance press, press, the the ganization. Tobacco from from another another Tobacco show'spromoter promoter said said that that they they were were "try"tryshow's viewpoint ing" Ft. Ft. Lauderdale Lauderdale this this year year instead instead of of viewpoint ing" I just just received received another another letter letter from from Orlando where the show has been held I Orlando where the show has been held AMOA and am confused. I grew up forthe the past pastfew few years. years. AMOA and am confused. I grew up for around the medical field and spent many After setting up our booth the day beAfter setting up our booth the day be- around the medical field and spent many Sundays at at the the hospital hospital after after Church Church fore the the start start of of the the show, show, we we noticed noticed aa Sundays fore while my father made his rounds. When sign saying "See you next year in Orlanwhile my father made his rounds. When sign saying "See you next year in Orlando!" We We later laterlearned learned that that the the only only reason reason you you witness witness people people dying dying from from cancer cancer do!" we were werein in Ft. Ft. Lauderdale Lauderdale this this time time isis that that you you know knownot not to to smoke. smoke. we show management neglected to sign up in in 1971. 1971. I started vending after college college in show management neglected to sign up in I started vending after time for for Orlando Orlando and and had had been been forced forced to to II eventually eventuallymoved moved on on to to Game Game Auctions Auctions time have this this show show somewhere somewhere else-Ft. else-Ft. and payphones payphones in in the the '80s. '80s. I've I've exhibited exhibited have and Lauderdale as asitit turned turned out. out. and attended many AMOA trade shows.II Lauderdale and attended many AMOA trade shows. The next next day day the the show show opened opened to to AMOA represented the music thought The thought AMOA represented the music 11 people people mostly empty empty aisles. aisles. We We had had 11 and games gamesindustry. industry.The The product product vending vending mostly and day. All All of ofthe the other other exexvisit our ourbooth booth all all day. visit So why why industryhas has its its own own organization. organization. So hibitors fared fared about about the the same. same. The The secsec- industry hibitors do I keep receiving letters and faxes from I keep receiving letters and faxes from ond day day of of the the show, show, after after three three hours hours do ond AMOA to to write write my my congressman congressman to to not not AMOA and two two attendees attendees passing passing by, by, aa few few disdisand ban cigarette machines? A sample letter gruntled exhibitors exhibitors and and II visited visited with with ban cigarette machines? A sample letter gruntled states that thatbanning banning cigarette cigarette vending vending mamastates show management. They told us, don't show management. They told us, don't chines of over over chines would would cause cause the the loss loss of worry..be be happy, happy, that that people people would would be be worry 10,000jobs jobs and and 2,000 2,000 businesses businesses would would 10,000 here soon. soon. here go out of business. It smells smells like smoke to go out of business. It like smoke to of 15 15 people people The second second day day aa total total of The me with the tobacco industry behind the stopped by by our ourbooth. booth. By By this this time time the the exex- me with the tobacco industry behind the stopped movement with with their their dollars. dollars. hibitors (who had nothing else to do but hibitors (who had nothing else to do but movement You cannot name one benefit from from the the You cannot name one benefit walk the the aisles aisles and and visit visit each each other) other) were were walk that they will use of cigarettes except close to a revolution. Many had free food close to a revolution. Many had free food use of cigarettes except that they will shorten your your life. life. My My hat hat is is off offto to the the totosample that thatthey they couldn't couldn't even even give give away away shorten sample baccoindustry industryfor forhooking hooking 20 20percent percent of of for lack of attendance. The third day bacco for lack of attendance. The third day the population on a product with chemicame and and went went very very quickly quickly as as many many of of the population on a product with chemicame cals and and telling telling them them how how wonderful wonderfulititisis the booths booths were were disassembled disassembled by by exex- cals the for them. Once again let's hearitit for for the the hibitors after only two hours into the hibitors after only two hours into the for them. Once again let's hear almighty dollar. There is only one person show. We asked Al Barry for a refund and show. We asked Al Barry for a refund and almighty dollar. There is only one person about your your health health and and you'll you'll he said said that that the the owners owners could could not not do do that. that. who who cares cares about he of the the owners. owners. find We asked asked for for the the names names of says in in the the Bible Bible find him him in in the the mirror. mirror. ItIt says We He explained explained that that the the owners owners are are aa group group that that the the body body isis aa temple. temple. Shame Shame on on you you He of investors investors and and nameless, nameless, but but that that he he AMOA. AMOA. of would give give aa free free ad ad in in next next year's year's show show would Ric Stephan Stephan Ric guide. guide. Pay Phone Industries Pay Phone Industries we would would not not be be seeseeWe told told him him that that we We IN Bloomington, IN Bloomington, in Orlando or anywhere else. It ing him ing him in Orlando or anywhere else. It Editor's note: I agree with you that Editor's note: I agree with you that would certainly certainly appear appear that that show show manmanwould 10 10 APRIL 1998 1998 APRIL