Ruby Posted April 10, 2007 Share Posted April 10, 2007 Hello...Just wondering if anyone will be attending the Soaper's Bee in Ft. Wayne in June?I went to the first one and it was great. This year it is 2 days. The site is www.creativitybee.com if you would like to check it out.Ruby Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sockmonkey Posted April 10, 2007 Share Posted April 10, 2007 I seriously doubt many people will go. I expect it will get canceled like it did last year. The people running it need to get a clue. Renting out a convention center for an event that doesn't even draw 1,000 people is a really dumb idea. I would love to go, but with what they're charging there is no way. I don't want to attend an 2-day event in Ft. Wayne of all places. Tickets are $150, and from the program on their website I don't see anything that would warrant me forking over my money. It's April already and they hardly have any vendors, and they don't mention what any of the mini-workshops will be.Something is wrong with their logic in my opinion. The first year they had it what was admission $60 or so? I'm sure attendance wasn't stellar with it being their first year. The second year got canceled with little or no explanation. This year they decide to hold a 2-day event and charge $150. What's wrong with them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erinmfritz Posted April 10, 2007 Share Posted April 10, 2007 I would love to go to this, it is only about 30 min. drive for me, so no hotel. I am having a hard time with the $150 too, and their site doesn't have much info on it about events. I have never been to a convention yet, any good recommendations? Doglover gave me the link for the Chicago one, who knows. I don't want to go all over the country, not in the budget right now, but I know these shows will be invaluable to go to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IndyGirl Posted April 10, 2007 Share Posted April 10, 2007 I'd love to go but the cost to attend is just too high. And.........the schedule of events doesn't show me anything other than the speakers list. So, nothings catching my eye to fork out that kind of dough! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrogers397 Posted April 10, 2007 Share Posted April 10, 2007 I would love to go to this, it is only about 30 min. drive for me, so no hotel. I am having a hard time with the $150 too, and their site doesn't have much info on it about events. I have never been to a convention yet, any good recommendations? Doglover gave me the link for the Chicago one, who knows. I don't want to go all over the country, not in the budget right now, but I know these shows will be invaluable to go to.I don't know anything about this show so I can't comment either way, but I will say the Chicago show is well run, very very nice and you'll have lots of fun and get lots of goodies. It is a great show.Janis Rogers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kimberly Posted April 10, 2007 Share Posted April 10, 2007 I don't know anything about this show so I can't comment either way, but I will say the Chicago show is well run, very very nice and you'll have lots of fun and get lots of goodies. It is a great show.Janis RogersOMG I thought the Chicago one was soooooooooooooooo disorganized! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stacien Posted April 10, 2007 Share Posted April 10, 2007 What chicago show is that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sockmonkey Posted April 10, 2007 Share Posted April 10, 2007 Do you have any links for a Chicago show? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erinmfritz Posted April 11, 2007 Share Posted April 11, 2007 http://www.chicagosoapandcandlemakers.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mystical_angel1219 Posted April 11, 2007 Share Posted April 11, 2007 I am not attending either of these events.I usually am a conference whore, but the only thing I find them truly useful for is socialization and partying. Free shipping and good prices when the vendors set up. Plus you can smell all the scents they carry, usually. I have a collection of goodie bags, but you can only have so many samples, you know? The Chicago conference was a yawn, the guest speaker drove me nuts and the whole thing was not very organized. I met many a CTer at that one, I tell you. Good times!The best *ever* conference I went to cost me 10.00 plus a dish to pass. Kimberly and I drove there, it was the CNY Soapmakers Conference. This was a learning event. Good people, great conversation and fabulous, real food. Awesome sales too! Just like a big classified ad without the shipping. The goodie bags were stellar, and the prizes were out of this world. I definitely will be attending that one this year. Maybe the Ohio one as well, so we can stop at WSP and OBN. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erinmfritz Posted April 11, 2007 Share Posted April 11, 2007 So, are there any others near Indiana? I read that there is one in Canton, OH. Do you know anything about that one? That's not far from my family. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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