ARA Membership - Engraving Etc. Forum

From:	LaZerDude (C_BURKE)	19 Oct 2006
To:	Stunt Engraver (DGL)	21 of 28

5103.21 In reply to 5103.20

I know. That is why I phrased it the way I did. Which brings up another question. How do you suggest that it be handled when a statement in one thread leads to a question that should or could go into a different thread/folder?

Say Hey Gary, I have a question I posted in another folder? ......sometimes after a question gets answered, as is the case here for Tom, a thread by nature will go off....on a tangent... much like a face to face conversation.

How do you suggest we handle that?

From:	Stunt Engraver (DGL)	19 Oct 2006
To:	LaZerDude (C_BURKE)	22 of 28

5103.22 In reply to 5103.21
Chuck, The beauty of Beehive software, is that you can post to a specific person. In your example, a new thread thread could be initiated, in the Ad Specialties folder, in which you could post directly to Gary, by going to the posting field, and under "To:" you would click the radio button that says, "Others" and type in GNELSON, Gary's member name, that shows up in parenthesis. By doing that, you're posting directly to Gary. You could say something like: =================================================== Gary, In the ARA Membership thread, you mentioned your experience with ASI etc., etc. =================================================== I'm aware of how a thread can take a tangent, and I've been a prime offender, in taking some off course. It's true that the original posters question has been addressed, but in the event of someone else coming along, seeking information on the topic, it will better to have the majority of the thread dealing with the stated topic. This message, in itself, is another tangent. :-) David "The Stunt Engraver" Lavaneri DGL Engraving Port Hueneme, CA

From:	LaZerDude (C_BURKE)	19 Oct 2006
To:	Stunt Engraver (DGL)	23 of 28

5103.23 In reply to 5103.22

There is a joke here somewhere but then we would REALLLY be in trouble with the Harvmeister....huh? ( insert laugh here)....

Actually, no sooner than I hit post, that it occured to me that I could do what you suggested. I knew that in the back of my mind.....

From:	Gary (GNELSON)	19 Oct 2006
To:	LaZerDude (C_BURKE)	24 of 28

5103.24 In reply to 5103.19

WOW, Did not mean to open a can of worms. The two ARA shows we did were very good to us, In fact I have in house re order # 10 for 2200 two color ovals. A total of about 35K badges to date for a new customer we met at ARA. My only beef with ARA EVER was NasCar weekend. I even went to the show last year, and might go again this. Who knows. ( to look that is, I'm not standing there for three days ever again!)

Now keep in mind I'm a manufacture, and with the invent of dye sub (Yuck! for badges anyway) Our wholesale business dropped off to a point we needed to refind our niche.

Early on Sage was great to us picked up our info at ARA and posted it at there site. We still hold a Sage #.

Next we did the PPAI show for two years when they moved the show to Vegas, Again a lot of work and a lot of Franklins. And a few great jobs and many new customers.

BUT FAR AND AWAY. with out doing ANY ASI shows having our product listed on ESP is were it's at. (esp is asi)

Im not sure if any of this rambling helps you questions or not, I'm being distracted by the Mets/Stl at the moment.

EDITED: 19 Oct 2006 by GNELSON

From:	Stunt Engraver (DGL)	19 Oct 2006
To:	Gary (GNELSON)	25 of 28

5103.25 In reply to 5103.24
Gary, No can of worms. Just a nightcrawler. :-) Yeah, the fact that the ARA show often coincided with the NASCAR event made getting rooms in Vegas harder to find and bargains were harder to come by. David "The Stunt Engraver" Lavaneri DGL Engraving Port Hueneme, CA

From:	Gary (GNELSON)	20 Oct 2006
To:	Stunt Engraver (DGL)	26 of 28

5103.26 In reply to 5103.25

"bargains were harder to come by."

Thursday- Sunday 1200.00 at the Palms!!!! 800.00 at the Orleans!! What a deal,

I think ARA lost a LOT of last minute mom and pop attendees that looked in to coming last minute and fell over at the cost.

Maybe ARA should have the show on valentine's day...LOL

EDITED: 20 Oct 2006 by GNELSON

From:	Stunt Engraver (DGL)	20 Oct 2006
To:	Gary (GNELSON)	27 of 28

5103.27 In reply to 5103.26
Gary, Going to the ARA show can be a pricey proposition, depending on where a person's coming from, with airfare etc. I'm fortunate enough to be within a "reasonable" driving distance. David "The Stunt Engraver" Lavaneri DGL Engraving Port Hueneme, CA

From:	PenMan	21 Oct 2006
To:	Stunt Engraver (DGL)	28 of 28

5103.28 In reply to 5103.27

"I'm fortunate enough to be within a "reasonable" driving distance."

Agree completely. And with my wife coming along next time I will be able to let her drive while I nap. Oops, forgot, I can't even close my eyes when she is driving. We might end up in Mexico!

Pen Man (aka Chris Tegard)
Treasured Creations
www.eTreasuredCreations.com