Originally Posted by APN Philip

I think you have to ask yourself, are you going for business or is this a friggin vacation for you and your family? This is a "tradeshow" after all, and I'm not sure what business a family has attending this event. Ya, $250/person is expensive considering the spouse and kids aren't even going to the seminars or trade floor...but c'mon, if you want to spend time with them, meet them AFTER the show.

And I don't have kids myself, but judging from the nakedness at last year's show, there's no way in hell I would bring a child to an Adult show unless the kid was blindfolded the entire time.

As for those business attendees bitching about the price: whether it's $2.50, $250.00, or $2500.00, remember you can write it off as a business expense. And if you are dead set on bringing the spouse, have him/her hand out flyers -- then write it off as an expense as well.

Furthermore, it's not about the quantity of attendees, it's the quality of attendees. And judging from the effort that the AVN team has been putting in, the show is going to rock! AVN is attempting to reinvent the show based on all of our feedback. I too didn't care for the Florida show and thought Internext had been on a downward spiral for years. We were so concerned, Chandie and I recently had some AVN folks down for dinner just to speak our mind about it. And you know what? They listened! They have made some big changes. AVN is going to be a big show with the feel of a small show. Fun events, great information, and the chance to do business with the leaders in our industry. $250 is a bargain IMO, and for those that disagree with me, I have 3 words for you:


Oh btw, hi Aly! Hope your allergies are better! ;-)