Trade stands?

[tonymor]

I usually make a point of strolling through the trade stands but I didn’t see any selling a variety of car cleaning goods . Historically there might have been two or more.
Even my wife commented and compared it with the revival over the road stands.

[ecsrobin]

Meguiars were there and auto finesse, gyeon and gtechnic. In fact they were some of the biggest stalls there.

[WhyOne]

^^^Agreed

Spoilt for choice this year.

[RSGulp]

Meguiars had ‘20% off all purchases’ as a special offer for Goodwood.

Even after discount it was still more expensive than Amazon. I mentioned this to the guys in the stall. They said ‘so buy it from Amazon’ which I did, saved carrying it around all day and it was waiting for me when I got home at the end of the weekend.

That stand must have cost £thousands. You’d think they be doing whatever they could to sell product.

[tonymor]

My post was relating to what I’ve seen several of in the past i e stalls with multiple ranges and buckets, sponges and a range of products from pretty much all makers. And at “ show offer” prices some a good deal.

[Truckosaurus]

It might just be the people who ran those stalls have given it up after a couple of years with no events to attend.

[pauloroberto]

I assume stands there (whether trade, food drinks or anything else) cost a fortune. It simply won’t be worth paying for a stand to flog a few sponges.

[ecsrobin]

pauloroberto said:

I assume stands there (whether trade, food drinks or anything else) cost a fortune. It simply won’t be worth paying for a stand to flog a few sponges.

The same for any show. I used to go to the photography show at the NEC but fuel, food and parking (entry was free if a pro or knew the workaround) and before you know it you could have purchased some new kit. Then there’s the show offers that are generally not a deal.

[WhyOne]

RSGulp said:

Meguiars had ‘20% off all purchases’ as a special offer for Goodwood.

Even after discount it was still more expensive than Amazon. I mentioned this to the guys in the stall. They said ‘so buy it from Amazon’ which I did, saved carrying it around all day and it was waiting for me when I got home at the end of the weekend.

That stand must have cost £thousands. You’d think they be doing whatever they could to sell product.

I don't think the likes of Meguiars are there to sell stuff to cover the cost of the stand....it's a publicity opportunity for them, selling things at the show is very much a secondary exercise.