Upon tear down of a booth, the sales reps running the booth tossed all the unused booth food samples into that large gray custodial bin we all have seen across the Trade Show circuit. I asked the reps why?, their response was they "were in a hurry and had to catch a plane". One thought to ponder as owners of an exibiting company:
What if all exhibitors in the trade show food industry required attending reps to donate their left over booth samples to the local food bank upon tear down, and required a proof receipt? (It is easy and usually they are on premises). Why that single act would be a good thing:
- You would help in some small way the families that don't know where their next meal will come from.
- You will save on poorly kept and damaged shipped back samples. (If reps even take the time.)
- You might , in some small way, help the needy and feel good about yourself.
- Your reps may not over ship samples, via overnight costs, and thereby save a lot on trade show expenses.
- Please Read point number 1 again.
JMHO
