Just unloaded the van and thought I would let you know our thoughts on Salute.
Not being able to unload on Friday was a pain because we had booked a hotel which we wouldn't have done if we had known but in the end unloading on Saturday wasn't a problem.
Got there about 7am thinking there would be huge queues but once we had found Peruvian Warf it was actually easier and quicker.
Unloading was quick and easy due to help from the Warlord staff who were very keen for me to move my van straight away, this was a bit of a pain because I wanted to sort the stand and put some stuff back in the van.
Free parking at Peruvian Warf was good and the mini bus service fine.
The hall looked emptier than last year but that may be due to the hall being bigger and the aisles being wider.
We were quiet to start with but after about 10.30am were busy right through to about 3.30pm when it started to tail off although we had customers right up till 5.00pm.
I managed to get a quick walk round the trade stands but didn't get to see any of the games and didn't get to spend any money!
My only real gripe is the traffic control at the end of the day! I arrived at Peruvian Warf about 5.00pm and sat in a queue for an hour, when I finally got back to the show it was practically empty of vans so there was no reason to keep us waiting so long.
All in all a good day with takings up about a third!
Thanks to the Warlords for organising the show and all our customers who spent their hard earned cash with us.
Roland
Stafford Games
