{"id":1087,"date":"2011-05-15T12:53:17","date_gmt":"2011-05-15T16:53:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wambamfence.com\/blog\/?p=1087"},"modified":"2011-11-09T13:59:12","modified_gmt":"2011-11-09T18:59:12","slug":"2011-hardware-show","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wambamfence.com\/blog\/2011\/05\/2011-hardware-show\/","title":{"rendered":"2011 Hardware Show"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_1090\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wambamfence.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/IMG_0634.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1090\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1090 \" title=\"IMG_0634\" src=\"https:\/\/wambamfence.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/IMG_0634-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wambamfence.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/IMG_0634-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wambamfence.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/IMG_0634-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wambamfence.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/IMG_0634.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1090\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Our booth at the hardware show<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_1088\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wambamfence.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/IMG_0636.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1088\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1088 \" title=\"IMG_0636\" src=\"https:\/\/wambamfence.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/IMG_0636-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wambamfence.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/IMG_0636-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wambamfence.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/IMG_0636-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wambamfence.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/IMG_0636.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1088\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Our booth at the hardware show<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_1089\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wambamfence.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/IMG_0635.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1089\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1089 \" title=\"IMG_0635\" src=\"https:\/\/wambamfence.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/IMG_0635-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wambamfence.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/IMG_0635-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wambamfence.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/IMG_0635-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wambamfence.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/IMG_0635.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1089\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Our booth at the hardware show<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Last year we introduced WamBam Fence to the world at the annual National Hardware Show in Vegas. This year we were back with a vengeance.<\/p>\n<p>I ended up working the show solo, because things are just too crazy at the office to have had anyone else leave. It was a bit of a challenge to set up myself, but thankfully I was able to pilfer some help along the way thanks to our sister companies- \u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.gomayne.com\">Mayne Outdoor Products<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.newenglandarbors.com\">New England Arbors<\/a>. There was only one casualty when the showcase piece fell on top of me during tear down. I have an impressive gash and bruise on my back. I guess I should just be thankful that it didn&#8217;t land on my head!<\/p>\n<p>The show was a success with some solid leads, even though it was a bit heartbreaking to inform several people that we&#8217;re pretty much all out of product. However, a lot of people broke out into a grin and said that it was a great problem to have. I&#8217;m not sure I share the sentiment as we are unfortunately turning sales away every day.<\/p>\n<p>After a week in Vegas, the old saying &#8220;the best part about going away is coming home&#8221; rings very true.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Last year we introduced WamBam Fence to the world at the annual National Hardware Show in Vegas. This year we were back with a vengeance. I ended up working the show solo, because things are just too crazy at the office to have had anyone else leave. 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