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Capping this off to say, it’s a real eye opener when events fail. Vendors are in many ways your staff. They’re collaborating to make your event better and are a selling point to your event. People come to an event for good vendors. As an event - failing your vendors is a HUGE deal @furryweekend.com

These are businesses that invest capital into showing up for your event and put time, energy, marketing and more into pushing your event. That’s why you typically pick the best vendors - but treating vendors like they’re a problem to be solved and not like they’re an equal stakeholder in the con

But what do I know I’m just an expert

An event treating me like a baby (when running booths at events is literally like 50% of my full time job) is the surest way to keep me from coming back, yep. Table fees are often WILD for events, & I ain't young anymore. If I've gotta make $1k+ to *break even* & a show acts a fool towards me...

The way they have spoken to vendors is absolutely catastrophic IMHO. And the director response being essentially “well what was I supposed to do!” Buddy you’re in charge you’re supposed to do THE MOST. Absolutely horrific I’m so angry on behalf of like every single vendor.