Too Much Padding?
This morning’s blog is not about push-up bras. I’ve had a few people email me asking me to blog about female supportive garments, but this is not the correct forum (the “Bro” or “Manzeer,” on the other hand, can be covered in future posts).
I’m actually going to talk about carpet padding.
Wait!! Don’t leave yet!!! I know that sounds like a ridiculously boring topic, but at the RSNA yesterday I experienced a first in trade show errors - WAY TOO MUCH CARPET PADDING.
I’ve never been in a home that had so much padding, much less an exhibit booth. It was to the extent that it was laborious to walk 
normally. I never really thought about too much pad being an issue, and I can’t pin down who would have made the error. Was it a client who insisted they wanted the super-upgrade, or was it the exhibit company that suggested they “set their booth apart” and really outdo themselves.
It was one of the biggest exhibits at RSNA, and you felt like you had 5 pound bricks tied to your shoes as you walked through their village of highly unimpressive mini-booths. Has anyone else seen this in practice elsewhere? Or am I the only one who found this so cumbersome and annoying?
December 3rd, 2008 at 4:59 pm
This is by far the most senseless blog post I have stumbled across in a long time. If you’re worried about padding in an exhibit booth you need to get some air, and fast. It’s obvious you have issues far beyond my expertise.
Get a grip and get some air!
December 3rd, 2008 at 5:31 pm
Bob, you couldn’t be more right. Looking back at this post, I see it as a failure. Far too much hyperbole and ANGRY ALL-CAPS USAGE. I think it sucked, maybe the worst I’ve ever written, or even read.
I’m going to leave the post up on the blog just to show the rest of the internet that I can learn from my mistakes.
I can reassure you that I have the best psychiatric care that money can buy. At the advisement of some of my friends, I stepped outside for a few minutes. It’s pretty cold out there, but I feel better now.
Thanks for reading the blog. Sorry if it was upsetting. I admit it, I take trade shows way too seriously. My opinion was that the booth had too much padding. Maybe you had to be there to understand.
I’m really sorry. Keep reading, though - we only do exhibit-booth-carpet-padding posts every couple of weeks.
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