CENTS Tradeshow
I just got back from the CENTS show in Columbus, Ohio. I went into the show not really knowing what to expect. With all the mixed reviews and opinions about the Mid Am show in Chicago and the MANTS show at Baltimore we weren’t expecting much/
Monday morning at 10:00 the doors opened. We were swamped until about 2:00 that afternoon and steady until 5:00.
The biggest news is the attitude of the attendees. They were very positive. We wrote new orders and had people adding to their existing orders. I wasn’t ready for this. It was great.
I don’t want to get too political here, but many of these garden center owners and landscapers are not exited about national health care and tax hikes that go along with them.
A few Tuesdays ago in Massachusetts there was a clear message to Obama. The majority does not want the government takeover.
Business’s not hiring because of unclear details in the bill are not going to start hiring until this bill is dead.
Also a large sector of our customers have been holding onto their money, That is the medical field namely doctors. With the unlikely passage of the bill, They probably feel they have dodged a bullet.
They could start buying new homes, cars, vacations to name a few.
I was not going to go into politics , Oh well.
Don’t get me wrong. I want everyone to have affordable healthcare but I feel the government is not the answer and the tax and spending is keeping us from the recovery we so need.