Registration Bag Suggestions

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Registration Bag Suggestions

Postby LunaAislin » Tue Jun 21, 2005 4:25 am

I'm working on some ideas for Reg bags for our convention next year and I was wonder what you guys (realistically) would like to see given away in the registration bags. :)
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Postby trythil » Tue Jun 21, 2005 4:36 am

Well, a program book and event guide would be nice, for starters...
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Postby LunaAislin » Tue Jun 21, 2005 5:36 am

HURM! I wonder why I didnt think of that! :x (and the sarcasm doth overfloweth)

To clarify yeah program books, map, and vendor flyers are a given..
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Postby narcted » Tue Jun 21, 2005 11:32 am

Cash. :lol:

Back to reality, free manga and anime magazines are popular. Usually working on staff we will put whatever we can get from sponsors. What convention are you putting the bags together for?
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Postby LunaAislin » Tue Jun 21, 2005 12:58 pm

Anime Mid-Atlantic :P

This year we had the pretty standard stuff plus the manga samplers and a neat cell phone strap from atlus
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Postby Castor Troy » Tue Jun 21, 2005 9:13 pm

anime dvd discount coupons....

like buy 0, get one free. 8-) :D
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Postby Kusoyaro » Tue Jun 21, 2005 9:21 pm

If there's an AMV contest is voted for by ballot, include one in the bag (as well as ballots people can pick up at the actual event).
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Postby Athena » Tue Jun 21, 2005 10:56 pm

As a former AMA staffer myself, I ask, have you considered granola bars or something small like that? It's food and it keeps. Remember, your attendees are not always thinking of themselves when they enter that thar dealer's room. Anything with a little protein, a little bit of carbs, and a little bit of sugar can go a long way. And we needn't stick to granola bars... cheese crackers, peanuts, etc. A world of cheap possibilities exist.
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Postby narcted » Tue Jun 21, 2005 11:16 pm

Kusoyaro wrote:If there's an AMV contest is voted for by ballot, include one in the bag (as well as ballots people can pick up at the actual event).


From my little experience working conventions, it's a waste of paper putting a ballot in every bag. You end up putting 5,000 ballots in the bags and get less than 100 votes cause that's exactly how many people are still carrying the plastic bag with all its contents into the AMV contest. I'd suggest just having them distributed at the event.

Yes, food and water is a good idea.
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Postby Zero » Wed Jun 22, 2005 12:41 am

Soap.

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Postby LunaAislin » Wed Jun 22, 2005 1:15 am

LOL! @ soap!

Yeah granola Bars is an awsome idea I was thinking of a similar thing myself and I'd like to try to get some sponsorship because those congoers definately need to make sure they eat. I am recommending to my sponsors that they send coupons because people love cheap stuff particuarly the vendors in the dealers room. This year we gave out several lifetime 10% discounts to anime palace (who was in the vendors room) and that seemed really super smart on thier part.

You guys rock I really appreciate all of the awsome feedback!
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Postby Declan_Vee » Wed Jun 22, 2005 11:35 pm

Boost bars. A map, you know... stuff.
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Postby Castor Troy » Wed Jun 22, 2005 11:41 pm

Zero wrote:Soap.

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You seriously need to run AX.

seriously.

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Postby BasharOfTheAges » Thu Jun 23, 2005 2:02 am

One thing almost as important what's in the bag is the bag itself. It should have strong handles or simply holes in the bag. Those little plastic handle things break WAY too easily. I'm assuming these bags are generally big so that one may put stuff into them but any substantial wieght (something like a bottle of water) in them destroys the handles within seconds.
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Postby Kusoyaro » Thu Jun 23, 2005 4:36 am

Kionon wrote:As a former AMA staffer myself, I ask, have you considered granola bars or something small like that?


Well also, that many granola bars will cost a LOT of money. And consider the average anime fan...they'll take one sniff at it, realize that it's not deep fried, and chuck it.
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