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Andy Gorman

Member

16 March 2004 at 13:41

I think there was a post on this subject but I can’t find it.
I’m going on the Wednesday. Badges arrived today; I ordered one in my girlfriends name with “Assistant” written on it. 😆

It’d be good to meet a few of the members in real life, so to speak.

Well I can finally say that I will be at the show Wednesday & Thursday.
I have just booked my room at the event, (bloody rip-off 😮 ) but its now done and dusted. 😉
My first half of the day will be on b&p’s stand and similar looking at laminators and printers. (Even though I know I am set on the grenadier) ide like to see it in action and ask many questions.
Onto the rest of the day I will probably go for a stroll round & see what’s new and check out Steve and co. on the hands on area. 😉 (got my tomatoes packed 😆 )
I’m more than happy to meet up with anyone in the second half of the day for a few jars & have a laugh. Having said that, if anyone else is staying over let me know.
I don’t think I will be alone travelling down, but will be staying on my todd overnight and coming home the following evening. 😀

John Singh

Member

16 March 2004 at 19:28

I’m hoping to get down there on one of the days
Just waiting for my tickets to arrive

Will be good to have natter with the lads

John

Liam Caulfield

Member

16 March 2004 at 19:37

Im not far from the NEC (well about an hour) I registered on the site but still haven’t received any tickets. Should they be arriving about now?

Im looking forward to being there, not sure which day yet…I might go on the Wed and if its good go again the next day. Hoping I can make some contacts and learn some stuff.

Sounds strange but Im looking forward to seeing the car park of all things, should be interesting seeing how people have done there own vehicles.

Bill Dewison

Member

16 March 2004 at 19:50

Wednesday is the day for me also 😀

The thing I’ll find most bizarre is meeting everyone in person, I’ve only met a few ppl from uksignboards and they were not what I expected. Imagine the scenario when you times that by 100! 😮 😮 😆

Up to now there are 3 ppl riding shotgun in the dewi-mobile, room for 3 more (around the Manchester area). I think Pete is going down in his car, but if he changes his mind, there’ll be 2 spare seats. 😀

Cheers, Dewi

Jill Marie Welsh

Member

16 March 2004 at 20:50

I hope someone will bring a camera. I want to live vicariously thru pictures. (drink1)

Dewi, it’s always kinda weird for me at live meets.
Everyone comes up and says “Hi Jillbeans, you look just like your picture”
or “You’re much shorter in person” It’s funny because the Internet makes everyone seem like old pals.

What’s really funny is when folks use avatars like the one I have…
I look nothing like it! And some folks use their high school picture that is about 15 years old, etc.

Anyway, I hope you all have fun. I’m leaving for Canada! (love2)
Love…JILL

Bill Dewison

Member

16 March 2004 at 21:04

Good luck for Canada Jill 😀 Enjoy 😀 I’ve seen that many pictures of you though Jill, I think I’d know you if I met you 😉

I know what you mean with the avatars though, ppl use some bizarre piccies of themselves. I just whizzed down to the local Woolies and got a piccy of myself as the one I used initially was a little old and I don’t bleach my hair white anymore (got tired of the Man from Uncle jokes 😳 ) I’m just waiting til I meet Robert in person, I find it hard to believe that he’s as youthful in person, especially with the lack of sleep he seems to have 😕 😮 😕 And if Steve B. really is 7ft tall, I’ll retract my earlier heckling promises! 😥

Cheers, Dewi

Clive Martinez

Member

17 March 2004 at 09:54

I’ve not been to Signuk before – i’m coming all the way down from Gibraltar – costing me a fortune – hope it’s worth it……
Perhaps I might recognise some of your faces…

Gary Thomas

Member

26 March 2004 at 09:59

Thought I would use this discussion as an excuse for a rant (hot)

I am planning to go to the sign show on Wednesday and thought it may be a more ralaxing journey to go by train (from Essex) as I was told that the train pulls right in to the NEC exhibition centre. – The price for a return ticket from Essex is £42.00!!! (!) – three of us are planning to go – £120 plus by train(!) £30 by car – and were’e being encouraged to used public transport – I thought the train was supposed to take the strain not my bank balance (:)

Gary

James kelly

Member

26 March 2004 at 11:05

I’m flying over to the show on Tuesday. If you see my shiny head, say hello.

Robert should get all our avitars/photos and make a wanted poster and stick it up at the entrance (or probably better at the bar)!

James Kelly

Paul Goodwin

Member

26 March 2004 at 18:33

I’m going weds as well

Just look for the scruffy git with a constant scowl that’l be me 😆

Nigel Fraser

Member

26 March 2004 at 19:02

I’m going Wednesday too hopefully ! If the customers will let me have some time off 🙄
Look forward to seeing a few faces – though I have to admit to being absolutly crap at recognising people at the best of times. So appologies in advance if I don’t say hello to anyone 😉

Nigel

Robert Lambie

Member

26 March 2004 at 20:26

im going wednesday too guys..ill be traveling down with a couple of folk & will spend all morning till just after lunch time checking out laminators and printers.
after about 2pm im up for meeting up with you all if you like.. ill get the first round as long as you carry me to my hotel when we are done 😉 😆 😆
thursday i will be trying to speak to some suppliers interested in offering their products to the group. should be interesting.. ill be coming heading home thursday evening. 🙄

Robert Lambie

Member

26 March 2004 at 20:28

jsk
are you staying over or heading home same day?

Brian Hays

Member

26 March 2004 at 20:34

Where you staying Robert? The local hotels are a touch expensive! 😮

Robert Lambie

Member

26 March 2004 at 20:41

dont ask mate.. had a last minute booking & couldnt get someplace reasonable. ended up with the crowne plaza.. 😮 😕
where are you staying?

Brian Hays

Member

26 March 2004 at 20:44

Blimey 😮 😮 We are staying 15 miles or so away, £50 per night.

I know you said don’t but……. how much (?) (?) (!) I thought it was £200 or more a night!

Robert Lambie

Member

26 March 2004 at 20:48

your right mate.. £200 per night.. room only 😕 you would have thought they would ahve chucked in some breakfast.. but nop.. 👿

Brian Hays

Member

26 March 2004 at 20:53

You will have to haggle an extra £200 of your colour machine….and no I wouldn’t have thought they would throw brekkie in, probably another £30 or so 😮

Nigel Fraser

Member

26 March 2004 at 21:13

Bl**dy hell Rob, you could have had my spare room for £150 a night and I might have thrown in a bacon sandwich too 😀

Nigel

Robert Lambie

Member

26 March 2004 at 21:18

oohhh dont go on guys im in two minds to change my mind 😕 😆
where are you then nigel.. will you be spotting for a drink or 2 😆 😉

Nigel Fraser

Member

26 March 2004 at 21:25

I’m about 10 minutes down the road from the NEC 😀
…. and yes I’d be more than happy to have a drink with who ever’s around on the day *drink*

Robert Lambie

Member

26 March 2004 at 21:33

great mate.. so thats me, you dewi, mort…. gary/clive/james?
phill fenton and his wife will be down on wednseday also. so im sure we can count phill in too..

anyone else.. ?

my only problem for myself is that it will midpafternoon before i can have a tipple.. 😉

Bill Dewison

Member

26 March 2004 at 21:41

😥 😥 I’m a designated driver, so looks like I’ll be on the orange juice 😥 😥 Wonder if they do take-outs 😉

How come you ended up with £200 a night though Robert? Like Brian said, 15-30 minutes away its miles cheaper and they throw in a burnt sausage or two. Just the thing when you’ve got a raging hangover the morning after the night before 😉

Blimey though, looks as if there will a tonne of uksignboards there!

Cheers, Dewi

Robert Lambie

Member

26 March 2004 at 21:55

to be honest mate i couldnt plan it.. i have missed signuk for the last 2 years due to work.. before that i was there every year. 😕
closer to the date i decided i was going and thats that.. i called and couldnt get a room anywhere.. i will be staying overnight on my own and getting the train home. next eveing. so thats why i wanted to be near the nec.
i travel all over the uk working for days on end and i know how easy it is to get lost and things turning sour.. so i thought, if im on my own i want to be right next door to the exhibition due to going 2 days and handy for the train. if i added taxis back and fore, the hassles, time etc i wouldnt be too far off what im paying.. well maybe i will but i need peace of mind.. 😆 😆 anyway.. i never eat a breakfast so ive saved something 😮 😆 😆 😆

the good thing is its a cracking hotel and has all the perks.. so i cant go far wrong… i hope 😕 anyone want to come back for some grub and a drink… we can wreck my room! honest 😆 😆 😆 😆
im on the bath robes 😉

Nigel Fraser

Member

26 March 2004 at 21:56

How are we going to meet up then ?? Should we nominate a place and time and converge for a pint or two ?

How about a specific stand or by the entrance to hall ?

Nigel

Robert Lambie

Member

26 March 2004 at 22:00

yeh.. any ideas folks? what time suits you all?

brian.. have you got time for a pint too mate? 😉 dave standen?
anyone and everyone.. 😆 😉

Bill Dewison

Member

26 March 2004 at 22:03

Alternatively we could all descend on the live demo area with some cans of spray paint and do some ‘inebriation art’ 😆 😆 😆 😆 Second thoughts, might not go down too well.

I’m fairly good at face recognition, so even if you’ve all posted dodgy photos that are 4-5 years out of date, bet you a pint (of orange juice 😥 ) I recognise you 😉 😉 Best bet though is something like the main bar in the hall, bout 2-3 o clock… gives us all chance to find our feet in the morning, get a bit of business done, and leaves a couple of hours for a chat, a beer or two and the endless jokes that’ll likely follow 😉

Cheers, Dewi

Nigel Fraser

Member

26 March 2004 at 22:09

I’m not sure but think there might be more than one bar though Dewi – so might be safer bet to say elsewhere rather than miss eachother ?

Nigel

Bill Dewison

Member

26 March 2004 at 22:22

The bar next to Lamby’s stall (Rising), think it’s called Graphics SignSupplies. I think thats the main bar, unsure??

Cheers, Dewi

Nicola McIntosh

Member

26 March 2004 at 22:22

why don’t you all meet at the europoint display stand!! 😆 😆 at a certain time!! cause there is a few bars as nigel pointed out!!

would that not be easier!! 😀 😀

Nik

Bill Dewison

Member

26 March 2004 at 22:24

Thats a cool idea!! I can wind up Andy from Manchester Europoint 😉 Only kidding 😆 😆

What does everyone else think? Europoint stall?

Cheers, Dewi

Paul Goodwin

Member

26 March 2004 at 22:24

Well why don’t we meet by steves stand at 2pm ??

Paul Goodwin

Member

26 March 2004 at 22:26

hehe just read page 3 🙂 Europoint stand is cool by me

Robert Lambie

Member

26 March 2004 at 22:41

ok.. please let me know your thoughts, should we keep this thread active for sign uk so we all know whats happening. there is about 4 threads on the go for the same thing. i can lock the others so we all know whats heppening where and when.. let me know.. ill go with the majority.. no probs 😉

Nigel Fraser

Member

26 March 2004 at 22:41

thank goodness for that… thought we were really going to struggle for a decission then for a moment 😉

Is that a definate then ? Europoint Stand at 2PM Wednesday.

Edit – That would seem sensible Rob so we all know whats going down !!

Bill Dewison

Member

26 March 2004 at 22:43

Its okay by me Nigel, Paul 😀 I’ll be the one slurping orange juice and smoking 5 cigarettes at the same time 😉

Humble opinion, might be better if there was a single thread Robert, means we all know whats happening like you say 😀

Cheers, Dewi

Nicola McIntosh

Member

26 March 2004 at 22:47

ye i totally agree!! 😀 😀

(wish i was going!!!!) 😥 😥

Nik

Brian Hays

Member

26 March 2004 at 22:56

quote Robert Lambie:

yeh.. any ideas folks? what time suits you all?

brian.. have you got time for a pint too mate? 😉 dave standen?
anyone and everyone.. 😆 😉

Is the pope catholic? 😆 😆 😆

I’va always got time for a pint 🙂

Robert Lambie

Member

26 March 2004 at 23:00

nice one mate 😉

Phill Fenton

Member

27 March 2004 at 00:03

Sounds good to me too – Like Rob Said I’m flying down with Alison on Wednesday and going back the same day but it would be great to meet up – 2pm at Europoint sounds good to me 😀 Then we can all go and heckle Steve together 😆 😆

Bill Dewison

Member

27 March 2004 at 00:11

Be great to meet you Phill, and everyone for that matter. Its going to be a little wierd I guess as we all chat on here all the time but this’ll be the first time we’ll all have met in person. I’ll be sure to bring my anti-sales personnel flak jacket Phill, just in case 😉 😉

Cheers, Dewi

Paul Goodwin

Member

27 March 2004 at 08:47

Ohh another Smoker Dewi, we an be outcasts together 😮

2pm sounds good to me, and i’ll bring a bag of rotten veg to throw at Steve. any preferance on tomatoes or cabbage?

Clive Martinez

Member

27 March 2004 at 10:06

I’ll be there! Look forward to meeting everyone……

James kelly

Member

27 March 2004 at 11:30

Robert Lambie wrote:

quote :

jsk
are you staying over or heading home same day?

No, I’m flying there and back on the same day. A lot cheaper than your hotel room! 😛

Robert Lambie

Member

27 March 2004 at 11:34

ohh shame mate.. would have ben good to meet you with the rest of us..

dont remind me of the hotel bill.. im in two minds now 😮 😆

Lorraine Buchan

Member

27 March 2004 at 13:52

I’m hoping to be there too

druiddesigns

Member

27 March 2004 at 14:37

2 at the Europint , on Wednesday , thats great

Will i bring my drinking socks , Hope the Guinness is good ,

Looking Forward to it and the crack….

Richie

Lorraine Buchan

Member

27 March 2004 at 14:44

It’s going to be funny meeting people, as personally i know people by their UKSB user names:

Hi Druid
Hi Dewi
Hi Creative
Hi Mort
Hi rightsigns

😆 😆 😆 😆

Aren’t you glad i kept it simple with lorraine

Bill Dewison

Member

27 March 2004 at 15:40

Ppl call me Dewi irl (abbreviation of my last name 😕 ) so I’m used to it 😉 I know what you mean though, there are some wierd and wonderful usernames here, so it could get a little confusing 🙄

Cheers, Dewi

Robert Lambie

Member

27 March 2004 at 18:29

quote :

Aren’t you glad i kept it simple with lorraine

same here lorraine, just hope i dont get introduced to many times as the scottish plonker 😆 😆 😆

John Singh

Member

28 March 2004 at 21:20

Hi Guys

I should be down on Wednesday with the missus’
I fancy a Europint at 2pm as well

Looking forward to the meet as I’ve got no money to buy owt ‘cept a few squeegees

John

Paul Goodwin

Member

28 March 2004 at 21:35

John Buy squeegees (?) BUY (?)

They should be throwing them at us so in the future we use their brands, I’ve had my misses hoard all the tescos bags for months just to stock up on squeegees 😛

Paul “The bag man” Goodwin

Bill Dewison

Member

28 March 2004 at 21:41

I better bring my duffel bag if there’ll be lots of freebies 😉

Be great to meet you in person John! 😀

Paul, bringing extra smokes just in case 😉

Cheers, Dewi

John Singh

Member

28 March 2004 at 21:44

That’s true!

But its not like the Ideal Home Exhibition or Earl’s Court Motor show where they give out lots of freebies!

Perhaps they should be thinking of more freebies to give away as little teasers to get us to attend.

Anyway I think its good to keep up with what’s going on. Sometimes the Show can prove to be a stimulant as far as giving us some ideas as how we would like to develop our business and that can’t be bad.

John

Bill Dewison

Member

28 March 2004 at 21:48

Plus it a great excuse for a… well, an orange juice 🙁 D’oh, curse public transport for not being as cheap as my car! 🙁

Cheers, Dewi

John Singh

Member

28 March 2004 at 21:48

Hi Dewi

Be great to meet you too

Look forward to the meet

Haven’t been on the board lately as things have gone manic ATM

Better make hay while the sun shines

See ya there!

John

Robert Lambie

Member

28 March 2004 at 22:27

look forward to meeting you too mate.. should be fun all round. maybe brighten things up if the shows not upto much 😉 😆

Phill Fenton

Member

28 March 2004 at 22:43

Hi John – it’ll be good to meet you too as well as everyone else that meets up 😀 Looking forward to it 😀

Robert Lambie

Member

28 March 2004 at 23:17

mort, is rod going too?

be good to see you again mate.. i had a laugh when you and rod left.
ide never recognise you without that pint in front of your face..
i wonder if you would have even known me if you werent leaning ontop of one of my cutters in our work chatting with andrew 😆 😆 😆

nice surprise mate. drop in anytime 😉

Rod Gray

Member

29 March 2004 at 10:34

I really really wanted to be there Rob, especially to have a good close look at the Cadet but i have a workload that would choke a horse and if i don`t do it, it won`t get done while i`m away. Really needed a break too.

One of the downsides about being self-employed i suppose. Your average employed type person usually has only 1 boss to answer to as many sick days as they want and guaranteed 4 weeks off a year without a glitch.

I have something like 5 or 6 “bosses” to keep happy on a daily basis, ain`t been able to take more than 5 days off in 8 years and the thought of having a day off to recover from a heavy cold is a thing of the past.

Wears you down after a while.

“Must be great being self – employed” i hear regularly. Sometimes it is, sometimes it isn`t.

Sorry for rambling 😕

Rod

Robert Lambie

Member

29 March 2004 at 11:32

i know the feeling mate.. ive had 1 holiday in 4 years. only off 2 days in about 5 years 🙁
ive missed sign uk the last 2 years and couldnt afford to this time..
come to think of the bill i have piling up.. i dont think i can afford to this time eather 😮 😆 😆

Carrie Brown

Member

29 March 2004 at 11:33

🙁 big, huge, enormous, gigantic, did I mention huge …….. pouts!!!!!

We cant make it, we were really hoping to get there but cant what with the amount of work on and the new baby and our insane 2yr old – going through the terrible two’s …… great! 😮

Have a great time all 😀

Carrie & Stephen

Paul Goodwin

Member

29 March 2004 at 11:44

YEs Rob it was a nice supprise, great meeting you guys too.

Rod unfortunatly can’t make it 🙁

James kelly

Member

30 March 2004 at 20:09

Just back from SignUK. If you go… bring a gas mask! 😮 Those solvent printers give off some whiff, especially from fresh prints.

I am in the market for a Versacamm or a Cadet and there is little to choose between them as each has their advantages. The Cadet’s solvent inks do give a little better bite than the Versacamm’s ecosol inks but both still require laminating for ‘agressive environments’ and prints form both should be left overnight before laminating.

Personally, I will go for the Versacamm for its lack of odour plus… some of the suppliers at the show are offering a free laminator!

I must go now and get some headache tablets after breathing in those solvent fumes. 🙁

Darryl Seager

Member

30 March 2004 at 20:23

Who’s attending the show on Thursday?

Perhaps we could have an ‘eyeball’ (sorry old CB slang) meet.
Darryl

Darryl Seager

Member

30 March 2004 at 20:24

Who’s attending the show on Thursday?

Perhaps we could have an ‘eyeball’ (sorry old CB slang) meet.
Darryl

Robert Lambie

Member

30 March 2004 at 20:29

i think most are going on wednesday mate.. but i will be there wed 7 thursday 😉 look for the guy walking round with the hangover 😮 🙄 😆 😆

Darryl Seager

Member

30 March 2004 at 20:49

Rob.. Don’t go looking for a likeness of my avatar, i may be a bit wooden, but i’m not really that bad…lol 😀

I suppose i’ll have to wear the JB Toolhire shirt, emblazoned with trading partners Bosch,DeWalt etc..

darryl

Henry Barker

Member

30 March 2004 at 21:22

I am getting up in about 4 hours thats if i ever get away from here (work), fly into Stansted arrive around 8am and then rented a car to drive up to NEC so all being well I’m there tomorrow and part of thursday before flying back thursday night…looking forward to meeting a few people from here. 🙂

Steve Thurlow

Member

30 March 2004 at 21:50

I’ll be there tomorrow 😆 😆

just off to bed so I can get up at 6am and ZZZzzzoom down the A14 and hit the damn NEC carpark queue at 9am 👿

See you all at the Europoint shack at 2pm,

Later Dudes 😎

Steve

Robert Lambie

Member

30 March 2004 at 21:56

look forward to seeing you henry & steve…
henry are you stayiong overnight locally?

Andrew Ward

Member

30 March 2004 at 23:39

I’ll be there Thursday.

Robert Lambie

Member

30 March 2004 at 23:42

i may see you then mate 😉

Andrew Ward

Member

30 March 2004 at 23:44

well guess i will be on the Spandex stand trying to get a “drink” out of them, after they took £10k from me 😮 😀

Mike Grant

Member

31 March 2004 at 21:23

Well having been offline for afew days was not able to catch up on this thread but I did by chance bump into about 5 or 6 faces from here 😮 without looking too hard.

Well I took the plunge and put a deposit down on the old Versacamm.
I hope I made the right decision as I lost track of the Versacamm thread a long time ago. I guess I better go find it again 😆

As has been said before, too much digital printing and not enough grass roots stuff.

Phill Fenton

Member

31 March 2004 at 22:15

quote niknaxpc:

why don’t you all meet at the europoint display stand!! 😆 😆 at a certain time!! cause there is a few bars as nigel pointed out!!

would that not be easier!! 😀 😀

Nik

Nice one Nik – had us all looking hard for the Europoint stand. Don’t know if you were winding us up but you certainly suckered me… as I wandered all around the exhibition looking for Europoint…….only to finally discover they weren’t exhibiting this year…doh!!! 😳

Never mind!! a few of us met up anyway….great to see you guys:D

Bill Dewison

Member

31 March 2004 at 23:41

Was great meeting you Phill 😀 And Mike, I saw you at the Live Demo stand, but by the time I got round to the other side, you’d gone 🙁

The fatal flaw to the masterplan, no Europoint stand 😕 As Phill said though, we all met up in some way or another.

Met Robert, Big G, Steve Thurlow, Mort, John Singh, Liam (Orangedog), Kevin (KTF), Danny, Henry, Bob, NeliJane, Nigel and I took along Pete (magpie). Hope I haven’t forgotten anyone! 😮 Been one of those days were there’s been so many ppl, its been crazy 😀 Oh I spotted Mike, Steve Lamby and Brian Hayes, but didn’t manage to say hello properly.

Next year we’ll just have to make sure the meeting place actually exists! 😉

Cheers, Dewi

Alan Drury

Member

1 April 2004 at 07:22

Was it me or did I miss the Europoint stand. I was looking forward to meeting you guys – still maybe next year. Signlab 7 looks a bit good compared to my V5 expecially on XP Pro, didn’t realise how big the Versa camm is, a lottery win wouldn’t last long there would it.
Alan

Steve Thurlow

Member

1 April 2004 at 08:41

Great meeting you guys 😆 and you all looked younger/taller/thinner than your avitar photos :roll:…….

……(yeah right :wink:)

I’ll have to update my photo to include my drums again, all I kept getting was “….DRUMMER!!” (……i won’t mention “god you look old”… I’ve had a busy month ok 😥 )

And who was that young freckley schoolboy who reckoned HE was Rob Lambie 😕 HA!! only joking, great fun, shame I had to go, would have enjoyed going back to Rob’s Hotel & help him to empty his mini bar 😉 😉
It’ll be good to meet up again 1 day,

Cheers, Steve.

P.S. found the Europoint stand!!! Gents toilet next to the bar 😮

Bill Dewison

Member

1 April 2004 at 18:07

We made an attempt to empty Robert’s mini bar, and we managed to trash his TV in the hotel room 😉 The only other thing we could think of was to charge a case of Moet to his room, tell the concierge to wake him at 6am and then run for the car park!! 😀

Just so everyone knows in advance, the pictures/video footage Robert has of me on his bed, its all innocent! Innocent I tell you! I was simply checking the firmness of the mattress and the suitability of the room for its £200 a night price tag. I was! 😳 😳

Was a pleasure to meet you though Steve, who would have known you’d be 8ft tall and riding around the exhibition on a Lambretta! 😉 😆

Cheers, Dewi

Nicola McIntosh

Member

1 April 2004 at 20:07

great you all had a good time folks!! 😛 😛
sorry about that phil, it was no wind-up honest 😮
you would have thought europoint, wanting to be the biggest company in the business would want to drum up more at the expo!!

my apologies to all, that is to the ones who walked around and around cursing and swearing at my name!! 🙄 😉

nik

John Singh

Member

1 April 2004 at 20:29

Just to say it was great to meet up with you guys at the show

Strange how the avatars look so different from the real you!!

Seems like your experts in Photoshop 😆

Everybody seemed surprised at how short I was. For some reason every one thought I was about 6 foot 6 (how did you all arrive at that from an avatar??) 😀

Anyway it was good to talk shop – I got away without spending a penny (well I did use the loos once) but I think Rob got caught left, right and centre.

Did anyone get to see that stamp making machine
Seemed pretty good but didn’t have time to check it out fully
I think you have to become an agent
Any one check out the costs etc

Must do this again sometime

Could be ‘UK Signboard meet’ (-)

John

Paul Goodwin

Member

1 April 2004 at 21:48

John i saw the machine and me and Phill got caught up in a 45 minute ( yes 45 Minute) sales pitch on the agency.

Yes it looks great , easy to use and seem’d it could be profitable……..

If you sold quite a few a week and was prepared to by tied up to a 3 year contract. 🙄

The machine was something like 35 quid a week and the stamps were starting from around 8 quid each blank. the mark up was good but I think that sort of thing is ideal for a shop. and when he tried to tie my m8 phill up to a 3 yr deal there and then “As we dont have a agent in your area” We ran a mile.

But i did get a free stamp out of it 🙂

Bill Dewison

Member

1 April 2004 at 21:54

My ears pricked up then Mort at the meer mention of shop 😉 What is this stampy thingy for then?

Cheers, Dewi

Nigel Fraser

Member

1 April 2004 at 22:18

Hi all, just thought I’d stick my head round the corner and shout hello !

Good to see you all at the show and marvel at how different people look in real life 😀
Don’t know what shape Rob will be in when he gets back, think he got a good night out courtesy of B&P graphics sales team after the show. Someone mention a strip club in Birmingham …. ? 😉

I didn’t see this magic stamp making machine – do you mean rubber stamps ? If so you can make a nice job of these using a laser too out of interest….

Nigel

John Singh

Member

1 April 2004 at 22:19

Thanks Paul

thought it was along those lines
your right! it kinda belongs in the shop environment and I guess you would have to advertise it well that you do stamps.

Dewi: Its a stamp making machine thats about the size of an A3 printer
Its for making stamps that firms use to stamp their invoices, cheques or letters etc with your company details. Not the normal rubber stamp but more (I don’t know what you call it) laser type print techi stuff.

Very impressive demo but its the agency bit that gets me

John

Bill Dewison

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1 April 2004 at 22:20

Good to hear you escaped the hotel carpark Nigel 😉 What time did you finally depart? And how much did you manage to scam onto Robert’s room bill? 😆 😆 😆 😆 I only managed 2 bottles of southern comfort and a bathrobe 🙁

Edit: 3yr contract thing is a bit of a bummer, especially with the machine only being £35. Or is that why the machine is £35? I’ve seen these stamps before, are they the self-inking ones with the plastic surround? If so, lots of money to be made, still not worth tying in for 3yrs though 😕 Would they not accept a lesser term or sell the machine without the area contract?

Cheers, Dewi

Nigel Fraser

Member

1 April 2004 at 22:28

I was fairly easy on the old room tab – Cokes most of the night for me ! Hope Robs not too uset you liberated his bath robe, I think he was hoping for that as a benefit for the extortionate price !
Me and Bob left about the time Rob was draged off by B&P something like 10.30-11pm I think.
Funny you mention the carpark ‘cos the taxi driver in front coudnt get out and by the time he’d sorted it there was a long queue beeping their horns 😕

Nigel

Bill Dewison

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1 April 2004 at 22:33

I had to give the concierge war and peace to get out of the car park! 😕 And I was kind enough to leave Robert his bathrobe, they had spares at reception all neatly wrapped up and ready to liberate 😉 😉 What made me laugh, remember the guy wandering about in the shorts when we first went in? He was still wandering around when Pete and I were leaving! Must’ve been a long gym session 😉

Oh, and I haven’t eaten all day, I’m savouring my golden sandwich (least I assume it had some gold in it at that price!!! 😮 )

Cheers, Dewi

John Singh

Member

1 April 2004 at 22:38

No Dewi: You rent or lease the machine at £35 per week!!!

So its gotta earn it keep (just like the rest of us I guess!)

John 😀

Nigel Fraser

Member

1 April 2004 at 22:38

Ah yes the guy behind the desk did seem to have a slightly loose grasp of the english language, I found a bit of sign language helped 😀

The guy in the shorts must have finally gone by the time we left – either that or he had gone back in the gym for another go !

I’m playing catch-up now I’m a day behind and still working hard now (well no so hard I can’t read a post or two 😉 )

catch you later….

Nigel

Henry Barker

Member

2 April 2004 at 08:03

Back in Stockholm!,

Just thought I would post to say I had a really good time at Sign UK, would love to have seen less digital and more traditional, but then its not a Letterheads meet.

I really enjoyed meeting people from different signgroups, its fun meeting up in real life, I met up with Dewi and co first, and then Fat Bob, Chalkie, Sparky, Steve Thurlow, Steve Broughton, Phil Fenton, then Robert, and Magpie? from Victory Signs, I picked up lots of info on LED’s but didn’t make it to the seminar, me and Fat Bob spent awhile racing around getting info on different things, thanks for that and the stamp 🙂

I went back to Mid-Wales (my old home) and the sheep wednesday night, and called in again for 2 hours on the way back to Stansted, met up with Rob and Steve B, and heard Lamby was looking for me….I couldn’t hang around more, I got to Stansted with not much time to spare!

Anyway I had a good time….thanks

druiddesigns

Member

2 April 2004 at 09:11

Back to the grind again ,

Arrived home at 3.00 this morning, had a great time at the show , Was at it tues and wed,

Loads to see and take in ,

The stand that we were meant to meet at THAT WAS A GOOD ONE ????

Ah well next year ,

Cheers

Richie

John Singh

Member

2 April 2004 at 09:38

Sorry I missed you Henry

I think you had just left when we got there

John

Steve Broughton

Member

5 April 2004 at 09:23

Here’s a picture of the finished project sign from the show, a combination of Dibond sheets, hand cut 18mm foam, flat cut and moulded lettering, digi prints, airbrushing, gilding and cut vinyl and now its all in a skip round the back of the NEC 🙁