[Jewelry making - Article 00085] - Re: [Orchid] [Tucson 2006] General information

[LEESSILVER]

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    If you find something you like but decide to look around before
    buying you should make notes on where the booth is. The show is so
    immense you will find it almost impossible to find a booth a second
    time. 

    If you use a credit card do not put your wallet back into your purse
    or pocket until you put the credit card away. Holding the wallet in
    you hand while the transaction goes down will remind you to get your
    credit card back. 

    Keep all receipts for later record keeping. It would not hurt to
    make notes about every purchase. 

    Be prepared to walk many miles each day. 

    Parking is terrible. Be patient and ride the shuttles. Be sure to
    monitor the time at the end of the day to insure a shuttle ride back
    to your car. 

    Once you get your show guide spend some time making notes on booths
    to visit. The guide has an index listing categories of items and in
    which booth they can be found. Remember there are between 3000 and
    4000 dealers in Tucson for the show. You won't be able to check out
    each booth. 

    It would be a good idea to have some projects in mind when you hit
    the show. You will be able to find items that will fit nicely into
    you design ideas.

    Be sure to have some sturdy means of carrying you treasures. 

    You will see a massive amount of stuff. Don't be surprised if when
    you get home and open you bag of treasures your first impression is,
    "Where is all the stuff I bought." Compared to all that you will see
    the stuff you bring back will look like nothing. 

    Most of all have a good time. It will be an adventure the likes of
    which you can only experience in Tucson in February. You will never
    see so much jewelry and fossil stuff in one place in your life time. 

    The crowds are very large at most of the shows. The isles are so
    narrow in some shows you will have to do a lot of sideways walking. 

    Hope to see you all at the Orchid dinner. I am the tall gray haired
    old man that will be wearing a gold bear with a fire agate stone. 

    I you are interest in vacuum casting without fire scale look me up. 

Lee Epperson


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