Went to the annual Woodworking show at the Big E yesterday. I've noticed a steady decline in vendor attendance over the last couple of years. First and foremost, Peachtree left the scene last year, they took Jerry Cole from inline-industries and his great Dubby crosscut sled. They occupied 3 whole isles. Rather than filling the void with a good quality replacement like Rockler or Woodcraft, it seems they just spread out what they had. It was sad, the only good booth with a fun to watch a good sales barker was Grr-ripper from Microjig. I've been attending this show off and on for the last 30 years. I wonder if the advent of online sales is driving the decline of face to face shows. Anyhoo, just curious if anyone else attended and what your thoughts are.
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