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A lot of it depends on what you expect out of a trade show. I expect to be able to socialize with my customers, dive shops, and other captains. That was great when BTS had the tech party and the rebreather world party, but those are gone, so I get to do that on the show floor. It allows folks to ask questions of their charter face to face ( can we spearfish, can I bring my service dog?) that they don't want to ask on the internet. It allows you to touch a JJ, Meg15, Evolution, Optima, or rEvo all in the same place, without traveling to Fort Lauderdale, it allows you to see all of the NE wreck boats in the same place, and it lets you put a name to a face at your training agency you've only spoken to on the phone.
if those things and others have no value to you, then, indeed, a trade show is a waste of your time.
if those things and others have no value to you, then, indeed, a trade show is a waste of your time.