I finally feel as if I've recovered from attending the NEC Hobbycrafts show last Saturday (or maybe not ...)! I love these big events and look forward to them all year, although we normally go on the opening day Thursday - which we thought was busy enough. This year we had to go on the Saturday and all I can say is never again because it was absolutely hideous, and Health & Safety would have had a fit if they'd seen the overcrowding!
Walking with my trusty zimmer frame meant I could hardly penetrate the crowds, let alone get into a lot of the stalls, and it (almost) took the pleasure out of shopping! Didn't get very much in the end, not least because of being unable to get in the busiest places. I actually bought quite a lot more than this, but most of it was for our monthly scrapbook group and not actually for me!!
5 comments:
Mmmm! I fear that the organisers of these things have little regard for either the stand owners or the paying public...and focus on extracting as much money as possible from both!!
xoxo
Oooh what lovely things Rosie...and beautifully colour coordinated! I really like that album.
Wish I could have been with you.....
x
I agree, it was awful. The catering facilities were woefully inadequate. My 13 yr old daughter wondered about fire safety with the crowds.
Ann
Lovely blog and love your creations. I too have fibromyalgia so I know how difficult it can be to just get up and move somedays. My thoughts and prayers are with you as you deal with your 'altered life' as I've come to call my journey with fibro.
Soft hugs to you!
Theresa in MS
Oh what a shame. Its awful when its too crowded...like Christmas shopping and who needs that?
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