State and local fairs

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State and local fairs

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Has anyone tried setting up a booth at state or local fairs? If so, anyone have any success? A buddy of mine in the WS repair business is looking into renting a booth at a large state or county fair, conducting demonstrations, and hopefully setting up appointments for the following week. Just thought I would see if anyone here has tried this strategy.

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In the days of when we could do "free" WSR over here I did have a stall in the car park of this type of event, it did work. Personally though I prefer to go get my work and not wait for it to come to me, fleets all the way for this old boy.
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Did you do repairs during the fair or did you schedule repairs for another date? I have looked into fleet work a little bit, but I only do WS repair as a part time business and haven't had the time to market myself during business hours because I work a full time job during the day. The few times I have inquired with companies about servicing their fleets, I was told they are contracted with Safelite through their HQs, and Safelite is only charging $30 or so per repair. I'm sure they make their money back on replacements though.
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I did them there and then, I do not and have not for a long time chased around after retail, it is too expensive or me to do.
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