Comments on: Conference Fail: In which I take the swag https://lauravanderkam.com/2012/08/conference-fail-swag/ Writer, Author, Speaker Tue, 17 Apr 2018 14:25:13 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.2 By: Laura https://lauravanderkam.com/2012/08/conference-fail-swag/#comment-22008 Thu, 09 Aug 2012 17:21:12 +0000 http://localhost:8888/?p=2637#comment-22008 In reply to Heidi’s Cottage (@HeidisCottage).

@Heidi- great meeting you too! I managed to pass off the Greek yogurt coupons on someone who really eats it, so I felt good about that one…

]]> By: Heidi's Cottage (@HeidisCottage) https://lauravanderkam.com/2012/08/conference-fail-swag/#comment-22007 Thu, 09 Aug 2012 03:47:02 +0000 http://localhost:8888/?p=2637#comment-22007 Great meeting you at Blogher 2012. I limited the swag to items I actually would use or stuff that family members could use. 🙂

]]> By: Cara Marcano https://lauravanderkam.com/2012/08/conference-fail-swag/#comment-22006 Tue, 07 Aug 2012 00:21:13 +0000 http://localhost:8888/?p=2637#comment-22006 definitely write something about how a woman with purpose cannot have more than one diaper bag or too many purses… (I have a lot of diaper bags even though I’ve never bought a diaper bag) it is amazing how many people procreate like so many times over given how hard it is to pack and keep packed a diaper bag ! especially with the food etc.

]]> By: Diana Schneidman https://lauravanderkam.com/2012/08/conference-fail-swag/#comment-22005 Mon, 06 Aug 2012 22:32:58 +0000 http://localhost:8888/?p=2637#comment-22005 I love love LOVE pens. I love how each pen has a different feel. I love how pens make me want to write so that even when I have nothing to write about, I write affirmations.

I recently went to a national librarian conference in my city in large part for swag. I took a carry-on-size suitcase with wheels so the swag wouldn’t weigh down my shoulders and I’m still loving my new pens!

-Diana

]]> By: Laura https://lauravanderkam.com/2012/08/conference-fail-swag/#comment-22004 Mon, 06 Aug 2012 18:15:16 +0000 http://localhost:8888/?p=2637#comment-22004 In reply to KtP.

@KtP – People go crazy for free. Even if we don’t want it, “free” seems exciting. What we fail to consider is the opportunity cost of time. Would I have made a great connection in the half hour I left early due to my overloaded swag bag? If so, I made a bad trade-off.

]]> By: KtP https://lauravanderkam.com/2012/08/conference-fail-swag/#comment-22003 Mon, 06 Aug 2012 17:20:26 +0000 http://localhost:8888/?p=2637#comment-22003 I had that conversation with a fellow BlogHer12 attendee: we don’t need it, we don’t necessarily like it, but if it’s free, we can’t refuse it! Such a strange phenomenon.

]]> By: Laura https://lauravanderkam.com/2012/08/conference-fail-swag/#comment-22002 Mon, 06 Aug 2012 16:55:47 +0000 http://localhost:8888/?p=2637#comment-22002 In reply to OMSH.

@OMSH – that is smart, especially if it’s a conference where lots of people had to fly in (less so in NYC). A lot of P&G products would be liquid so you’d have to check a bag just to get them home! So glad you’re enjoying the book and using it. Writing a book is a fairly solitary endeavor so it’s good to hear that it has an effect on people.

]]> By: Laura https://lauravanderkam.com/2012/08/conference-fail-swag/#comment-22001 Mon, 06 Aug 2012 16:54:16 +0000 http://localhost:8888/?p=2637#comment-22001 In reply to Calee.

@Calee- your husband seems like he’s found a good line of work 🙂

]]> By: Laura https://lauravanderkam.com/2012/08/conference-fail-swag/#comment-22000 Mon, 06 Aug 2012 16:53:51 +0000 http://localhost:8888/?p=2637#comment-22000 In reply to Kathy.

@Kathy- part of me feels like I showed admirable restraint, given that it was free books. I made it home with four books (I think) but it could easily have been more.

]]> By: Laura https://lauravanderkam.com/2012/08/conference-fail-swag/#comment-21999 Mon, 06 Aug 2012 16:52:10 +0000 http://localhost:8888/?p=2637#comment-21999 In reply to Nicoleandmaggie.

@NicoleandMaggie- oh, I know. I’ve been trying to reuse all my conference tote bags as diaper bags. The problem is I never stick with the same one, so I’m never sure which one has been fully stocked. Sigh.

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