Sort of an abbreviated blog entry today, as the Wi-Fi connection at the show is a bit dodgy, reducing thereby my typically loquacious entry. Lucky you, my twenty devoted readers. I’ll wax eloquent later next week.
While show attendance has been good, what’s not surprising is the pervasive caution amongst potential buyers. Mind you, we’re gratified to find the numbers of people, mostly interior designers, who’ve come into the show just to see us. All of them have said the same thing- projects are on hold, or slowed to a snail’s pace- even projects very near completion.
What we are hearing too, is that the buyers will be back closer to the show’s closing, ostensibly to get a lower price from dealers eager for cash. Sound vulture-ish? Maybe, but talking cash always works for us- the buyer that starts to talk money is just that- a buyer. And this marks a pleasant change from the last couple of months, where no one was talking money.
Stay tuned for the show update.