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Swag...?
Godmeat
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I see everyone talk about how much swag they get at PAX.
Last year, I came home with a t-shirt, two tins of caffeine-mints, a Star Wars miniature, and a ton of trash (advertisements, game demos, etc).
Am I missing something?
Last year, I came home with a t-shirt, two tins of caffeine-mints, a Star Wars miniature, and a ton of trash (advertisements, game demos, etc).
Am I missing something?
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Oh...
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...what? How do I get in on it?
I also had to make a deal with the PP to get the bandanna when I did as they were out of their allotment for the day. (I agreed to wear it while competing in Omegathon events)
Interesting.
Come to think of it, that did seem to be the tune all the vendors were singing - they didn't have anything LEFT to give away.
Different booths will change their swag each day too, so stop by often.
So do you just stop by and ask, 'hey, do you have any stuff I can have?'??
Pretty much. Most will have stuff on the table. If you are in the front of the line, grab and hope they don't say "$5." If you aren't in the front of the line, see what other people grab. If they grab it, you can too.
Interesting. Thanks! I normally try to avoid the whole 'ravenous mob' type crowd, but if we're talking free dice and cards, I'm willing to adapt.
Thats not possible here. I'm not sure when the expo hall opens, but whatever time it is, there will be at LEAST 45 million people in like 3 hours before hand. The only way to avoid the ravenous mobs at PAX is to stay home, which i don't reccommend for a second.
This works also.
There is also the Halloween technique. Walk along the routes, hold open your bag, hope stuff falls in.
Basically, keep your eyes open on the expo floor and be friendly.
I'm doomed! DOOMED!
Also, look around you. If you see someone with a kick ass bag, ask em which booth was handing it out. I wouldn't have my 7 Tomb Raider dog tags had i not seen a guy showing them off and asked. Most the people there will be totally cool telling you what booth it's at.
Getting clear directions how to ge there... that's a different story.. LoL
/giantpoutingfrown
Such is an impossibility for the Xenophobes of the world...which is why I'm forcing myself to give out cookies.
So I was thinking, should I bring my own bag or will there be bags there or what is the deal?
my understanding is that some form of bags are provided
I went last year, and no... there was no media swag bag. I even had to go out of my way to get the normal bag that everybody else got.
Don't get me started on the whole "Media & Swag" argument though...
I worked in the media center periodically last year. Every press member that walked in with a valid badge was given the option to take a swag bag if they wanted. I'd say about 2/3-3/4 of them actually took one. We had several left over afterwards.
Is it the standard swag bag or is it a special one?
Done
Standard. Nothing special about it.
Uh so im going to try and give a nice reply to this one...
Media is there at pax to work, not to get in early to get swag. Getting a media pass strictly to go after swag is kind of a douche move.
Which was?
Ed Fleming?
If you're a total xenophobe, try and find a person first day who isn't. *Make 1 friend - all the people here like the same stuff as you, it will be easy.* It's much easier to walk up to a booth and talk about how much you've loved this game forever and have them pass over some goodies then just facelessly pass by as a ghost. I think this is why my husband takes me - to get free stuff
Didnt know he had a media badge.
I should bring mini bottles of maple syrup
My primary use of the media badge is so I can go to each booth and hopefully get some exclusive content for my website. Swag is just a (nice) secondary perk.