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Post by Bob on Jan 15, 2018 1:12:26 GMT
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Post by Bob on Jan 15, 2018 11:18:08 GMT
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Post by Bob on Jan 15, 2018 11:22:04 GMT
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Post by Bob on Jan 15, 2018 11:25:58 GMT
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Post by Bob on Jan 15, 2018 12:32:54 GMT
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Post by Bob on Jan 15, 2018 12:34:41 GMT
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Post by Bob on Jan 15, 2018 13:23:42 GMT
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Post by wahamp on Jan 15, 2018 23:05:51 GMT
I'm in MO and its in AZ so next up is hotel & flight reservations. First vacation this century for sure. Not really sure when before that. Definitely still over the moon about it. I don't have really any Chris fans in my "reality" so I had to share my excitement with people who would understand that this trip should not be considered "eye rolling" nuts but a perfectly sane incredibly wonderful opportunity!!! Awww, I hope you got your photo op or if not it still happens. Did you at get to see the panel yesterday? My flight was late so JUST made it to the panel but had a crappy seat. Chris was on the other side so didn’t get to see him except on the screen. No pic 😭
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Post by wahamp on Jan 15, 2018 23:18:01 GMT
Awww, I hope you got your photo op or if not it still happens. Did you at get to see the panel yesterday? My flight was late so JUST made it to the panel but had a crappy seat. Chris was on the other side so didn’t get to see him except on the screen. No pic 😭 Also I noticed that he seemed to be getting paler in the pics and you can tell he isn’t 100%. But he tried to take care of his fans. I’m incredibly disappointed but I do understand. When you are sick you’re sick. Also I overheard one of the event promoters talking to one of the exhibitors about Chris. He said that he had worked with Chris previously several times & Chris had to be feeling pretty bad to cancel. “It’s just not like him” I believe is the quote. Nothing new to us here who follow him. We know our darling will put himself out there for us!
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Post by Picap on Jan 16, 2018 0:04:50 GMT
Awww, I hope you got your photo op or if not it still happens. Did you at get to see the panel yesterday? My flight was late so JUST made it to the panel but had a crappy seat. Chris was on the other side so didn’t get to see him except on the screen. No pic 😭
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Post by bethnor on Jan 16, 2018 5:10:36 GMT
My flight was late so JUST made it to the panel but had a crappy seat. Chris was on the other side so didn’t get to see him except on the screen. No pic 😭 ah, that's terrible. my condolences. imho these things are scams. it's the cons that see the crazy amount of money ($200 per photo!!!), but they don't technically have do do anything except hire the photographer.
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Post by Picap on Jan 16, 2018 13:43:20 GMT
My flight was late so JUST made it to the panel but had a crappy seat. Chris was on the other side so didn’t get to see him except on the screen. No pic 😭 ah, that's terrible. my condolences. imho these things are scams. it's the cons that see the crazy amount of money ($200 per photo!!!), but they don't technically have do do anything except hire the photographer. Talent gets paid to show up, halls and security have to be rented etc. Chris being out one day and Urban the entire w/e probably put a sizable dent in their profits. Hopefully, everyone got the refund they wanted. Though if they're the only reason someone went then loss of money for travel and hotels sucks. Illness at Cons is so prevalent it has it's own nickname - the Con Crud. Tens of thousands of people in an enclosed area with decreased ventilation for hours on end over a few days - all the hugging and handshakes - especially for the photo ops and signatures and it's bound to happen. Washing hands helps but how practical is that when you're seeing a new person every few seconds?
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Post by blessyourdoubts on Jan 16, 2018 15:58:55 GMT
Also, he could have caught it anywhere and when it's flu season and your job involves a lot of traveling and being close to a lot of people all the time, what can you do?
I don't think anyone can be blamed here but I wish cons would learn from incidents like this and stop the idiotic and overpriced VIP packages. Like Picap said, there's already costs like hotels and travel, which I totally understand the con not covering in their refund policy. But with those packages, I think people lose out even more if someone cancels. Like from the business side, if you had i.e. a package which involved Chris, Seb and Anthony, Chris being sick would probably mean getting a third of the money back. Now, from the fans' POV, how many bought the package because there was no other way to get a picture with Chris and wouldn't have come to see Seb and Anthony? You know what I mean? Is getting a third back still a fair compensation then? There's just not really a good way of doing it.
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Post by Picap on Jan 16, 2018 17:20:26 GMT
Also, he could have caught it anywhere and when it's flu season and your job involves a lot of traveling and being close to a lot of people all the time, what can you do? I don't think anyone can be blamed here but I wish cons would learn from incidents like this and stop the idiotic and overpriced VIP packages. Like Picap said, there's already costs like hotels and travel, which I totally understand the con not covering in their refund policy. But with those packages, I think people lose out even more if someone cancels. Like from the business side, if you had i.e. a package which involved Chris, Seb and Anthony, Chris being sick would probably mean getting a third of the money back. Now, from the fans' POV, how many bought the package because there was no other way to get a picture with Chris and wouldn't have come to see Seb and Anthony? You know what I mean? Is getting a third back still a fair compensation then? There's just not really a good way of doing it. True, and he also showed up for the Con a day early so he'd been there for a bit pre Photo Ops. Agree also on the rest. Annoyingly I think they set it up where you could only get a Chris Photo Op if it was part of the VIP package or a duo and that only recently did they add single photo op options. Which makes it even more unfair if you did this early and wind up paying partially for a package you didn't really want in the first place while those who bought in later get a full refund.
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Post by blessyourdoubts on Jan 16, 2018 18:03:18 GMT
I hadn't even heard about single photo ops. Back when I stopped checking, they were only selling the ~$1000 packages and I already figured that that would be a fragile construct because while it was a package for three(?) celebrity guests, it was mostly all about Chris, as you could get the rest for less.
Haha, aww, damn. I just realized it sounds like Seb and Mackie are some unwanted leftovers.
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