All This For Some Bits Of Plastic

[sakon76]

okami_myrrhibis tells me that BotCon registration is up. And that she renewed her TFCC membership just before doing the BotCon reg.

Being at work at the time of this chat, I had to wait until I get home to reg. By the time I am, the TFCC site has a note for non-members that they'll have their membership system back up and working on Monday.

Now, I'm going to the con to hang out with friends. I don't care about the toys. Therefore, an acquaintance of an acquaintance will be covering the cost of convention registration for me, and I'll be sending him all the inherent swag. The difference between TFCC member and non-member is about $85 and I suspect there's something more available to TFCC members. However, it isn't my money I'm spending, so I shot him an e-mail to see how he wants me to proceed. Particularly since okami_myrrhibis mentioned something about a figure that ordering closes for on Saturday.

I already knew I hated how BotCon was run. It's merely deepening that impression this year....

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[poptartodoom.livejournal.com]

Yeah. Compound that by about ten for a dealer table. :/ Oasis and I were going to do a booth last year, they started throwing a fit about unofficial merchandise and wouldn't clarify anything about fanmade stuff until it was too late and we backed out, and THEN her credit card got stolen (along with a bunch of other people's. It was a pain in the ass.

[twilit-wanderer.livejournal.com]

Far as I can tell, the note refers to people who wanted to register for the club while registering for BotCon. I was able to go through the club store no problem and then register for BotCon as a member.


...Not that this makes FunPub seem any less incompetent.

[sakon76.livejournal.com]

Yeah, pretty much what I was guessing. Unfortunately, the BotCon discount is pretty much the only reason I'm registering for TFCC, so....

Still, penalizing a section of the people who want to give them money is not the best way to win friends and influence people.

[twilit-wanderer.livejournal.com]

(Isn't that the only reason anyone registers for the club? It's certainly the only reason I renewed, ha.)

Just once I wish they would have all their shit together before launching something. Just once.