Minor pseudo-con related stuff
Ok, you know how old stores sometimes really pile up merchandise and are designed more for packing in stuff than moving around? And in addition to completely packed shelves, there'll be some boxes of stuff on the ground and even a few piles?
Well at Katsucon there was an anime store that had a booth there that's somewhat in my area, and had a '40% if you visit the store during the con and mention the con'. So I did! It wasn't super far, just a bit out of the way and when I got there, yea, it had that old-crammed-full-of-stuff feel.
Issue: I happen to know the store moved there the year before (they advertised it at the *last* Katsucon).
So I kinda decided I'm not likely to go back, it's just not that nice a place to visit and if it's like that *now*, what will it be like when it's actually been there for a long time?
Other thing- for a long time when at cons, I've used a pair of charge sticks (power banks/whatever you call them. Small rechargable batteries you plug your phone into) to extend my phone's life (as I'm inclined to read stuff and so on on my phone between con stuff). They're also 5 years old. At the time they held, oh, I dunno, I'll guess a full charge, charge and a half, something in that range. Now they're down to about 80% of a charge if that ^^ So I got some new, larger and fresher ones that can handle 3+ full charges each. Not having to worry about phonecharge even when being out all day is great!
Well at Katsucon there was an anime store that had a booth there that's somewhat in my area, and had a '40% if you visit the store during the con and mention the con'. So I did! It wasn't super far, just a bit out of the way and when I got there, yea, it had that old-crammed-full-of-stuff feel.
Issue: I happen to know the store moved there the year before (they advertised it at the *last* Katsucon).
So I kinda decided I'm not likely to go back, it's just not that nice a place to visit and if it's like that *now*, what will it be like when it's actually been there for a long time?
Other thing- for a long time when at cons, I've used a pair of charge sticks (power banks/whatever you call them. Small rechargable batteries you plug your phone into) to extend my phone's life (as I'm inclined to read stuff and so on on my phone between con stuff). They're also 5 years old. At the time they held, oh, I dunno, I'll guess a full charge, charge and a half, something in that range. Now they're down to about 80% of a charge if that ^^ So I got some new, larger and fresher ones that can handle 3+ full charges each. Not having to worry about phonecharge even when being out all day is great!