[Rich]

Boat show prices... check what you are buying. Gimicks and gadgets are often over priced. Regular supplies may not be very over priced as we tend to know more about what we normally buy.

Bring your smart phone, check online prices when at the show. If you can get it significantly cheaper on Amazon or Defender, then as the vendor if they want to meet online prices, or if they are close to the price, just buy it from them to support your local guy.

When I've purchased things at a show that were being pushed hard, or with a lot of demo time, they tend to be very over priced, sort of like the snake oil hawkers of the old days.

I phone gets a lot of work checking prices lately when I shop, especially at shows.