Sorry for the late response to this old post(just came across it). Trust me that we did not set our customer appreciation day to "obviously trying to draw away from the show". We (like Milarm) were not even aware of this show until the day of the show. We spent far more money and time on advertising than the show organizers. We got in industry reps to assist in this day and had a live radio station remote to encourage attendance. Our sale date was set several months in advance. Our customer appreciation day was the biggest day ever in sales in our store. We welcome all guns shows in the area (as evidenced by the flyers posted on our bulletin board) and attend a few from time to time (we have done all the previous Huntfest shows). From what I understand from a few people that did attend that there were very few real gun dealers but mostly flea market and non firearms products. When we go to a gun show we load our truck and tandem axel trailer with product so we look at the feasibility of attending any show as it has to be profitable. It is unlikely we would have attended this show in any case due to the small nature and lack of advertising. Phil.
