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Originally Posted by Everyneurotic
actually, it's gig etiquette to not talk to the merch guy, if it's not a question like "how much?" or "do you have it in x size?" then you don't talk to the merch guy. the only exceptions are a) he/she starts a conversation with you or b) you actually know the merch guy by name and have seen him/her on the other side of the table.
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wrong & wrong & wrong. merch people are people not drones. treat them like persons, not vending machines.
last animal collective show we went we bought practically the whole merch table & told him we lived in the sticks & had no access to record stores. he gave us a free baggie (valued at $15) so we could carry all our shit.
btw, in this deerhoof show satomi herself was running the merch table before the show. how fucking cool is that? oh and @ les georges leningrad they were doing it themselves as well we hung out a bit they were awesome.
so anyway... i Do see your point though when there are hordes of people though, gets overwhelming.