Typical for shows like this, your deposit was in almost a year ago.
Typically, if you pull out this close to the opening, it will be forfeit. But I think these vendors are willing to bank that if they don’t make a stand now, other show organizers will pull the same crpola. (Reason being organizers think they have to cow tow to the local yocals for their show permits.)
Think of it as an “investment.” Vendors are telling organizers “you can’t make a decision like this without risk.”
In Cabella’s case, I’m just guessing here because of course I don’t know, but I think its: “don’t assume you got us by the short hairs just because of a deposit.”
The friction between vendors and organizers can run deep, that I do know for sure.
Then again if a sponsor pulled out because the rules were changed so that the sponsor could not display his legal products the sponsor would have a tort.
Then again if a sponsor pulled out because the rules were changed so that the sponsor could not display his legal products the sponsor would have a tort.