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Imported vs. American: Who Do You Trust?

    When buying online do you just go for the best price? Or do you need to dig a little further? In the world of trade show displays, you get what you pay for. Today, a well-designed website creates an illusion that what they sell is a quality product. However, that is not necessarily the truth as once you look closer you'll find a wide range of quality from company-to-company.

    Asking several questions upfront about quality, delivery, customer service and support, and guarantees will quickly separate the cut-rate from the quality products. There's a huge difference between imported and American-made exhibits. Trade show display exhibits imported from China, while affordable, are substandard to American-made exhibits in nearly every way: Warranties are not offered by the manufacturer. Construction materials are poor including plastic shelving and stability becomes an issue because Chinese products use less channel bars. Fabric color selection is mediocre and the actual fabric is lesser quality. The lighting system is illegal in Las Vegas.

    Carrying cases are less durable and present a far greater risk that the exhibit will be damaged during shipping. Graphics are printed on lesser quality materials and laminates are very thin.

    Other areas of contention include - repair time for off-shore repairs and graphic turnaround time for out of country printing. Graphic design - unless you have your own graphic design department, you'll need to outsource the design for your booth. In home-based companies that sell imported display exhibits do not offer these services. You see, these low-end wholesalers are not the established companies you may think they are. In fact, many of these "companies" are just one or two people working out of their home with limited resources.

    DisplaysandExhibits.com is a subsidiary of Absolute Exhibits, www.AbsoluteExhibits.com, and as such, has the whole retinue of services of a full service exhibit house. Go with a company that offers all the services you'll need.

    Low-end wholesalers do not offer a satisfaction guarantee, or if they do, it is crowded with stipulations and there's usually a "restocking fee" for returned materials. Not a real confidence builder?

    DisplaysandExhibits.com offers a 100% Money-back Guarantee - no questions asked. If a customer is unhappy for any reason, we'll do whatever it takes to please them, even if that means a complete refund. Absolute Exhibits is a member of the Better Business Bureau and BBBOnline.

    Everything looks great when you're ordering from a professional-looking website. Unfortunately, you never really know what you're getting until it arrives. And by then, it's too late. Putting up a great looking website is not very difficult - you can pay to have it done. Inexperience and poor funding can close their doors in days. Know who you are buying from - a "bricks and mortar" company with an acknowledgeable list of references makes far more sense than a fly-by-night operation.

Absolute Exhibits offers a wide range of trade show equipment and marketing services. We are a full service exhibit house that primarily rents and sells exhibit and display booths. In addition to design, engineering, graphic, and fabrication departments, we hold a union-affiliated installation and dismantle company with contracts in Las Vegas, southern and northern California, Seattle, Houston, and partners in Chicago, New Orleans, Atlanta, and Orlando.

International – Working in the international environment for our clients either coming from outside the USA or going to international venues is a vast undertaking. Show floor rules and regulations are just a small part of the overall project of moving your exhibition display to a foreign country. International shipping, moving exhibits from customs to show site, and meeting that show’s particular rules and regulations are just a minor element of our international account managers’ responsibility for our clients. We have a full network of international partners that work with us to arrange rental exhibits, installation and dismantle crews, and paperwork issues in most of the world’s largest international venues. Additionally, we offer rental services from small displays to full pavilions, built to client specs in the USA. Please call and speak to any of our International Account Executives. References will be sent upon request.

Sales - We create distinctive marketing atmospheres using advanced materials. From pop-up booths to custom exhibits – exhibit systems that make working on today’s show floor trouble-free. We distribute both Abex Display Systems and Mero TSK exhibit systems of Germany.

Online Store - Using our in-house shopping cart at www.DisplaysandExhibits.com, purchase banner stands, fabric billboards, billboards-in-a-bag, counters, podiums, graphic cases, director chairs, lights, literature holders, pop-up booths, table throws and more – online – shipped to your door. The Internet is the great equalizer. We wheel and deal with national exhibit manufacturers to bring our clients the best pricing on the highest quality displays and accessories. We are in this for the long run and we will make certain that your warranties are met. Shop and compare and know who you are buying from!

Absolute I&D - We recognize that our clients are our most important assets – and have added our own union installation and dismantle company to continue the Absolute Exhibits service our clients expect. Go to www.AbsoluteI&D.com for rates and services.

Used Booths - Visit the Absolute Exhibits Used Booth Classifieds section. This service is provided free to the public. Post and edit your own information – this is a very successful service for exhibitors with used exhibit properties.

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