Brand New to Market Side Stall Game
At the weekend we visited a trade show for bouncy castles, inflatables and other leisure industry equipment. We attend the two biggest ones each year and generally make at least one purchase while we are there (even if we don't plan to).
The trade show was fantastic and was one of the best ones yet. Usually they have lots of bouncy castles and show off their best work, but this year every manufacturer had new products and new designs, not just artwork but new models and new equipment. It was easy to spot where the market was heading with increased games. Usually though these new ideas can take a few years to take off. However, we saw one product that was incredible and we understood the potential immediately...
The "Grand Carnival" is an inflatable side-stall game. Thisis perfect for events, fetes, school fairs and even parties! It includes a nerf shoot our range where you knock the floating balls off their spot, a hoopla stand, a basketball section and a velcro darts section. The photos below only show the basketball stand and nerf shoot out, in our hurry to purchase the new product we took it immediately. The manufacturer sadly forgot to package up tthe other two parts (which at the time of writing have now arrived safely).
Each of the four games and stalls have the ability to be played as single player or two player, meaning that you can have anywhere between 1 to 8 players at any given time!
We provide the nerf guns and protective masks to shoot the floating balls (these are just soft foam "bullets"), the basketballs, velcro darts and the hoops for the hoopla! All you need to do is enjoy yourselves playing the games and have it either staffed by us or a competent adult. It's great for parties and makes such a difference having such an impressive piece of equipment at events to "wow" people as they enter. It's pretty massive at 20 foot long and 11 and a half foot tall. It's also deep enough (at 9 foot in total depth from front to back) for a galley and even to set-up prizes if you wanted to add even more grandeur!
This is such a new, cool concept and we're very lucky to be the first onesi nt he country to have it and make it available to our customers. School fetes always have side stall games, but they're generally very home-made looking and not so impressive. With this, you have 4 stalls in one and can handle lots of players all at once. It looks incredible and elevates the event to something special and one to remember. If you're charging per go, this is the product you absolutely must-have for your fete, it draws and attracts people, it's not something you can easily walk by without being drawn in and wanting to participate. The earning potential for your own events is huge.
There was only one on display and one other that was in stock and ready to go. The exhibitor is actually a domestic manufacturer as well as an importer. They design the inflatables and then send the files to a foreign manufacturer. This usually takes anywhere between 6 - 9 months as it comes on a boat from China. We knew that if we wanted to get it, we would need to buy the one on display or the one in stock immediately.
We wasn't the only ones thinking the same, there was considerable interest in the item. We approached the manufacturer, who fortunately we know very well, having made lots of purchases from them over the last 7 years, we made the arrangements and collected it after the show so he could still exhibit the item during the event. Anyone else now wanted one will now have to wait months and months.
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