Monday, October 10, 2011

Milan EXPO....or a day in the life of a Very Successful Rep

Gloria is a manufacturer's rep with lines of doors and windows which she sells to shops. She had to work in the booth of the window company at the world famous EXPO in Milan. I was delighted to go with her to see first hand what EXPO is! I "met" Gloria through the home exchange website we both use; we have stayed in touch since I first contacted her about swapping her place in Genoa. I visited her last summer in Nice, when we had a great time! It was about an hour's drive to Milan; from the minute we entered the booth where her clients were waiting for her, she did not stop for a minute!
This 18,000 euro waterfall stairway was my favorite!
I walked around exploring; I was amazed by the incredible variety of items for sale-just door locks alone-intrigued me. WHY do we have such a boring selection of doors and windows in the US? I loved watching all the people...this show was for the trade as well as end users, so there was a huge crowd there!

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