much to their surprise, they bonded with people at the stalls around them, and learned a lot watching hour after hour of how the other exhibitors marketed their wares and skills. they did not receive any hostility and had some great conversations with attendees. one encounter they chalked up for a win was when a mother came to their table and read their literature on homeopathy. she asked a few questions and then told them she had just purchased a homeopathic whooping cough vaccine. she returned to the booth where she bought it to get her money back.