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Subject Topic: I wont do that again
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19/2/2012 at 11:55am
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Went to Excell on Saturday we were given free tickets. Trouble was we live in Staffordshire and logistically I thought it would be problematic. Looked on the website and found special offer with London midland trains return ticket was £15 and £7.70 for an underground day ticket. Arriving at excell on the DLR I was quite worried I saw a young girl sitting on the front seat and thought she was too young to drive a train, but turned out the train is fully automatic . Felt sorry for drivers queuing must have took them ages to get in. The layout of the venue was quite good 2 long halls. Not many people there though which i suppose saved on queuing. A lot of the stall owners were complaining that it was very quiet. Bought a cheap awning from Pyramid so overall had a good day out. However I would not go back there as it was just to hectic for me.

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19/2/2012 at 12:21pm
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You should have made a weekend of it ... bring the van, find a site for a night or 2 and then drive in. Thats what I would do if I wanted to go to the NEC in October...

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19/2/2012 at 5:51pm
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shame you didnt enjoy the total experiance a lot of us did


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19/2/2012 at 5:54pm
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I agree - for some of us - we are actually closer to Excel that the NEC - and it makes a change for us not to have to drive 2.5 hrs to a show :)


19/2/2012 at 6:37pm
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Well guys we did enjoy it. I just think for us the NEC is more organised easier to get to and get in and overall a more pleasant experience.

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