The Worst Thing About Greenbuild

This is a rather minor complaint, and probably one which I should not be making at all, given the environmental implications of the objects under discussion, but I was sorely dissappointed with the quality of the "SWAG" available at Greenbuild this year. People who know me well acknowledge my rather bizarre hobby of collecting little foam give aways, or "SWAG" aka "stuff we all get" (See my collection above). All I could find at Greenbuild was one lousy little football, a common design that I already have from other vendors. Where are the unique ones like the Port a John, the lighthouse, or, possibly my favorite, the Big Ass Fans donkey? When I was in the construction business, we had enormous amounts of swag (although, sadly, no little foam thingies). Tote bags, night lights, magnets, travel mugs, coffee, mugs, you name it - it was a way of life for us (or maybe just for me). So I have little patience for businesses that don't have creative marketing items. I returned home from Greenbuild dejected, with nothing to show for my efforts crawling the show floor except a fistful of jump drives and one little football. Where has the creativity gone?