What's the worst con you've been to? Bonus points for dead ones.
There's a few cons where i just spent a couple hours then dipped. One is an anime con held at a university gymnasium and the other is a Small Hotel Lobby Comic con focused on Gen Xers/Boomers
>In NYC for work>See that NY Comic-Con is going on a few blocks from my hotel>get a one day pass for only $75>its only one floor>no panels>the top end of the vendors were funko pop dealers>get spammed with phone calls about a "discounted" disney trip I won for weeks from a shady raffle
>>10960283Amazing how I don't think I've seen this thread before when it's such an obvious idea. The worst con I ever went to was also emptier than this pic>Still a green who goes to cons on Saturdays twice a year and that's it>End up at a local hotel for work and notice people in costume walking around>Shocked to find a con I'd never heard of>Call out the next day>Find a couple dozen attendees, like 5 vendors and 2 panels for the whole day>Leave in under an hour>Oh well that's ok there's another one next we-- >Cancelled due to the first wave of Wuflu lockdownsOnly con I'd ever rank F-tier. They're still going and always switch venues. The one at an indoor amusement park was a cool idea and they did NOTHING with it>>10960311>get spammed with phone calls about a "discounted" disney trip I won for weeks from a shady rafflenot 100% how that relates but any excuse to dunk on NYC cons is good enough for me
>>10960311What year was this? I hate NYCC, but it is one of the biggest and most content and vendor packed cons.
>>10960283Worst ever was Brooklyn Comic Con. It was in the top floor of a dirty ass warehouse, no lights, just a single rusted staircase, no fire exits.https://youtu.be/o9aFCKN11_s
>>10960346>not 100% how that relatesThey had a raffle as soon as you walked in for a free vacation. Just fill out your name, email and phone number on an index card and theyll let you know if you win at the end of the conFor the next few weeks i was getting daily calls about how I won a discounted $800 5 day 4 night vacation in Disney's Animal Kingdom Resort!* complete with parkhopper passes** and available for use anytime in the next 2 years!****After you pay they send you a confirmation for a motel 6 45 minutes away from animal kingdom**park tickets not actually included ***only available november 1st - december 31st of either year no refunds if you dont use it>>10960348The whole thing was shysty as fuck, it wasnt the real NYCC™ it was something called comiccon that had no relation to the real thing. I got played like a chump and had to get a new amex card. Its a lot more obvious looking back, i dont think the real thing would have been a single floor, barely lit line of vendors selling water damaged figures and moldy comics
>>10960349Looks like a fun con
>>10960346>Still a green who goes to cons on Saturdays twice a year and that's itThe horror of a small con existing... You sound insufferable>Call out the next dayYou called out of work because you saw a few people walking around in costumes? Red flag for retard.
>>10960374Mad
>>10960377Anon you're the one who saw a few people walking around a hotel in costume then jumped the gun to call out of work(lmao) to show up without much mature thought. That's shit some 16 year old does with their highschool job and you need to be 18 to post here.
>>10960283A-Kon 2022 was my worst. Apart from the usual massive lines preventing you from going to any panel or anything unless you queue up for it an hour before, the venue was very over capacity to the point where it was dangerous to just be there because of how packed everything was.>Bonus points for dead onesThey had one more convention a year later at the same venue and died afterward, so I'll be claiming my bonus points now.>>10960346>Amazing how I don't think I've seen this thread before when it's such an obvious ideaI think there have been threads before about bad con moments in general, just never about bad cons overall. I definitely remember bitching about A-Kon '22 on this board in the past lol
>that con being run out of a podunk community college >that con being run out of a 2 star Marriott >that con being run of a labyrinthian metro trade show hallMaybe I'm just salty because I have to drive 2+ hours to reach anything
>>10960283the only good cons are the ones that shut down. didnt have a good time at TFcon in 2014. post coof, i went to a con that was free and setup inside of a dead chinese mall. it was boring as shit and im pretty sure it was funded by the CCP. last i heard, it was surprisingly still alive and thriving, but it's a paid event now. still no panels or gaming found though.
Island Fancon on Vancouver Island. No signage outside indicating there was a con. Vendors included 4 different booths selling dropshipped crystals from AliExpress and tarot readings, 3 or so 3D printed crap booths with the same articulated dragons and dragon eggs and shit, several AI “art” slop booths, a perler bead booth full of stolen pixel art designs, and a bunch of crochet booths with the same stuffed chickens and patterns as every other crochet booth. Oh, and an MLM for nails (Colorstreet). They moved a bunch of the artists around, and had a “VIP” shopping time, but there were maybe 2 people, it was so dead. Two clowns making balloon animals and balloon swords outside of the vendor hall were talking shit about everything and everyone the entire time. Not like in a funny way, they seemed pissed. The website made it seem like it was going to be a bigger con than it was. Really small venue but it was still too big for the amount of people that ended up showing up. It was in a really bad location with not a lot of parking. Total shit show.
>>10960405I'm sure it would bring you joy to know the same organizers are hosting a bigger event, Metro-Con in Burnaby soon
>>10960283I went to a con where the only food for miles was a guy making chicken nuggets on a hot plate. Con staff kept stealing them or dropping them on the floor. The con chair had poop on it.
>>10960289Boomers? Did you went to a medical insurance convention? Jajaja goddammit Gen Z
>>10960283>In Detroit>Worst lines imaginable in 2023 for Youmacon on day 0>Venue staff was busy setting up the venue for hours>Many staff members in various departments quit due to low pay>Saving grace was a change of ownership for the con after Morgan Kollin ended up resigning.Still worth it if you were oblivious to the behind the scenes stuff and ended up getting your badge at the door due to how bad pre registration was.
>>10960413Boomer was obviously an exaggeration but its a small comic gathering where they talk about flash gordon, rocketman, the phantom and other pulp
