This past weekend the International Home and Houseware Show descended upon Chicago, Illinois. The show provides a world class marketplace to sellers and buyers focusing on Home products. The show is absolutely one of the best Trade Shows in the Industry! Three halls at McCormick Place are filled with exhibitors selling their products to local, national and international buyers. I have been attending this show for the past decade.
Trending products from the show included single serving coffee makers, humidifiers of all shapes and sizes, water pitchers and bottles with a separate compartment for fruit to flavor the water and pastel colors. One of my favorite parts of the show: free samples given by some Manufactures to Buyers to try their products. This can include smoothies, coffee, pastries, popcorn, pancakes and more. My 1st stop when I arrive at the show is the Bodum booth. Bodum provides a travel coffee mug filled with a dark roast coffee, delicious!
Other favorite Booths of mine this year were:
1. Soda Stream, putting carbonation and flavor into regular tap water.
2. Ecovacs Robotics, household robots designed to clean a home, floors, windows and air.
3. Nespresso, single serving coffee machine using round pods filled with rich, flavorful coffee.
4. OXO, this manufacturer provides affordable, quality kitchen tools to the home Chef.
5. Kitchen Aide, I just wanted one of everything from this Booth! The appliance selection is phenomenal and OMG, all the color choices!
This year Conair, Wahl and a few other manufactures had Barbers and hairstylists onsite and provided complimentary haircuts and styles to Buyers.
I attended the show on Sunday and it was filled with Buyers! Good sign for the economy.
Check out this: World's Largest Measuring Cup by Pyrex, affirmed by the Guinness Book of World Records.
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