Advice for Reserving a Table

[The Chris McKenna]

If you are sure you want to reserve a table, or if you are just considering it, please take the time to carefully read this advice.

• Do NOT try to be the first person to reserve a table.
  I don't care what time your computer, or any other computer, said it was sent. If my computer says I received your email at 7:59 then it's rejected. There's always a rush of people who try to send in a reservation at EXACTLY 8:00, and a few of them are always a few seconds too early. Last year people who were ten seconds early didn't get a table, but people who were 20 hours late did. Although reservations are processed in the order received, we usually sell out within hours; not seconds.
  
  
• IF you want to sell in a group of two or three, then decide who is going to reserve your table, who is going to be the "table contact", and be the only person to actually reserve the table. It's a needless headache when two or three members of a group each try to reserve a table for everyone. Figure that out first, then only ONE person should send in one table request listing everyone.
  
  
• Also, if you are a table contact, be sure that your group is only listed at your table. It raises a lot of red flags when different tables each try to claim the same person as a group member.
  
  
• IF you want your table to be in a chain of three, or more, of your friends tables then you must be sure to include the name of EVERY table contact in your email.
  

  I would like to be located next to:
  (Table contact one First and last name, email address)
  (Table contact two First and last name, email address)
  (Table contact three First and last name, email address)
  (Table contact four First....

  Everyone in the chain must include all the information of every other table contact in the line. Be aware that we might not be able to put you in the exact order you asked for, but (assuming you are all able to successfully reserve a table ) you should all be together in a row
  
  
• USE the correct subject. It's very exact for a reason and if you get it wrong it's not going to get sorted into the right folder.
  
  
• Also make sure you include ALL the needed info in your email. Check that you have First and Last names and Email addresses for everyone who is selling at your table.
  
  
• Do NOT send a second email asking if I got the first one. This will only pull your email out of the queue and bump it to the back of the line. My computer does this automatically and I only see your request when I read your second email, and by then it's often too late. Remember that it takes about a full week for me to sort through and process all the tables requests.
  

Finally, if you have any more questions about how to reserve a table please ask them here.

... and thanks for your interest in the Nominoichi. 

[kittyjordz]

Will you be following up with a date and subject line for us to reference? Thanks in advance

[The Chris McKenna]

All the details are on the website now.

Check it out.

[jayunagi]

Hello,

I have 2 friends, each with separate tables, that want to table beside me. Would it be possible for me to request this in my application? I could write something like, table 1 - X person, table 2 - y person, and mention something like I would be sitting in the middle of them?

[The Chris McKenna]

You plus two friends equals three tables in total.
If you all want to be next to eachother, then each table request must include the names and email addresses of every other table.
We can’t promise to keep you in the same order, but (assuming you all successfully reserve tables) we will try to keep you together.

[cheesebytes]

So lets say I reserved a whole table under my name and I have partnered up with a friend or 2.

I would just only be selling mangas on my behalf but my friends on the other hand are selling lets say k-pop merchandise and video games.

Would we be considered in "General Section?"

Or to be specific...

Can a trio sell different things on 1 table? (would that ruin the flow of what you guys have planned this year.)

[The Chris McKenna]

You can sell a varity of differnt good on your table. But remember that the 50-50 rule applies to the whole table, so if your friends don’t have any Anime goods then you’d better have %51 of the table with your anime stuff.

You decide what section you want for the tabe. It can be any section you’d like. If you can’t decide then I’d recommend the general section.

[ReelJustine]

I’m a bit conflicted right now. I sent my application at 8:01-8:02pm according to my computer. However, my gmail says 7:59pm.
I saw on the side if I had concerns to email that same email address so I did so just to express my concerns.
I have now come across that my email could not only be deleted but also sent to the bottom of the que? I’m doing what your site tells me to do before all the tables are gone. Isn’t there a better way to get access to help? I only just joined the forums.

[kittyjordz]

I usually send mine in the morning after to be safe just to avoid that. I've been successful most every time . Good luck

[ReelJustine]

Apr 9, 2018 8:46:49 GMT -5 kittyjordz said:

I usually send mine in the morning after to be safe just to avoid that. I've been successful most every time . Good luck

Well I sent in my application then wanted to ask an inquiry due to a technical error on my computer email so my question is more or less because that’s what the AN site told me to do if I had concerns, have I now just lost any chance?

[mon]

Hi, quick question. I had been reading around and haven't found what time sellers can begin to set up? I have a strong feeling i saw it somewhere but still unsure of the schedule. Is it something like one hour prior to the event opening?

Thanks, D

[kittyjordz]

Apr 9, 2018 9:07:50 GMT -5 ReelJustine said:

Apr 9, 2018 8:46:49 GMT -5 kittyjordz said:

I usually send mine in the morning after to be safe just to avoid that. I've been successful most every time . Good luck

Well I sent in my application then wanted to ask an inquiry due to a technical error on my computer email so my question is more or less because that’s what the AN site told me to do if I had concerns, have I now just lost any chance?

Not sure I'm the right person to ask. I would say in any additional email you send takes your previous out of sequence so try and re-include any table request in it and ensure you don't sit on it longer than today max.

[archangeli]

Hello Mon

I can't tell you what is going to happen this year. But last year they started to let people in around 5:30pm and the event started at 7pm. If you are the first group in line then you'll get a good 1.25 - 1.5 hrs to set up. My friends said it wasn't so bad at the end of the line. They had a good 1hr to set up. When Chris sends the email informing you of your table number it should include all the details for the event. I hope this helps.

Apr 9, 2018 11:59:24 GMT -5 mon said:

Hi, quick question. I had been reading around and haven't found what time sellers can begin to set up? I have a strong feeling i saw it somewhere but still unsure of the schedule. Is it something like one hour prior to the event opening?

Thanks, D

[eclipse_cosplay]

Just a quick question! My friend and I are each getting a table and we applied asking to be beside each other.. Are we allowed to post a combined list of all of our things under one thread (we're roommates so it's a little easier to just keep everything in one pile rather than divide it all).

[The Chris McKenna]

Sure, just be sure to include both table numbers in the subject line.