FDIC 2013 - From the show floor

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Do the customers get any sort of benefit or discount for showing their apparatus at these shows?

I know some dealers/builders do "pay" FD's to show their trucks, as it often delays delivery. I've heard of some getting monetary discounts and others getting that in credit toward items above the spec. I know we'd discussed this with our two most recent apparatus purchases, but the timing was too far off to justify the delay. I suspect this could be a decent deal for FDIC or Firehouse Expo, the offers I'm familiar with were for he New England Chief's Show which is far smaller.