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ConnectiCon 2011 Dealer’s Room Information
Until we get the information below posted and kept current on their respective pages on the main site I’m going to keep the updated here:
If you are looking for the 2011 Exhibitor Packet you will find it here:
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The following booths are currently available:
SOLD OUT!
The following is the current list of exhibitors for ConnectiCon 2011:
1 Alik’s Cosplay
2 Sarge’s Comics
3 Sarge’s Comics
4 Sarge’s Comics
5 Sarge’s Comics
6 Sarge’s Comics
7 Sarge’s Comics
8 Aardvark Tees
9 Aardvark Tees
10 Crimson Chain
11 Crimson Chain
12 Random Fandom
13 Matt’s Sportscards & Comics
14 Matt’s Sportscards & Comics
15 Omni Comics & Cards
16 Omni Comics & Cards
17 Echo Chernik
18 The Lady & The Leopard
19 The Lady & The Leopard
20 Gaming, Etc.
21 Gaming, Etc.
22 Gaming, Etc.
23 Gaming, Etc.
24 Buried Under Comics
25 Buried Under Comics
26 Hell on Wheels - Travelling Hobbies
27 Hell on Wheels - Travelling Hobbies
28 Tabletop Arena
29 Tabletop Arena
30 Costumes by Luise
31 Costumes by Luise
32 Costumes by Luise
33 Green Tea
34 Green Tea
39 MENSA
40 Merchant Wares
41 The Eccentric Perspective
42 Discotek Media
43 Discotek Media
44 Anime Gift
45 Anime Gift
46 Anime Gift
47 Anime Pavilion
48 Anime Pavilion
49 Anime Pavilion
50 Lady Mae Tailoring
51 Greenfield Games
52 Greenfield Games
53 OTP, LLC
54 Asian Snacktime
55 Asian Snacktime
56 Asian Snacktime
57 Silverleaf Books
58 Rusted Beauty Personal
59 Comicopia
60 Comicopia
61 Comicopia
62 Comicopia
63 Comicopia
64 Comicopia
100 Anime Palace
102 Anime Palace
104 Contact Lens Store
106 The Time Machine
108 Man in a Dress
110 Man in a Dress
101 Black Knight Comics
103 Black Knight Comics
107 Jennifer’s Place
109 Lady Heather’s Fashions
111 Lady Heather’s Fashions
200 Modern Myths
202 Nekojin Designs
204 Trade Winds
206 Image Anime
208 Image Anime
210 Image Anime
201 Modern Myths
203 Modern Myths
205 Modern Myths
207 Signature Imports
209 Signature Imports
211 Signature Imports
300 Cartoon Passion
302 Cartoon Passion
304 Ichigo Black
306 Wizzywig
308 Wizzywig
310 Wizzywig
301 Best Anime Shop
303 Best Anime Shop
305 Best Anime Shop
307 Anime Fan Zone
309 Anime Fan Zone
311 Anime Fan Zone
400 Anime Sekai
402 Anime Sekai
404 Anime Sekai
406 Light It Up
408 Light It Up
410 Light It Up
401 Anime Remix
403 Anime Remix
407 Shorething Collectables
409 Shorething Collectables
411 Shorething Collectables
500 Video Games NY
502 Video Games NY
504 Hammergirl Anime
506 Hammergirl Anime
508 Hammergirl Anime
510 Hammergirl Anime
501 HKT / Mugen Toys
503 HKT / Mugen Toys
505 Collector’s Universe
507 Collector’s Universe
509 Matt’s Sportscards & Comics
511 Matt’s Sportscards & Comics
600 Foam Brain Games
602 Foam Brain Games
604 Foam Brain Games
606 Ultimate Secret
608 Ultimate Secret
610 Ultimate Secret
601 Steampunk Pocketwatches
603 Steampunk Pocketwatches
605 Anime Bento
607 Anime Bento
609 Ultimate Secret
611 Ultimate Secret
700 HALOLZ / Ninjabot
702 Red Pepper Head
704 Morlock Enterprises
706 ~suki da yo !
708 Sanshee
710 Sanshee
701 Demented Designs
703 Lost Art Chains
707 The Five Wits
709 Alchemy
711 Alchemy
800 Blind Ferrett Productions
802 Dominic Deegan
804 Reserved for Webcomic
806 Reserved for Webcomic
808 Reserved for Webcomic
810 Reserved for Webcomic
801 Reserved for Webcomic
803 Reserved for Webcomic
805 Reserved for Webcomic
807 Reserved for Webcomic
809 Reserved for Webcomic
811 Reserved for Webcomic
900 Pix Poster Cellar
902 Pix Poster Cellar
904 Temple University - Japan Campus
906 Monsters Among Us
908 Green Dream Photos
910 Green Dream Photos
901 Mythical Fair
903 Mythical Fair
905 Anime Boston
907 J&J Enterprises
909 J&J Enterprises
911 J&J Enterprises
Re: ConnectiCon 2011 Dealer’s Room Information
I have to ask, because this is something that really bothered me last year, and if they’ll be in the dealer’s room again this year… how is it that those contact lens dealers can have a space?! It is against the law in the United States to sell contacts to someone without a prescription. (See information from the FTC here: <!—m—>http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2004/06/contactlens.shtm<!—m—> ) Those dealers definitely were not asking for prescriptions from the people they were selling to. It’s illegal and very unsafe. :\
Re: ConnectiCon 2011 Dealer’s Room Information
From what I read at your link I’ll explain as best that I can, to get the best answer you’d have to contact the vendor directly.
I’ve read the law and I would guess that they’re selling lenses based on the following information from the link you provided: “Requires contact lens sellers either to obtain a copy of a patient’s prescription or verify the prescription before selling contact lenses, and deems a prescription “verified” if, among other things, a prescriber fails to respond to a seller’s verification request within eight business hours.” - “The Contact Lens Company” has been in operation since at least 2004 when I first encountered them at Otakon. Their website is http://www.exoticlenses.com/store/.
I will look into the issue further to see if they are actually breaking any laws - if they are we will refund their exhibitor fees and look to replace them with a different exhibitor before the convention begins. Thank you for your concerns and bringing this issue to our awareness.
In addition to selling lenses at ConnectiCon the vendor you are talking about also sell their lenses at the following conventions each year:
AnimeBoston
AnimeNEXT
Otakon
AnimeCentral
KatsuCon
NekoCon
AnimeAtlanta
Dragon*Con
NYCC/NYAF
Re: ConnectiCon 2011 Dealer’s Room Information
I believe that law only refers to prescription contact lenses- those used for correcting vision. The lenses sold by that vendor are costume lenses, only meant to change the appearance of the eyes. They aren’t breaking any laws, as far as I know.
Re: ConnectiCon 2011 Dealer’s Room Information
[quote author=“Linners”]I believe that law only refers to prescription contact lenses- those used for correcting vision. The lenses sold by that vendor are costume lenses, only meant to change the appearance of the eyes. They aren’t breaking any laws, as far as I know.
All contact lenses require a prescription, even if you do not need vision correction. Not everyone’s eyes are shaped the same, and contacts have variations in size/curvature. You need to be properly fitted by a doctor. If you don’t need your vision corrected, the power on your prescription would be listed as 0, but you would need the diameter and base curve. Reliable sellers of costume contact lenses (for example, the cosplaylab.com contact lens shop) will clearly state that by law, you need a prescription, even if you only want unpowered lenses. (If you’re at all interested, here’s an article about “over-the-counter” costume contacts: http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2010/10/26/earlyshow/living/parenting/main6992925.shtml)
[quote author=“thehappyguy”]From what I read at your link I’ll explain as best that I can, to get the best answer you’d have to contact the vendor directly.
I’ve read the law and I would guess that they’re selling lenses based on the following information from the link you provided: “Requires contact lens sellers either to obtain a copy of a patient’s prescription or verify the prescription before selling contact lenses, and deems a prescription “verified” if, among other things, a prescriber fails to respond to a seller’s verification request within eight business hours.” - “The Contact Lens Company” has been in operation since at least 2004 when I first encountered them at Otakon. Their website is http://www.exoticlenses.com/store/.
I will look into the issue further to see if they are actually breaking any laws - if they are we will refund their exhibitor fees and look to replace them with a different exhibitor before the convention begins. Thank you for your concerns and bringing this issue to our awareness.
In addition to selling lenses at ConnectiCon the vendor you are talking about also sell their lenses at the following conventions each year:
AnimeBoston
AnimeNEXT
Otakon
AnimeCentral
KatsuCon
NekoCon
AnimeAtlanta
Dragon*Con
NYCC/NYAF
Problem with that is, the convention doesn’t happen during what would be considered “business hours”, save for Friday morning and afternoon, even IF they were actually contacting people’s eye doctors. So anyone who wanted to buy contacts would have to get them first thing Friday, or else… wait until Monday when the convention is no longer going on? Which obviously isn’t how they operated.
The law was put into effect in 2005, so their practices were legal until then. Now, however, they’re not. Selling these at a convention where there are tons of people (especially teenagers) who might not realize they’re potentially dangerous and decide to get some for fun is not a good plan. :\ There is also no way to contact them through their website, the links are broken.
Re: ConnectiCon 2011 Dealer’s Room Information
I have had my eyes check for there size and I fall under a standard contact.
I think the problem is not the normal contact, but the ones that make you eyes look almost anime drawn eyes (very big). They dry the eyes out really bad and have been know to have people in the ER and have them “Peeled from the cornia” and the removed layer of protection on the eye and causes MAJOR problems in vision and health of the eye. I found a article about it a few months ago and can not find it, but some of them are called Cirlcle Lenses or Manga Lenses.
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I have had my eyes check for there size and I fall under a standard contact.
I think the problem is not the normal contact, but the ones that make you eyes look almost anime drawn eyes (very big). They dry the eyes out really bad and have been know to have people in the ER and have them “Peeled from the cornia” and the removed layer of protection on the eye and causes MAJOR problems in vision and health of the eye. I found a article about it a few months ago and can not find it, but some of them are called Cirlcle Lenses or Manga Lenses.
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You’re right about the circle lenses, but the problem does lie with normal contacts as well… with either regular or circle lenses, you can severely damage your eyes if you don’t have the proper prescription and don’t know what you’re doing. Circle lenses are generally considered more dangerous to those who don’t know what they’re doing because they are very large and therefore harder to insert, and can restrict the amount of oxygen reaching your eyes. I believe that they are not currently approved for sale in the US, which is mainly what has stirred up so much of the controversy around them. But they CAN be safe so long as you are buying from a reputable seller, know your prescription, know how to properly care for/wear contacts, and do not leave them in longer than the recommended amount of time.
