>>2546814
>Mine is, be prepared for 4chan memes
You forgot, "Don't propagate them further."

Take water with you.
Take your glasses off for photos.
Peruse the dealer's room once for the one thing you REALLY want and buy it and then wait till Sunday to buy anything else cause maybe you can get a deal.

So besides the Pyro, what can you do with a gas mask?

I'm curious.

>>2546837

That dude from Metal Gear... Psycho Mantis

>>2546840

That's not a bad idea!

>>2546837
The creepy kids from that Doctor Who episode.

>>2546843

Not seen that episode, I'll have to check it out.

Might be a bit tall to play a kid though. Huh.

>>2546843
I second this, but do try to modify it so it's more accurate.

>>2546837
Golden Age Sandman

>>2546837
....what the hell are you doing in this thread?

>Peruse the dealer's room once for the one thing you REALLY want and buy it and then wait till Sunday to buy anything else cause maybe you can get a deal.

Further more: Don't buy DVDs or manga at a con. You can buy them online for at least half price.

More to come later.

Read the schedule and keep it on hand, highlight what you want to do and set a timer on your phone for really important ones, time DOES escape you.

Eat! Action figures are nice, not passing out from hunger is even nicer.

There will be social retards.Don't talk to them or they'll follow you around. You might have to be a jerk to make them stop.

There WILL be overweight girls dressed as boys making out in the hallway for photos. Just walk away.

Don't waste your day in line for the dealer's room, it'll be there all weekend and if there's something you want and it's not there, it'll be online.

If someone want to take your picture, at least move out of a super-high traffic area. Don't take pictures in front of escalators and such for gods sake.

Eat outside of the con. Convention center food is stupidly expensive. I always bring a cooler with me that has tasty nom noms in it at the hotel.

Get a decent amount of sleep, whatever you feel you run best on, or you will look like shit in pictures.

Practice several different poses for your costume and switch it up from time to time. Same static pose is boring.

Opening or Dealer's room isn't worth it, unless you're REALLY worried something you /must/ have will sell out.

Buy stuff from artists alley! It's how some of us make a living.

Check out every part of the con you can. You may find something new to get into. But I suggest to avoid the game rooms, at least at Sakuracon, it reeks in there.

>>2546849
DUDE! YOU'RE ALREADY ON YOUR WAY TO BECOMING (Wesley Dodds) SANDMAN.

...who I only know because I was really into the JSA and JLA for a while after Infinite Crisis/52.

>>2546857

Askin' some questions, bro.

>>2546862
Adding more as I think of them

Give your costume a test run and always have back-ups and repair kits. If it can go wrong, it may happen so be prepared.

If you're going with a group, set up a meeting place and time. Phones don't always work, and sometimes you won't hear them go off

Bring notecards/a notepad/etc in case you meet someone awesome. You can get their info and keep in contact after con if you want.

>>2546888
BATHE. Seriously, do it every day.

Seconding know the schedule and highlight what you do. Or else you may forget and the you'll have yourself for missing a concert or autograph session or whatever.

Don't be a creeper. It most likely will not get you laid. On that note, always have condoms, just in case.

>>2546905

...Shouldn't you do this regardless.

>>2546908
Yes, but sadly there are people who don't

>>2546917

That's weird. I can understand the one time it doesn't happen once in a great while, but to consistently not shower daily.. D:

brb shower

>>2546926
I don't know man, it's fucking gross though.

>>2546814
1. Learn where the basic shit is. Info desk, registration, food, Dealers hall, main hall, etc.

2. HYGIENE! HOLY CHRIST LEARN TO CLEAN YOURSELF

3. Manners: just cus it's a fucking nerd con doesn't mean you have to act like a social outcast (in b4 being a con goer=social outcast)

4. Bring money. Don't go to a con with nothing, you'll drive yourself nuts and in case of an emergency you're fucked. w

5. Always have a back up plan. shit happens at cons CONSTANTLY, always be ready to have something to fall on incase things don't go your way.

6. Enjoy yourself. It's a convention, have fun and enjoy your time with friends and meet new people~

If you're black, be prepared to be called "nigger" by weeaboos.
I guess it kind of ties in with the 4chan meme thing.

>>2546958
I'm black, and I was never called that by a weeaboo. Not ever. Even at the major conventions (Otakon)

>>2546862
>Eat outside of the con.

Oh god this. Always bring snacks, even if its just granola bars and water. I remember spending so much money on food at one of my first cons because I didn't think ahead and all the restaurants in the area were packed.

>>2546962
My friends was at Katsu last year. It was like every 5 minutes.
"Hey, nigga., "sup, nigga"

does anyone have advice for out of state cons and hotels?
I've never been to one and I want to go to Otakon, but I hate sharing rooms with people I don't know. It's not out of selfishness, I just don't feel comfortable...

Also, I have no friends into anime right now to go with me ;_;

>>2546957
I lol'd reading this
1 stress inducing thing
2 stress inducing thing
3 stress inducing thing
4 stress inducing thing
5 stress inducing thing
6 have fun~!

Let your inner weeaboo out. I find that it's the only way I can have fun and not want to choke almost everyone.

Also, the convention is just a lot more fun if you're a weeaboo.

inb4 "I don't have an inner weeaboo" you're at a fucking anime convention, yes you do.

>>2546974

I don't really see how "hygiene" and "use manners like a person" are stress-inducing.

If you see someone dressed as a character you like, please, don't fucking leap on them. Most people don't appreciate this. Especially if you're a sweaty hambeast. Plus, you might fuck up their costume.

Also, expect to be lept at by sweaty hambeasts.

>>2546958
lol unless they're your friend or know you well enough, they won't call you a nigger in public. cus it'll get you an ass whooping.

What about revealing your power level?

>>2546991
they're stress inducing if you're on the receiving end of someone who isn't following any of those things lol.

>>2547001
do it in a very cool and amusing way.

>>2546905
If you're sharing a room with someone, make sure you have a key. Getting locked out of your own place to sleep blows.

Be true to your character. If they arent's pierced then take out yours (if possible), if they don't have facial hair then shave, if you're showing your legs (girls) please shave them, is their hair different then get a cut/colour or wig.
Kinda being hypocritical here on this one, as I can't afford prescription contacts. At least I cover up my scarification if it shows (which it won't this year, yay!)

For those of you who have said bring stuff to in case something happens to your cosplay to fix it, what would you suggest if say something happened to your armour?

>>2547001
Power levels are automatically assumed to be over 9000 and should never be mentioned.

>>2547001

I might punch the next person I hear at a convention saying that.

>>2546972
Same here. I'm considering pre-registering at the last minute again for Otakon depending on my money situation and prospects for this summer. I'll probably attempt to either book a hotel with friends or room with someone. Internships can limit what you want to for an entire summer.

Eat well the morning of the con, especially for a summer one.

Break in the shoes for your costume well before the con.

Stock up on vitamin C and and Airborne before the con. Taking some during might not be a bad idea either.

After complimenting someone, leave them alone and don't follow them around the con!

Don't touch people's props!

If you must get drunk as a skunk, stay in your room (or room party). Don't go screaming down the halls at 3 AM or hassling people on the elevators

>>2546972
Rooming with complete strangers is hit and miss. I'd personally never do it.

If you MUST room with strangers, do it through the forums and make sure to check them with other people. Get a padlock that'll fit through the holes on your zippers of your suitcase and put all your important stuff IN THE SUITCASE AND LOCK IT when you leave the room.

Pretty much, BE PARANOID. Better to be overly cautious than not.

>>2547251
I'll just take my laptop to the front desk into their safe. Yeah I may get in touch with my friends as the Con gets closer to see if they're interested in going to Baltimore or Rosemont.

>>2547251
Did it once before, and thank god we all clicked instantly. We all became pretty good friends after that. But it's not something I reccomend taking a chance on.

>>2547222
>>Don't touch people's props!

also, just don't touch people in general.

>>2546859
>Further more: Don't buy DVDs or manga at a con. You can buy them online for at least half price.

If you'll allow me to amend this, I would like to say that the guys who represent Rare Flix at cons are the company owners, and always willing and able to cut a deal. I got Attack the Gas Station, Machine Girl, the entirety of Tekkaman Blade, and the Blood Pack edition of Ichi the Killer all for $100 total. And then the guy threw in Tokyo Gore Police for free because he said I'd like it. He was right.

Be firm with annoying fangirls, they realize not what they do. You need to really spell it out for them that you aren't a giant toy.

If you can't afford to put together a good cosplay, and aren't creative enough to make a shitty cosplay unique, then just save up and try again next year. And don't just default to L, there's too many of him.

If you are going to dance with people during the con(Hare Hare Yukai, Lucky Star, etc.) , at least learn the dance in and out before you start tryingto preform it in public.

>>2546837
>>2546842
>>2546849
>>2546867
Carry an acoustic guitar and AK-74 around for bonus points.

Remember that for any convention you go to, it's going to be full of nerds. Most nerds have health problems. If you see EMT's trying to blaze through, MOVE IT. I don't care if you're in the middle of a photoshoot or some kind of line, move your ass. Someone's life could very well be in danger and you need to not be a dipshit because there's a camera in front of you.

bumping thread for more info

Don't go screaming halfway across the con because you've seen someone you know, trust me, learned from that one.

If your a member of animeleague, don't tell anyone, alot of people will automaticaly think the worst of you.

Know your limits with alcohol, i've seen too many people get way too drunk, end up being sick, then hungover for the next day of the con. Being hungover at a con sucks ass.

If your the type of person who starts sweating easily, make sure youhave antipersperant on you, we don't wanna be sniffin that thanks.

>>2546867
mummy?

I'll repost a guide I compiled from tips on /cgl/ I heard a while ago.

*Be sure to eat at least 2 meals a day when the convention is going on. You really will need the energy from that breakfast to get through the rest of the day (I’d recommend eating breakfast and dinner at your house if it’s too expensive to eat at the con. Though some people do not have this luxury in which case you should prepare and bring food specifically to munch on when you are attending the convention. Make sure to keep the food properly refrigerated if necessary. Don’t starve yourself for the sake of the convention.) Also, never assume that you’ll be getting a free meal at any point during the convention. Some conventions do cater to congoers, but it is only from the goodness of the staff that you receive said food. Don’t be a moocher!

*Drink plenty of fluids. Being in a place with large crowds or being outside in congested areas as well as the sun beating down on you will be dehydrating your body quite quickly. Be sure to drink some bottled water or make use of any water fountains for nourishment. DEHYDRATION ISNT FUN.

Not sure how far the post limit goes. I'll stop between two tips at a time.

>>2548852
*Make sure everything’s got full juice and enough memory to last you the entire convention. Recharge your electronics/stock them with new batteries a day before the convention to make sure they are good to go when the big day comes. If need be, bring extra batteries, memory cards, chargers with you to make sure that you aren’t left completely defenseless when your equipment fails on you.

*Try to carry an emergency budget with you in case anything goes wrong (Ride flakes out, starving to the point of keeling over, having no gas.) Always carry some extra money for gas, food, repairs, transportation, etc. Don’t let yourself get stuck in a precarious situation.

>>2548854
: When you buy a room, don’t stuff it with a million of your friends. It’s not really worth it when you are uncomfortably sitting squeezed into a corner of the floor with no pillow or blanket. The money saved won’t feel much worth it when you had a terrible night’s rest seeing as you slept in such an uncomfortable position. TL; DR, room stuffing isn’t worth the money you saved.

: This is very important… If you’ve never been to a convention before you’re going to see a place… a place with lots of shiny objects and stuff you will think that you “Absolutely have to have or I will die!”. Yes, my friends. This is the dealer’s room. The absolute time/money vampire that will suck every inch of life out of you until you are some moneyless corpse. I would advise extreme caution going in here as the merchandise will most likely blow your mind. If you absolutely MUST buy something, you should take several steps:
1. Look all around the dealers room. If someone is selling something you want, chances are someone else might be selling it for a cheaper price. Don’t buy the first thing you see only to find out you could’ve gotten it cheaper.
2. Try waiting the last day when prices will sometimes go down. I’m not sure if this will
work at all conventions as some dealers are stubborn. 3. Buy it online! Most merchandise at a convention is all overpriced stuff you could most likely find on the internet for dirt cheap. Don’t be a sucker. Be financially crafty.

>>2548861
*When you are tired from walking, don’t take your shoes off. Unless you are wearing some kind of uncomfortable heels or boots, it doesn’t really do much to alleviate your pain and it’ll only get worse (Once you remove your footwear, your foot will begin to swell) If you feel exhausted or your feet are in pain, just sit down and rest for a minute. You’ve got plenty of time... Don’t overdo it.

*This usually goes without saying, but you really shouldn’t try to stay up all night at a convention if you don’t have a place nearby to crash like a hotel room (Or a house in case you live really close.. but I wouldn’t recommend taking a chance if your house is over 1 mile away. Sure, it doesn’t seem like much now, but when you are so fatigued that you are on the verge of collapsing, it’ll be a hellish nightmare.) Please do not attempt sleeping anywhere in the convention… It aggravates the con staff/police as well as the hotel workers (If the con is in a hotel) since you are basically just using the place as a hobo hotel. You will most likely get a warning and reprimanded with a possibility of getting kicked out.

>>2548873
*You may want to take some kind pain relief to the convention. You never know when a soul crushing headache is going to sneak up on you and bite you in the ass, and when it does, it’ll make you stop what you are doing and put you in a crippling state of pain and apathy. Take a bottle with you. You’ll be thankful when you have a headache and you happen to remember that you brought pain killers. TL;DR GRAB SOME PEELZ

* HYGIENE: PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE TAKE TIME BEFORE AND DURING THE CONVENTION TO PRACTICE YOUR HYGIENE. Nobody likes it when you’re that guy who smells up the whole place with your odor and sweat. It’s kind of bad practice when you are at a convention with unwashed hair, oily skin, and breathe that smells like it might be poisonous. Be sure to brush your teeth plenty (Whiten it even if you are willing to go that extra mile.), wash your hair properly and make sure to use deodorant as well to make sure that your body doesn’t smell within minutes of being at the convention. Be sure to shower every day before you go to the con (Especially if you are cosplaying and your outfit is rather hot and sweaty.) Wash your hands after you use the restroom and make sure to exercise proper bathroom cleanliness. If you manage to follow this, you’ll be in good condition and will be able to interact with others without scaring them off with your bodily aura of disgustingness.

>>2548877
*Please exercise good bathroom manners. Nothing pisses off everyone in the building more than a trashed public bathroom. Throw your trash/paper towels in the trash receptacle when you are done washing your hands. Be sure to flush when you are done (It’s just terrible when you come into the bathroom and see a huge burrito floating in the toilet, no matter how proud you are of it) Also, please try not to use a toilet if you are a guy and have to go number 1. It’s really nasty to see urine streams all over the toilet seat.

*Try to keep yourself civilized during a con. Don’t bring drama from the internet onto the convention. That just makes you look ridiculous. If you see someone who you’ve been in a tiff with, be polite and civil with them. If that doesn’t seem to be a viable option, just avoid them. Also, don’t cause a lot of ruckus at the convention only to get mad at the con staff/security just because they want you to take it down a notch. It’s just not a good idea to anger staff members.

>>2548883
*: Like in the real world, conventions are pretty much the same in social standards and living. As much as it sucks to say, there are people who will be pissy just for no seemingly good reason. You can be as nice, polite, and humble as you want, but it’ll happen. It’s up to you to tune out that negativity or it will ruin your convention completely. Try not to ruin it for anyone else, either. You wouldn’t want someone to drop a bomb on your fun whilst you were in the middle of having some kind of pinnacle of euphoria from being at your favorite con. All it takes is to let that one asshole that made some snide/rude comment get to you to suck all the happiness out of the room (And by room I mean your brain.) You just have to grit your teeth and ignore it. Enjoy yourself, it’s a convention!

*This last tip is really up to you, but I recommend following this since its plain logic. If you are going to a convention, don’t waste your time on video panels… You can watch whatever they got going on in that booth at home or on the internet, so why waste your time doing something you usually do at the house? There’s no real reason to go to one (Unless it is a Hentai panel, I suppose…), so just skip those.

Done with the general non-cosplaying advice. I do have some cosplay tips, if someone wants to hear them. They aren't for making one, however. Just tips that would save you frustration.

>>2548891
Whoops, missed a few tips that were past the cosplay ones. Enjoy moar snapple facts, anon.

*: This has been mentioned before, but it must be stressed. DO NOT OVERCROWD YOUR HOTEL ROOM! You won’t feel comfortable, you won’t get sleep, and you’ll be tripping over people and their stuff for years before you get to where you are going. The general misery of having too many people in a hotel room will make you lose your head and probably start a huge argument. I would say keep the occupancy to a maximum of maybe 5 people (Depending on the size of the room you reserved, the occupancy may be increased or decreased. The 5 people example would be if you had a room with two beds.) It isn’t worth it to split the rent 10 ways if it feels like you’re living in a concentration camp.

*: It would be best if you knew everyone you were rooming with. Don’t invite random strangers to your room. It could get ugly very quickly between either you and the stranger or you and your roommates. If you absolutely want to invite someone, please inform the rest of your group and ask them if it is okay. Being a lone wolf just pisses off the rest of your roommates. Also, having people whom you don’t know or trust can raise suspicion for having your stuff stolen out from under your nose.

>>2548908
* Try to bring an air freshener if you are rooming with other people in a hotel room. That way you can spray off the bathroom if it doesn’t smell the nicest after you or another person got done using the facilities. Your roomies will thank you.

*Please don’t choose your hotel room as a place for your sexual encounters if you have friends rooming with you. Nobody wants to walk in on you plowing some strange chick you only met an hour ago… Have courtesy.

*: Be sure to keep all your stuff where you can see it and remember where it is. Losing stuff can be the biggest inconvenience ever. Make sure you keep yourself organized so you know where everything is the day you and your roomies clear out of the hotel and go home.

Okay, I'm sure that's the last of it! Enjoy the tips, congoers. :3c

>>2548883
>Also, please try not to use a toilet if you are a guy and have to go number 1. It’s really nasty to see urine streams all over the toilet seat.

THIS! I hate it when I go in and I see that on the fucking seat. So god damn disgusting to see.

sage for not contributing.

>>2548915
<3

>>2548927
or at least have the decency to wipe.

"If you sprinkle while you tinkle, please be neat, wipe the seat"

>>2548915

>*Please don’t choose your hotel room as a place for your sexual encounters if you have friends rooming with you. Nobody wants to walk in on you plowing >some strange chick you only met an hour ago… Have courtesy.

In addition to this
Be safe.
Guys, wrap your shit up, you may not know the woman/man, you don't know what diseases they could have, and you don't want a pregnant chick on your hands.

>>2548970
This for real. Friend of mine caught herpes from a chick he banged at a con.

Which is hilarious because you'd all freak out if I dropped names, which I won't.

>>2548948
Okay, Warden. Wasn't that in the girl's bathroom anyways?

>>2548970
I don't think condoms protect against every STD out there. If someone was actually serious about doing the do at a con, they should be like "paperwork or gtfo". It may look stupid, but your ass will be safe. The whole safe sex thing should go without saying anyways.

>>2548991
It's okay bro, 99% of the time it works every time.

Now for my own tips:

Get your convention badge and your hotel reserved in advance. But first of all, reserve for your hotel in advance, so just in case for some reason you do not need the hotel you can cancel it without paying a one-night penalty. Most hotels do accept debit cards and will only make a reservation without doing a deposit.

Check the minimum check in age, in some states, most hotels have a 21 and up check-in policy.

Pack you’re your stuff three days in advance with everything you need for the convention. Don’t pack the night before.

Always bring a camera with you; you’ll never know what will happen at a convention. Cosplay, attendee events, random events. Anything can happen in a convention.

Bring at least $20 for food per day.

Get at least three hours of sleep, 2 meals a day, and one shower.
As for the obligatory incidental fee all hotels hold, request the receptionist to put the incidentals on a separate card. That way your debit card will have the actual hotel room charges and your other card will hold the incidental fee. If for some reason the hotel cocks up and puts a hold on your debit card for both the incidentals AND the hotel room, request that they cash out the hold fee. I did this for MAGFest this year, and while they screwed it up, they did cash out the incidental fee so that my weekend won’t be screwed up.

>>2548980
Is it someone who posts on 4chan and is a namefag?

>>2549007
Maybe. Maybe not.

>>2549009
Come on Anon, this is /cgl/ the home of drama and gossip which is allowed.

>>2549015
I'm a dude I don't gossip.

>>2548991
>Okay, Warden. Wasn't that in the girl's bathroom anyways?

...eh? I don't get the joke :<
I honestly saw that in someone's house, in their guest bathroom, I thought it was appropriate.

>>2547840

>>2549021
Then GTFO.

>>2549001
It is a good idea to pre-reg and book in advance. It's also a good idea to check the age.

>Geat at least three hours of sleep
I don't think it's a good idea however to sleep a minimum of 3 hours. That's hardly enough time to recharge.. I'd recommend at the very least 6 hours.. The recommended sleep pattern 8-10 hours a day. Not sleeping well enough makes you susceptible to illness and fatigue.

>>2549026
k gone

>>2549022
Superjail reference. Guess you weren't implying it. my bad~

As for the convention badge, if you do not get pre-order your convention badge and get your badge during pre-registration day (usually Thursday) or the preregistration line, be prepared for a long wait. Especially during Katsucon and Otakon.

Plan your schedule in advance. As a matter of fact what I do is to fill out the important information about the convention, then the Cosplay list of the convention by day, and have a master schedule of all the meetups, photoshoots, and convention events. Then I copied it by email, and have another copy as a text file on my G1.

Plane tickets: Get them paid way in advance. As for Amtrak, get the train tickets paid and reserved by 7-14 days of your departure. If you wait, the fares will rise drastically.

In raves, always drink plenty of water. I’ve seen people passed out in raves because of dehydration during dancing.

All those really hot girls that flirt with you in lines and you dance with at the dances and have fun with all weekend. They are all 20 or younger, every god damn fucken time without fail. Be warned.

>>2549055
If you travel greyhound, book 21 days or before in advance. It's their cheapest ticket!

>>2549065
Not even that old.

More like 17 and younger. No joke bros, if you see a good looking chick that LOOKS of age, be sure to subtly ask first before going any farther than talking and joking around (don't flirt because it'll make you feel like more of a creeper when you find out her age).

Also, some girls will lie to you about their age. I know this from experience. She was 16 and told me she was 19. Ugh.

>>2549078

To true broseph, this ohyaocon me and my friend ended up with two girls who said they were going to so and so university. then the next day were like " oh we meant we are going there in the fall".. FFFFUUUUUUUU

One more big one that will never cease to need repeating.

DO
NOT
DYE
YOUR
HAIR
AT
THE
HOTEL

>>2549085
Damn I feel you brogina. I go to cons with a group of college friends, and shit gets awkward when underage people join up and don't tell us up front that they're underage.
"Hey we're going to a bar down the street for dinner" "Oh I can't come"
"Why not don't be a party pooper"
"I'm only 17"

Mood killer.

Chicks lie, bros. First time con goers should never forget that fact.

>>2549090
Or at all, period.

As for food, EAT REAL FOOD. Sodas, candy, and pocky will not do. Eat fruit, vegetables, meat, breads, pasta. Even a simple hot dog, a slice of pizza, or chicken fingers with water, will go a long way instead of junk food.

Bring extra batteries with you if you’re bringing a camcorder or a camera. You will be surprised when your battery power will runs out. My advice? Get rechargeable batteries and have a one set with you and another set at your room and a pack of backup alkaline batteries. That way, when you get back to your room for the night, you can replaced the ran out batteries into the charger and use the ones already charged.

Anime viewings: Why are you attending an anime convention to watch anime? Most likely you’ve or will already seen an anime on DVD or on the internet. Unless it’s a premiere or a rare screening, skip it.

Keep your bag with you at all times. AT ALL TIMES. If you’re sitting down playing a video game at the video game room, put one of the straps of the bag on your leg, so that no one will try to snatch the bag with you noticing it.

(Someone or I really need to create a informational chart of all these tips at some point.)

>>2549100
I think the food thing is more of a general tip than a con tip.

>>2549100
Also, especially at parties and raves, use bar rules. Keep your drink on you at all times and keep your hand over the top or use screw cap bottles.

If you're coming to a convention via public transport, plan ahead. Especially if you can, don't go during rush hour. On the Metrorail (Washington, DC), if you ride Metrorail during off-peak hours not only will avoid the crowds, you'll get a reduced-fare. And plan ahead for a roundtrip because in some cases the fare machines may not take credit cards or completely broken.

And last if not least, if I don't come up with any more tips and advice: Don't do anything stupid, don't do anything that will screw up your weekend. Don't get publicly intoxicated, don't do anything that will get you arrested, don't park your car where most likely it will be towed.

Basically: Don't Get Busted, Don't Get Throwed (excessively), Don't Get Towed. (DGB,DGT^2)

If you get busted on a Friday, and your city does not have weekend arraignment, you might as well stay at the barbed wire hotel, because your weekend and your convention is practically over.

If Con/Hotel/Facility Security's giving you shit, stay calm, do what they say, and don't be belligerent.

Please, for the love of God, do not follow people you just met.
It's awesome to make friends at cons. It really is.
But don't follow your new BFF(s) all weekend. If they invite you? Cool. If not? Chances are they have shit to do that you don't need to be a part of.

God damnit. I remember starting this buttscratcher meme at A-kon when I was a fucking kid...

>>2549148
It's sad that people were kids when this episode of Family Guy came out.

brb grabbing my cane

>>2549055
>>2549001
Most of the stuff you've said has already been covered.

SHOWER. PLEASE.
take care of yourself, if you have a heavy costume, take water with you, make sure you're eating enough.
Practice poses!
Know how to brush someone off or let someone know they're making you feel uncomfortable.

I'm still a newbie myself, but here are things I wish people would have told me beforehand.

People are jerks. This does not stop being true at a convention. Just because everyone looks like they're happy and having fun does not mean that there isn't a huge undercurrent of frustration and drama everywhere. You will anger some people just by existing, so just shake it off and don't let it get to you. Nothing personal.

Con reality isn't really the same as normal reality. Going in, the whole experience is going to be very surreal and weird. Still, keep it in check. Have fun, yeah, but let other people do the crazy stuff.

Get over yourself. At a con, you need to lower your (non-sexual) standards. You are going to hear a lot of stupid things and see a lot of stupid behaviour. If you go in expecting people to be all respectable, you will feel nothing but disgust for a whole weekend. Loosen up, accept the stupidity, and hope people will extend the same courtesy to you.

If you are going to cosplay (and you should. The con is just more fun when you're in costume!), start out with something recognizable but simple. Even if you've made really awesome, intricate costumes in the past, wearing it at a con is a whole other can of worms.

Be prepared for the smell. Dear lord, the Dealer's Room at Anime North...

>>2549172
This.

And in order to not make people feel super awkward, DON'T LINGER. If you strike up a conversation with a new friend, that's cool, but once that conversation is over GO THE FUCK AWAY UNLESS THEY ASK YOU TO STICK AROUND. Don't ask to hang out with them because that'll only make you look like a faggot.

There are thousands of people at cons. You'll eventually find people who will ask you to chill if you're cool.

>>2549155
Hmm, I was about 14 or 15. Somewhere around there.

>>2549294
Fuck the cane.

brb going to live in a retirement home

>>2549177
Did you smell the How to get a con girlfriend panel? I stuck my head in the door and phew, I smelled it and did a 360 and walked away.

To all the prostitots that I am sure will do this at Megacon; Do not glomp my Naruto. He is my Naruto, here with me, not with you. I don't mind if you want a hug but you really should not glomp him especially.. or any one else you do not know you fucking weeaboo.

>>2549306
Why would you even check it out? You crazy dawg.

People keep saying to break in shoes before the con-

I have absolutely nowhere to wear a pair of 5" platform heels. Nor do I have a place to wear knee-high gogo boots.

So, what? Just wear them around the house for a while?

>>2549306
Dear lord, that was also horrible. Not a nice first-con experience.

You were lucky you got out. I got trapped in a corner due to a stampede of people coming in. The smell just kept on getting worse.

>>2549310
Temporary emotional weakness. It happens when you go alone (or get abandoned by your "friends.")

Which brings me to another point: If you're going with experienced friends, just do everything they say and don't question. You don't want to anger your guide, and they think of you as a burden because you have no idea what you're doing.

>>2549356
It's also generally a good idea to hang with friends who won't totally ditch you more than once. I know how that feels.

>>2549396
If you're being ditched, there's probably a reason...

YOU AIN'T COOL ENOUGH TO BE PART OF THE GANG YO

DO NOT WEAR HEELS FOR LONG PERIODS OF TIME.

Bring flats/comfy shoes for when you're walking around outside the con. You feet will hurt if you don't, even if the heels are broken in.
I found this out the hard way.

>>2549321
Yeah, that is a great idea. Just wear them around the house while you do chores and such.

>>2549439
Make chores sexy!

>>2549321
Yup. If you can try and maybe just walk to the end of your street and back. It really helps in the long run.

>>2549439
If I was that anon's boyfriend I'd drop shit all over the place.

Hey babe can you pick that up?

Mmmm... amazing view.

>>2549306

I went to that panel. Went with a couple friends because this was the third year in a row we said we'd go and the other 2 years we missed it. I was standing on the wall opposite the doors and I was dying.

On topic,
- Always keep your large props as close to you and taking up as little space as possible. No one likes getting hit in the side of the head with a wing or a sword on someone's shoulder.

- If the con is in the sun, or even sun and clouds, or whatever, wear sunscreen. It really sucks when you get a sunburn on the saturday and it only rears it's ugly face on the sunday and you're all red.

>>2549531
>implying "breaking in shoes" involves wearing cloth--
>...wait.

>>2546814
OTAKON IS 4CHAN YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED

The one thing that annoys the fuck out of me is when Fangirls/boys run up to a good looking cosplayer when they are already obviously posing for someone's picture. SERIOUSLY PEOPLE! If you see a character you absolutely MUST get a picture of but they're already posing for someone else, don't be an asshole and totally get in the way. Just wait patiently for the person before you to be done and THEN get your shots/hugs/ give your compliments. Chances are if they posed for the first guy, they'll pose for you too. Not like they're going to disappear. Jesus christ....

>>2549978


this

>>2549978

Goes along with this. When you are in cosplay and getting pics taken, be prepared to pose for LONG ASS periods of time so don't choose posses that will hurt/are difficult to pull off unless it's just a quick shot here and there. Also, be sure to get cards from all photographers that offer them because it's always fun to find pics of yourself after the con :]

>>2550002
Oh man. THIS.

I went as a Silent Hill Nurse last year, which meant lots of twisted uncomfortable poses. Stop for one person, crowd accumilates and you end up posing for ten minutes. >_< My calves were so sore by the end of the day.

>>2546814

I remember last year was my first time going to a con and these two people out front went "GIRUGAMESH" and my best friend went all "Yaaay Jrock!" at them. I nearly died of secondhand embarrasment.

Only last week did she learn of her mistake.

>>2550002 don't choose posses that will hurt/are difficult to pull off unless it's just a quick shot here and there.

JoJofag here. After a few years of WRYYYYYY on request (or should i say "WRYYYquest", nyohohoho), I think I have muscles that ordinary people don't have or something. But the sheer amount of soreness that the first few times I cosplayed from JoJo gave me... my legs and stomach and ass were all so sore I thought I was going to die or something.

Further protip: If you are cosplaying something where all the poses are extreme, if you feel your muscles shaking, STOP THE POSE. You can always snap back into it for a photo once your muscles stop spasming. Trying to hold an awkward pose for too long, especially one utilizing your leg muscles oddly, can and WILL result in you losing control of the pose and falling over. This is only fun for people watching and laughing, and not for you.

>>2550002
Jesus yes. My friend and I once got stuck posing for 30 minutes. More photographers kept coming up as soon as one finished. It took us 2 hours to get across the hotel lobby.

>>2550029
We had mini-lessons at ALA, but you must teach me to become more JoJo fabulous =(

I want to WRYYYY in an H.E.V. Suit so bad...

Please shower, if you don't, I'll pretend to be your friend, bring you to a secluded area and slit your fucking throat. I mean it.

Any tips for room stuffing?

>>2550157
Yeah: Don't.

>>2550157
don't all arrive at once. and only send 1 person to the front desk to check in. after you've checked in have people trickle up to the room a few at a time. also keep the "do not disturb" sign on the door to keep out nosy housekeeping. grab extra towels when the cart is next door.

i had 11 people in a suite at one con and only paid the rate for 2 people. shit was cash.

>>2549978

I second supporting the artists alley. It costs me a lot of money to get across the country to cons, it'd be great to at least break even and maybe buy myself something nice.

>>2550162

Sweet. we're going for 9.
thanks man.

also, stupid to call for any extra blankets? or just bring sleeping bags?

>>2550173
artists alley usually has better items and better prices than the dealer's room IMO

>>2550174
bring your own....calling down gives you away. air mattresses are good too depending on the room size.

can we call maguma a nigger or does he raging storm?

>>2546905
You know I'm sure many people shower/bath daily. I know I shower before I sleep (muscle relaxant from heat) and in the morning. I try to make it to have a shower when my core temp is over heating for a while and sweating.

I'm a con photographer for a major north american con. It's hard sometimes to not sweat when you're covering pole to pole position from one end of the convention then the shedule needs you on the other end like in 3 mins and you have to hual ass out fast to get photos of the autographs or GOH and such. Any recommends on anti-perspirant? I'm allergic to the alumimum in the usual stuff and I can't take colonge/purfume. I do however dust myself with baking powder on my undershirts and wear 'second skin' wicking shirts for fast cooling.

I also down a lot of cold h2o as much as possible to drop my core temps when I can.

Some tips for newbies and well anyone wanting to save money is

1. Don't buy anything you see at the first viewing in the dealers room. CHeck out what you wan and make a list of the items. Come back last day arond the last 1-2hrs and you can work out a better deal. Dealers don't like hualing everything back if they can avoid it.

2. Learn how to turn off your flash on your camera as during the masqurade it does temp blind some cosplayers and god knows if there are any epileptics (I've yet to see one kiss the rug yet. >:P)

3. Small thermos helps to keep hot h2o
4. Instant noodle + hotwater = meal. Most places you can aquire hot water.
5. Pack your own snacks and food to the con. Look up MRE's. I'd recommend freeze dried ones from a outdoor store. Add hotwater, close bag, 5-10mins eat. Most con food is overpriced
6. COMFORTABLE SHOES!! And get the damn inserts before going to the con. You'lll thank me later on this one if you're there more then a day.

wow this list is so great!
I'm honeymooning at Sakura-Con and really don't want this to be a flop! these tips are great!

>>2550379
wut

>>2550380

yeah we got married in september but didn't have the cash to go then, and we live in Washington.

>>2550360
A few MRE's are tasty, but make sure you have access to good comfy restroom. The aftershit of an MRE is a force to be reckoned with.

>>2550360
Crap I'm zoning out after readin glike the first 5-10 posts here. If I'm overlapping some things I'm sorry. Better said then not I guess.

I'm the OP to the above.

-Charge all your photo/laptop/etc gear.
-Carry spare cells (at least one set alkalines incase some crap happens you can still lock and load if you're a flash strobe monkey (some con areas are dark)
-Energy bars are good to keep. I like Clif's but Powerbar oatmeal rasian isn't bad. Keep two on body if you're running around
-Get a small foldable cooler from a *mart store as ice is free. When you're eating out put leftovers in there and you're good to go.
-swiss army knife (macguyver nuff said)
-small first aid kit
-small sewing kit (hotel gives for free + combine with swiss knife you can fix more shit...oh 1ft of duct tape does not hurt as well wrap it around a bottle to save space)
-Been done before but if you got a small personal camp stove some people have made meals in their hotels. I'd go with a small DIY popcan stove as everyone has 2 pop cans around and some alchohal.
-suncreen
-lock your shit up in your room. I've travelled a bit in my time about 1/3 of the world so far. Shit happens. Lock it up and helps minimize some theft. I found locking up the bag then using a PACSAFE (googl eit) makes it relatively secure from most poeple unless they're walking around with wire cutters. Most room service staff I'm sure are nice but I've had some bad ones before and shit got lost. Also good for if you're sharing a room. Any disputes and all helps from getting shit taken.

cont...

>>2550393
cont..


-ALways have a room card
-cell numbers of everyone in your party
-don't try and fuck around withthe bartender if you're underage. You're not going to get any wet lips.
-flashlight (useful been in a few blackouts at the hotel and one big one in a thunderstorm. Also good for dark dance places so you're not tripping over people. Also useful when the fucked/drunked/doped up asshole is wanting to mess with you, I open up with a heavily modified maglite on their face. Not toto close as mine can ignite newspaper at ~5-6in . I use HID's in my flashlight)
-if you're in cosplay expect to be asked for your photo but be cool and nice about it. Most poeple understand if you're fried for the day.
-fuck the random gropers/glompers, annoying.
-Don't be an asshole as many poeple there are there to enjoy the con. Be respectful to everyone around and party on.

>>2550360
baking soda. Typo :P

>>2550390
That's why I said MRE's or other semi-MRE's liek the free drid good stuff by Alpine Aire. Shit packs thin. A 500mL or 350mL thermos has enough hot h2o to make a good meal.

I remember back in 2000 before really being on the con staff as a full memeber I had a bunch of food on me. I ate my add-hot-water foods last but went with fridged fried rice, cold cut sandwiches, frozen casserole with rice. hot water was all I needed. W ehad a coffee heater in the hotel room. Boiled water, put the bag of rice in the hot water and water some TV or walk around to see what's happening in the con then head back and enjoy food. Always start with the easiest to go bad food first. Frozen can always be sacked with ice from ice machine.

Some mates of mine packed a Optimus personal small camp stove that ran off regualer petrol so we took a walk down the street and pumped about 500mL into the fuel tank and paid a very jaw drop surpised gas clerk. LOL.

Went back and cooked all weekend. Just do it in the bathroom witht he vent on. My mate had a simmer feature on his stove. One con we made premixed cake and brownies as someone else with a car drove around the bend to a grocery store and got the goods for us. :) :)

Oh yah... grocery store you shit in. Can soups, bread, can food is pretty easy to work into saving some money. About that stove thing. If you wanna go that route Primus has a ~$25 CDN one at www.mec.ca that works good. Most airlines will allow you to take it with you IF THE FUEL IS SEALED (ie not used). If the fuels used disconnect the fuel and take the stove back with you. It's ~$18-20 keeper and you can always aquire the fuel later for another trip or home or sell it locally with the fuel tank.

>>2550412
Lol, yeah. The MRE's here in the states are a good 2000 calories, so they will last you a good while.

>>2550415
Easy way to up the food stocks a la dry weight is pack some minute seasoned rice like that uncle bens whatever... I forgot but I think it was uncle bens when a mate of mine took some out to make extra carbs to add to the freezedried stuff.

Pizza tends to hold out ok the next day (at least hawaiian I find tastes better next day) have some spare plastic bags with you. Bag the pizza slices left over then get a lot of ice and put the pizza on top and it'll keep it cool.

In my experience here with Pizza Pizza or any other pizza company I forgot but there is some hotel surcharge shit when you order a pizza in. I think the pizza guy talks to the front desk and the front desk adds a surcharge. Fuck that.

What I ende dup doing was having hte money ready and ask the pizza guy to come to the hotel or the convention center beside the hotel or some solid address liek the coffee shop or some shit. The guy comes, I pay, then I carry in. I've yet to be stopped by hotel staff in 10yrs time. works all the timeI think it's some $5 extra surcharge cashcow system the damn hotels do. For all I know the front desk probably pockets $100/day with that :P

Keep makeup kits/bags or whatever with you. keep all of your foundations and liners shadows and stuff with you, and keep proper cleaning tools with you. I've seen far too many cosplayers stuck in a long outside line only to come in with smudgy sweat running makeup. I guess this still counts with the basic freshen up rule, but just a reminder about the makeup.

>>2546837
After reading this entire thread constantly bring up the stank of the dealers room a poor hygiene in general, I think there's an actual practical use to your gas mask bro.

If you get your photo taken and want to find it, ask the photographer for a card or how to see it after con.

Also, if you want your photo taken, ask someone who looks like they are just photographing.

Arrrrgh darn you OP, I had finally forgotten about the buttscratcher nonsense that was Otakon.

- When sharing a room with more than 4 people make sure that you bring extra blankets! The last con I went to that we had ore then four people in our room I brought two sleeping bags and some extra blankets with me, beuase I had a feeling that someone would forget that we were going over the number of people that we had in the roo, and would be pissy. This prevented drama.

- DON'T HOG THE BATHROOM IN YOUR ROOM! holy freaking crap, seriously, you need to do your make up odds are there are at least three mirrors outside of the bathroom in your hotel room. Also there is probably another sink too.

-If the peopel you're staying with are planning on staying out really late at the con, get a key card from one of them and go back to the room and chill. I sleep a lot more then the people I tend to stay with so I usually will head back to the room at 10 or 11, and use this time to take a shower, unwind, and just get over all relaxed.

- Bring luggage that's not too bulky, this will make it so you have ore space.

- Get a cooler and hit up the groccery store before you go to a con. Also stalk up on things like Ramen noodles and cereal. It'll save you money and you can have food up in your room at anytime you need it.

- If you are a male rooming with girls don't forget to put the toilet seat down, unless you want to be bitched at.

What's the deal with weapons at cons now.
Apparently guns are becoming limited?

>>2549177

...Su-san? Is that you?!

>>2551284
No, that name doesn't mean anything to me.

I'm sorry. Hope you find who you're looking for.

>>2550954
girls seriously still cry about the toilet seat?

seriously?

>>2551055
cant u take water guns and shit like that?

IT IS REALLY PATHETIC THAT THERE IS A WHOLE THREAD DEVOTED TO DOLING OUT COMMON SENSE ADVICE.

DO YOU DUMBASSES NEED TO BE TOLD 25X TO FUCKING SHOWER???

>>2551523
You've never been to a con, have you? Yes, there are a lot of dumbasses who need to be told to shower.

im going to otakon this year and i must say this thread has been rather helpful and lulzy. good job cgl.

>>2551528
I don'tthink showering is the issue. I'm sure everyone showers at least once a day. It's jsut you're crammed in a large con with lots of people and when you have a lot of bodies in a room the thermo kicks up nautrally by so many poeple packed into a room. You get hot. So what if you showered already you'll get hot and sweat or you ate something an hour again and don't tell me no one has bacterica on them after scrubbing their armpits or brushing their mouths and teeth.

>>2551893
>>I'm sure everyone showers at least once a day

You are naive.

>>2551893
I guess you haven't been to a con. People don't exaggerate about the smell or the lack of showering. Some people often aren't aware of their own smell and don't shower because they think their time can be better spent on other things. I've stuck my head in raves and literally reeled. Yeah, people are sweating, but some of them are visibly dirty and you know it's not just them being exerted that's causing the smell.

This falls upon the lines of food, but.

Don't buy Pocky/Candy/Soda from the goddamn merchant's room.

You can buy it WAY cheaper at a foreign foods grocery store, and real food is much better at keeping you energized than biscuit sticks dipped in chocolate cream. Sure, it tastes good, but you just blew 5 bucks on a tiny box that you could get for half the price.

And don't buy ramune if you don't know how to open it. Please.

Abide by the Bro Code. For the love of god, abide by the Bro Code.

I don't know if anyone's mentioned it, or if it even applies to larger cons, but be wary of what I like to call "the Post Con Blues" When you're at a con, you're more free to talk to people, because you know if you talk about anime, you're not going to get that WTF look one would get from a non anime fan. At least for myself, I feel like I have a starting connection to most people there, and the first conversation isn't as awkward. But then -BAM- con's over and you're left feeling a little lonely. Sure you can get contact info, but it's just not the same as being at a place where everyone's a nerd.

>>2551901
Bullshit. I've actually stood in my hotel room and said, "Whoever hasn't showered yet needs to go do it." And literally threaten people to get them into the shower. Sometimes I like my con-friends, sometimes I wanna puke.

>>2551973
Me and my friend know exactly how that feels. Cons are just kinda magical that way.

>>2551992
I thought it was just me, mostly because I've only been to local cons. I completely forgot to tell my friend about it and she felt pretty crappy afterward, she had made so many friends, but had no way of seeing them outside of the con (live too far away, she doesn't drive etc) Other than that and a stalker, her first con was pretty awesome according to her

>>2552012
Nah.. I think we all feel that way. Conventions feel like this huge safe bubble where you are no longer afraid to be who you are without feeling really fucking stupid. Then when it's all over and people have to put away their costumes and say goodbye to their friends, you feel a hole form inside your heart.

Like the emotional goodbye you get in the last few cutscenes in an RPG where all the heroes say their farewells to each other and part ways.

>>2547251
a couple of years ago i roomed with some friends of a friend. They were awful. They stayed up all night, slept through the day, played board games the whole time and never wanted to do anything con related except the dances.

ok, i don't think anyone has brought this up yet:

PAY YOUR SHARE. if one person booked the hotel, and paid in full, it does not mean that you can blow your hotel budget on shit and then make a puppyface at them the last day, and assume it will be okay. you should pay your part of the hotel/gas/etc. either before the con, or on the first day.

it is NOT FAIR to stick someone with months of interest on their credit cards just because you HAD to have that plushie.

>>2552178
FUCKING THIS. And make sure you're going to room with the people you decided to room with however long ago you've been planning this. Me and my friends we were rooming with got fucked over by our "friends" that said they were rooming with us and backed out the day of prereg. We were out by 150 but luckily we had the cash to fill it in. Needless to say we're not rooming with them anymore.

Girls, if you're planning to cosplay something on the revealing side, make sure you have the body for it. No one wants to see your fatass trying to cosplay Yoko.

>>2552178
>>2552314
Yes, yes, yes. As the one who is usaly the credit card holder for hotel rooms, I cringe everytime I hear a "She bought pocky" or "He bought a dvd" instead of paying up. I room with cool peeps I've known for a long time, but every once and a while, I get that "can my friend of a friend stay?" So far good results, but I live in fear of being dicked over.

At photoshoots, make sure there's a countdown! That way cosplayers know how long to hold their pose, photogs get their shots. Everyone's happy.

Hotel related question: First time booking a room for my group. Found out tho, that apparently you have to be 21 to check in. My whole group is under 20 with the exception of one guy who's 23, a jackass and I don't trust him to get a room till the last minute possible.
I booked it already and I'm 19 with a valid credit card. Do I have to transfer the booking to someone else, or do we simply need someone of age(registered in our room) present at check-in?

>>2552387
My friend who's the one that pays always makes everyone pay up the second we're done getting settled in as a precaution instead.

>>2551946
I've been to cons religiously since 1998. I am >>2550360

>>2551950
+1 like $3 for a small pack of pocky. Gezz... yah if you're a rich bastard and just a first time going to a con as a traveller then meh ok. Seriously... it's like $1 a packet of those small packs of pocky. If could make my own pocky I would have. shits expensive and you get little for you rmoney.

Any equiv of pocky out there for cheaper?

>>2552594
Well, I get my Pocky at any grocery store for $1 a pop.

>>2552178
That dominoed into some shitty drama for some friend of mine before. They got locked out of their room and shit was inside and had to man hunt for the person with the keys.

I totally agree. Go to any bank and get a deposit envelop. Put the amount owes for the hotel/petrol/etc up front for your share. Pay befor ehte con or when you're thenre. ANything extra is at your descression (sp?) to use. I highly recommend last day haggling with dealers then buying a shitload of plushies on day one (don't get me started on this room mate that did that before).

>>2552594

I get the Korean version of Pocky, Pepero, for basically three times the amount in a single box that costs about a buck less. The sticks are a little smaller, but there's about fifteen in a package and like five packages in a large box. Shit's glorious.

I think it only comes in chocolate, though, and if it doesn't then my local Asian grocery store needs to start stocking it.

OH GOD BUTTSCRATCHER. FUCK YOU, WHOEVER STARTED THAT SHIT AT OTAKON.

People tried to revive it at AnimeUSA but I think they were beaten to death before it could get far.

>>2552387
I've hosted a room for some roommates before. I obviously had to credit card it as it's almost impossible to get a hotel room without one without some serious upfront cash on top of the room rate. I mkae sure everyone pays me before hand and when we're at the con first.

They have to keep their room share if they bail out less then 7 days from the con. Most o fmy peeps are ok. I've had some issues before. I've also been lucky to 'stowaway' a few people in a room before and split the rooms costs tho I've had some slip out snakes before waking up early and fucking off out of the room without paying and disappearing and not replying back to emails. Happened a few times. That's why I use a motion sensor gunlock on the hotel door handle. It's very sensitive and if it goes off someone's trying to remove it. Hard to explain away that one 'uhh I wanted to take a shit downstairs and not wake up people with flushing the toilet up stairs' was one exsure I got once. I laughed my ass off and said pay up. It was one of those 'I need a room to crash for the night' people.

>>2552633
what's the ingredients fo rthat stuff? got a linkski? pocky is a nice treat but i only have it once a year pretty much as i try to keep as much chem shit out of my body.

>>2552794

Sugar, wheat flour, cocoa mass, vegetable fat (palm), shortening, cocoa preparation, skim milk preparation, milk fat preparation, ammonium bicarbonate, sodium phosphate tribasic, salt, egg yolk, lactose, sodium bicarbonate, lecithin, chocolate flavor, glycerin fatty acid ester, vanillin, condensed milk flavor, vanilla flavor, dry yeast, papain.

Got that from googling it. That's the ingredients for a stick of Pepero.

For all that is holy remember to shower

>>2550360
>Any recommends on anti-perspirant? I'm allergic to the alumimum in the usual stuff and I can't take colonge/purfume.

Look up deodorant stones.
http://www.crystaldeodorantprotection.com/
They're as hypoallergenic as it gets, according to the demonstrator at the soap shop.

Sadly people are right about reminding people to shower, hell I'm at a technical college and need to do that I pass around campus. Hell I even had a roommate for a while that, even with his own shower in hid room, would only shower maybe once a week and would limit his laundry to once a month.
For some reason people seem to become used to their stench and they just wont shower, I would expect at cons it can be hard to have bathroom time if you're sharing a room, or if you don't have a room.... but seriously there's no reason not to at least try.
I am planning to take some AXE cans with me and have them prepped for continues spraying, I'll drop them off in smelly convention halls.

Shouting memes don't make you cool. Or funny.

>>2553358
Thanks checking now.

>>2553358
The fuck... I just checked the site. It looks almost like snake oil in a way. I was like WTF O_o; when I saw it. Oddly had thoughts about pet rocks then. LOL Seriously, have you used it before?

Also wonderingabout silver lining shirts or those anti-microbial shirts stuff that cancels out the sweat smells that breed on your shirt.

Cons are a lot like the New York City subway system. Just like the people who ride the subway, cosplayers get freaked out and angry when you stare at them.

>>2553460
Ok >>2550360
here.

Something you can do if you're crashing on the ground with no room. Lemons. I'm not shitting you, lemons. Aquire some or alcohal wipes. With lemons just cut open and wipe around the pits and around the body. You'll have a fresh scent and the lemons acidty will kill most bacteria on the body. Alchohal wipes are also good as well to wipe the body to kill off any scents. If you have a spare shirt on you change out of the shirt to your spare or if you're a girl bra + shirt. Any hunting store will sell scent bags. Get a small one and stuff the dirty shirt in it then back in your bag. Those scent bags are to lock the scents in so if you're hunting the game can't detect you as well. Baking soda with water + small mist bottle works as well on your clothes to freshen up.

>>2553517
Not me- I have no skin allergies/sensitivities. But I saw them when I was buying some nice soap for Christmas gifts and the shop lady swore by it.

There's also a ton of all natural hypoallergenic makes-you-not-stink products out there too.
http://www.tomsofmaine.com/products/deodorant.aspx
http://www.thecrystal.com/ (less snake-oily website with info on deodorant crystal.)
Both of these companies carry product in my local supermarket, so they must work somehow.

Be prepared to hear "I just lost the game!" a lot. The game's over, faggots.

Also, be prepared (if you're single) to possibly get horny finding attractive people cosplayin as your favorite waifu/husbando.....

>>2553522
wouldn't... anyone be freaked out if a stranger stared at them?

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>>2546888
Thank you for the costume and photo-related tips! More plox!

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THIS THIS FOR THE LOVE OF GOD THIS.

No matter how drunk you get, if that's his ex, or he's had his eye on her and you can tell, dont. Just don't.

Avoid the elevators on Saturday night. All the smelly sweaty kids from the rave are going back to their rooms and being crushed in a tiny space with 9 kids who've been jumping around for an hour sucks

>>2553537
I work in the costume department at my school, and if there are items that don't have enough time to be washed/are too delicate, we keep a bottle of vodka spray around. I'm sure you'll be able to find vodka at a con; get a spritz bottle at the dollar store, mix the vodka with water (maybe a 1:10 ratio) and spritz it over the smelly bits. You won't smell like booze if you do it right; it'll just get rid of the odor.

Free huggers are good theft targets and deserve it for being morons.
Go in for the hug, outside coat pockets, maybe a bag if they put it down to hug you.

Feels good when you pull it off. If they sense somethings up, punt and run.

>>2553768
No, go to the elevators Saturday night. Every time I do they're having an elevator rave and it's shitloads of fun. Jesus may be involved.

>>2553908
I think I saw something about this on MythBusters. Thanks for posting (most cosplayers NEED this)

How many sluts can I expect, and how easy will it be to screw them?

>>2554729
over9000