How do you prepare for a record show?

Thank you Slaw. 

Boxer12 made me laugh. Something in short supply these days---
hdm- true,  but it's actually scarier when the suits wearing french cuffs arrive after a day at the office. I'd rather deal w/ nerds and hipsters. Get up at noon, roll out of bed and you are already dressed and ready to go!  A former suit,
bill hart

don_c55:,

Thank you for your insightful comment. This is really what is lacking these days.

Here are some of my reasons for posting here and my reasons for being a member:

(1) Anything vinyl related, (music related) I try to be involved in and the expansion of this medium.
(2) I want newcomers, whether they be old or new to feel they have a place in which they have passionate friend/s who understand the hobby and want to help.

While this thread may seem like it comes from lack of forethought, I feel that there are actually some things to learn here, in addition, it promotes the vinyl side of this hobby that I'm most passionate about.

Humor is always welcome. Comments that seem to make light of the ultimate goal of those of us who want to promote the above, seem to me, to be out of place.

I guess whart didn't (get) my intentional misspelling of Goodfellas?,  Nor the humor in the context of that thought?

In the end, I think boxer12 received the explanation of my comments well. That's all that matters to me.

(What I try NOT to do, is without justification, try to denigrate others for their passion in any form here.)

Slaw - My 2 cents.

IMO - buying used records at shows, stores, garages, sidewalks - is like buying tubes. You can never have enough copies of the good ones.

This means even if you go on a mission, with a list, a record in your head to get, and if you don't find it just come home.
What happens with me; If you find, come across another record you like in what appears to be good shape, you will buy it.

fwiw - 
I went to a private used record sale/show recently. They were in cardboard boxes, the records. I was looking for one, maybe two records.
I came home with a box full. When I got home and realized what had just happened, I called the guy back up and brought it all home.
So from my perspective you can not prepare.

don_c55

How do you prepare when shopping at used record stores?
How do you prepare when grocery shopping in a supermarket?

You will find usually everything you need and want at a supermarket and at competitive pricing.
Bring your phone - show them a competitors coupon and they will price match.
Stock up on apples and oranges. It is apples and oranges. imo.

boxer12
I don't really plan ahead. Mostly just smoke weed, put on patchouli, then head for the psychedelic section.

funny.