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Rent or buy? Run the three-year math.

Shows per year, rental price, purchase price, and carrying costs in — the honest three-year total for each path out. Including the verdict when it favors buying; the numbers decide, not the vendor.

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The Honest Math

Your numbers, three years out

Three-year total cost of ownership
Renting — 3-year totalIncludes per-show shipping & I&D in the fixed price; redesign freedom every show$180,000
Owning — 3-year totalPurchase + storage/refurb + per-show shipping & I&D (est. 30% of rental each show)$207,000
Renting saves$27,000
Rent.

Ownership math commonly turns positive around 5+ identical shows a year with no design changes — and even then, ownership means storage contracts, refurbishment surprises, and the same booth in every photo for three years. Adjust the numbers to your reality; the verdict updates honestly, including when it favors buying.

When You’re Ready

Renting means a new booth every show, if you want one.

Change size, layout, and message show-to-show — all at fixed prices, with zero storage contracts and zero refurbishment surprises.

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