Hey guys! Some important notes I wanted to add This video was recorded the day after I arrived home in Australia at this time information was still coming out and I did my best in this video to convey that Also since making this video Nana the CEO of lpacon has come forward with her own video, I've linked it in the description and encourage you to watch it and form your own opinions I don't WANT to see lpscon fail, it's a big part of our community and let's be honest our community is a lot smaller than it once was so having events like lpscon help keep it alive! Yes I was disappointed with the things I heard, saw, and experienced at lpscon but that does not mean they cannot grow from this. I PRAY that lpscon as a business (not just the ceo or the staff) EVERYONE, can sit down and go back to drawing board to workout how they can improve from 2024, and also write their wrongs and apologise I said I wouldn't go back to lpscon, and while I stand by that statement now if they can show actual growth, progress, and above all accountability, I believe the community can forgive and hey if I won the lottery and lpscon is still running maybe I'd pop in again one day Lastly I want to make this VERY clear, there is no place for hate, harassment, doxing, or any other hurtful or dangerous actions in my community. Harassment towards lpscon, their staff, families, and the CEO is and will never be something I promote, criticism is always good to have especially when things go wrong like this year but going after people to the point of exposing personal information about them and their family is HORRENDOUS and I condemn any such actions.
I cannot imagine some people who have chronic illnesses as well, and being in the heat like that?! The daughter being the CEO, that whole family lowkey, is doing it for the money. WOW.
Charging for water wow...like free water should be the bare minimum at least especially for such a big event. I'm ADHD and Autistic so the over crowding and over heating would of been a nightmare for me. I'm from the UK I can't even imagine paying all that money to travel and for accommodation only for it to have turned out like this. I'm so glad your raising awareness. I'd love to attend one day but they need to get there act together first it seems. I hope they take all these criticisms on board and can make a much better con experience going forward.
right and whats hilarious is this event was in Vegas, so anyone can go into any casino/bar and ask for water and they'll give it to you. also theres plenty of shops around that have cheap drinks. insanity
@jilliantex That makes it even worse then the person running it could of definitely got something arranged then...bruh. water should always be accessible in my opinion like people have health issues and some people need to take medication. It's especially vital for those people to have some.
Your boyfriend is just the best supporter you could have! He went from Australia with you to LPSCon (which is a very long trip) and cleaned up in the end and after the workshops, so you could have a break. I am so impressed by how much he supports you after such a short time being a couple. Keep this man in your life, Maddie. He treats you very well. :)
Trust me everyday I'm so thankful to have him in my life, he literally is the reason I even started trying again with my videos etc. He is my everything ❤❤
It was like 5ish other pets I couldn't get back :') but I'm not as upset about the others because by that point I'd already replaced all but the customs and one pet so the customs were my priority. The keychains from Tiki were also from my bag and we didn’t make that connection until later and I'm upset for Tiki because they so easily could have asked her and if she saw the customs she would have returned them to me. As of last night, I now have a video showing my pile of pets being sold on the table! Anyway, I'm so sorry you had a bad experience too and I'm glad you were at least able to meet people and trade! I can't wait for your haul video
I definitely believe there should be more effort put into such an expensive event, it can’t be that difficult to purchase a 200+ LPS lot for goodie bags, hire better security, hire a concessions inside the building etc. It’s absolutely crazy that they sold lost and found items tho
I feel like Nana needs to include the community more in the convention. Although, we know that won’t happen cause she just wants the money and the title. She says she’s in school for business, and marketing, and ignoring feedback is not being a good practicing CEO. Also, she should know, sometimes businesses lose money. That’s kind of the caveat of running a business. If you had to lose a bit of money to keep your guests hydrated, that’s a necessity. I can’t support someone who says charging for water on a hot day is a necessity when she’s sitting in her nice car filming a video about her ‘successful business.’
Thank you so much for this video Maddie! I personally didn’t go to LPSCon but I was so sad to hear about everything that had happened. I’m glad there was also good with the bad though and that people got to enjoy some of it. Great video! 🙌
I think the issue is that her own father scammed the government as well over a million dollars which shows the families character The fact she sits there smiling in her video and her comments deflecting and not taking any sort of accountability on the genuine danger and issues her event caused r what would make me personally not go to this convention It seems like she’s not bothered whatsoever over the actual danger she put ppl in She’s sitting there acting all high and mighty and she already comes from an affluent family and she basically scammed mostly kids and ppl who were very supportive of her convention She accused ppl who had ample proof and showed it of lying She did not act in a professional manner and if she stepped down as ceo and it wasn’t a family member taking over this convention I’d go But her as the ceo is a no for me based on her and her families actions I don’t support threats or hate but I do support ppl being able to voice their opinions and their proof to show that this year was a dangerous disaster that broke many laws If ppl decide they want to Go again next year I won’t stop them but I caution ppl that she seems completely unapologetic and downright cocky and if that’s the type of response of a person whose in charge of ur safety and having a good time then I think more needs to be done I think she needs to step down from it
for the raffle tickets: when i first got into the venue at 1pm for general admission, there was a sign saying that raffle tickets were **$5 each** YET one of the lps con employees was saying they were $10 each. when questioned about this, the employee literally removed the sign from the table and said “no, they’re $10 each”. that was the first of MANY red flags at this sorry excuse of an event. sorry not sorry.
12:28 and to think someone said that those free waters weren’t even given by lpscon staff but meet/venue staff.. bottled water used to be free at past lpscons. the level of greed this year was insane!
OMG Yes I was in a wheelchair and it was so hard to move around 😫 and the anxiety overload on the first floor was just to much that I had to leave early the best thing there was meting everyone there.
This was explained so well. I am so sorry you weren’t treated well, you definitely deserve way better. I hope they can shape themselves up for the future. I won’t be going back either, but seeing them grow would be great. Especially making sure other people weren’t hurt like what happened this year
Thank you for talking about this. This con was a HUGE mess. Its quite sad to see they are only thinking about money only, and not the safety of their attendees😔
As a convention goer this really upsetted me. Reading everyone’s sides of what happened to them at the convention made me so sad and upset. I’ve never gone to lpscon and I’ve always wanted to go. I can’t believe how money thirsty they were, like no water at all inside the convention center and that you had to pay for it is so ridiculous. I can’t believe they let so many people in the convention, I would’ve been too overwhelmed knowing that they’re were a bunch of people there. And the fact someone fainted while waiting for their food from heat exhaustion is insane, and the fact that the people running the con didn’t even come to help that poor person is so awful. It also upset me that someone got their LPS stolen a while ago and years later, the person found them but they were being sold by the people who were running the convention, that really made my blood boil. I can’t believe how they think about money first before people’s health and well being, it’s completely ridiculous and unprofessional of them. I’m so sorry you had your gift stolen Honey, I wouldn’t be surprised if Lpscon themselves stole it for next year’s convention.
This is why I respect you so much!!! I have been waiting for you to say something because I know you take crap from no one and tell it like is. Thank you for being our voice and I'm happy you got to live out some of your dreams and meet your fans! 🥹🥰 What LPSCon has done is unacceptable.
19:22 The parrot on a stand is *part* of a Polly Pocket McDonald’s toy, and the fox with rhinestone eyes is from the Sparklin Pets line of Polly Pocket. Both are from the 2000’s from roughly around the same time as G2 LPS. The skirt strongly resembles the ones made for Equestria Girls Minis, but I can’t place it. Rats on string are kinda cool- possibly Barbie??? The duck thing with yarn is a bootleg of some kind designed to resemble a Tsum Tsum (and failing miserably.) Some of the pets are definitely broken, but that “sassy” body looks to actually be part of a set where you were meant to swap the character’s head onto different bodies. (Came in Sunil and Penny Ling- possibly others?) These LPS sets were available in Five Below for 5 bucks complete and in box for several years. TLDR: Most of the pieces are, at best, LPS items in low to no demand from collectors that can be easily purchased for cheap (up to and including bulk random lots on Aliexpress), and at worst are a mix of random unrelated ephemera, incomplete fast food premiums and poorly separated gimmick sets at best.
They rlly said “It’s called lps CON for a reason 🙄” (All jokes aside it’s so ridiculous how common it is now for events to be overcrowded, hot, and unsafe. But honey I wanna say that you attract your community, so fans being sweet and polite to you is also a big reflection of you yourself. You attract amazing people bc of how amazing you are 💜)
Thank you for making this video! I was SO excited for the con and I was so disappointed 😞 I wanted to try to trade with you but I literally wanted to cry like the whole convention from being so overstimulated 😅 so thank you for providing one of the only quiet places with your workshop, it was the highlight of my day!
I attended LPSCon2023, and it was fairly crowded. The first floor was about the size of half a school gymnasium. I also purchased a content creator pass, and one of the benefits was a goodie bag, which was my primary motivation for purchasing the pass. The goodie bag contained a few cheap plastic toys from Party City and some strange candy, but I was really disappointed in it. Additionally, I noticed that the general admission price had increased-I seem to recall that it was thirty dollars back then, but they raised it by fifteen dollars. Nevertheless, I sincerely hope they can make improvements for the next con I attend.
I literally can not thank you enough for posting this video😭 You using your voice and platform in this community to speak out about the true horrorfest this con was is so admirable!!! I pray it will save lots of other community members from going through what the 2024 attendees/VIPs endured👏
Hearing all of this stuff officially makes me not wanna go… i saw all the things other creators have been posting on insta, and here and just hearing all of this? It makes me angry with all of you! At first i didnt wanna believe it but now im starting too… id wanna meet other people in the community and buying lps and stuff, but not letting people bring in food or water?! Yall… this makes me sad and angy! Anyways, loved the vid!
FR I live in Las Vegas! And it has literally been known this last month to be BRAKING RECORDS of how hot it's been. Like over 115 for straight weeks now. Not placing shade outside and not giving free waters was their BIGGEST mess up of lpscon I think along with having too many people in one tiny place. Those are the problems risking people's health
Thank your for sharing this Maddie, I really wanted to go this year but I am kinda glad I didn’t. But that you so much for sharing I love your videos and how transparent you are.💗
I'm disappointed to hear about the issues at LPS con this year. Thankfully, I missed the event, but my friends' experiences were concerning. They faced challenges that shouldn't have happened, and I'm left wondering how things could have been handled better. My friends R and her boyfriend struggled with exhaustion, overheating, and breathing difficulties. They had to purchase multiple waters to recharge. Unfortunately, the situation escalated when a young attendee punched R's boyfriend, triggering a seizure. It's troubling that staff, parents, and community members didn't intervene despite being alerted. Hearing that people are stealing and causing more harm is just the cherry on top of a disappointing experience. It's unacceptable that attendees have to deal with this on top of the con's failures. I hope LPS con takes steps to improve the safety and well-being of their attendees. It's essential for a community to support its members, and I hope they'll take this as an opportunity to grow and improve.
The only time me and my friends even got to sit down was when everyone left. That is insane, they should’ve gotten a bigger venue. I was stuck upstairs most of the time on the 3rd floor because of the overcrowding.
Hi Honey, I'm so sorry you had to experience such stressful situations. I went this year with my sisters and since it was our first convention we didn't know much to expect and we read the emails thoroughly but unfortunately we didn't see anything about general admissions not being allowed the second and third floor in the emails. So when we were there we just went to peak at what was up there, our plan was not to linger we really didn't want to bother anyone.
Thank you for this video! I was really looking forward to hearing your thoughts on the convention. I knew you would talk about it in a professional, respectful way. You’re a great example to anyone in the LPS community. I listened to everything you had to say, and I don’t think you were “complaining” at all, in case that’s how you view it. You’ve always been able to give your thoughts in a good, professional way. I think this video is very well-made and organized. I’m so glad I got to meet you and attend your workshop! It’s so cool that now I’ve met some of my favorite LPSTubers. I think you did a great job with everything. It’s horrible hearing that things were stolen from you. You deserved a better experience and better treatment from the staff and certain attendees. However, I am so excited to see your haul video! 💚
i have wanted to go to lpscon, but hearing all of these stories, i am glad it was impossible for me to go. I do not do well with heat or crowds, i can imagine if i went i would have been one of the people in danger of passing out.
I’m so sorry for what you had to endure and I definitely think the treatment of VIPs have to change. You can hear all the way from Australia and they barely helped you with any of the costs of the workshops or booth you had. It’s extremely disheartening and for all the effort and time you obviously put into the day not be reciprocated by the con is awful. I really hope they start giving money back to the VIPs for their hard work. The least they can do is pay for supplies 💜
Thank you so much for this video Maddie! With every that's going on, life is more important than money clear, there is no place for hate, harassment, doxing, or any other hurtful or dangerous actions in my community. Harassment towards lpscon, their staff, families, and the CEO is and will never be something I promote, criticism is always good to have especially when things go wrong like this year but going after people to the point of exposing personal information about them and their family is HORRENDOUS. Maybe one day they'll learn their mistakes.
22:37 i was given attitude by an 80-70 yr old worker for a vendor, i cut the line cuz i wanted to browse knowing i wouldn't buy anything and i when i cut infront of ppl who clearly were taking their time for a while i moved infront of them and this lady who i thought was in line with them gave me awful attitude WITHOUT saying she was staff so i didn't really listen because i thought she was the young kid infront of me grandmother. she wasn't wearing any indicators of a staff worker and was just plain rude, she could've said "hey can you please wait in line and not go through these people" but no, she (not exact wording as i cant remember things well) "can you get behind these people they are clearly in line so get back behind them and wait your turn. " but waayy more rude and with wide open eyes on me. (i told her i wasn't going to buy and just browse through and not touch anything) the people behind the tables didn't say anything to me and just looked at me and her oddly. also with the overpricing, they were selling one pet nib for 30-50 bucks and it wasn't even a rare pet. and that pink lps shirt for 60$ if you know what vendor i am talking about please don't say anything for what company they were they are just a buisness
omg was it the old lady in the pink shirt at the vendor booth? she yelled at me like crazy because i was trying to talk to the vendor runner who i have traded with for 5 YEARS!! and who knows me and I didnt want to wait in line for a question. I can't think of treating anyone like that it was unacceptable
Me and my sisters were waiting for like 45 minutes in the line to get some drinks and my sister also nearly fainted 😕 she said she didn't even get to order the lemonade because if she was standing for another minute to say another word she would have collapsed and after we ordered we basically rushed inside and plopped on the floor against the wall. That was definitely the worst part 😭 Everything else wasn't TOO bad. I can't say the crowdedness wasn't bad it's just I'm used to squeezing past people and I don't mind sitting on the floor 💀 The loudness and staff were a bit stressful though because me and my sisters had the pink card and we didn't know we WEREN'T allowed to go upstairs. We were just listening to the announcer downstairs and looking at the paper the staff gave us that said all this stuff we thought we were included in, but it was apparently only for the blue card, we went upstairs after the announcer said to go upstairs to do the workshop but when we got there it was already over 🤣 I'm happy I got to say hi to you though Lps honey (even though I technically didn't deserve to sense I didn't pay for the blue card but still- it was a once and a lifetime thing 🤍) I was the girl with really long brown hair and literally just went "are you lps honey?" Then you went "yeah" and I was like "oh hi...🧍♀️" I know you probably don't remember but I'll remember forever how awkward I was 💃💃 Fr though I'm so sorry what happened with someone stealing from you, I'm guessing our meeting must have happened right after someone stole from you because you were looking out of the workshop room seeming a bit upset ):
Wow... I didn't attend, but so much of what I've heard in the past week is just baffling. The lack of considerations for guests especially in comparison to other conventions I've been to was gross enough, but hearing that VIPs also got the short end of the stick & weren't given proper security & treatment? Yeah no this event is one I'd stay away from if they can't even be bothered to give their guests of honor the time of day. I hope everyone who had a negative experience is doing ok (I feel like I'm looking at the LPS community's dashcon from all these posts...)
this is horrible, though its amazing how they hosted it but there are so many MAJOR flaws in this. im not sure if anyone heard but i saw someone say they won the dragon at a raffle and they had to sneak out due to lack of security and people were trying to take it. as well because the no food policy, my mom has diabetes and needs food to take her meds before. they should check if someone needs the food because i get the littering and crumbs to people but some people actually need food and stuff :(
very early to this video and i wanted to say that this is a really good explanation of everything, though I didn’t go this is a nice explanation to listen to.
The swag bags were advertised as "full of lps" My husband and I both got cc passes with the expectation that we would be able to go to a couple of the workshops. And each get a bag "full of lps" for the each of us. After being outside for over half an hour in the sun. (The poor girl behind us got SUPER SUNBURNT waiting in like to enter. She also had a cc pass. When looking back at the advertisement for tickets it says that cc passed would get front line access and not have to wait in a long line. We'll the line went down the street in the sun and we were waiting for also 40 minutes) When we got into the lobby and they had 3 swag bags left. Even though there was still a large group of people in the early access line. So we only got one bag so maybe the other would go to a kid or something. When we opened it is was 2 lps worth like maybe a dollar each and some candy. When it came to the workshops. They announced when to sign up. But by the time we got to sign ups all the work shops were full. We got into ONE workshop at the end of the day. Which my husband left early cause the schedule said the raffle was suppose to start and we did not want to miss any of the raffle cause we paied alot for raffle tickets. Also, before general admission even started there was a person who collapsed and was laying on the floor between the vendors and the trading tables. (It appeared The staff was asisting. But could have been someone random person.) But people were crowding this person on the floor almost stepping on them. No one was giving them space. The staff should have cleared the floor and allowed the person space so that medical attention could get through if the person needed it. We did get 1 water bottle free foe the both of us to share though. Also, there was no staff watching the elevators for overflow the elevator sa
these are things i fear when going to a convention and i do want to have fun but it just makes me anxious knowing you can get your stuff stolen or suffer from heat stroke since most cons take place during the hot as heck summer time i can just imagine how much worse it would be wearing a fursuit or cosplay in that heat
My fiancé was going to buy us tickets next year as a birthday gift to me. Thank God he did his research first. We will not be attending LPS Con next year.
If I may I like to share my opinion about how the LpsCon can do better. I never went there once I never get the money and I am surely glad I didn't go to this one but I am not into going across the US to the west side where it's more dangerous, not just crime but also the fact the western side goes through a lot of forest fires every summer including Nevada. I would like LpsCon make a change for not only how it's handle but maybe change where it happens. The Eastern side is more green and the only weather problems we get in the Eastern side in summer are storms, mostly rain light or heavy. Plus New York City held something for the G7 Lps release at their Macy's store, I feel they could do an LpsCon in New York for a change. If they can do one Lps thing there they can hold the LpsCon there too plus it would make it easier for people who always wanted to go to LpsCon a chance to without having to buy a plane ticket on top of LpsCon tickets etc. I feel someone in the Lps team or anyone who runs the LpsCon needs to remember not everyone is lucky enough to have the money to go to events like this and should make it fair for everyone and safer so if they switch it to have the event happen in the Eastern side of the US for once, it would make things better for all of us. That's my opinion.
i don’t understand why they thought hosting this in vegas was a good idea!! it’s SO hot here, and no one ever considers venue size when hosting events, that’s why they’re always overcrowded. i’ve been to so many festivals and concerts that charged $16 for water. I wish they had hosted somewhere other than vegas, it’s wayyy too hot and expensive here to be hosting an event targeted towards a young audience.
i’d like to see that a majority of events hosted out here are nothing but quick cash grabs. we’re vegas after all, we’re known for being full of greedy and money hungry people. that ofc doesn’t excuse the horrendous things that went on at this event, but just some food for thought.
The swag bags were advertised as "full of lps" My husband and I both got cc passes with the expectation that we would be able to go to a couple of the workshops. And each get a bag "full of lps" for the each of us. After being outside for over half an hour in the sun. (The poor girl behind us got SUPER SUNBURNT waiting in like to enter. She also had a cc pass. When looking back at the advertisement for tickets it says that cc passed would get front line access and not have to wait in a long line. We'll the line went down the street in the sun and we were waiting for also 40 minutes) When we got into the lobby and they had 3 swag bags left. Even though there was still a large group of people in the early access line. So we only got one bag so maybe the other would go to a kid or something. When we opened it is was 2 lps worth like maybe a dollar each and some candy. When it came to the workshops. They announced when to sign up. But by the time we got to sign ups all the work shops were full. We got into ONE workshop at the end of the day. Which my husband left early cause the schedule said the raffle was suppose to start and we did not want to miss any of the raffle cause we paied alot for raffle tickets. Also, before general admission even started there was a person who collapsed and was laying on the floor between the vendors and the trading tables. (It appeared The staff was asisting. But could have been someone random person.) But people were crowding this person on the floor almost stepping on them. No one was giving them space. The staff should have cleared the floor and allowed the person space so that medical attention could get through if the person needed it. We did get 1 water bottle free foe the both of us to share though. Also, there was no staff watching the elevators for overflow the elevator sa
Hey guys! Some important notes I wanted to add
This video was recorded the day after I arrived home in Australia at this time information was still coming out and I did my best in this video to convey that
Also since making this video Nana the CEO of lpacon has come forward with her own video, I've linked it in the description and encourage you to watch it and form your own opinions
I don't WANT to see lpscon fail, it's a big part of our community and let's be honest our community is a lot smaller than it once was so having events like lpscon help keep it alive!
Yes I was disappointed with the things I heard, saw, and experienced at lpscon but that does not mean they cannot grow from this.
I PRAY that lpscon as a business (not just the ceo or the staff) EVERYONE, can sit down and go back to drawing board to workout how they can improve from 2024, and also write their wrongs and apologise
I said I wouldn't go back to lpscon, and while I stand by that statement now if they can show actual growth, progress, and above all accountability, I believe the community can forgive and hey if I won the lottery and lpscon is still running maybe I'd pop in again one day
Lastly I want to make this VERY clear, there is no place for hate, harassment, doxing, or any other hurtful or dangerous actions in my community. Harassment towards lpscon, their staff, families, and the CEO is and will never be something I promote, criticism is always good to have especially when things go wrong like this year but going after people to the point of exposing personal information about them and their family is HORRENDOUS and I condemn any such actions.
I cannot imagine some people who have chronic illnesses as well, and being in the heat like that?! The daughter being the CEO, that whole family lowkey, is doing it for the money. WOW.
Charging for water wow...like free water should be the bare minimum at least especially for such a big event. I'm ADHD and Autistic so the over crowding and over heating would of been a nightmare for me. I'm from the UK I can't even imagine paying all that money to travel and for accommodation only for it to have turned out like this. I'm so glad your raising awareness. I'd love to attend one day but they need to get there act together first it seems. I hope they take all these criticisms on board and can make a much better con experience going forward.
right and whats hilarious is this event was in Vegas, so anyone can go into any casino/bar and ask for water and they'll give it to you. also theres plenty of shops around that have cheap drinks. insanity
@jilliantex That makes it even worse then the person running it could of definitely got something arranged then...bruh. water should always be accessible in my opinion like people have health issues and some people need to take medication. It's especially vital for those people to have some.
Your boyfriend is just the best supporter you could have! He went from Australia with you to LPSCon (which is a very long trip) and cleaned up in the end and after the workshops, so you could have a break. I am so impressed by how much he supports you after such a short time being a couple. Keep this man in your life, Maddie. He treats you very well. :)
Trust me everyday I'm so thankful to have him in my life, he literally is the reason I even started trying again with my videos etc. He is my everything ❤❤
It was like 5ish other pets I couldn't get back :') but I'm not as upset about the others because by that point I'd already replaced all but the customs and one pet so the customs were my priority. The keychains from Tiki were also from my bag and we didn’t make that connection until later and I'm upset for Tiki because they so easily could have asked her and if she saw the customs she would have returned them to me. As of last night, I now have a video showing my pile of pets being sold on the table! Anyway, I'm so sorry you had a bad experience too and I'm glad you were at least able to meet people and trade! I can't wait for your haul video
OMG really? Sorry I didn't get eh amount correct! That's even worse wtf
I definitely believe there should be more effort put into such an expensive event, it can’t be that difficult to purchase a 200+ LPS lot for goodie bags, hire better security, hire a concessions inside the building etc.
It’s absolutely crazy that they sold lost and found items tho
I feel like Nana needs to include the community more in the convention. Although, we know that won’t happen cause she just wants the money and the title. She says she’s in school for business, and marketing, and ignoring feedback is not being a good practicing CEO. Also, she should know, sometimes businesses lose money. That’s kind of the caveat of running a business. If you had to lose a bit of money to keep your guests hydrated, that’s a necessity. I can’t support someone who says charging for water on a hot day is a necessity when she’s sitting in her nice car filming a video about her ‘successful business.’
Thank you so much for this video Maddie! I personally didn’t go to LPSCon but I was so sad to hear about everything that had happened. I’m glad there was also good with the bad though and that people got to enjoy some of it. Great video! 🙌
I think the issue is that her own father scammed the government as well over a million dollars which shows the families character
The fact she sits there smiling in her video and her comments deflecting and not taking any sort of accountability on the genuine danger and issues her event caused r what would make me personally not go to this convention
It seems like she’s not bothered whatsoever over the actual danger she put ppl in
She’s sitting there acting all high and mighty and she already comes from an affluent family and she basically scammed mostly kids and ppl who were very supportive of her convention
She accused ppl who had ample proof and showed it of lying
She did not act in a professional manner and if she stepped down as ceo and it wasn’t a family member taking over this convention I’d go
But her as the ceo is a no for me based on her and her families actions
I don’t support threats or hate but I do support ppl being able to voice their opinions and their proof to show that this year was a dangerous disaster that broke many laws
If ppl decide they want to
Go again next year I won’t stop them but I caution ppl that she seems completely unapologetic and downright cocky and if that’s the type of response of a person whose in charge of ur safety and having a good time then I think more needs to be done
I think she needs to step down from it
Well, there we go! Having the daughter being the CEO is one red flag out of MANY.
for the raffle tickets:
when i first got into the venue at 1pm for general admission, there was a sign saying that raffle tickets were **$5 each** YET one of the lps con employees was saying they were $10 each. when questioned about this, the employee literally removed the sign from the table and said “no, they’re $10 each”.
that was the first of MANY red flags at this sorry excuse of an event. sorry not sorry.
Yikes! I had heard that they were going to be $5 So disappointing that they changed it up for more money
12:28 and to think someone said that those free waters weren’t even given by lpscon staff but meet/venue staff.. bottled water used to be free at past lpscons. the level of greed this year was insane!
OMG Yes I was in a wheelchair and it was so hard to move around 😫 and the anxiety overload on the first floor was just to much that I had to leave early the best thing there was meting everyone there.
This was explained so well. I am so sorry you weren’t treated well, you definitely deserve way better. I hope they can shape themselves up for the future.
I won’t be going back either, but seeing them grow would be great. Especially making sure other people weren’t hurt like what happened this year
Thank you for talking about this. This con was a HUGE mess. Its quite sad to see they are only thinking about money only, and not the safety of their attendees😔
As a convention goer this really upsetted me. Reading everyone’s sides of what happened to them at the convention made me so sad and upset. I’ve never gone to lpscon and I’ve always wanted to go. I can’t believe how money thirsty they were, like no water at all inside the convention center and that you had to pay for it is so ridiculous. I can’t believe they let so many people in the convention, I would’ve been too overwhelmed knowing that they’re were a bunch of people there. And the fact someone fainted while waiting for their food from heat exhaustion is insane, and the fact that the people running the con didn’t even come to help that poor person is so awful. It also upset me that someone got their LPS stolen a while ago and years later, the person found them but they were being sold by the people who were running the convention, that really made my blood boil. I can’t believe how they think about money first before people’s health and well being, it’s completely ridiculous and unprofessional of them. I’m so sorry you had your gift stolen Honey, I wouldn’t be surprised if Lpscon themselves stole it for next year’s convention.
This is why I respect you so much!!! I have been waiting for you to say something because I know you take crap from no one and tell it like is. Thank you for being our voice and I'm happy you got to live out some of your dreams and meet your fans! 🥹🥰
What LPSCon has done is unacceptable.
19:22 The parrot on a stand is *part* of a Polly Pocket McDonald’s toy, and the fox with rhinestone eyes is from the Sparklin Pets line of Polly Pocket. Both are from the 2000’s from roughly around the same time as G2 LPS.
The skirt strongly resembles the ones made for Equestria Girls Minis, but I can’t place it.
Rats on string are kinda cool- possibly Barbie???
The duck thing with yarn is a bootleg of some kind designed to resemble a Tsum Tsum (and failing miserably.)
Some of the pets are definitely broken, but that “sassy” body looks to actually be part of a set where you were meant to swap the character’s head onto different bodies. (Came in Sunil and Penny Ling- possibly others?)
These LPS sets were available in Five Below for 5 bucks complete and in box for several years.
TLDR: Most of the pieces are, at best, LPS items in low to no demand from collectors that can be easily purchased for cheap (up to and including bulk random lots on Aliexpress), and at worst are a mix of random unrelated ephemera, incomplete fast food premiums and poorly separated gimmick sets at best.
They rlly said “It’s called lps CON for a reason 🙄”
(All jokes aside it’s so ridiculous how common it is now for events to be overcrowded, hot, and unsafe. But honey I wanna say that you attract your community, so fans being sweet and polite to you is also a big reflection of you yourself. You attract amazing people bc of how amazing you are 💜)
Thank you for making this video! I was SO excited for the con and I was so disappointed 😞 I wanted to try to trade with you but I literally wanted to cry like the whole convention from being so overstimulated 😅 so thank you for providing one of the only quiet places with your workshop, it was the highlight of my day!
Yeah, I barely did any trading as well because there was just too much going on, so I get what you mean.
I attended LPSCon2023, and it was fairly crowded. The first floor was about the size of half a school gymnasium. I also purchased a content creator pass, and one of the benefits was a goodie bag, which was my primary motivation for purchasing the pass. The goodie bag contained a few cheap plastic toys from Party City and some strange candy, but I was really disappointed in it. Additionally, I noticed that the general admission price had increased-I seem to recall that it was thirty dollars back then, but they raised it by fifteen dollars. Nevertheless, I sincerely hope they can make improvements for the next con I attend.
I literally can not thank you enough for posting this video😭 You using your voice and platform in this community to speak out about the true horrorfest this con was is so admirable!!! I pray it will save lots of other community members from going through what the 2024 attendees/VIPs endured👏
Hearing all of this stuff officially makes me not wanna go… i saw all the things other creators have been posting on insta, and here and just hearing all of this? It makes me angry with all of you!
At first i didnt wanna believe it but now im starting too… id wanna meet other people in the community and buying lps and stuff, but not letting people bring in food or water?! Yall… this makes me sad and angy! Anyways, loved the vid!
As someone who lives in a very hot state it is absolutely absurd how lps con delt with the heat fainting and heat stokes are NO JOKE
FR I live in Las Vegas! And it has literally been known this last month to be BRAKING RECORDS of how hot it's been. Like over 115 for straight weeks now. Not placing shade outside and not giving free waters was their BIGGEST mess up of lpscon I think along with having too many people in one tiny place. Those are the problems risking people's health
Thanks for this whole discussion! ❤
Thank your for sharing this Maddie, I really wanted to go this year but I am kinda glad I didn’t. But that you so much for sharing I love your videos and how transparent you are.💗
I'm disappointed to hear about the issues at LPS con this year. Thankfully, I missed the event, but my friends' experiences were concerning. They faced challenges that shouldn't have happened, and I'm left wondering how things could have been handled better.
My friends R and her boyfriend struggled with exhaustion, overheating, and breathing difficulties. They had to purchase multiple waters to recharge. Unfortunately, the situation escalated when a young attendee punched R's boyfriend, triggering a seizure. It's troubling that staff, parents, and community members didn't intervene despite being alerted.
Hearing that people are stealing and causing more harm is just the cherry on top of a disappointing experience. It's unacceptable that attendees have to deal with this on top of the con's failures. I hope LPS con takes steps to improve the safety and well-being of their attendees. It's essential for a community to support its members, and I hope they'll take this as an opportunity to grow and improve.
The only time me and my friends even got to sit down was when everyone left. That is insane, they should’ve gotten a bigger venue. I was stuck upstairs most of the time on the 3rd floor because of the overcrowding.
Yeah, I think there was way too much going on throughout the main floor.
@@MelpacaLPSme and my friends literally stayed upstairs most of the time because of the overcrowding
@@MelpacaLPSlike lpscon needs to get their ish together
Hi Honey, I'm so sorry you had to experience such stressful situations.
I went this year with my sisters and since it was our first convention we didn't know much to expect and we read the emails thoroughly but unfortunately we didn't see anything about general admissions not being allowed the second and third floor in the emails.
So when we were there we just went to peak at what was up there, our plan was not to linger we really didn't want to bother anyone.
Thank you for this video! I was really looking forward to hearing your thoughts on the convention. I knew you would talk about it in a professional, respectful way. You’re a great example to anyone in the LPS community.
I listened to everything you had to say, and I don’t think you were “complaining” at all, in case that’s how you view it. You’ve always been able to give your thoughts in a good, professional way. I think this video is very well-made and organized.
I’m so glad I got to meet you and attend your workshop! It’s so cool that now I’ve met some of my favorite LPSTubers. I think you did a great job with everything. It’s horrible hearing that things were stolen from you. You deserved a better experience and better treatment from the staff and certain attendees. However, I am so excited to see your haul video! 💚
Everything you talked about was so well said🙏💖
i have wanted to go to lpscon, but hearing all of these stories, i am glad it was impossible for me to go. I do not do well with heat or crowds, i can imagine if i went i would have been one of the people in danger of passing out.
I’m so sorry for what you had to endure and I definitely think the treatment of VIPs have to change. You can hear all the way from Australia and they barely helped you with any of the costs of the workshops or booth you had. It’s extremely disheartening and for all the effort and time you obviously put into the day not be reciprocated by the con is awful. I really hope they start giving money back to the VIPs for their hard work. The least they can do is pay for supplies 💜
Thank you so much for this video Maddie! With every that's going on, life is more important than money clear, there is no place for hate, harassment, doxing, or any other hurtful or dangerous actions in my community. Harassment towards lpscon, their staff, families, and the CEO is and will never be something I promote, criticism is always good to have especially when things go wrong like this year but going after people to the point of exposing personal information about them and their family is HORRENDOUS. Maybe one day they'll learn their mistakes.
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i was given attitude by an 80-70 yr old worker for a vendor, i cut the line cuz i wanted to browse knowing i wouldn't buy anything and i when i cut infront of ppl who clearly were taking their time for a while i moved infront of them and this lady who i thought was in line with them gave me awful attitude WITHOUT saying she was staff so i didn't really listen because i thought she was the young kid infront of me grandmother. she wasn't wearing any indicators of a staff worker and was just plain rude, she could've said "hey can you please wait in line and not go through these people" but no, she (not exact wording as i cant remember things well) "can you get behind these people they are clearly in line so get back behind them and wait your turn. " but waayy more rude and with wide open eyes on me. (i told her i wasn't going to buy and just browse through and not touch anything) the people behind the tables didn't say anything to me and just looked at me and her oddly.
also with the overpricing, they were selling one pet nib for 30-50 bucks and it wasn't even a rare pet. and that pink lps shirt for 60$
if you know what vendor i am talking about please don't say anything for what company they were they are just a buisness
omg was it the old lady in the pink shirt at the vendor booth? she yelled at me like crazy because i was trying to talk to the vendor runner who i have traded with for 5 YEARS!! and who knows me and I didnt want to wait in line for a question. I can't think of treating anyone like that it was unacceptable
I’m glad you made this video because I’m sure LPSCON or even hasbro will see this and maybe do something better next year
Me and my sisters were waiting for like 45 minutes in the line to get some drinks and my sister also nearly fainted 😕 she said she didn't even get to order the lemonade because if she was standing for another minute to say another word she would have collapsed and after we ordered we basically rushed inside and plopped on the floor against the wall.
That was definitely the worst part 😭
Everything else wasn't TOO bad. I can't say the crowdedness wasn't bad it's just I'm used to squeezing past people and I don't mind sitting on the floor 💀
The loudness and staff were a bit stressful though because me and my sisters had the pink card and we didn't know we WEREN'T allowed to go upstairs.
We were just listening to the announcer downstairs and looking at the paper the staff gave us that said all this stuff we thought we were included in, but it was apparently only for the blue card, we went upstairs after the announcer said to go upstairs to do the workshop but when we got there it was already over 🤣
I'm happy I got to say hi to you though Lps honey (even though I technically didn't deserve to sense I didn't pay for the blue card but still- it was a once and a lifetime thing 🤍) I was the girl with really long brown hair and literally just went "are you lps honey?" Then you went "yeah" and I was like "oh hi...🧍♀️" I know you probably don't remember but I'll remember forever how awkward I was 💃💃
Fr though I'm so sorry what happened with someone stealing from you, I'm guessing our meeting must have happened right after someone stole from you because you were looking out of the workshop room seeming a bit upset ):
Wow... I didn't attend, but so much of what I've heard in the past week is just baffling. The lack of considerations for guests especially in comparison to other conventions I've been to was gross enough, but hearing that VIPs also got the short end of the stick & weren't given proper security & treatment? Yeah no this event is one I'd stay away from if they can't even be bothered to give their guests of honor the time of day. I hope everyone who had a negative experience is doing ok (I feel like I'm looking at the LPS community's dashcon from all these posts...)
I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS ONE
this is horrible, though its amazing how they hosted it but there are so many MAJOR flaws in this. im not sure if anyone heard but i saw someone say they won the dragon at a raffle and they had to sneak out due to lack of security and people were trying to take it. as well because the no food policy, my mom has diabetes and needs food to take her meds before. they should check if someone needs the food because i get the littering and crumbs to people but some people actually need food and stuff :(
very early to this video and i wanted to say that this is a really good explanation of everything, though I didn’t go this is a nice explanation to listen to.
Great Video Honey, after all these years and they can'T get it together,the owner needs to fire the "CEO" and get a new one!
The swag bags were advertised as "full of lps"
My husband and I both got cc passes with the expectation that we would be able to go to a couple of the workshops. And each get a bag "full of lps" for the each of us.
After being outside for over half an hour in the sun. (The poor girl behind us got SUPER SUNBURNT waiting in like to enter. She also had a cc pass. When looking back at the advertisement for tickets it says that cc passed would get front line access and not have to wait in a long line. We'll the line went down the street in the sun and we were waiting for also 40 minutes)
When we got into the lobby and they had 3 swag bags left. Even though there was still a large group of people in the early access line. So we only got one bag so maybe the other would go to a kid or something. When we opened it is was 2 lps worth like maybe a dollar each and some candy.
When it came to the workshops. They announced when to sign up. But by the time we got to sign ups all the work shops were full.
We got into ONE workshop at the end of the day.
Which my husband left early cause the schedule said the raffle was suppose to start and we did not want to miss any of the raffle cause we paied alot for raffle tickets.
Also, before general admission even started there was a person who collapsed and was laying on the floor between the vendors and the trading tables. (It appeared The staff was asisting. But could have been someone random person.) But people were crowding this person on the floor almost stepping on them. No one was giving them space. The staff should have cleared the floor and allowed the person space so that medical attention could get through if the person needed it.
We did get 1 water bottle free foe the both of us to share though. Also, there was no staff watching the elevators for overflow the elevator sa
So we paied 164 dollars more for a cc pass instead of Generl to get 1.5 workshops and two $1 lps and a hand full of candy.
Ahh i loved lps con it was soo fun im sad i did not get to see you 😢
LPS sugar diamond also uploaded about this problem
I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS AHHH
Air conditioning and refillable water stations are a must for any event! how are places getting away with this still :(
these are things i fear when going to a convention and i do want to have fun but it just makes me anxious knowing you can get your stuff stolen or suffer from heat stroke since most cons take place during the hot as heck summer time i can just imagine how much worse it would be wearing a fursuit or cosplay in that heat
My fiancé was going to buy us tickets next year as a birthday gift to me. Thank God he did his research first. We will not be attending LPS Con next year.
If I may I like to share my opinion about how the LpsCon can do better. I never went there once I never get the money and I am surely glad I didn't go to this one but I am not into going across the US to the west side where it's more dangerous, not just crime but also the fact the western side goes through a lot of forest fires every summer including Nevada. I would like LpsCon make a change for not only how it's handle but maybe change where it happens. The Eastern side is more green and the only weather problems we get in the Eastern side in summer are storms, mostly rain light or heavy. Plus New York City held something for the G7 Lps release at their Macy's store, I feel they could do an LpsCon in New York for a change. If they can do one Lps thing there they can hold the LpsCon there too plus it would make it easier for people who always wanted to go to LpsCon a chance to without having to buy a plane ticket on top of LpsCon tickets etc. I feel someone in the Lps team or anyone who runs the LpsCon needs to remember not everyone is lucky enough to have the money to go to events like this and should make it fair for everyone and safer so if they switch it to have the event happen in the Eastern side of the US for once, it would make things better for all of us. That's my opinion.
i don’t understand why they thought hosting this in vegas was a good idea!! it’s SO hot here, and no one ever considers venue size when hosting events, that’s why they’re always overcrowded. i’ve been to so many festivals and concerts that charged $16 for water. I wish they had hosted somewhere other than vegas, it’s wayyy too hot and expensive here to be hosting an event targeted towards a young audience.
i’d like to see that a majority of events hosted out here are nothing but quick cash grabs. we’re vegas after all, we’re known for being full of greedy and money hungry people. that ofc doesn’t excuse the horrendous things that went on at this event, but just some food for thought.
I really feel like Lpscon should not come back.
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The swag bags were advertised as "full of lps"
My husband and I both got cc passes with the expectation that we would be able to go to a couple of the workshops. And each get a bag "full of lps" for the each of us.
After being outside for over half an hour in the sun. (The poor girl behind us got SUPER SUNBURNT waiting in like to enter. She also had a cc pass. When looking back at the advertisement for tickets it says that cc passed would get front line access and not have to wait in a long line. We'll the line went down the street in the sun and we were waiting for also 40 minutes)
When we got into the lobby and they had 3 swag bags left. Even though there was still a large group of people in the early access line. So we only got one bag so maybe the other would go to a kid or something. When we opened it is was 2 lps worth like maybe a dollar each and some candy.
When it came to the workshops. They announced when to sign up. But by the time we got to sign ups all the work shops were full.
We got into ONE workshop at the end of the day.
Which my husband left early cause the schedule said the raffle was suppose to start and we did not want to miss any of the raffle cause we paied alot for raffle tickets.
Also, before general admission even started there was a person who collapsed and was laying on the floor between the vendors and the trading tables. (It appeared The staff was asisting. But could have been someone random person.) But people were crowding this person on the floor almost stepping on them. No one was giving them space. The staff should have cleared the floor and allowed the person space so that medical attention could get through if the person needed it.
We did get 1 water bottle free foe the both of us to share though. Also, there was no staff watching the elevators for overflow the elevator sa