the smelly issue in the merch area was bad - a pair of my shoes seem to be permanently permeated with the smell. I can't help wondering whether sales were down as a result. But as was said earlier, it was a combination of factors that were to blame, and which unfortunately couldn't be resolved in the short term. But the organisers have been made aware of several potential future solutions, so hopefully the smells will soon be only a dim and distant memory...except to me, whenever I put on my ballet pumps.