I Went To The Office Convention So You Don't Have To 

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Andy Buckley being as nice and understanding as David Wallace is a nice touch. Seems like a good guy!

The fact that there are office conventions are so funny to me- like- it’s supposed to be a very generic show where nothing is that spectacular. Like, you can’t really cosplay any of the characters, there’s nothing new to show off- it’s just really funny

The "The Office" Convention sounds like a large-scale "The Office" episode -- paper plates, not enough pizza, people wandering around in a daze, hoping for the day to end. Very Meta...but I'm sure that wasn't the intent.

this is what I call "being legally robbed". Man... this is absurd! The Office Experience is 100000000000000x better, cheaper and made for fans.

You know, you could probably get exactly the same experience just being hired at an office…

It takes a lot longer to set these kind of things up than most people would think. They gotta plan these things like 2 years in advance to make it a good experience.

As one of the Co-Founders I am proud of what we have accomplished both here and in our first convention last year in NJ. We are learning more and more with each event and plan on getting better for our third event when we launch it. We are very thankful for Rainn Wilson coming to our convention and even though he was ill and that caused him to show up over an hour late and leave much earlier than we anticipated we still overall had a great event. There are a lot of unfair opinions expressed in this video but there are still some lessons we are learning and greatly appreciate the post. I know a lot of people who went to the event and they had a great time just walking around and doing the free events many of which weren’t mentioned in this video (Cherokee Jack’s Hockey, Fundies, Comedy Show, Vendors,etc) I personally didn’t hear of anyone not being able to use the restroom on saturday evening and I myself was in there a few times and never had an issue. Sunday General Admission was not let in Early with the VIP. In my experience when I go to a mixed fandom convention the office cast almost always has the longest lines. We offer the Silver and Gold VIP with the Express Lane Access to help make the lines go faster. If you go to Disney without a lightning pass your experience is vastly different than someone who did. Either way, again. I appreciate the video. Let’s work together for the next convention so you can watch us grow. DM me via instagram if you ever have a question or want an interview. Regards Arnold

Honestly, this is why I prefer smaller cons to the larger more mainstream ones. All the decisions are made by higher up business people without a single thought put into logistics. Plus, you tend to have better experiences at cons that aren't so specific like The Office. At a horror or sci-fi or just generic pop culture con, there's usually enough of a variety of stars that not every single person is there to meet the same celebrity. So it spreads the crowds and lines out a bit.

I was there with my partner on Saturday as general admission and it was crazy. My biggest gripe was them capping the online sales for Rainn meet & greets, saying they were sold out, but still allowing people to pay with cash at the event. I am glad we got a refund for ours, and we avoided the line because we didn't want to miss the other guests we were exited to meet. I agree with pretty much all your thoughts though, it was a very accurate recap of the event

Genuinely one of my favorite things about watching youtubers like Swell go to amateur conventions is the lack of things to do 😅

Paying for an autograph is the lowest of the low. For both sides.

Chris Gethard was on The Office.. he played Dwight’s friend in a couple episodes

Jesus... they really put the "con" in "convention". I would have been livid lol

All of my experiences were influenced by not getting an influencer badge…

The office is certinaly a good show, but to me it's really weird going this hard as a fan over the show in 2023. It's weird to me as well that some of the actors are stuck in time and still have their existence revolve around that show.

"Dwight Schrute, Scranton branch. I just wanted to say that I have been standing in this line all day. And if this line, is any indication of how this company is being run, then we are in BIG trouble!" 😂

Surprised I didn’t see any of you as I was there both days, but I agree with you. It’s crazy because I liked meeting the cast, but looking back, I spent so much and it hurt so bad afterwards. Also the only atms were outside the convention area, I had to run there a few times and they surprisingly let me back in.

Wow. I love the show, but I’d never pay that much for a convention and to meet the cast

bro every time i come back to your channel still in shock that you don’t have at least 1m subscribers yet i cant wait for you to hit 100k !!

What a great made vid!! Good for being honest. Def subbed

The paper plane contest was hiding behind the bingo booth by the panel if you didn’t go back in that corner by the food line you wouldn’t of saw it. I saw a bunch paper everywhere so they did it at one point

1:16 haven’t finished watching but under 3 being free is hilarious. It should be like 10 and under free. If not 12 and under like with Comic-Con. As if a 4 year old cares about the office or can comprehend what they’re even experiencing

Woah, I forgot you're the one who introduced me to Mulverine. Also I see a reboot or spin-off of the office coming sooner or later. Many of the cast just seem like they miss those checks.

I work in an office so I always get the office experience every day 😂

You're nearly at 100k, time to change name to 100k productions soon :P

To be fair, with just about all conventions, you're mostly just paying for the experience of being there and major a few photos. The autographs and merch can all be bought online. The same goes for the panels and Q&As. So, if you're not a hardcore fan, you're wasting your time/money.

I like this as a follow up to the Uncle Stan video. I thought about going but as a casual fan, it didn't make sense for me as much as other shows. Glad I didn't waste my time. But seriously ,Community con would make me crap my pants.

I went to last year's event in NJ. It was fun being with Office fans, but they did an absolutely dreadful job managing lines and waits. Missed half the activities I wanted to do waiting in 2 lines, and ended up not even getting the Oscar autograph I signed up for because he stopped signing. Also virtually no place to sit. Disappointed it seemed they didn't change much for year 2.

Thanks for posting this. So disappointing! Glad I didn’t waste money to attend! For anyone who wants a better experience meeting Rainn Wilson, he’s on a book tour signing now. I’ve met him twice at book signings in the Los Angeles area, once for Soul Pancake and just a couple weeks ago for Soul Boom. He’s on a book signing tour now and very nice and doing signings all over the country! It was $40 for his signature and the book and got to chat with him for a couple minutes and hear him discuss his book. Highly recommended! In theory I’d love to go to an office convention, but a lot of this stuff is deal breakery, especially the no bathrooms at the end of the night! Some people have medical conditions and wouldn’t be able to hold it and that seems really unfair 😞 Hopefully they can do a better and more reasonably priced The Office convention one day and try to use this as a learning experience!

I often see the office cast whenever I go to Fanexpo Dallas, in fact I recorded me asking Rain Wilson about his thoughts on the uk office.

I think I saw you in another video about this convention. Tripped me out,

I had the bronze pass too. The lines to get in were a shit show that sat am. Somehow I only had to wait like 30-45 minutes to see Rainn. He wasn't feeling a hundred percent but he was as personable as he could be and it was amazing meeting him. However the way they handled his tickets to meet him and etc was abhorrent. I was in amazement with how long the line was, it looked like election day tbh. I also met creed, Mr Gratti and Kevin Saturday and met David Wallace and Stanley on Sunday. David Wallace and Mr Gratti were the most personable. I made David crack up at a twss joke. I didn't do much other than wait in lines, and check the vendors and balloons. But you are not wrong, that you get more out of the office experience.

Must See Fest would be neat.

The Hay Place at the convention is using straw. I see no hay. The Hay Place on the show is also using straw. I see no hay there either. Straw is yellowish. It's usually a waste product from wheat. Animals will normally not eat it. Hay is green. It comes from a grass or alfalfa. Horses find it delicious.

Looks like the cast members are cashing in. But it won't be with my cash.

At least rain was trying

The should have had file cabinets full of Angela's cats 🐈😻

So nice of you to meet alton brown

It’s like a Fyre Festival for Office fans.

Was funny to see you point out that Sardar was there with Leslie David Baker. Was he promoting Uncle Stan at all? Or are they just going to pretend that never happened now? Seems like it's been a while since there was an update on that project.

I'm waiting for the office Disney land ride !!

I went to a Seinfeld set experience once in nyc and waited probably seven hours to get in. Back hurt, everything. Will never do again.

In what reality would you think this was going to be a good value?

@15:36 I was in line with you guys!!

9:28 Stanley!

I'm not sure how many of these they've had but the first con or expo usually is a mess like this.

this sounds like literal hell

Why did they not do ticketed meet and greets? I went to Star Wars celebration and all the meet and greets were ticketed

$250-$500 to just essentially grant you early access.🤦 What a scam.

Someone should have brought scones and cider

if michael isn't there I send it back

Sounds....exciting lol

Life is too short, don't wait in lines.

This is nuts I am a fan of the golden girls and wanted to go to the convention in Chicago decided not to go and I was glad I didn’t, this just seems like a mess.

Happy I saw this so I don’t spend money and leave disappointed lol

I went it was so fun!

I went to this and Paul Faust gave me a free gold pass luckily lol

I would never wait in line hours to meet anyone. This doesn't sound like a fun weekend.

I went to Dashcon and this sounded worse. I'd love if someone asked Baker about Uncle Stanley or his Crypto

sounds like walker stalker conventions....

Why was this in chicago out of all places? I mean I live here and I'm confused lol this seems like a Philly thing.

Thanks for this. At one point I'd considered flying over from the UK for this. Really glad I didn't now.

I'll say it for you, it was a money grab. What a disaster

Wow this makes me sad

This just looks like Dwight is trying to make easy money after becoming famous 😂 it really reminded me of his "gym" and his "daycare center". We're onto you Rainn Wilson!

this was not a convention this was a $200 line

Who had the shortest line?

Where was Jim and Pam? Were they not there?

Sounds easier to become an actor, get hired for the Office reboot, and meet the actors rather than navigate this convention!

Wow, I basically got something better than this when Kevin's actor came to my college, hanging out with him and doing shots at a bar for free sounds much better than this Con(vention)

What was that inflatable house in the middle supposed to be? I see hay bails maybe, Schrute Farms? Looks very sad...

Damn that whole convention sounds super expensive and not worth it unless youre a huge The Office fan. Would rather much go to SDCC and have a better experience.

Oh, Rainn.. The old sore throat sorry i can't talk thing. So cliche. And you have to pay him for that privilege? I don't understand fandom.

Honestly, every actor attending letting themselfs being paid 60-140$ for a autograph and a photo lost alot of respect from me now. Especially Rainn Wilson as he has a house tour video here on youtube and the guy is set for life already.

But wait, they're LITHIUM!

I'm so surprised to see that this was such a bust. I contemplated going and I'm very glad I didnt spend the money.

I would only meet the obscure characters, fucking Darrel sister is the best haha, also Moes.

The irony of pay...I mean hay place probably went over their heads.

Wow, thanks for this review! I love the show but paying for each autograph and photo and standing in an hours-long line, with little else to do, does not sound fun. Maybe I’m spoiled by the Beatlefest where all the VIP autographs are free for anyone who buys a ticket to get in and stands in line.

Why the fuck does Leslie David Baker cost $10 more than the rest of the supporting cast? More then David Koechner who is arguably an actual celebrity.

You mean to tell me … Sitting there in front of that microphone telling me there exists an entire convention based around The Office U.S. ? People pay money to go to a 50,000 square foot building, for a single barely mediocre sit com ?

Who the hell doesn’t wait in lines? Lol

Millennials: Boo hoo, I can't afford to buy a house. Also Millennials: Here's $2,000 to get a signed photograph with Todd Packer from the Office!

Had a great time in Chicago, and in Secaucus at the first event. The organizers go out of their way to make this a memorable and positive experience for everyone, but of course there’s some who won’t be happy. If Rainn wasn’t sick and didn’t have other obligations, I have no doubt he’d have stayed for every single person.

I have some people id like to meet, but paying this much and standing around all day...yea, not that important in my life. If the organizers keep making this level of money, hopefully people see it reflected in future cons, if not ..someones definitely pocketing some serious cash. I understand some celebrities charging for autographs, but some of them dont need the money or at the very least charging 10 bucks seems ok when you're already a millionaire.

Rank rick and morty

Ok but who TF is "Sardar"

This is why I'm not fond of conventions.

This sounds so cringey. Side note: I worked on a show at Rainn Wilson’s company (Soul Pancake). Very nice guy.

The photos make it look like a Weight Watchers convention… No wonder you couldn’t get your hands on any food

It's crazy people give away their money like this....

I’m a Huge Office Fan and this being my first convention and not knowing what to expect is probably the reason I was a good convention. ( I was the guy wearing the Kleenex Box’s ) But now that I’m hearing this a-lot of what you'r saying true I for one never got any of the food I was told by the staff that there was no buffet on Sunday,… Luckily the this a great first convention and getting meeting Rain in person was what made this a good one……………except that line.........

everyone hating but honestly its hard af to organize an event, they got a shitload of the cast together (more than any fan-run convention should reasonably be able to do) and at least tried to keep the silly filler content on-theme. of course it wasnt the best event ever and im sure the organizers if given another chance would know what areas to improve on and stuff, but still, gotta give credit where its due.

I like how a guy went to the convention and 1) refused to stand in lines and 2) refused to spend money. Does that guy know what a convention is? He would have been better served wacking it to the Office in the hotel or something. I don't actually understand why any of these people did any of this but that Mulverine guy takes the cake. Complete lack of understanding of the event he paid quite a bit to attend so instead he just sulked. Amazing.

It's like The Office version of Fyre festival lol

Imagine going to this. Imagine spending your time drooling over celebrities

Too much Mulverine in this one for my taste. But I did get introduced to your channel, so that's a plus.

This is a lesson on how NOT to run a convention.

you could have gone to europe if you spent that much money to meet pseudo celebrities.