How do you navigate an exhibition floor without being bombarded by spam emails from sales reps for months afterward?

The golden life hack from Reddit users is data separation. For ticket registration and badge scanning at exhibitor booths, use a dedicated throwaway email address and a virtual phone number. If you're genuinely interested in a product, just take the provider's business card and reach out yourself—that way, you keep control of your own inbox.

Before the event, set up an email alias (e.g., via an alias service) and, if needed, a virtual phone number specifically for trade show purposes—you can simply deactivate them once the event is over. You can politely decline badge scans at booths; no one is forcing you to be scanned. Additionally, GDPR applies within the EU: you can request information about or the deletion of your data at any time and opt out of marketing emails. This ensures that you stay in control of your inbox—not the sales team.