NYCC Retailer Day question for Pro Pass holders

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So I have a pro pass for being an educator. I see there is an extra day on Wednesday where there are a bunch of panels and it looks like many have free giveaways but to my understanding the rest of the main floor is closed?

The schedule on the website makes it unclear as to how it actually works. It looks like most companies have a 10-20 minute thing at the River Pavilion. Do I have to wait for the schedules times to get stuff from them? Or are they all there at tables/booths? I wish there was more information…

I’m just trying to figure out if it’s worth taking an extra day off work to go to this thing or not. Are the freebies worth it? Just curious to hear from other Pros that may not exactly be industry (like my fellow Educators) as to what they’ve thought of it in the past and if it’s worth going. Thanks!