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Inside Berkshire Hathaway's shareholder shopping extravaganza

Business InsiderAug 25, 2024, 17:21 IST

Myles Udland/Business InsiderWhen you come to the Berkshire meeting, there are a few things you just have to do.The Berkshire Hathaway annual meeting is an all-out festival.

Berkshire shareholders come from around the world to see CEO Warren Buffett speak for hours on Saturday morning.

Berkshire owns dozens of businesses - from shoemaker Brooks to See's Candies - and while Buffett is speaking, there is a shopping event in the convention center adjoining the meeting arena.

In 2015, Berkshire's 50th anniversary, the shopping festival ran into a second day, and Business Insider sent reporter Myles Udland to see what the madness was all about. He saw everything from gold-plated vacuum cleaners to something called "cognitive cooking."

Here's what happened: