So today the PNE opened up for the remaining of the summer. For those who don’t know, it is a fair. Since it is the opening day today, anyone who went to the fair before 12pm would get a free admission as the fair normally costs money. Now for this fair you essentially get hand stamps on your way out so that you can re-enter again as a paid person.

It was interesting as so many people attended before twelve who simply went in and then out to get the stamp. My guess is that they would go back later in the evening sometime. I actually know a lot of people that do that every year too and guess what? They never actually end up attending later on in the day.

I guess it is like one of those having to take advantage of it otherwise you feel dumb situations. I just walked around today though and for the most part everything seems similar. For me, since it was free I didn’t really have to worry too much about staying for too long as opposed to if I paid for it. I’m probably going to end up going back and paying a ticket near the end of the fair ironically.

For blog updates subscribe to our RSS feed.

There is an event today at the PNE area here called the Taste of The City where various vendors rented a booth to allow people to sample their food or beverages in hopes to encourage them to visit their restaurants. The admission was free but you had to purchase these tickets where you could buy 10 for $5 or 20 for $10. Each sample portion or say large drink would require X amount of tickets with most of them being two from what I saw.

I couldn’t but to help notice how so many people were actually comparing the value of the food to determine what they would use their tickets on. Some of the portions were pretty small for certain vendors and they were asking for six tickets such as for this small slice of duck meat. Of course, people would be debating if it was worth it or not by comparing how each ticket was essentially worth 50 cent each and comparing that to trying to buy something similar with plain money.

Kind of defeats the purpose of the atmosphere I guess where the whole point is to worry less about money. At the same time, I guess it is like say buying Disneyworld money and spending it. I remember the last time I was there the prices for items in comparison to buying it normally outside of that place was astronomically high. I guess it’s one of those you want to have fun but at the same time don’t want to simply throw money way.

For blog updates subscribe to our RSS feed.