It seems like everyday there is like a five hour line up for people to collect these Olympic oriented coins. Basically, they cost about $30 for a pack which is worth only about $2. The funny thing is too that it isn’t even a limited edition or anything as the coins have been in circulation
I have been around this event for the last couple of days where people can get a lot of custom made material from various Olympic sites such as passes and mock athlete badges. The thing is most of the items you can get for free and therefore there are very long line ups where it
Today I saw a lady that was using her two kids to try and get stuff for free. Essentially, she kept going up to everyone in this event saying how she has two girls that would love have certain items and therefore wanted it for free. She actually lined up for events where you normally
Yesterday was kind of funny here in terms of special occasions and people’s spending habits. First of all, it was February 14th which meant Valentine’s Day. As well, it was Chinese new years. On top of that we have all of the Olympic festivities going on. Funny thing was I think a lot of people
So obviously everywhere is getting busier here because of the Olympic events. There are a ton of different celebration sites where people can watch the games on a big screen too. You talk about markups. At these types of events. Take a look at the prices for just some simple drinks that ou could easily
If there is one thing I can definitely say which is eating up a lot of the money of tourists it’s from all these generic items that are being sold around Olympic venues. As a result, a lot of people think they are buying limited collectibles of sort and are paying big dollars for it.