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That time of year again!
The local boat show starts at noon today and runs through Sunday.
Newspaper says admission fee has jumped to $ 10.00. Is it just me..or does that seem a bit excessive? http://www.masterpromotions.ca/halif...-boat-show.asp |
That time of year again!
Don White wrote: The local boat show starts at noon today and runs through Sunday. Newspaper says admission fee has jumped to $ 10.00. Is it just me..or does that seem a bit excessive? http://www.masterpromotions.ca/halif...-boat-show.asp Don, you forgot to mention that the admission is ten Canadian dollars. :-) Until recently I would have ribbed you about that being only $3.17 US, but with the US dollar on its butt and the economy (in at least the western regions) of so-called "socialist" Canada absolutely roaring along, your loonie might even reach parity soon. You Canadians are pouring across the border to shop for, and (for a change) actually buy a lot of boats from Puget Sound area dealers and brokers. Ten bucks isn't too much for a boat show, IMO. We're paying $8-9 for movie tickets these days, and even so must now sit through 10-15 minutes of commercials in addition to the 10-15 minutes of "previews." A few years ago we had a company try to run Superyacht Shows in the Pacific NW. Admission for two was something like $150. Now that is a high ticket price. The sponsors openly admitted that the high price of admission was designed to keep the "common people" off the multi-million dollar boats. What the sponsors failed to acknowledge is that the customer base that actually qualifies to buy a $5-10mm (or more) boat justifiably expects to be wined and dined by the brokers- not asked to pay an extortionary price to shop for a boat. The show primarily drew people who simply wanted to *appear* qualified to spend that kind of money on a boat and were willing to pay a silly price to do so. The show organization company went broke, and that's just as well. IMO, boating isn't well served by phony or elitist attitudes. Those ten Canadian dollars to get into the show might be your smallest boating related expense of the year. |
That time of year again!
"Don White" wrote in message ... The local boat show starts at noon today and runs through Sunday. Newspaper says admission fee has jumped to $ 10.00. Is it just me..or does that seem a bit excessive? http://www.masterpromotions.ca/halif...-boat-show.asp That works out to about $8.70 USD. Not too bad. Do you have to also pay for parking? |
That time of year again!
JimH wrote:
"Don White" wrote in message ... The local boat show starts at noon today and runs through Sunday. Newspaper says admission fee has jumped to $ 10.00. Is it just me..or does that seem a bit excessive? http://www.masterpromotions.ca/halif...-boat-show.asp That works out to about $8.70 USD. Not too bad. Do you have to also pay for parking? No... parking free, although the overflow area is a bit muddy in this warm spell. |
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Harry Krause wrote:
Don White wrote: The local boat show starts at noon today and runs through Sunday. Newspaper says admission fee has jumped to $ 10.00. Is it just me..or does that seem a bit excessive? http://www.masterpromotions.ca/halif...-boat-show.asp It should be free. It should be free but many of these shows are run by large exhibition companies employing union labor at exorbitant rates. Traffic control, ticket sales, security, etc. are all union controlled. I have attended shows where you would have to literally pay a union electrician $50 to plug in your extension cord. Plug it in yourself and you would be charged the same $50. Simple forklift delivery of your booth materials cost hundreds. Even worse, they would put their hand out looking for a tip while they are on the clock. Pretty sad. |
That time of year again!
"Harry Krause" wrote in message . .. Dan Krueger wrote: Harry Krause wrote: Don White wrote: The local boat show starts at noon today and runs through Sunday. Newspaper says admission fee has jumped to $ 10.00. Is it just me..or does that seem a bit excessive? http://www.masterpromotions.ca/halif...-boat-show.asp It should be free. It should be free but many of these shows are run by large exhibition companies employing union labor at exorbitant rates. Traffic control, ticket sales, security, etc. are all union controlled. I have attended shows where you would have to literally pay a union electrician $50 to plug in your extension cord. Plug it in yourself and you would be charged the same $50. Simple forklift delivery of your booth materials cost hundreds. Even worse, they would put their hand out looking for a tip while they are on the clock. Pretty sad. Poor Dan. He had to pay a contractor who paid his workers a decent wage with benefits. What do *you* do that's worth $50? Dan speaks the truth Harry. That is the way it goes at the International Exposition Center in Cleveland. I am sure other unionized convention centers are the same |
That time of year again!
" JimH" jimh_osudad@yahooDOT comREMOVETHIS wrote in message ... "Harry Krause" wrote in message . .. Dan Krueger wrote: Harry Krause wrote: Don White wrote: The local boat show starts at noon today and runs through Sunday. Newspaper says admission fee has jumped to $ 10.00. Is it just me..or does that seem a bit excessive? http://www.masterpromotions.ca/halif...-boat-show.asp It should be free. It should be free but many of these shows are run by large exhibition companies employing union labor at exorbitant rates. Traffic control, ticket sales, security, etc. are all union controlled. I have attended shows where you would have to literally pay a union electrician $50 to plug in your extension cord. Plug it in yourself and you would be charged the same $50. Simple forklift delivery of your booth materials cost hundreds. Even worse, they would put their hand out looking for a tip while they are on the clock. Pretty sad. Poor Dan. He had to pay a contractor who paid his workers a decent wage with benefits. What do *you* do that's worth $50? Dan speaks the truth Harry. That is the way it goes at the International Exposition Center in Cleveland. I am sure other unionized convention centers are the same BTW: I have all respect for union electricians, plumbers, laborers, masons, ironworkers and equipment operators, especially those working construction. But you have to admit that unions many times (as in the case Dan posted) the same unions take advantage of circumstances. |
That time of year again!
"Harry Krause" wrote in message ... JimH wrote: "Harry Krause" wrote in message . .. Dan Krueger wrote: Harry Krause wrote: Don White wrote: The local boat show starts at noon today and runs through Sunday. Newspaper says admission fee has jumped to $ 10.00. Is it just me..or does that seem a bit excessive? http://www.masterpromotions.ca/halif...-boat-show.asp It should be free. It should be free but many of these shows are run by large exhibition companies employing union labor at exorbitant rates. Traffic control, ticket sales, security, etc. are all union controlled. I have attended shows where you would have to literally pay a union electrician $50 to plug in your extension cord. Plug it in yourself and you would be charged the same $50. Simple forklift delivery of your booth materials cost hundreds. Even worse, they would put their hand out looking for a tip while they are on the clock. Pretty sad. Poor Dan. He had to pay a contractor who paid his workers a decent wage with benefits. What do *you* do that's worth $50? Dan speaks the truth Harry. That is the way it goes at the International Exposition Center in Cleveland. I am sure other unionized convention centers are the same So? You go to a prime convention center, you want work done, you deal with the contractors with whom the convention center has contracted. That's how it is in the real world. He's not talking about "wanting work done". He's talking about getting charged $50 for plugging in your own extension cord. |
That time of year again!
"Harry Krause" wrote in message ... JimH wrote: "Harry Krause" wrote in message . .. Dan Krueger wrote: Harry Krause wrote: Don White wrote: The local boat show starts at noon today and runs through Sunday. Newspaper says admission fee has jumped to $ 10.00. Is it just me..or does that seem a bit excessive? http://www.masterpromotions.ca/halif...-boat-show.asp It should be free. It should be free but many of these shows are run by large exhibition companies employing union labor at exorbitant rates. Traffic control, ticket sales, security, etc. are all union controlled. I have attended shows where you would have to literally pay a union electrician $50 to plug in your extension cord. Plug it in yourself and you would be charged the same $50. Simple forklift delivery of your booth materials cost hundreds. Even worse, they would put their hand out looking for a tip while they are on the clock. Pretty sad. Poor Dan. He had to pay a contractor who paid his workers a decent wage with benefits. What do *you* do that's worth $50? Dan speaks the truth Harry. That is the way it goes at the International Exposition Center in Cleveland. I am sure other unionized convention centers are the same So? You go to a prime convention center, you want work done, you deal with the contractors with whom the convention center has contracted. That's how it is in the real world. No, that is how some unions chose to make it in the real world. Wonder why jobs are going overseas? |
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