The Lancaster County Fair kicks off tomorrow and runs through August 14. That's right, it's a ten day event. I can't quite wrap my head around that. Back in my day the county fair lasted, what, three or four days? And it barely filled up that much time.
Admission is free but -- get this -- you have to go to a U-Stop to get tickets. How remarkably stupid. I've heard the claim that requiring tickets to the event helps them track attendance. That's absurd since anybody can pick up any number of tickets and yet never actually go to the fair. If a person dares to show up without a ticket will they actually be turned away? For what it's worth, last year The Wilsons went to the fair without tickets in hand and nobody seemed to care. For that matter, there was nobody to give the tickets to even if we had them. I don't know if the same will hold true this year.
Robbie had a great time at the fair last year and we barely dropped any cash. Now that we have three boys in the house the fair will no doubt be a less-than-relaxing experience, but it ought to be a good time and a great opportunity for the boys to burn off some energy. Perhaps we will see you out there.
Addendum: I just checked the schedule of events. I'm surprised there's no model train exhibit this year. Booooo!
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The required U-Stop trip has to do with a sponsorship deal with U-Stop. Don’t know that for sure but that is usually the reason for those sorts of things.
I’m sure you’re right. I just wish they’d find a less obnoxious way of going about this.
I see nothing obnoxious about it. A fair costs money to run. If U-Stop is willing to fork over some money to pay for it they should get a little something out of it. They are not requiring you to buy anything, just stop by their store and they hope you buy something.
Plus, just think how hard it would be to have someone at the door, actually counting actual people that actually enter the doors to get an actual head count.
If only they made some affordable hand-held device that you could click with your thumb and it would keep count for you. That would be something.
But we need U-Stop. What would we do without Ed, the U-Stop handyman?
Come on in and buy something! Two gallons of local Praireland Dairy milk, just five bucks!!
Thanks for the info Ed! We love Prarieland Dairy milk! Is this at all U-Stop locations? I’ll be in today to get two gallons!
Their website implies the 2/$5 applies at all locations.
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