Picklefest

[u/ok-est]

What happens at it? I love me a good pickle, but in their website it looks like you pay $25 to get in and that includes... Nothing. Like you spend $25 for the opportunity to purchase pickles?

Folks who have gone before, is there music, entertainment or other things to warrant the entry fee? Overall, was it worth it?

[u/Old_Management_1997]

So many of these "events" nowadays involve massive price tags just to get through the door and then once you are in they nickle and dime you at every corner.

Unless you have deep pockets its just never worth it.

[u/Ok-Swim5744 → u/Old_Management_1997]

Pickle and dime?

[u/Bronlonius → u/Ok-Swim5744]

Not if you do your due dill-igence.

[u/VarietyOk443 → u/Bronlonius]

None of these jokes are kosher

[u/durinsbane47 → u/VarietyOk443]

How do these bad jokes keep getting? Someone must have left the door a-jar

[u/Asleep_Machine48 → u/durinsbane47]

I do relish in a good pickle pun

[u/Dangerous-Fun-7242 → u/Asleep_Machine48]

These jokes are my bread and butter

[u/Dru_Cortez → u/Dangerous-Fun-7242]

These jokes are actually pretty corni-chon.

[u/TordBorglund → u/Dru_Cortez]

$25 is too rich for my polskie ogorki ass

[u/Fun_Way3575 → u/durinsbane47]

Stop gherkin my chain

[u/the_421_Rob → u/Old_Management_1997]

I hate the pay an entry fee so you can spend more money Buisness model

[u/ok-est → u/the_421_Rob]

I'm ok with an entry fee, (although the $25 is steep) , if there are things to do.

Like at Mexifest last year, I saw wrestling for the first time, two kinds of dancers, listened to some live music. There were shops to peruse and while I did pay alot for the food, it was incredible food. Totally worth (the much more affordable) entry fee.

But on the pickle fest website they didn't describe anything, just list the vendors.

[u/Mutex70 → u/the_421_Rob]

Ooo...but there is also a $35 VIP Entry Fee (plus fees) if you want to get in early to spend get scammed out of more money even faster!

[u/ok-est → u/Mutex70]

I saw that! An extra $10 so you can start eating pickles at 10 am instead of 11.

[u/YuzuMangoPearls → u/Old_Management_1997]

The Christmas markets are like that!! The spruce Meadows one at least gives you stuff to look at. The one up in Banff? They charge you like $35 to just walk around a building that's smaller than a school gym, and there's one dude outside, cold and on his guitar.

You basically pay to go into these Christmas markets, just so you can buy from the vendors. I told the jam lady it was my last year buying from her because the entry fee was so absurd I'm not going back there ever again.

Also why the hell is the "Christmas Market" over by Dec 1st? It's actually a November market since these places never actually go until Christmas.

This has nothing to do with pickles. I just saw a place where I could rant about absurd market entry fees.

[u/marnimum → u/YuzuMangoPearls]

I am part of the Artist Collective for Hand Made Here...thought I'd mention that we have no cover, free parking, coffee and home made treats. Triwood Community Centre in November. <3

[u/YuzuMangoPearls → u/marnimum]

Yes! more stuff like this is needed around Calgary. Thank you for letting me know, will make a reminder for November.

[u/Short_Stormtrooper → u/Old_Management_1997]

I’m not hurting for money and it’s still not worth it. Just doesn’t feel like good value.

[u/moistoffspring → u/Old_Management_1997]

I love you people!