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  1. RedEnchilada (notice the lack of a space) RedEnchilada (notice the lack of a space)

    I'm starting to really get sick of all the first-year pony conventions that charge $50-60 for the weekend. BFF was $20 last year and only going up to $40 this year, the anime con I'm attending next weekend is $40, and EFNW (one of the big pony conventions) is $40 in its second year with a big guest lineup.

    Saturday, 29-Jun-13 18:57:02 UTC from web
    1. Sam daphnes nohansen hyrule Sam daphnes nohansen hyrule

      @redenchilada they want ALL THE MONEYS

      Saturday, 29-Jun-13 19:00:06 UTC from web
    2. RedEnchilada (notice the lack of a space) RedEnchilada (notice the lack of a space)

      @sprite I just feel like $60 is a ridiculous price for a convention about a specific fandom. Bronycon can get away with it because they've been going for years and have a huge lineup, but all the first-year cons charging that much is just silly.

      Saturday, 29-Jun-13 19:00:08 UTC from web
      1. Gherkin ☑️ Gherkin ☑️

        @redenchilada BotCon attendance is $365 for Transformers Collector's Club members. That is, if you want five of the exclusive toys.

        Saturday, 29-Jun-13 19:02:35 UTC from web
        1. Cerulean Lulamoon-Spark Cerulean Lulamoon-Spark

          @thelastgherkin If you put a dollar aside every day from now, you'll be able to afford to go the next one.

          Saturday, 29-Jun-13 19:04:01 UTC from web
          1. Gherkin ☑️ Gherkin ☑️

            @ceruleanspark I'm not a club member, and that doesn't begin to include planes and other transport. :/ That's why I'm dragging you to Auto Assembly in Birmingham next year instead.

            Saturday, 29-Jun-13 19:05:52 UTC from web
            1. rotation rotation

              @thelastgherkin Are you going to the MG plant?

              Saturday, 29-Jun-13 19:15:21 UTC from web
        2. RedEnchilada (notice the lack of a space) RedEnchilada (notice the lack of a space)

          @thelastgherkin Well, that's officially-sanctioned (according to what I read on the site) and also has exclusive collector's toys. I'm just saying.

          Saturday, 29-Jun-13 19:07:14 UTC from web
          1. Gherkin ☑️ Gherkin ☑️

            @redenchilada I'm saying that our convention is better than any horse convention out there

            Saturday, 29-Jun-13 19:09:12 UTC from web
            1. RedEnchilada (notice the lack of a space) RedEnchilada (notice the lack of a space)

              @thelastgherkin Maybe.

              Saturday, 29-Jun-13 19:11:08 UTC from web
      2. Griffin Griffin

        @redenchilada Not sure how thw Uk compares. # is £90 / $130 but it is the only one, and I think the UK is probaly more expensive. We dont get many guests though.

        Saturday, 29-Jun-13 19:05:25 UTC from web
        1. RedEnchilada (notice the lack of a space) RedEnchilada (notice the lack of a space)

          @vcgriffin Cheesus. I thought that one worked out to just $60.

          Saturday, 29-Jun-13 19:08:24 UTC from web
        2. rotation rotation

          @vcgriffin Isn't it about twice as expensive as it was last year?

          Saturday, 29-Jun-13 19:17:18 UTC from web
          1. Griffin Griffin

            @rotation nearly. Last year was £50. There is an extra event this year. A concert on the friday (£15). And we are getting show and comunity guests this year (De-lance and Cindy Morrow) (Tombstone, ect).

            Saturday, 29-Jun-13 19:21:04 UTC from web
            1. rotation rotation

              @vcgriffin Do you think it's worth it?

              Saturday, 29-Jun-13 19:25:45 UTC from web
              1. Griffin Griffin

                @rotation I do. I'm not aquanted with how much concert tickets cost, but I do think the price is reasonable. They are probaly charging the top end though. (I think they are in a too large/ expensive venue though)

                Saturday, 29-Jun-13 19:36:17 UTC from web
                1. rotation rotation

                  @vcgriffin For cheap seats at concerts: Fleetwood Mac £45, M-People £25, Peter Gabriel £30. In terms of venue size, you always need to over-estimate your attendance. Sometimes by an order of magnitude.

                  Saturday, 29-Jun-13 19:44:31 UTC from web
                  1. Griffin Griffin

                    @rotation Hmm. I work it out as long as I am paying less for my ticket than I am for my accomadation, I think Its a good deal. As for the venue, it just looks huge (from the photos) I get about having extra capacity.

                    Saturday, 29-Jun-13 19:49:00 UTC from web
                  2. Griffin Griffin

                    @rotation I just dont have anything to compare it to really. Only ever been to events at the NEC and ALCON (wich is hosted at my old uni) and the only festival I went to I kinda hellped run. *shrugs*

                    Saturday, 29-Jun-13 19:50:10 UTC from web
              2. Griffin Griffin

                @rotation I would probaly pay more to go though. It was really fun last year. And we are getting a raft of comunity guests this year. (allthough I am not bothered about that and will probal just get relly nervous)

                Saturday, 29-Jun-13 19:39:46 UTC from web
    3. RedEnchilada (notice the lack of a space) RedEnchilada (notice the lack of a space)

      @sprite Unicon had other problems that caused it to sink.

      Saturday, 29-Jun-13 19:01:32 UTC from web
    4. Matt Matt

      @widget He's talking about for the weekend, not just one day.

      Saturday, 29-Jun-13 19:05:07 UTC from web
    5. RedEnchilada (notice the lack of a space) RedEnchilada (notice the lack of a space)

      @widget I'm talking about weekend preregistration prices, though.

      Saturday, 29-Jun-13 19:06:10 UTC from web
    6. RedEnchilada (notice the lack of a space) RedEnchilada (notice the lack of a space)

      @widget Well, they have people like DeLancie, right? That makes $60 or whatever their prereg rates are make a bit more sense. The first-year cons generally don't have those kinds of guests. Smaller-name VAs, maybe. But no DeLancie or Tara.

      Saturday, 29-Jun-13 19:10:32 UTC from web
    7. RedEnchilada (notice the lack of a space) RedEnchilada (notice the lack of a space)

      @widget True. BFF was good because it was $20 for a two-day con. (They also didn't have any show guests so I wouldn't expect cons that have them to be that cheap, but still)

      Saturday, 29-Jun-13 19:14:34 UTC from web
    8. Scribus Scribus

      @redenchilada I'm just getting sick of first-year pony cons.

      Saturday, 29-Jun-13 19:15:14 UTC from MuSTArDroid
      1. RedEnchilada (notice the lack of a space) RedEnchilada (notice the lack of a space)

        @scribus They won't stop until there's one in every state. (Except Wyoming. Nobody cares about that state.)

        Saturday, 29-Jun-13 19:16:52 UTC from web
        1. Scribus Scribus

          @redenchilada Maybe if there were some kind of human population...

          Saturday, 29-Jun-13 19:21:46 UTC from MuSTArDroid
          1. Femboy sam sulek Femboy sam sulek

            @scribus wuts a huhmaHn 6_9 uber derp

            Saturday, 29-Jun-13 19:23:04 UTC from web