Price of admission seems a bit steep but our family will still probably check it out. It’s something to do together.

  • The Dark Lord ☑️@lemmy.ca
    link
    fedilink
    English
    arrow-up
    10
    ·
    1 year ago

    I stopped by last year. It took ages to find parking and walk over. When I got there, it was just an empty field with bubble tea food trucks in a circle. The lineups were insane. All of the brands were common in Vancouver, so it didn’t make sense to pay to try tea I can get anywhere. I turned around without entering and I won’t even try this year.

    • crazy@canadian.loon@lemmy.caOP
      link
      fedilink
      English
      arrow-up
      2
      ·
      1 year ago

      Oh good, we didn’t pre-purchase tickets. We live within walking distance so I guess it’s no loss for us to take a walk to the park to check it out and then decide whether we want to go in or keep going to Crystal Mall/Metrotown.

    • Nogami@lemmy.world
      link
      fedilink
      English
      arrow-up
      7
      arrow-down
      16
      ·
      edit-2
      1 year ago

      I walked by it with my wife last year without going in.

      On social media posts, the truck prices didn’t have any sort of discount considering you’re already paying $10 just to get in. Why even bother, just take your $10 and go get a bubble tea instead.

      I might go check it out if there was no cost to get in and prices were cheaper than bricks and mortar stores like food trucks and pop ups are supposed to be.

      It’s like they’ve followed the scam of the night market.

      Pay to get in then pay even more for the same food you can get anywhere easily. It’s nothing special.

      Edit: it was a longer event this year, 2 or 3 evenings? If their admission price was $9 for a 3 day pass I’d try it. But for 1 day not a chance.

      • crazy@canadian.loon@lemmy.caOP
        link
        fedilink
        English
        arrow-up
        2
        ·
        edit-2
        1 year ago

        It’s like they’ve followed the scam of the night market.

        Speaking of night market, can you believe it’s $8 this year??! WTF??

        • Nogami@lemmy.world
          link
          fedilink
          English
          arrow-up
          1
          arrow-down
          11
          ·
          1 year ago

          It’s as if people going don’t know that night markets are all free admission in asia. People would just laugh their asses off and go elsewhere if they had to pay to get in.