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$350 for 2 people for two nights in a cardboard tent
« on: August 23, 2016, 01:38:52 AM »
Tickets for falls festival have gone on sale along with tickets for camping. The camping costs are on top of the regular ticket cost which is $269 per person for the two nights.

https://www.fallsfestival.com/fremantle/tickets/camping/

For $350 you get

Recyclable Cardboard tent
Double foam mattress
Light

For $550
3m x 3m stand up marquee
Airbed – choose queen or 2 x singles with a fitted sheet, quilt cover and Kantha Rug, pillows and cushions.
1 x battery powered lantern
Fairy lights
1 x timber side table
2 x floor mats
A bin


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Re: $350 for 2 people for two nights in a cardboard tent
« Reply #1 on: August 23, 2016, 09:11:48 AM »
Here I thought this was a very clever fund raising initiative for a homeless shelter or a soup kitchen.

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Re: $350 for 2 people for two nights in a cardboard tent
« Reply #2 on: August 23, 2016, 10:02:12 AM »
It's a music festival, being gouged is part of the experience: tickets, accommodations, parking, food, drinks, "service charges", etc. Another part of the experience are the crowds, waiting in line for everything.

As you can probably tell music festivals aren't my thing. Tomorrow I'm headed to the high Sierras for a few days of solo camping and hiking in beautiful wilderness. Campsite cost: $0

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Re: $350 for 2 people for two nights in a cardboard tent
« Reply #3 on: August 23, 2016, 10:31:24 AM »
$350?!  How do I get into the cardboard tent selling business? 

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Re: $350 for 2 people for two nights in a cardboard tent
« Reply #4 on: August 23, 2016, 02:23:59 PM »
I had to google cardboard tents just to see what they look like.

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Re: $350 for 2 people for two nights in a cardboard tent
« Reply #5 on: August 23, 2016, 05:20:19 PM »
Ouch. And also - cardboard tent + rain = ???4

Really - 1 in 4 people just leave their tents behind after camping? Is this true? I've never noticed this to be the case at campgrounds. Maybe music festivals are different (I've never been to one).

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Re: $350 for 2 people for two nights in a cardboard tent
« Reply #6 on: August 24, 2016, 07:32:02 AM »
For that kind of money they better just buy me a cheap fabric tent from Walmart... Or better yet, I'll bring my own. Cardboard tents sound very hot and stuffy.

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Re: $350 for 2 people for two nights in a cardboard tent
« Reply #7 on: August 24, 2016, 10:04:33 AM »
$350?!  How do I get into the cardboard tent selling business?

How well do you sing?