[Dr Winston O Boogie jr]

Very disappointing. I brought my wife who is not from this country so I thought I'd take her what I thought would be real American event. There is almost no livestock or agricultural exhibits.
The cost of rides and games is outrageous. I admit that I haven't been to a country fair in a long time but I was shocked to see that it now cost $5.00 to try to throw a ball though a hoop. The next booth was darts or something and it was $10 per chance.
The ride coupons were $1.25 each and most rides were 3-5 coupons. $4 - $6 dollars a ride??? Really?
We did have a bite to eat and we actually threw away about half the food. It was, (and I don't use this term often) "inedible".
I used to go to a county fair back in the 80s when I lived in northern New Hampshire and it was great. Lots of animal and agricultural exhibits reasonable rides, even the games where you knew you were going to lose were reasonable. I remember loving the food. What happened?