[charlie49]

Ten dollars seems a bit steep to see vendors display their products and get a free bag of tees. Isn't this like paying admission to enter a mall! I for one, may have strolled through and bought something that caught my eye; the vendors may have sold more product without the admission fee.

Charlie

[JoeC1947]

Originally Posted by charlie49

Ten dollars seems a bit steep to see vendors display their products and get a free bag of tees. Isn't this like paying admission to enter a mall! I for one, may have strolled through and bought something that caught my eye; the vendors may have sold more product without the admission fee.

Charlie

I agree but apparently there are plenty willing to pay the 10 bucks.

[zcaveman]

But you were able to see all of the experts showing off their special golf shots. And someone had to pay the vendors.

[ncr2482]

Originally Posted by zcaveman

But you were able to see all of the experts showing off their special golf shots. And someone had to pay the vendors.

The vendors have to pay to exhibit their products.

[gomoho]

So how were the crowds???

[elevatorman]

They also ask for volunteers to do the parking and gate.

[zcaveman]

Originally Posted by ncr2482

The vendors have to pay to exhibit their products.

Sorry - I meant the exhibitioners.

[Gerald]

personally I am just not going. For free I would have but not for $10.00. Just to look around and see what is at the golf stores. I spend on golf and the clubs and the shoes and etc. If I want lessons I can easily get them. I don't need to see someone doing trick shots.
Venders want to sell if they were smart they would have insisted on no fee. or a ver small charge. I am sure they lost a lot of customers.

[raynan]

Don't think they were at a loss for customers. My husband and friend just got back and it is mobbed. They enjoyed trying all the new and different brands of clubs and had a nice day. Worth the $10.

[crummybuttons]

I totally agree with you on the admission fee. 3 of us went yesterday, $30 and it was like going to the town square festival nights. For my $10 I got 2 golf balls and some tees and a bag to put them in. Poor, very poor.....at least the weather was nice.

Originally Posted by charlie49

Ten dollars seems a bit steep to see vendors display their products and get a free bag of tees. Isn't this like paying admission to enter a mall! I for one, may have strolled through and bought something that caught my eye; the vendors may have sold more product without the admission fee.

Charlie

[Tom Hannon]

A rip off. I will never pay that price again. It should be free. More peoiple would come and more sales made. I am not a happy camper. PS: I am not complaining. It is just the way I feel.

[johnboy]

One breakfast at Bob Evans would have cost more than the $10 admission fee. It's a great opportunity to test clubs that will go more than 30 feet into a net, and try different shafts and lie's. I'd prefer to pay the $10 in entry fee rather that 2 1/2 gallons of gas, that is gone before you know it, and not entertaining.

[Jim 9922]

Charge a fee and you probably get a more "interested" crowd with a higher motivation to buy the products shown. It's one way of restricting the crowd to the more serious buyers and weeding out the lookers and tire kickers.
I assume the purpose of the event is to "show" and sell, not entertain.

[nitehawk]

Originally Posted by Jim 9922

Charge a fee and you probably get a more "interested" crowd with a higher motivation to buy the products shown. It's one way of restricting the crowd to the more serious buyers and weeding out the lookers and tire kickers.
I assume the purpose of the event is to "show" and sell, not entertain.

Nicely said ---- keeps out the ---- "if its free its for me"

[Tom Hannon]

Your thought are logical and make sense. I understand you POV but I still feel the fee was a rip off. If that be the case why not allow the $10 be credited to a purchase. During the show. That method would be fair.