Jun 24, 2005, 05:46
Otherwise known as
"How to lose £500,000 in a week"
What nonsense is this?
Well, our town decided to stage an "arts" festival.
It (the council), organised the event, booked some very expensive acts, and waited......................................
Nothing happened. No-one bought the £25 a time ($50) tickets, to go to an unknown town to see these acts.
So, the council dropped the price to £18.............. Nothing.
They dropped the price to £11.............................. Nothing
They dropped the change totally then, and people took as many tickets as they could, totally free.
Then, some of these same people SOLD their free tickets on Ebay..........................
The townsfolk payed in taxes, of course........................
Anyhow, the results, (for me), were a few odd images. The first of these, "balloon girl" is here:
"How to lose £500,000 in a week"
What nonsense is this?
Well, our town decided to stage an "arts" festival.
It (the council), organised the event, booked some very expensive acts, and waited......................................
Nothing happened. No-one bought the £25 a time ($50) tickets, to go to an unknown town to see these acts.
So, the council dropped the price to £18.............. Nothing.
They dropped the price to £11.............................. Nothing
They dropped the change totally then, and people took as many tickets as they could, totally free.
Then, some of these same people SOLD their free tickets on Ebay..........................
The townsfolk payed in taxes, of course........................
Anyhow, the results, (for me), were a few odd images. The first of these, "balloon girl" is here: