DIY Paradise at Maker Faire

no doubt about it, this event sucked!

I enjoy the make blog and have it as one of my daily reads. I'll also occasionally buy a copy of Make Magazine even though I find this micromag to be overpriced. But nothing readied me for the dissapointment of the Maker Faire.

Let's start at the gate. $50 for two people. That is only the start of the insulting prices. Make Mag shows it's deep love for it's community by allowing vendors to charge $7 for hot dogs and $3 for fountain drinks. That kinetic wood model which fetches $5 in retail stores has a pricetag of $40. Second-hand shirts attempt to fetch $60. That's right, a $10 shirt plus a silkscreened bird = $60.

Make Mag thinks it's community is made of idiots. They have no shame.

Any undertaking cost money. I love to build, collect RC or static display aircrafts as well as to fly them when I can. Since I am retired, I have to put limits to what I do. For anything budgeting is the key.

If you know you are going to spend that kind of money, just don't go. I have avoided purchasing from places that charge unreasonably and there is always the internet and local hobby shops to compare prices.

I have managed to collect a good number of aircrafts but I never broke the bank. My grand kids are enjoying them now and I managed to sell some of them. My apartment no longer looks like a hobby shop and I am still enjoying the building part of the hobby...