Just got back from the first night of the carnival, and it’s living up to the hype. At this grand event, it’s possible to see Dover’s worst: underage drinking, underage smoking, mullets, and socially intolerant t-shirts. However, at the same time, it’s a reunion of friends; that’s why I love it.
Something small did tick me off though. Often, at carnival events like these, attendees have a choice to either purchase tickets or a wristband. A certain number of tickets are used to ride specific rides, or a fifteen dollar wristband lets a person ride unlimited times. For heavy-volume riders like me, it’s a ‘great’ deal. Obviously, I was interested in finding out what days the wristbands are available, and thus inquired with the ticket booth. I asked what nights the wristbands are available, and a benign-looking lady told me Wednesday night only.
I reiterated, asking if she was sure that it was Wednesday night only. She gave me the same answer as before, highly confident. Unfortunately, that was a blatant lie; they’re doing wristbands on both Wednesday and Thursday nights. She expected me to jump on this ‘one time’ opportunity, and spring for a wristband. I didn’t, and held off until later that night. Personally, I don’t care how much money they want to make. Don’t lie to your costumers, it’s bad policy.
Later this week I’ll have some photos up from the carnival and an adventure I went on earlier this week…
Hmm, this ‘adventure’ sounds intriguing.
But usually carnies are the height of customer service!!!