/cgl/ - Cosplay & EGL

[Anonymous No.6610491]

What's the biggest wastes of money that you can think of at a con?

>Anything related to the "artists" alley
>Paying to meet a anime voice actor

[Anonymous No.6610496]

>Just about anything sold by Yaya Han
>Yaoi/yuri/hentai paddles
>Furry tails
>Pockey and ramune... shit weeaboos cream themselves for
>Those shitty artist alley keychains that fall apart after a few days

[Anonymous No.6610524]

>overpriced and overhyped weaboo snacks that you can get cheap at an asian market

I've grown out of buying buttons and laminated paper keychains from AA, but I guess it really depends on the button...

[Anonymous No.6610531]

>>6610491
>Anything related to the "artists" alley

except some of my best shit has come from there?

dealers hall is just overpriced naruto plushies and the same damn felt hats everytime, and the pocky/ramune/hi chew for $$$ and there isn't anything in there that you can't get online

[Kihoru No.6610532]

Necomimis. That is all.

[Anonymous No.6610535]

>the food vendors inside the convention center
how is this not the top offender

[Anonymous No.6610566]

-fleece or felt hats
-bootleg plushies
-yaoi/yuri paddles
-bootleg music CDs
-bootleg figurines
-shitty art with the same characters in the same generic poses. Art with passion put into it which is just there because it's popular and people will buy it.
-most buttons, especially shit like "I <3 Yaoi" or "I Lost the Game".
-Japanese snacks/drinks
-most plushies in Artists' Alley
-most Japanese doujinshi (not the stuff in the Artist's Alley). Unless they're huge, by some reowned circle/artist, or really rare, they ain't worth the $25-$40 people throw away on them.
-cat ears/bells/tails if not for the purpose of necessity for a cosplay
-shitty costumes made of bad materials

[Anonymous No.6610567]

>>6610566
Same poster here. Fuck the typo. I meant art WITHOUT passion put into it.

[Anonymous No.6610570]

>>6610566
>Those people with Yaoi and "I Lost The Game" buttons on their anime satchels

[Anonymous No.6610576]

DVD's. Only cause they're horribly overpriced.

>>6610566
I usually see the fleece hats go from $25-35 and I don't understand why people spend the money the on them. They're not flattering or cute at all. Especially when people put pins all over them ugh.

[Anonymous No.6610578]

DVD's. Only cause they're horribly overpriced.

>>6610566
I usually see the fleece hats go from $25-35 and I don't understand why people spend the money on them. They're not flattering or cute at all (especially when people put pins all over them ugh).

[Anonymous No.6610582]

>>6610535
THIS

[Anonymous No.6610618]

I've seen some cool shit in the AA, but I will agree that most of it's crap, especially since the conventions in my area are banning fanart. Why the fuck would I go to an anime convention to buy original crap?

[Anonymous No.6610643]

>>6610618
Wat.

[Anonymous No.6610649]

>>6610535
>>6610582
Thirded

[Anonymous No.6610697]

>>6610618
Yeah, I don't get banning fan art, either. Or, the thing where they go 'fan art is ok so long as it doesn't look the same as the artist's art.' Wait, so it's okay to draw a character so long as it doesn't look like the character? Great idea, yeah, no.

[Anonymous No.6610712]

Paying for autographs.
I don't really understand the obsession with getting someone to write all over your merch, but paying for it just seems to be the height of lunacy.

[Anonymous No.6610715]

>>6610712
if it's a band/singer you really like or someone you look up to it can be worth its weight in gold

[Anonymous No.6610727]

>>6610697
Except the normal wrists usually doesn't draw the highest quality pics. Remember, they have to draw the guy 100 times a week along with other bullshit.

[Anonymous No.6610733]

>Paying to meet a anime voice actor

Ugh, I have a friend that's really into Supernatural, and pretty much all you do at those conventions is pay hundreds of dollars to spend ten seconds having an awkward conversation with D-list celebrities. I tried to explain to her how much fun free shit there usually is at other nerd cons and she was not having it.

[Anonymous No.6610737]

buying pocky at a con when you can get that shit at walmart

[Anonymous No.6610756]

Buying DVDs at the con, and then spending the rest of the con watching them in your hotel room.
Because let's spend a fuckload on a hotel/con badge just to watch MORE anime

[50s Housewife !WIFE3.6R9k No.6610793]

Food from the convention center
Nekomimis
Artist Alley shit unless it's some holy grail of fan art
Autographs (no one will buy your dub voice actor's autograph on eBay, losers)
VIP passes
Most concert tickets since musical guests tend to be shit
Con shirts
Damn near anything else the con or dealer's hall is trying to peddle

[Anonymous No.6610800]

>>6610793
>Most concert tickets since musical guests tend to be shit
What cons have you actually paying for the concert?
Maybe it's the fact that the cons I go to, they usually book really unknown artists, so they're just glad for the publicity.
Those buttons are really fucking stupid, if they're more than, like, fifty cents. I have some friends that like getting them, though, since they're usually, like, ten for five dollars.

[Anonymous No.6610807]

I generally don't buy from the artist alley.
>prints
I can just google and print what I like for free.
>keychains
>plushie hats
>buttons
Are generally a no for me. It also irks me when they try to shout at you to come look at their stuff. I don't avoid the AA but I never find anything worth buying.

>pocky
>ramune
>masquerade masks

[50s Housewife !WIFE3.6R9k No.6610808]

>>6610800
I think PMX was selling Miku tickets this past year, but I didn't care enough to follow up on it since the line was mostly sweaty dudes that made me feel uncomfortable. Someone later told me that they started letting people in for free since the tickets were some ridiculous price and no one was buying them. Again, didn't follow up on that and it may have been pulled right out of their ass.

[Anonymous No.6610860]

>>6610566
Dem fleece hats.
I was looking at a fleece hat and realized that with 1/4 yard of fabric, I could slap a felt cutie mark or other con-accepted symbol on it and sell that <$2 piece of fleece I sewed in 5 minutes for $25. Damn it's like taking candy from a baby.
ALSO, Food. I bring my own, but at the last con I went to, I watched someone chomp down 2 boxes of Pocky and a few of those noisy soft drinks in one sitting. Then again, I'm very cheap, maybe this stuff only bothers me.

[Kihoru No.6610861]

>>6610800
The only one I can think of off the top of my head is AX. Then again, you also have to pay just to watch the masquerade. Which is bullshit.

[Anonymous No.6610864]

The guys that buy their con passes to watch the hentai viewings. I remember when everyone threw a fit over it being canceled at A-Kon and they were going 'well now I have no reason to buy a pass' and I can't believe they were going to pay to watch porn.

[Anonymous No.6610870]

>>6610531
I get a lot of my Lolita jewelry and accessories from Artist Alley. I love Artist alley! It's probably my favorite place to spend money at a convention.

Though some AA stuff is really crappy, like shrinky dinks / laminated keychains... etc. Probably because I make mine on printed acrylic and unless they were a good friend, I wouldn't bother with them.

[Anonymous No.6610904]

American anime merchandise. You can buy that stuff at FYE, Amazon, etc. cheaper than a con. In the dealer's room, stick to the Japanese merch. Actually some merch in general. As long as it's cheaper than whatever you spend on the merch + shipping online, it's a better deal. OR if it's limited edition or isn't being made anymore.

But seriously, who goes to a con and buys the same stuff you can get in a store here?!

Also, kimono. Those people price gouge. I always make a point to tell the people what my price point is, and some guy showed me a lovely orange kimono within my budget that I was pretty ready to buy on the spot. But then he freaking changed his mind and said, 'Oh this is really too nice to sell for $X." So I walked away and didn't give him my business. Stick to Ichiroya, way better deal and selection. They try and tell you, "Oh you can't buy online, what if the colors don't match!" to get you to buy their kimono and their obi. But at the end of the day we're all just Westerners walking around in traditional Japanese clothes.

[Anonymous No.6610940]

>>6610807
and this is why artists know cosplayers don't buy shit. "I can just google and print what I like for free."

[Anonymous No.6610966]

AAfag here planning on having my own table at Katsucon.

Artist alleys are really great if you look past all the really generic shit. It's really great if you, well, like art. I usually try to keep an eye out for interesting styles, compositions, and unique takes on the generic fanart you see everywhere. To be honest, I really love when an artist has their original art for sale too, because what if I love their style but don't give a shit about any of the fanart they draw?

Although, they're of course not the best place for art appreciators for like I said, the generic shit you see at every table. Small Press Expo is a really great indie-comics based expo that's essentially a giant artist alley, but with 100% more quality.

I don't know, I like art a lot?

Self-sage since this a thread for complaints and not defending.

[Anonymous No.6611227]

>>6610491
Agreed. Also dealers room stuff.

[Anonymous No.6611232]

Anything food related will be overpriced as hell. And doujinshi. Don't get me started on doujinshi. Paying $20 for something that clearly says 400円 on the cover? Yeah, not on my watch.

[Militsiya Officer Boris !!pP78TjSIAmJ No.6611249]

>>6610904
I gotta agree with you about the American merch. I love to use cons as a way of buying figures and DVD's I missed out on, as well as art books. It kinda seems like a bit of a waste of money to buy something you can buy anywhere but for three times as much.

If you makes you happy then go for it, but meh.

[Anonymous No.6611303]

>>6610531
>There isn't anything in there that you can't get online

I've actually found a decent chunk of out of print manga at anime conventions that cost a ridiculous amount more online. You can occasionally find some pretty good deals on manga and art books at conventions. Although with the latter I got a ton for 3/4 off at a Japanese bookstore's booth because they were going out of business. Manga though, manga's usually a good buy at cons.

[Anonymous No.6611331]

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[Anonymous No.6611339]

>>6610578
I don't understand this crazy mark up either, but I have a feeling it's because they might not have a huge stock if they're handmade and they mark them up so the whole stock lasts 3-4 days.

Even with labor, those hats are DIRT cheap to make. I priced it out once for myself with a pretty generous profit and it still wasn't that.

[Anonymous No.6611344]

>What's the biggest wastes of money that you can think of at a con?
>Going to the con at all

[Anonymous No.6611348]

>>6610904
Kimono vendors are hit and miss. Some price gouge, bad, but there's some I've found that are really good about it - there's this one chick that shows up to Ichibancon every year that lives in japan and pretty much comes to the one con to unload stock, and she's an honest vendor and a lovely person.

You have to take into account that shipping from japan, if they're buying from the japanese sellers, is going to run between twenty-forty dollars for something that weight. That said, people who sell freaking graduation ko-furisode for like a hundred fifty bucks and try to act like its a good deal? Those people are assholes.

[Anonymous No.6611361]

>>6610733
Television actors are still better than paying for VAs. Zim and Gir's VAs charge at a lot of cons, if I am not paying $35 to get an autograph from some actor from a movie/show I like, I am not paying a VA 35$ because I liked their voice.

[Anonymous No.6611442]

>>6610756
Yeah, I don't get it when I'm reading through a con-experiences thread and there's people going, "I spent the whole weekend in my hotel room playing games and watching anime. XD"
Nah, you're a loser and terrible with money.

[Anonymous No.6611446]

>>6610940
Maybe they should draw something worth buying instead of your flavor of the month bullshit.

[The Warden !!TdjiLcSZ3ta No.6611449]

>prints
>those annoying fleece hats
>costumes
that shit is much cheaper online and probably better quality
>Japanese snacks like pocky
>Necomimi ears
Like you're ever going to wear them again
>kimono
>steampunk goggles
>large plushies, smaller ones are alright

I actually spend very little money on con merchandise, but I am a fiend for buttons and keychains. They're my guilty pleasure. Might glance at the figurines this year just to get an idea of what ones I want.

[Anonymous No.6611453]

>>6610807
>shout at you to come look at their stuff
Not really thread-related, but I hate this as well.

>cosplaying [thing]
>"HEY! I DREW YOUR CHARACTER! 8D"
>"Oh.. okay..."
>try to walk away
>walk by that table again later
>"HEY [thing]!!"
>walk faster

[Anonymous No.6611463]

>>6611331
I didn't know she was for sale.

[Anonymous No.6611474]

>>6611463
If only...

[Anonymous No.6611482]

>>6611449
>Kimono
THIS. The dealer that always selling kimono at Ohayocon scalps everything. She buys all the pieces for very little on places like ebay and sells them to ignorant weebs for much more.
You can seriously get a kimono for a couple of cents on ebay. It's not going to be cute or new, but it's the same things they're trying to charge you +$30

[Anonymous No.6611529]

Foreign snacks

>>6610535
>>6610582
I'm inclined to agree but sometimes the group just wants something to eat and would rather spend a few extra pounds on something near the con center than get a train out into the city center and walk around looking for something

[Anonymous No.6611534]

Yeah, I didn't really see anything I liked at the last AA I went to. Me and my sis did compile a list of things we wouldn't have minded paying for though:
>tablet/laptop skins/covers, whatever you call them
>iphone cases
>wallets
>mugs
>dividers and folders for the younger set
>powder compacts (look up Stratton and Kigu)
>playing cards
>fridge magnets

Some characters have nice, wearable jewelry/accessories. I would buy Bayonetta's earrings or J'eann's glasses, for example.

[Anonymous No.6611537]

>>6611482
of course, shipping is costing them twenty dollars for those kimono.

Not denying that a lot of kimono vendors scalp bad. But still, you have to account for shipping

[Anonymous No.6611583]

>>6611534
A good chunk of those require materials that most AA vendors wouldn't have, unfortunately.
If they put a little more effort into their products rather than "PENCIL SKETCHES AND FELT PLUSHIES X3" it'd be possible.

[Anonymous No.6611594]

"Lolita fashion" vendors in the dealers room. No thanks, i am not paying $140 for that tacky as fuck bodyline dress. And then there is always someone who will attend the tea party on sunday with said overpriced tacky dress, wearing sneakers or sandals and a cosplay wig

[Anonymous No.6611628]

>>6610966
I personally like buying prints.
I'm going to Katsu too! What's your booth?

[Anonymous No.6611627]

>>6610618
Well, making money off fanart is technically illegal (fanart itself is not). It makes sense that some conventions wouldn't want to risk getting tangled in that mess if any company decides that they don't like it.

[Anonymous No.6611694]

>>6611453
Fucking this, this is why I don't make eye contact AT ALL in AA because inevitably they'll think meeting eyes means they can give you their seller spiel and tell you alll the prices and oh look at this and this print I have--!

If you want people to buy from you- don't.do.this.

[Anonymous No.6611735]

>>6611694
I never say a word at my AA table, people just push money at me and tell me what they want. I only talk to them if they talk first

[Anonymous No.6611742]

To be honest? Food. Most of the conventions I've been to have way over-priced, shitty food. I'd rather go outside of the venue for something that's both better tasting and not as poorly priced, but it's not always an option. Second to that, pretty much anything in the vendors' halls. You can always find those things cheaper online. It's just that sometimes, it's worth avoiding the hassle to just buy it in person.

[Anonymous No.6611764]

>Any sort of snacks (pocky, yan yan) unless they're really cheap or rare
>buttons
>keychains
>original manga/books
Once at Acen, some guy kept harassing me and my friends trying to get us to buy his book. I can't remember if it was a regular book, a comic or manga, but I'm not going to spend $10 on your book. If you have to beg me to buy it, it's probably not worth it, and since you're being so rude I definitely don't want it anymore
>Certain amigurumi
There's no way I'm paying $30 for a tiny knitted Squirtle.
>Corsets/lingerie/rave gear
>Those custom MLP plushes
I saw MLP plushes at Target for $6 I don't understand why 30 year old neckbeards spend $100 on them.

[Chy !AuqiOtdA2E No.6611772]

I know Metrocon makes you buy glowsticks for their "rave" from them, unless you can smuggle them past security.
Also, cyberfalls/fluffies/any other rave shit that is sold for ridiculous prices. I think the "con merch" is really stupid too, at least from anime cons. Like the "official convention shirts" and all that bullshit.

>>6610733
>implying meeting Jensen, Misha, or Jared isn't worth spending money

[Anonymous No.6611911]

>>6611583
all of those have much higher material outlays too. prints are just paper so they can get those cheaply enough but all the "good" stuff costs more to make and then you have to price it more too.

[Anonymous No.6611943]

>>6611764
The custom plushies are a lot more accurate, have a lot more care made into them, and do not have stringy shit "hair".

>and are fuckable

[Anonymous No.6611990]

>>6610578
Well it's not like I can find a copy of Bean Bandit under $200. At ikkicon they had it for $45 I think it was. That is a fucking steal.

[Anonymous No.6612259]

[Anonymous No.6612269]

So... What kind of stuff DO you guys think is worthwhile?
I've only been to a couple small cons and haven't seen anything worth buying, but I don't really know what the bigger ones offer.

[Anonymous No.6612277]

>>6612259
oh Alice, I love you

[Anonymous No.6612280]

>>6612269
Stuff that's hard to find online and I just happen to see it there.

[Anonymous No.6612286]

>>6611764
Accuracy. Those ones at Targt exist for kids to play ponies with. Bronies buy them as collectibles, basically, so they want something show accurate.

[Anonymous No.6612295]

>>6612269
The exact same shit as the little cons x100. Except for a few quality booths peppered throughout.

[Anonymous No.6612302]

>>6612286
Those target ponies are scary ugly, I bought my niece the Twilight Sparkle and she cried. She refuses to believe it's the same pony.

[Anonymous No.6612327]

>>6612269
Nothing. I bring my own food, I see no point in buying art, hats, figurines, or trinkets. I watch or read all my anime & manga on my computer.

[Anonymous No.6612339]

I wouldn't buy anything honestly

[Anonymous No.6612346]

>>6612302
JFC that's precious.

[Anonymous No.6612365]

>walking through AA
>PONIES PONIES HOMESTUCK HOMESTUCK MEMES MEMES LOKI LOKI
>find a single picture I want, haggle the person down to half price
>"decide" not to get it, artist panics and goes even cheaper
>walk away happy as they contemplate their life of selling their work for the price of soda can

Once you become a master of convention prices and spending, you feel like a god. No overpriced items, no pointless spending.

Oh and the biggest waste are those Jap card games you see in vendor halls.

[Anonymous No.6612374]

>>6612365
I like you.

>Oh and the biggest waste are those Jap card games you see in vendor halls.
I've never seen those. Least I don't think I have...

[Anonymous No.6612389]

I love buying stuff from the artist's alley. Some people have real talent, and their stuff is unique. I get why people say it's overpriced, but you just have to look around until you find a good deal. I always find a gem or two.

The biggest waste of money to me is probably the food at the con (which I never buy) and some stuff in the dealer's hall that's overpriced like the Japanese snacks.

[Anonymous No.6612402]

>>6612374
The card games are "Big in japan!!!" and "might be released in the US!!!!" so weebs/losers eat it up and buy a card game where they can't even read the rules or cards.

[Anonymous No.6612406]

>>6612402
Ahhh cool, thanks. I probably did see them then and just filtered them out while aimlessly wandering the vendor areas.

[Anonymous No.6612421]

>>6611943
gross
autism detected
gtfo

[Anonymous No.6612420]

>>6612402
I have a feeling your talking about weiss schwarz by bushiroad. What you probably don't know is that the fans are just asking for official US translated cards besides the Madoka deck and the Fate/Stay deck. There is already an almost complete download inserts that you can place into card sleeves to play the game if you can't read Japanese, same with the rules. There all able to download.

The traditional gaming community is huge, but rather sticks to itself.

[Anonymous No.6612448]

>>6611446
Demanding high quality =/= Acting like everything is free

Guess which one sounds reasonable and which one makes you sound like a cunt?

[Anonymous No.6612457]

>>6610535
There has ever only been one food vendor I've ever liked at a con. And last time I was at that con they were no longer allowed to be there due to some hotel rules about food.

I cant remember the name for the life of me (neco pan I think? Something like that) and they made delicious cup cakes at Kumoricon for a few years in quirky flavors (like ramune, which was actually pretty good)

[Anonymous No.6612473]

Artist alley isn't so bad, just remember that Sturgeon's Law is always applied. I'm very selective of what art I want to buy so I don't regret it later.

On-topic.
>Anything pornographic.
There's a reason why people just pirate porn on their computers, nobody wants to be caught dead with porn, printed or what have you. Especially those big love pillows.

>>6610618
Well...if you like the art would you have cared if it was original or not? But I understand the gripe especially since, most of the time, the copyright holders don't give a shit as long as you don't make too much money out of it (except maybe the obligatory Disney)

[Anonymous No.6612484]

>>6612448
Did I demand high quality? No. Don't stuff. in words I didn't mention, illiterate cunt. I asked for something worth buying.
Provide it, ill buy it. But if its all the same generic bullshit flavor of the month- why would I want it? Its reasonable not to buy something that isn't worth my while.

[Anonymous No.6612531]

>>6612484
Still irrelevant regarding the quote, kettle. Had nothing to do with whether or not if they were selling flavor-of-the-month shit.

[Anonymous No.6612535]

>>6611735
Not even for non-sales related banter?

[Anonymous No.6612539]

>>6610535
Why stop there? Using the on-site ATM machines are not worth the ridiculous fees. Someone please tell me I wasn't seeing things when those things charge $14 per use.

[Anonymous No.6612551]

>>6612539
wot

[Anonymous No.6612564]

>>6610535
>that feel when you go across the street to a 7-Eleven and the con or the place it's held at can't do shit

[Anonymous No.6612570]

>>6612564
Oh God, I love when that happens. And the resurtants around the conspace are filled as many cosplayers as normies.
Between lack of food and water, I usually drop 5-10 lbs over the course of a con weekend. (Usually eat 3-4k calories a day to maintain weight.)

[Anonymous No.6612571]

>>6612570
Someone told me that at SacAnime there's a Subway that's right across from the convention center that is usually closed on Sunday but was open the last day of con (which was a Sunday) because they knew they would make a huge profit

[Anonymous No.6612578]

>>6612571
Yeah, I could see them making bank. I'd be surprised if they didn't extend hours if they were that close to the con.
Food for congoers, easy money for them all weekend long.
Sakuracon, definitely stuffing my face all weekend so I don't feel so bad by the end. Just need to figure out where all the food places are beforehand.

[Anonymous No.6612579]

>>6612539

[Anonymous No.6612591]

>>6612578
>Pikes Place Market
That's all you need to know

[Anonymous No.6612594]

>>6612591
>Searches
>Less then 1/2 a mile for con center for Sakuracon and ECCC.
Sold!

[Anonymous No.6612598]

>>6612594
It's the best seafood you will ever eat, EVER

[Anonymous No.6612610]

>>6610904
>American anime merchandise
This, the dealers room at an ANIME con should not have so much Angry Birds/Minecraft/etc stuff
>>6611764
Holy shit was it an overly-generic lesbian graphic novel? A couple years some guy did the same thing to me, would not shut up. It was like 3 years ago? Typical desperate starving writer/creeper guy.

[Anonymous No.6612630]

>>6612539

[Anonymous No.6612637]

Does anyone ever dump money into these little bastards? I personally love the little mystery collectable items. Especially when they're MH related. Otherwise, I think cheap shit (ie: shitty little handmade keychains, earrings, random clothing) amongst the AA and dealer's room are among the biggest wastes of money.

[Anonymous No.6612640]

>>6612637
Always....weakness

[Anonymous No.6612642]

>>6612637
I nearly shit myself when I saw a Revoltech Rathalos at Youmacon. Picked it up even though I was planning on not actually buying anything. I'm not hot on mystery stuff, though.

There really isn't a lot that I've seen at cons that's worth what they want. Stuff like prints and posters and etc just doesn't appeal at all, even for reasonable prices.

[Anonymous No.6612645]

>>6612642
I'd love to come upon one of those Rathalos figures this summer. How much it run you?

[Anonymous No.6612657]

>>6612637
I do too, it always makes me happy to see those MH boxes.
Heck on ebay the only sellers sell them for like $30 each anyway, not like there's better options than $6-8 a pop.

[Anonymous No.6612661]

>>6611943
Faggot.

[Anonymous No.6612662]

>>6612642
!!!! how much I've been seraching forever!

[Anonymous No.6612692]

>>6610535
I always bring a big case of ramen (or microwavable meals, if there's a microwave. and milk and cereal if there's a fridge). I also bring a hot pot, they're about $10 and they heat up water within a minute or two. You can also cook in them apparently.

[Anonymous No.6612891]

>>6612645
>>6612662
$55. Very reasonable for such a nice Revoltech, the coloring detail is delightful. He's gonna hang out on the shelf with my gunpla.

Polite sage.

[Anonymous No.6613699]

>>6612531
I still said nothing about high quality and nice of you to still disregaurd the rest of my post.
so what're you even complaining about? Mad because I don't like much of what's in the AA?

[Anonymous No.6613705]

>>6613699
*disregard

[panda !Mb/O9jayX2 No.6613711]

>>6610535

>katsucon maid cafe beef yakitori
>$18.00
>two chopsticks with paper thin slices of beef on it (nothing else, no rice, nothing)

That was my first time eating con food a while ago. Never again

[Anonymous No.6613716]

>>6612269
Shit that you don't see everywhere.

There was a guy at a con one year who made aluminum foil figurines for $5. I bought one, and I still have it.

A friend and I plan on buying those alpaca-plushies because we're not really sure where to get good-quality ones without paying a fuckton for shipping.

That's about it. Everything else I spend is on food.

[Anonymous No.6613722]

>>6612535
I would if they didn't try to sell me things anyway.
Maybe I just paranoid, but all the artists I've talked to in the AA seem to try to befriend me to guilt-trip me into buying something.

[Anonymous No.6613724]

>>6612637
I bought a K-On one once and it's shit.
But I also bought a TokiDoki unicorn and I love it.

So I'm a bit skittish.

[Anonymous No.6613745]

The offensive hikes in the prices of Ramune and Pocky

[Anonymous No.6615053]

>>6613699
It has nothing to do with whether or not you like anything from the AA because there's always bound to be shit or something you have no interest in.
It has to do with the "Why do I have to pay something when I can get it free online" mentality. I just plain hate those cunts. Don't want to pay for a print? fine. But don't act like you're "rocking da boat".

[Anonymous No.6615055]

>>6612637
Let's just say I suspect that I may have a gambling problem...

[Tim No.6615065]

>>6611694
Okay, but to be fair, AA vendors have to still advertise a little bit. It's a market, there is competition, they need to make money, and to be frank, some con goers are just retarded as shit sometimes and won't know that you're selling stuff at your table unless you tell them (even if you have prices up). Obviously calling out over the table is obnoxious and no one wants that, but mentioning that you're selling stuff shouldn't be seen as completely pushy either. Artists are at the con for a very different reason from most congoers, so their behavior and interactions will be a little different as well.

[Anonymous No.6615134]

>paying to meet VAs/let them sign your stuff
I can understand if it's an actor but Voice Actor... Really? And paying to let them sign your merch is even more stupid

[Anonymous No.6615649]

>>6615053
When did I give the impression that I was doing that? Its just logical to me. I think you're being overly sensitive about it or reading way too much into it.
Sage for arguing for like..two days.

[Cas !awN63bWuK6 No.6615678]

>>6613745
especially since you can buy pocky in bulk at costco now. it's better to just bring it with you.