TV star opens New Forest show (From Daily Echo)

Great to see an annual event FINALLY go ahead in Hampshire.
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The New Forest show is an fantastic event.

if your going to go by train make sure you pack your own food due to high prices on board !

eg- cheese ploughmans £3-50
can of coke 90p
giant cooker -£1-20
crisps - 80p
coffee/tea £1-20 up
A fool and his money...............
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* classic I mean cookie !

kissmya%% wrote:
if your going to go by train make sure you pack your own food due to high prices on board ! eg- cheese ploughmans £3-50 can of coke 90p giant cooker -£1-20 crisps - 80p coffee/tea £1-20 up A fool and his money............... .

Sorry is that expensive? Not sure where you buy your lunch but it must be terrible if you think £3.50 is expensive for a sandwich.
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Also I would like to think if your going to the new forest show you'd be buying lunch from the lovely produce available at the show and not on the train! Common sense surely?

kissmya%% wrote:
* classic I mean cookie !

A fool and his cookie??

The price of food in there is a complete ripoff. And there is no justification for there prices that they charge.

espanuel wrote:
The price of food in there is a complete ripoff. And there is no justification for there prices that they charge.

very true indeed

dopplershift wrote:

kissmya%% wrote:
if your going to go by train make sure you pack your own food due to high prices on board ! eg- cheese ploughmans £3-50 can of coke 90p giant cooker -£1-20 crisps - 80p coffee/tea £1-20 up A fool and his money............... .

Sorry is that expensive? Not sure where you buy your lunch but it must be terrible if you think £3.50 is expensive for a sandwich.
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Also I would like to think if your going to the new forest show you'd be buying lunch from the lovely produce available at the show and not on the train! Common sense surely?

I do half agree , sorry the sandwhich was £3-90 The price of a budget hot meal not a great meal , However the co-op opp train station and asda you can get the same sandwhich for £2-50 and not kept on a food trolley all day going up and down the train train track .

Georgem wrote:

kissmya%% wrote:
* classic I mean cookie !

A fool and his cookie??

very true :)

come and get your hots dogs ! £6-98 !!

I have just got back from the show with m husband, have just spent £38 on tickets for the privledge of walking round a market, and being stopped by all sorts of sellers to try their chairs, beds, dog food, creams. If you are are going take your own food and drink dont line the pockets of these rip of merchants, £1.80 for a small bottle of water, £6 a sandwich. First visit there will never go back.

acs1973 wrote:
I have just got back from the show with m husband, have just spent £38 on tickets for the privledge of walking round a market, and being stopped by all sorts of sellers to try their chairs, beds, dog food, creams. If you are are going take your own food and drink dont line the pockets of these rip of merchants, £1.80 for a small bottle of water, £6 a sandwich. First visit there will never go back.

There go ! The proof of the pudding or sandwich ............

Thanks for your feeback

acs1973 wrote:
I have just got back from the show with m husband, have just spent £38 on tickets for the privledge of walking round a market, and being stopped by all sorts of sellers to try their chairs, beds, dog food, creams. If you are are going take your own food and drink dont line the pockets of these rip of merchants, £1.80 for a small bottle of water, £6 a sandwich. First visit there will never go back.

Do not take this show on face value. The bulk of the stalls, food or otherwise come from outside the area, some travelling hundreds of miles to cream money off the tourists. For 30 years we owned a shop in Lyndhurst and used to dread this week as we were virtually made to shut down through the traffic chaos caused by the show. When we attempted to put a display at the show, so that we could cover our local inflated business rates, we were repeatedly informed that it was not possible as people book their spaces year after year. When you see hot dog vans passing your shop window, en route to the show from Southend on Sea then you know that, except the entertainment, it is just yet another money machine, albeit with a posher ''front''.

solo1 wrote:

acs1973 wrote:
I have just got back from the show with m husband, have just spent £38 on tickets for the privledge of walking round a market, and being stopped by all sorts of sellers to try their chairs, beds, dog food, creams. If you are are going take your own food and drink dont line the pockets of these rip of merchants, £1.80 for a small bottle of water, £6 a sandwich. First visit there will never go back.

Do not take this show on face value. The bulk of the stalls, food or otherwise come from outside the area, some travelling hundreds of miles to cream money off the tourists. For 30 years we owned a shop in Lyndhurst and used to dread this week as we were virtually made to shut down through the traffic chaos caused by the show. When we attempted to put a display at the show, so that we could cover our local inflated business rates, we were repeatedly informed that it was not possible as people book their spaces year after year. When you see hot dog vans passing your shop window, en route to the show from Southend on Sea then you know that, except the entertainment, it is just yet another money machine, albeit with a posher ''front''.

I still cannot get over the fact that I have wasted near on £40 on the tickets. The organisers need to go and take a look at The Royal Show near Coventry and see how its done, that does get you back to country life, cattle, gardening etc. The show rings are also so small you cant get near them so we couldnt see any of that. I really hope more people complain

acs1973 wrote:

solo1 wrote:

acs1973 wrote:
I have just got back from the show with m husband, have just spent £38 on tickets for the privledge of walking round a market, and being stopped by all sorts of sellers to try their chairs, beds, dog food, creams. If you are are going take your own food and drink dont line the pockets of these rip of merchants, £1.80 for a small bottle of water, £6 a sandwich. First visit there will never go back.

Do not take this show on face value. The bulk of the stalls, food or otherwise come from outside the area, some travelling hundreds of miles to cream money off the tourists. For 30 years we owned a shop in Lyndhurst and used to dread this week as we were virtually made to shut down through the traffic chaos caused by the show. When we attempted to put a display at the show, so that we could cover our local inflated business rates, we were repeatedly informed that it was not possible as people book their spaces year after year. When you see hot dog vans passing your shop window, en route to the show from Southend on Sea then you know that, except the entertainment, it is just yet another money machine, albeit with a posher ''front''.

I still cannot get over the fact that I have wasted near on £40 on the tickets. The organisers need to go and take a look at The Royal Show near Coventry and see how its done, that does get you back to country life, cattle, gardening etc. The show rings are also so small you cant get near them so we couldnt see any of that. I really hope more people complain

Yes well I hope its a lesson learnt , I must admit that is very dear , when i first looked at your post I thought that was for a family .

Remember buy food before travel to save more money

kissmya%% wrote:

acs1973 wrote:

solo1 wrote:

acs1973 wrote:
I have just got back from the show with m husband, have just spent £38 on tickets for the privledge of walking round a market, and being stopped by all sorts of sellers to try their chairs, beds, dog food, creams. If you are are going take your own food and drink dont line the pockets of these rip of merchants, £1.80 for a small bottle of water, £6 a sandwich. First visit there will never go back.

Do not take this show on face value. The bulk of the stalls, food or otherwise come from outside the area, some travelling hundreds of miles to cream money off the tourists. For 30 years we owned a shop in Lyndhurst and used to dread this week as we were virtually made to shut down through the traffic chaos caused by the show. When we attempted to put a display at the show, so that we could cover our local inflated business rates, we were repeatedly informed that it was not possible as people book their spaces year after year. When you see hot dog vans passing your shop window, en route to the show from Southend on Sea then you know that, except the entertainment, it is just yet another money machine, albeit with a posher ''front''.

I still cannot get over the fact that I have wasted near on £40 on the tickets. The organisers need to go and take a look at The Royal Show near Coventry and see how its done, that does get you back to country life, cattle, gardening etc. The show rings are also so small you cant get near them so we couldnt see any of that. I really hope more people complain

Yes well I hope its a lesson learnt , I must admit that is very dear , when i first looked at your post I thought that was for a family .

Remember buy food before travel to save more money

went once a couple of years ago, I quite agree with you, never again. I complained with my feet and have vowed never to go back again.

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