Fair Day

Yesterday was our annual trip to the Franklin County Fair, http://www.fcas.com/.  We had a great time.  Fairs are not a good environment for saving money or for spending less than retail price but they are a lot of fun.   We make an annual event of going to the fair with my parents and my sister and her family.  Generous parents certainly help a lot with keeping the costs down!  

There are still a couple of things that can be done to avoid retail costs.  

Food:  We brought CapriSun pouches and snacks in with us.  We ate peanut butter and jelly sandwiches on the way to the fair so we wouldn't be hungry when we got there.  

Tickets:  Tickets were purchased in advance which saved $3 per ticket.  An adult ticket was purchased for our 10 year old daughter since the $3 discount was less expensive than buying a child's ticket and childrens' tickets were not available for pre-buy.  

Rides:  We didn't want to spring for ride wrist bands for the midway.  Had we done so there was a $3 off coupon available on the fair website.  We did buy tickets in bulk, which made them 25 cents less per ticket and saved us $5 off full retail cost.  I haven't yet figured out the best way to track the costs saved when money gifts or trades, such as yesterday's tires, are involved.