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Anthrocon crazyness
13 years ago
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Now I have seen er read everything. Anthrocon did a fundraiser giving a for profit bussiness man twenty one thousand dollars. Why? Because he had put a welcome anthrocon sign out side his sandwhich shop? Im at a loss as I ate at that shop last year and it was nothing special. It looks so shabby I would of never went in the door if not for having a groupon.
Picture a place that once might of been a subway shop years ago and you will be able to picture what the place looks like. I had liked the bacon maple donuts till I learned they bought the donuts and simply added bacon to them.
Besides the donuts who my friends ate most of (lol) I only sampled a foot long roast beef sandwhich at that shop. It was during the lunch rush so everything was fresh in part because the staff where opening food packages as fast as they could. But really the food is not worthy of the endless praise the Anthrocon PR group is going on about.
I think the true claim to fame is the rather lacking choice of cheap places to eat near the convention center. Some furries think nothing of spending a hundred dollars for a sketch yet act horrified at the idea of spending twenty dollars for a nice meal that will keep them full for the day.
Me I simply bought a dozen bagels and snacked on them between breakfast and dinner, one dozen lasted me five days.
Picture a place that once might of been a subway shop years ago and you will be able to picture what the place looks like. I had liked the bacon maple donuts till I learned they bought the donuts and simply added bacon to them.
Besides the donuts who my friends ate most of (lol) I only sampled a foot long roast beef sandwhich at that shop. It was during the lunch rush so everything was fresh in part because the staff where opening food packages as fast as they could. But really the food is not worthy of the endless praise the Anthrocon PR group is going on about.
I think the true claim to fame is the rather lacking choice of cheap places to eat near the convention center. Some furries think nothing of spending a hundred dollars for a sketch yet act horrified at the idea of spending twenty dollars for a nice meal that will keep them full for the day.
Me I simply bought a dozen bagels and snacked on them between breakfast and dinner, one dozen lasted me five days.
And thay did give us a discount with out a groupon ( mostly I think it was we where in suits) and I think the prices where in line of those of most Sub sanwitch places and its better than that spero? shop across the street from the WESTIN next to the Quicke mart.
The Sub place at the Penn was good even tho the resturant in the penn wouldn't serve someone with a tail!
Fernando rolled out the welcome mat to Anthrocon attendees the first time the con was held in Pittsburgh. He was the only restauranteur that actually went out f his way to make the furries feel at home. The other restaurants in the area were very wary about the furry crowd.
The second year he had t-shirts printed with his name but he changed the name to FURnandos and renamed all his menu items especially for the con attendees. Each year he has stepped up to be there for Antrhocon See the entire story here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ez3uoOpDveM
The point I was trying to make is I dont feel donations should go to anyone except nonprofits.
Second point there are so many things that money would be better spent on...making the convention better....a sandwhich social for the conventioners, better prizes for the talent show to help get real talent on the stage....
Are furries able to think for themselves or is the all powerful group thought simply too over whelming?