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Anne Bourget (bourget@netcom.com) wrote:
 But I attended the 
: state fair here in Sacramento one weekday afternoon with coworkers and 
: was perplexed at the goings on in this one building. It was a carnival of 
: all those products you see advertised on obscure television channels at 
: 3:00 a.m. I saw people demonstrating products that I thought only existed 
: in television land. To actually see a Craftmatic bed, Ginzu knife, and 
: all those Popeil Products was amazing. But why are they there? What is 
: the purpose of a state fair anyway? 


Oh, Anne, the exhibit building is my favorite.  I love watching the demos 
of the smokeless grill, and the magic pressure roaster, and the knives.  
It's part of the fair - always has been.  Think about it, for some, this 
would have been the only way to see a lot of new different products 
shown.  Peddlers were infrequent; general stores had limited stock.  A 
fair was a place where one could see the latest, including products.

I get a kick out of the pitches the demonstrators have.  Watch the next 
time you're there.  you'll notice how they eye the crowd.  They're 
looking forsomeone to succomb.  If they get one buying, the others will 
get the fever.  I've even faked them out.  It's an interesting 
interaction.

: Junk seems to be taking over every American event. Junky crafts, junky
: convenience and inconvenience products. 

Oooch.  Ifyou could have seen the tacky crap that was being sold at the 
Lamb Festival!
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Yours,
Susan
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Susan Hattie Steinsapir       hattie@netcom.com        Sacramento, California