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r/Wellthatsucks • u/mattloaf666 • 10h ago
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Is it? Tents cost money.
Seems insanely wasteful, both environmentally and fiscally.
888 u/NoForever3645 9h ago Let’s be honest, festival goers aren’t exactly known for being fiscally or environmentally responsible. 68 u/After-Barracuda-9689 8h ago I used to go to festivals in the early 2000s and never experienced anything like this. Maybe it was the festivals I was attending, but everyone packed their stuff out. I’m sure there were some thing left behind, but nothing like this scale. 2 u/StinkyWeezle 5h ago You couldn't pick up a new tent for 10% of the ticket price back then.
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Let’s be honest, festival goers aren’t exactly known for being fiscally or environmentally responsible.
68 u/After-Barracuda-9689 8h ago I used to go to festivals in the early 2000s and never experienced anything like this. Maybe it was the festivals I was attending, but everyone packed their stuff out. I’m sure there were some thing left behind, but nothing like this scale. 2 u/StinkyWeezle 5h ago You couldn't pick up a new tent for 10% of the ticket price back then.
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I used to go to festivals in the early 2000s and never experienced anything like this. Maybe it was the festivals I was attending, but everyone packed their stuff out. I’m sure there were some thing left behind, but nothing like this scale.
2 u/StinkyWeezle 5h ago You couldn't pick up a new tent for 10% of the ticket price back then.
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You couldn't pick up a new tent for 10% of the ticket price back then.
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u/aardvarkbjones 9h ago
Is it? Tents cost money.
Seems insanely wasteful, both environmentally and fiscally.