Maybe my sense of value is off but theme park pricing premiums are ridiculous. I had cousins from Germany visit, and my family wanted to show them around. Since I've never been there before, I decided to tag along when they went to Sea World.
As I sat down to watch the trainers make seals do amusing stunts for my entertainment, the lady below me wanted to buy some coke from the beverage vendor, who was parading around like he had peanuts at a baseball game.
"Can I get a coke?" the lady asked.
"Sorry, we only have Pepsi."
"That's fine, how much?"
"Ten dollars."
Ten dollars.
Ten dollars!
For Pepsi!
What kind of nonsense was this?
She didn't even blink when she pulled out a twenty to pay for it. I suppose she was mostly paying for the cup, a cheap purple plastic bauble with a crazy green straw. She wanted a matching set, and asked the vendor if she could get a purple straw to replace the green one she had.
Honestly, the color of the straw should be the least of your concerns lady, you just got ripped off. But if you're paying ten dollars for that junk, you might as well have it the way you want it--all purple.
Guess there's just something about seals--or arctic creatures for that matter--that make us want to drink cola. Stay frosty, my friend.
