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Bird or Prey
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Joined: Tue Mar 14, 2006 7:17 am Posts: 563 Location: Breckenridge
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 Grand Total...
K well i was wondering how much cash did everyone drop on SDCC!...
im talking everything!!!
hotel,travel,toys,hookers,food...the whole bit.
i really want to go next year and i am trying to work it into my budget...
keep in mind i live in the mitten (michigan)
Thanks!
BRD
-Matt
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| Tue Jul 25, 2006 4:42 am |
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Rich
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Joined: Tue Mar 07, 2006 8:46 pm Posts: 11806
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Good idea !!
Yeah how much did this whole trip cost you bastards.
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| Tue Jul 25, 2006 4:52 am |
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Chad Hensley
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Joined: Mon Nov 14, 2005 6:55 pm Posts: 2655 Location: San Diego
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Way too much! ha
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| Tue Jul 25, 2006 5:19 am |
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efp3
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Joined: Sun Nov 06, 2005 11:55 am Posts: 2467 Location: Valley of the Sun
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Close to $4,500! That was for everything
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| Tue Jul 25, 2006 8:17 am |
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Bird or Prey
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Joined: Tue Mar 14, 2006 7:17 am Posts: 563 Location: Breckenridge
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efp3 wrote: Close to $4,500! That was for everything
Hah...Wow...Ha...Man!...Yeah
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| Tue Jul 25, 2006 8:24 am |
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bigstar13
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Joined: Thu Nov 03, 2005 10:28 am Posts: 1513 Location: 1/2 way
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efp3 wrote: Close to $4,500! That was for everything
What is the admission price for SDCC? I guess depending on how deep you roll it can have quiet a range. I unfortunately don't think I will even be able to convince my girlfriend to use our vacation time to go to a comic convention. She very understanding but I think this would be where the line gets drawn.
We hit up Iceland, Germany, France and Switzerland for about $3,000 and that included car rental and decent hotels. Plus a suitcase full of swag. Of course this was before the Euro conversion... I think next year is going to kill us.
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| Tue Jul 25, 2006 8:24 am |
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havingmysay
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i have a good job and i dropped an entire paycheck. i think next year i'll drop two paychecks. luckily i didn't have to spring for a hotel, even though i think a hotel might have been cheaper considering the ridiculous parking prices, especially for lots that were a good 15 blocks away from the convention center.
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| Tue Jul 25, 2006 8:30 am |
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Rich
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Joined: Tue Mar 07, 2006 8:46 pm Posts: 11806
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HOLY SHIT!!!!
I think I rather just fly to JP for that price and actually witness some culture 
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| Tue Jul 25, 2006 8:31 am |
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ionz149
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Joined: Tue Mar 21, 2006 7:38 pm Posts: 387 Location: 619
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i did what you did sunk a whole paycheck...and about 15 bux in quarters at seaport village parking meters...fuck them lots
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| Tue Jul 25, 2006 8:33 am |
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Rich
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what do you guys do that you get paid almost 4 grand in 1 paycheck ???
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| Tue Jul 25, 2006 8:35 am |
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Parka
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Joined: Mon Dec 05, 2005 3:14 pm Posts: 3106 Location: Oop North, UK
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wow!
might be cheaper to pay flipper prices and not go 
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| Tue Jul 25, 2006 8:35 am |
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havingmysay
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LASH wrote: what do you guys do that you get paid almost 4 grand in 1 paycheck ???
1 paycheck for me is definitely way less than 4 g's.
unfortunately. 
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| Tue Jul 25, 2006 8:37 am |
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Rich
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Joined: Tue Mar 07, 2006 8:46 pm Posts: 11806
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I seriouly need to get a good job already ........
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| Tue Jul 25, 2006 8:38 am |
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skylar
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Joined: Tue Nov 29, 2005 11:56 am Posts: 2814 Location: south jersey
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$665 for airfare, hotel, and comic con admission. that means missy paid the same because everything was split.
then I easily spent over $1000 on toys, food, and transportation while I was there.
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| Tue Jul 25, 2006 8:39 am |
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ionz149
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Joined: Tue Mar 21, 2006 7:38 pm Posts: 387 Location: 619
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mine are a lil less than a grand...nuthin like feasting at the bottom of the web design food chain
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| Tue Jul 25, 2006 8:41 am |
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efp3
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Joined: Sun Nov 06, 2005 11:55 am Posts: 2467 Location: Valley of the Sun
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My Hotel was pretty expensive! I droped a grip on toys! Then the dinners, drinks, rental car, passes for two friends, gas in Cal at $3.50 a gal, did I mention the hotel! I also hooked up my mom and my best friends girlfriend with a day spa at the hotel. Last year was much cheaper, I just splurged this year. You could make the trip for much less, I just wanted to make sure my mom and friends had a good time this year! 
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| Tue Jul 25, 2006 8:56 am |
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audiodifficulties
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Joined: Sun Oct 16, 2005 6:51 pm Posts: 3948 Location: a font of negativity
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unless you want to "enjoy" the con
and the whole hand painted pushead items (i wouldve gone for that)
it is cheaper
most of the exclusives from last year were available afterwards.. and even sold out ones weren't super marked up
Parka wrote: wow! might be cheaper to pay flipper prices and not go 
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| Tue Jul 25, 2006 9:31 am |
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missy
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Joined: Thu Dec 15, 2005 2:07 pm Posts: 2725 Location: Philadelphia, PA
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skylar wrote: $665 for airfare, hotel, and comic con admission. that means missy paid the same because everything was split.
then I easily spent over $1000 on toys, food, and transportation while I was there.
what skylar said about the airfare/hotel/etc, but i spent less on toys than him. i probably spent around a grand total, but i didn't do all the math. i also tend to buy cheaper toys than most of you ballers though.
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| Tue Jul 25, 2006 9:43 am |
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straightoutta..LOKASH
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Joined: Sun Oct 16, 2005 11:51 pm Posts: 2120
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As for going to Japan to experience the "culture", what do you think SDCC is ?Its a Pop Culture show!I love JP culture, but this is American Pop Culture at its best.Unless youve been to the Con, I dont think you can judge how much you would or wouldnt spend, the place is huge and its fuckin mezmerizing.It is literally a Nerd/Fanboy/Pop Culture Geeks paradise.
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| Tue Jul 25, 2006 10:34 am |
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devilboy
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Joined: Tue Apr 04, 2006 6:44 pm Posts: 4644 Location: HELL
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travel, food and hotel was on my employer and i dropped about a grand on dollies...mind you about half that was on pushead so i think i was pretty good at selective spending. BOOM! 
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| Tue Jul 25, 2006 12:43 pm |
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Rich
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Joined: Tue Mar 07, 2006 8:46 pm Posts: 11806
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straightoutta..LOKASH wrote: As for going to Japan to experience the "culture", what do you think SDCC is ?Its a Pop Culture show!I love JP culture, but this is American Pop Culture at its best.Unless youve been to the Con, I dont think you can judge how much you would or wouldnt spend, the place is huge and its fuckin mezmerizing.It is literally a Nerd/Fanboy/Pop Culture Geeks paradise.
Your right man your right.... dindnt think of it that way.
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| Tue Jul 25, 2006 2:49 pm |
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jltohru
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Joined: Sun Oct 16, 2005 7:05 pm Posts: 3599 Location: sitting on skwisgaar's lap
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straightoutta..LOKASH wrote: As for going to Japan to experience the "culture", what do you think SDCC is ?Its a Pop Culture show!I love JP culture, but this is American Pop Culture at its best.Unless youve been to the Con, I dont think you can judge how much you would or wouldnt spend, the place is huge and its fuckin mezmerizing.It is literally a Nerd/Fanboy/Pop Culture Geeks paradise.
i heard SDCC is otherwise known as Nerd Prom since its the biggest event for nerds to meet, greet, and still not have sex.
saw a funny vid about it on Yahoo. any confirmation of this?
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| Tue Jul 25, 2006 3:11 pm |
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straightoutta..LOKASH
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Joined: Sun Oct 16, 2005 11:51 pm Posts: 2120
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I dont know, there are alot of pretty people at the con, not just nerds and old dudes.
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| Tue Jul 25, 2006 3:54 pm |
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lurker
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Joined: Thu Dec 08, 2005 8:22 pm Posts: 3696 Location: Pittsburgh, PA
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thats a lot of scratch to go to cali. i couldn't swing that trip and my upcoming trip to japan in late september which i'm thinking will cost me 3 or 4x more than sdcc.
but i'm still jacked that i didn't get any pustoys.
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| Tue Jul 25, 2006 7:40 pm |
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Bird or Prey
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Joined: Tue Mar 14, 2006 7:17 am Posts: 563 Location: Breckenridge
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Dang-
well i shall save and see where i am at in a few months!
BRD
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