think about this before you buy a ticket to ANY fetish ball

How do you spend your money on your kink entertainment experience?
Do you spend it going to big events like balls?
If so do these facts make you want to attend certain events?
Does it support your community - meaning do the producers and/or promoters interact with your community on a regular basis? Do they donate space, time and coverage to information from the local groups or do they just use the members for free labor without thanks?
Does it support any charities you believe in? Or all the profits just for themselves?
Does it treat you like a welcomed guest or just promise you stuff included in your ticket price that is NEVER what they said?
Does it show real fetish related stuff or just do show ponies [and not in the cool PonyPlay way]?
Do the other attendees come from local groups or is it just a bunch of lookie loos and the soley Stand and Model crowd?
Does it have a "pretty people" contest where the same folks from the same crowd win every time?
What does it give you for the price?
Do you like loud music and uninformed guests who would take your photo at any moment?
Does the event charge their vendors but provide them nothing -- not even a drink -- in return?
WHY DO PEOPLE STILL PAY FOR CRAP?
Because I know a series of events in Houston that do ALL of that and yet sooooooooo many people support them.
IT SICKENS ME.
M