ginaf

A friend is has said she is going to send my kids a couple of "Showbags" from the Royal Melbourne Show. What are they, are they an Aussie thing, or am I just completely stuck in the dark ages?

Thanks

Deer Hunter

A bag full of tat for children

moneypenny20

It is the wierdest idea I have come across - to my simple world anyway. They (the shows) have these huge huge marquees/sheds full of stalls selling these bags that are full of either chocolates, toys, crap, rubbish magazines and tell you that you are getting $80 worth of stuff for $10 - wow you think, until you buy the bag and find that half the value is from money off vouchers for stuff you will never want

In fairness, I think they started out as publicity bags for companies and were possibly value for money but now they are a quick way of parents being robbed of their money for the sake of some piece and quiet from the kids

sj oldfield

A bag of crap, that will cost you the earth!!!!

ginaf

Thanks for the answers, I get it now. sounds a bit like the fairgrounds in the U.K where you pay £2 for a child to "win a prize every time" and it is a piece of tat worth 20p.

sj oldfield

You got it!!!

keep ya money in ya pocket!!!

Jaycee1

We went to the Melbourne Show nearly every year and as a child this was the best bit!!
When I was a kid (over 20+years ago ) they were a carrier bag with goodies in. There was competition over choice of cartoonie ones of that moment ie. My little pony, He-Man and confectionary like Cadbury's or Nestle. We would drag parents around to see which had the most chocolate . (no change there then!)
As a child I thought it was absolutely fantastic .
J x

Siren & Brian

Show bags used to be free as they were for companies and the country to show their product to the city folk. But like everything companies saw it a way to make money and now ended up with crap in the bags for rediculous prices.

OzSheila

Quite correct - they used to be called "sample bags"!

Ozzidoc

Oooh I've learned something today.

As a kid, we were always allowed two each year (good old Geelong Show). This was how I first came across mint patties and golden rough.........didnt buy my first of either of these tho until I was well in my 20s, but the subliminal marketing must have worked.

matt-and-jenny

mmmmm, Golden Rough.
j

OzSheila

Bet you don't remember when they were 20c?

Ozzidoc

The choccies or the showbag? Answer is no to both! Showbags: $2.

OzSheila

No meant the Golden Roughs! 20c showbags - not that old (yet)!

Have a look at how expensive they have got nowadays and the selection:

http://royalshow.com.au/showbags.asp?searchMode=2

We'll be broke by the end of the day! :scared:

Ozzidoc

There are sooooo many of them! I see that the 2 buck bag still exists tho, but I bet that it wouldnt keep me chocolate for a week like they did when i was a little un.