Sydney Royal Easter Show next month
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Sydney Royal Easter Show next month

The Easter Show is coming next month from 9th until 22nd of April.

There's the deal, if you want to save a few dollars, you can pre-purchase the show tickets online and save 10% (or 15% for family tickets). The deal is available until 25th March.
Now, there's the catch, unless you are exactly sure the date you will be there (and you happen to know the weather), there's an expensive postage and handling fee of $5.90. Take an example of two adult tickets for Laurent and I, the full price ticket is $32 (including public transport) each. The online pre-purchase price would be $28.80 each. Two of those tickets plus the postage and handling ($5.90) would end up $63.50. A net saving of 50 cents compared to simply buying CityRail, or Australia Post.

Of course, if you happen to know the exact date you will be there, and you know the sky will be good to you, you can get save the postage and handling fee. In above case, the saving would be $6.40 cents.

The second most important part of the Easter Show is without a doubt the Carnival. If you are young like Don, you can get the xtreme ride tickets with 25% off discount. That is $75 for $100 worth of Carnival Coupon Voucher. I don't think Laurent and I will play that much this year. (To Don: Antony is old.)

And the most important thing of the Easter Show is without a doubt the showbags. The most expensive one would be only $25, and there are hundreds priced less than $10. As a tradition, I will get a Coca-Cola showbag this year (if I go there). As for other showbags... many seem to be very low quality.

Related blog entries:
Royal Easter Monday (24 March, 2008)
photos from Easter Show (28 April, 2007)