Ok, so those who have been before all know the score....
Not enough vendors/stalls/sellers of aftermarket goodies....as usual...
vouchers just about enough to cover the one meal per person....
and free goodie bags with stuff that you don't necessarily want, but you take anyway.....
BUT....
1/ consider how many aftermarket outlets/sellers/vendors for Smarts that are out there
Not many in truth...and how much should or would you expect them to haul down to the
event, when so many people are there just to meet other owners, socialise and look at
the cars etc without buying anything...well....?
2/ and why should MB/Smart give away food vouchers or anything.....who says they have to ?
TBH, it's a day out, and a nice place to meet all the other Smart peops that are out there....
there's free coffee and tea at TheSmartClub marquee....worth a visit I'd say....and overall
the event is quite a good venue as you can see everything, including the special events that
are laid on for instance....and then there's the MBWorld exhibition to look around.....
plus some events that you can even enter, such as test driving the electric Smart etc.
And as for the food selection...well it's never that bad, in fact I think it's got better each year....
there's even the MBWorld café/restaurant that serves good food (but higher priced obviously),
so all in all it's really not that bad. Assuming the weather holds out that is.
One suggestion though....
if you like your drinks (tea/coffee/water etc) then I'd advise taking some of your own to
'supplement' what you can get, as at lunchtime you could be queueing for some time for a
drink in the same queue for those waiting for food.....so you might have a bit of a wait.
Oh and of course, if you have a fat wallet you can splash the cash and go round the remarkable
Brooklands Museum. Expensive...yes...but aren't they all now ?
