TFW2005
Hisstank
Thundercats
TokuNation
Toyark
Home
News
G.I. Joe Movie
G.I. Joe Classified
G.I. Joe Vintage
Compatible Military Toys
G.I. Joe Comics
G.I. Joe Conventions
All News Categories
Photo Shoots
Database
G.I. Joe Database Index
G.I. Joe Classified
G.I. Joe 25th Anniversary
G.I. Joe Resolute
G.I. Joe Movie
G.I. Joe Pursuit of Cobra
G.I. Joe Renegades
G.I. Joe 30th Anniversary
G.I. Joe Retaliation
G.I. Joe Basic
G.I. Joe 50th Anniversary
G.I. Joe Con & Club
G.I. Joe FSS
Forum
Recent Posts Page
Characters
Snake Eyes
Cobra Commander
Destro
Baroness
Storm Shadow
Roadblock
Companies
Fun Pub
IDW
DeNA
Sideshow
Gentle Giant
Boss Fight
Ori Toy
Marauder
HissTank.com
>
HissTank.com - G.I. Joe
Integration
User Name
Remember Me?
Password
Rules
Register
Community
Today's Posts
Search
Community Links
Social Groups
Pictures & Albums
Members List
Search Forums
Show Threads
Show Posts
Advanced Search
Go to Page...
Thread
:
2009 Official G.I. Joe Convention Thread
View Single Post
04-30-2009, 05:11 PM
Roshan
Crimson Guard
Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: quad cities
Posts: 4,918
Quote:
Originally Posted by
Alyosha
You need to plan for:
Hotel costs-$139.00 a night plus taxes
Hotel Parking-$15 to $30 a night depending
Food-$50 a day
See this where I save a lot of cash to spend on more joes. I pretty much always drive to every con no matter where in the country it is, since i buy so much stuff, shipping it back gets expensive and I love to road trip.
So here's where you save the cash. Skip the hotel parking and park at a cheaper parking lot and walk a couple of blocks, usually I can just find a free one.
Foodwise, I've been able to get by easy on $4 a day. Mcdonalds, wendy's or burger kings, or whoever's dollar menu for lunch breakfast and dinner. Water is always free. If that's a little spartan for you, you can easily get by with a decent breakfast and lucn for $5 and splurge on a massive steak for $20 for dinner and you're still sitting at $30.
Hotel is the biggest savings, since I don't stay in one. My hotel costs basically run $11 a night. That's shower costs at the local flying j. Before you scoff at taking a shower at a truck stop, let me say that from experience, flying j truck stop showers are cleaned meticulously after every use, and cleaned much better than many of the hotels I've stayed in all over the world. Now you also have to consider gas to get there so add another couple of bucks. Now you do lose the convenience of not having a nice hotel room right next to the con, but bring yourself a comfy pillow, and you can comfort yourself further by looking at the extra $130 worth of joes you got to buy that day by not being at the con hotel. Over the course of three days that's $390 saved, and to downgrade the hassle of going to the truck stop, just offer one of your friends $10 to take a shower in their hotel room, and if it's too hot out that night for the car, slip him 20 more bucks to sleep on the floor. Still saved $110 that night.
Roshan
View Public Profile
Send a private message to Roshan
Find More Posts by Roshan
Sponsors
Recent Threads
O-Ring Returns to G.I. Joe
Whose waist is this?
Super7 Ultimates (Could-be the Official) Thread
Pick the next VAMP-level vehicle
Classified Scarlett (Retro)
Classified Night Force Jodie "Shooter"...
New Classified Firefly: Did yours have tight joints or...
G.I. Joe Classified Series Official Thread 2024!
Top 5 LEAST liked characters or figures from GI Joe
Boss Fight Studio Action Figure Line
I WANT TO ARGUE! Part XXI, About the 2024 HasLab
Marauder Task Force Super Thread
Customizer's Water Cooler
Movies Unlimited updates
Every Classified Figure Ranked / Classified Figure...
Best of the 80s Custom Project
G.I.Joe Classified Picture thread
Cobra Desert Razorback RC
Bazooka upgrade! (Thanks Metal-head)
G.I. Joe: Wrath of Cobra New Video Game
Delta-17 o-ring line
Black Out
Duke #5 (Spoilers)
Operation Mosterforce - New 1/12 Line of Figures from...
Super7 x G.I. Joe REACTION and O-RING!
Recent Off Topic Threads
What song are you listening to?
Hisstank Late Night thread...
G.I. Joe March Madness 2024 Round 3 Dreadnok...
G.I. Joe March Madness 2024 Championship Battle Armor...
Joy Toy's Dark Source Line
Recent B/S/T Threads
looking for weapons and assorted pieces 25th Ann -50...
80s GI Joe Vehicles & Aircraft
Hellion42's BST list
Wtb 82-83 file cards or?.
Closet Cleanout...
Vintage Tomahawk for sale, 99% complete
FOR SALE: "Master of Disguise" Zartan, Pulse...
MagicWazard's B/S/T thread