Hawkers: Friend or Foe

Went to the State Fair this week. Consumed the requisite food items: cream puff, baked potato, cherry sundae, roasted sweet corn on the cobb, oh…and beer. Listened to a little music. Did a little shopping. You know, the usual fair stuff.

My question is “Do you get suckered in by the hawkers?”

So here I am strolling through the exhibit hall when I stop….and become mesmerized by the little old lady talking about drying balls. These little blue balls with small spike like things protruding from them will stop you from every buying laundry dryer sheets again! EVER AGAIN! They come with a lifetime guarantee! Never mind that they look like something your little Fido would fetch. Your clothes won’t be as wrinkled, and they won’t be all tangled together when you take them out of the dryer. I’m hooked……..when I hear her voice whisper in my ear “No, they won’t work, keep moving” Ok, it wasn’t quite a whisper. She knows me. Knows I’m a sucker for this crap and I’ll want to try it. How does she know it won’t work? This could be just the thing we need. I walk away…….. am I missing out on the best invention since the Wonder Knife?




p.s. I ended up with the dryer balls. I’ll let you know if they work.