点评:I've been to the Flea Market quite a few times over the years, and have always found it a bit of a mixed day, and sadly some annoying points seem to be getting worse.
- The event is advertised as finishing at 3.30pm, but many traders pack up and leave at midday or even before. On a busy day you can barely get around the fair before the stalls are packing up, creating the sensation that the event has finished. Today I even saw a stall packing up at 10.30am. As a result of this, the entire day feels rushed and like you are not wanted.
- The 'Stockman's Cafe', the main place to eat at the showground, is absolutely dreadful. It's hugely overpriced at £12 for a lukewarm breakfast, that you have to carry on a small tray to crowded, communal tables (no easy task when carrying bags!). The food is of poor quality and in no way worth the high asking price.
- Other food and drink stalls are of mixed quality, but all very expensive. A simple bottle of water is £2.50 at every stall. Apparently they are made to do this by the showground, using the excuse of reducing 'single use plastic'. Make no mistake, they are not saving the planet - they are just ripping you off.
翻译:这些年来,我去过跳蚤市场好几次,但总是觉得这一天有点喜忧参半,遗憾的是,有些烦人的地方似乎越来越严重。
- 活动宣传为下午 3:30 结束,但许多商贩在中午甚至更早的时候就收拾东西离开了。在繁忙的日子里,你几乎无法在摊位收拾东西之前逛完集市,给人一种活动已经结束的感觉。今天我甚至看到一个摊位在 10:30 就收拾东西了。因此,整天都感觉很匆忙,好像你不受欢迎。
- 展览场的主要就餐场所“Stockman's Cafe”非常糟糕。一顿不冷不热的早餐要 12 英镑,价格高得离谱,你必须用小托盘把早餐端到拥挤的公共餐桌上(带着行李可不是件容易的事!)。食物质量很差,根本不值这个高价。
- 其他食品和饮料摊位质量参差不齐,但都非常昂贵。每个摊位一瓶简单的水售价为 2.50 英镑。显然,展览会场要求他们这样做,借口是减少“一次性塑料”。别搞错了,他们不是在拯救地球——他们只是在欺骗你。