Have You Ever Been Approached To Buy Or Sell Something At Burning Man?

[Scout]

Besides Ice and Coffee sales have you been approached by anyone at Burning Man to purchase or sell anything? I have been to the burn 3 times and never had anyone try to buy from or sell any thing to me. How about you?

Scout

[Blade]

Last year I was working the Lamplighter Sangria Soiree, where we were giving away giant amounts of sangria until we ran out. *Right* outside the lounge, a guy asked me if I knew where he could buy a beer!!!

1) "Buy"? Newbie, huh? <grin>
2) Um... see all those people with cups and goofy grins? That there's free booze, man.
3) Man, if you can't find yourself a beer on the playa within 5 minutes of starting to look, you are just NOT trying!



Also: Another day a group of us were enjoying a breakfast of scotch and, er, pre-cream whipped cream, when a cute little chick and her bf joined us. She was invited to partake, which she did, then she pulled out her wallet and tried handing us money! We were all stunned into not being able to reply for a minute- it was Sunday after the burn, so most of us hadn't even seen money in at *least* a week, if not more- it was strangely jarring. We did explain nicely why she ought to put her wallet away and not worry about it. (They had only been there a day or two, I believe.)

She left and came back with a bottle of Kahlua to share, and gave a cute little decotrated hat to the guy who had shared his stash with her (though we DID tell her we weren't expecting anything in return, it being a gift and not a barter situation), so that was nice.

The only things I've heard of people actively buying and selling are drugs, though aside from the above I've not run into an actual transition occurring.

[Scout]

I did have a guy (in a kilt) tell me he would sell his soul for some pot. I remembered my Burning Scout handbook and said, “Fuck off….NARK!” (Remember everyone in a kilt is a Nark)

For all you Narks in kilts, yes, I’m from Seattle which means I do own a kilt (nark). Only after getting a lecture from a certain someone in 2004 about how they were the first person to wear a kilt (nark) at the burn (like I cared). I have now made the choice to only wear my kilt if I am wearing a tutu under it. The tutu must be either pink or chartreuse green because my kilt is black and my favorite colors are chartreuse green, pink and black. Hopefully together in a leopard print. (I’m having a 1981 flashback) Since it’s no longer 1981 I never get to wear my favorite colors together except when I wear my kilt (nark).

Am I going to get my boy card taken away because of what I just said….oh well?


Scout

[ChaCha]

(though we DID tell her we weren't expecting anything in return, it being a gift and not a barter situation), so that was nice.



I've had *so* many discussions with newbies about the barter v. gifting thing. It always ends in a debate because "they have it on good authority about barter"... blah blah blah. I usually just smile, avoid a debate and move on.

That, and the moop caution are about the only times i want to just *pinch* their little newbie faces.

[ChaCha]

(I’m having a 1981 flashback) Since it’s no longer 1981 I never get to wear my favorite colors together except when I wear my kilt (nark).

Am I going to get my boy card taken away because of what I just said….oh well?

Scout

a. you don't wear your boy-skirt in Seattle?

b. were you issued one?

[ChaCha]

Scout,

Embrace your inner colore panache. Free yourself to gift us year-round NARKiness.

[Scout]

I find my kilt to be really hot. Yes, I was issued a boy-skirt, it is Seattle. I only wear my boy-skirt with a tutu in Seattle mostly because that damn this is so hot.

Scout

[Blade]

Hubba HUBBA!