What single thing at faire hurls you off into the depths of rage?

[metalcelt]

When someone wants to play my guitar at Faire.

[Dinobabe]

When someone wants to play my guitar at Faire.

NEVER touch another person's instrument, unless you want to die....

[Lady Kaalyn]

I have been attending ren fairs for about 4 years now.  My boyfriends family have been attending TRF for about 15 years and they totally hooked me.  I have to say the worst experience I've ever had was in a hat shop.  It was my first trip and I was going around buying a whole outfit when I stopped to look at hats.  I asked to try one on.  I had multiple bags in my had where I had shopped numerous stores and her reponce was "you can only try on a hat if you plan on buying it"... Really isn't that the whole point of me trying it on. 

The other thing that ticks me off is hearing the young girls berate the shop keepers for not letting them try on corsets.  Many of the shops have signs that clearly state that they only sell to 18 and up with out parents. 

[Adriana Rose]

On that vein there are teens that go around and manhandle everything, play dress up, snap pictures for Facebook and then leave. As a vendor it gets old fast. Hence many vendors having the rule that you said and the no pictures in the shop rules.

[Baron Frederick]

One thing that really gets my goat is saying "Good day my Lady or my Lord " to a dane and just have them look  right through you like you don't even exist or spoke in some foreign language they never heard before. This happens in every day life as well.

[Dinobabe]

One thing that really gets my goat is saying "Good day my Lady or my Lord " to a dane and just have them look  right through you like you don't even exist or spoke in some foreign language they never heard before. This happens in every day life as well.

I expect some confusion from the danes, but I say it anyway.  How else do they learn!

[Valiss]

Look, if I'm juggling in the street, it's actually *not* cool to come and catch/take one of the balls/clubs while I'm performing. 

[Norfolk]

Uncontrolled children who insist upon touching the Duchess' court gown with their dirt/chocolate/grease-covered hands while their "parents" stand there oblivious!

[Keno]

People trying to barter my already low prices..
Kids who rip my skirt... One of these days I'm going to have to replace it..
People trying to correct me on how I'm suppose to be when in my role... I'm a gypsy.. I act like me.. I'm not going to act like all the horror stories people hear about gypsies.. 
People who expect the worst from me cause I'm a gypsy and treat me badly cause of the idea in their head.
Becoming a nursery.. I love kids but please ask me first before leaving me the baby to do what you want.  I understand some rennies have to perform, I'm good with that but if you just leave the baby with me just cause you want to go drink I'm going to be upset..

[Rowan MacD]

Becoming a nursery.. I love kids but please ask me first before leaving me the baby to do what you want.  I understand some rennies have to perform, I'm good with that but if you just leave the baby with me just cause you want to go drink I'm going to be upset..

Oh man,  I hope you set them straight on that,  it's not a habit you want to encourage.
   Unless the person is a relative, I don't do babysitting, period.   And then only on very rare occasions, like privy breaks or some other emergency.
If they don't want the kids along, they need to leave them home.   

[PollyPoPo]

About workers (or anybody for that matter) expecting other people to be responsible for children while the workers go play afterhours - I believe this is a misinterpretation of the "it takes a village" saying.  Too many mothers just assume that it means everyone is responsible for their children regardless of whether there is an agreement for babysitting in place or not. 

Anybody really wanting to go to the "it takes a village" route, needs to get it straight.  That means the old women get to tell the young mothers to get their butts back to their abode and take care of their own kids instead of going to the late night party.    It means everyone else has the right to discipline your kid, too.  And it means mommie and daddy need get out of bed to feed hungry kids instead of letting them stand around staring at other people while they eat.

This gimme mentality irritates me to the point of rage whether it is someone in the next tent expecting to leave their children unattended (and not even asking if it's okay) while they go party or the foolish customers who ask shopkeepers if it's okay to leave their 9 year old girl at the shop while the parent goes to the 21 and up place.  Seriously, I have seen this happen more than once. 

[Rowan MacD]

About workers (or anybody for that matter) expecting other people to be responsible for children while the workers go play afterhours - I believe this is a misinterpretation of the "it takes a village" saying.  Too many mothers just assume that it means everyone is responsible for their children regardless of whether there is an agreement for babysitting in place or not....

I have a friend who does an  interactive children's' act.  She had a vendors kid who showed up one year (she had never met the little girl before) unattended, proceeded to trash her tent, pull the decorations down and spill 3 vials of glitter on her carpet.  The child refused to ID her parents, so she was shooed off and told not to come there with out her mom. 
  The next day, my friend left her tent after closing the flaps and putting her privy break sign up.   She was back in 15 minutes, but as she walked up to her tent,  the same little girl ran out.
   This time she had not only ransacked supplies, she had stolen some decorations. 
  After some asking around we found out she belonged to a tent vendor.  Mommy was too involved smoking and updating her social media via phone to pay any attention to what her kid was doing.  She also acted like she could care less about what her girl was up to, and admitted she had sent her over there to get her out of her hair.
   From then on my friend does not leave her tent unattended.   

And it means mommie and daddy need get out of bed to feed hungry kids instead of letting them stand around staring at other people while they eat.

    That's just sad.  You get the same thing in mundane campgrounds. 

[Merlin the Elder]

I would think that it would warrant filing a grievance with the operators/management.  That is inexcusable.

[Jade]

 Well it didn't  exactly make me furious,  but a  little  irritated. I  was at a faire  last year  with some  friends  talking near a  place you could  pay to  dress up and get your picture  taken.   A  worker was standing outside trying to get customers.  She tried really hard to get this couple in mundanes  to  come do it. A  few minutes later we walked by  and  she tried  us.   Telling us we could get it done  for  only X  amount bc  we  were already dressed in garb.   The  price was the same she'd  quoted the other couple  for getting dressed  up and having their picture done.

[Rowan MacD]

Well it didn't  exactly make me furious,  but a  little  irritated. I  was at a faire  last year  with some  friends  talking near a  place you could  pay to  dress up and get your picture  taken.   A  worker was standing outside trying to get customers.  She tried really hard to get this couple in mundanes  to  come do it. A  few minutes later we walked by  and  she tried  us.   Telling us we could get it done  for  only X  amount bc  we  were already dressed in garb.   The  price was the same she'd  quoted the other couple  for getting dressed  up and having their picture done.

Did they post different prices for' in garb' vs 'they provide' ?  Most don't charge anything different for the picture, unless they have an agreement with the rental concession to give a discount to their customers.
  Definitely sounds like they were trying the old "50 cents for one, or a great deal at two for a dollar!" ,hoping to get you in before you do the math.    An old hawkers trick..and probably period  .