STILLWATER, Okla. (KFOR) – A meals truck vendor spoke out Tuesday after a Stillwater balloon pageant final weekend the place patrons that attended stated they didn’t get what they paid for.
The deliberate balloon pageant has households feeling deflated. Attendees paid upward of $50 for tickets and stated they confirmed as much as what was mainly an empty area.
The occasion organizer blamed the dearth of sizzling air balloon rides on the climate. Kevin Anderson, the organizer, despatched KFOR a memo that may be learn in full under.
It doesn’t embrace an precise apology to those that have complained in opposition to the occasion. Nonetheless, it reads partly, “For many who bought tickets to the 2023 Redbud Balloon Competition with out studying the refund coverage…I encourage you to totally learn the insurance policies for the tickets you’re buying.”
The lone meals truck vendor who was there stated they paid a $150 charge to be there. They declare they had been promised each electrical energy and water to run their enterprise, however stated none of that was supplied.
“Individuals paid that morning to return into an open area with completely no person there,” stated Shannon Newman, proprietor of Newman’s Firehouse BBQ meals truck for six years.
Based on Newman, serving meals on the pageant placed on by Pink Bud Leisure was a nightmare.
“It’s simply not good for Oklahoma,” she stated.
Newman added that they had been advised 14 different meals vehicles could be there, nevertheless it was simply them. Additionally they had barbeque to smoke for 14 hours.
“We couldn’t even end the entire day trip,” she stated about them promoting out of meals early.
Those that attended stated they anticipated sizzling air balloon rides, a taco fiesta, a automobile present, horseshoe event, a farmer’s market and photograph and coloring contests because it was marketed.
“You actually paid cash to go have a look at a area,” stated Jessica Wells, an attendee of the pageant who took her six-year-old daughter.
“I used to be like, ‘Are we within the improper place?’” stated Carrie Houston, one other attendee of the pageant that took her youngster. “I used to be so confused after which I received actually indignant, like, I spent cash for this, it was only a joke.”
Those that spoke to KFOR stated just one automobile confirmed up for the automobile present and that there have been two distributors and the Newman’s Firehouse BBQ meals truck.
Folds of Honor was additionally listed on the commercial as being part of the pageant. Nonetheless, they advised KFOR that they’re on no account affiliated with it. Their full assertion may be learn under:
“Folds of Honor doesn’t have any affiliation with the Stillwater Balloon Competition or any of its organizers. Our identify and emblem had been used with out permission and we weren’t made conscious we’d obtain any proceeds. Folds of Honor doesn’t sponsor occasions, as we’re a nonprofit group, and would usually be the beneficiary of such an occasion.”
FOLDS OF HONOR SPOKESPERSON
“It was a waste of cash,” stated Lisa Hoover, an attendee of the pageant.
“I simply hope we will make one thing to the place it doesn’t occur once more to anyone else,” Houston stated.
Everybody KFOR spoke to stated they weren’t knowledgeable that the new air balloon rides wouldn’t be accessible after they confirmed up. KFOR reached out to Anderson for remark Tuesday afternoon, however didn’t obtain a response. The legal professional common’s workplace stated that any complaints despatched to them concerning the pageant can be appeared into.
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