National Arcade and Pinball day

Dr. Willy

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So i was looking at that national day calendar and realized there are no days about arcades or pinball machines (there is one about video games). So i tossed in an application to see if i could get a day for all of us arcade and pinball enthusiasts. I figured it could also be used as a great promotion tool for arcades, barcades and the like around the US. I suggested May 22nd as the day, as from my understanding that was the release date of Pac-Man in Japan.

Well to my surprise the application/day was actually approved, supposedly they only approve around 20-30 days a year out of 18,000 applications (i have my doubts about this) however what they don't tell you is that you have to pay a fee to have the day actually added to the database. They had multiple options as far as packeges to choose from. The cheapest "packege" is $2299.

Now i would love to actually get this day added, however im not tossing out $2300 to make it happen. I thought about opening a kickstarter/gofundme to see if i could make it happen but before i start down the rabbit thought i would ask if anyone actually cares? Would anyone here donate to the cause?

Here are a list of packeges on the website.

https://nationaldaycalendar.com/national-day-packages/
 
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Looks like some yahoos who print calendars and take people's money.

I don't see any affiliation with the Federal government. I'll print you up a calendar and send you a certificate for only $1,500. :)
 
We should test how legit it is by creating national x day (insert funny but believable thing to celebrate) and see if another request for $2300 shows up.

Frankly, regardless of how legit it is, I don't think "national x days" mean anything and I probably would not contribute...
 
They are scamming you, move along

I don't think it's a scam - I just think it has no real value.

Pet Rocks weren't scams - you got a rock that could be your pet if you wanted. The fact that you had a pile of them in your back yard made it a dumb purchase but hardly a scam.
 
That's just it, it has no real value, but they want 2300 bucks for it?
They name it "National Blah Blah Day" to give it some fake credibility by making you think it will be recognized nationwide and be on future calendars.

I mean if its of value to someone fine, to each his own, but its what I would consider a scam (not a con, just a scam).
 
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