Fair Essentials LLC

09/20/2023

The numbers are finally starting to get calculated from this year's fair. Many wanted to know what item sells the most after drinks. This years answer: Ponchos. We had a couple of rainy days this year and went through 426 ponchos as well as 18 umbrellas.
Fair Essentials keeping you dry since 2011!

09/03/2021

13 days in to the NYS fair and finally surpassed 1/2 the attendance of the Erie County Fair. Kind of seems like one of those "I told you so" moments!

06/26/2021

Check out our full GUSTO Grandstand lineup! Grab your 🎟🎟 July 1st at 9am at www.ECFair.org. Tickets are only available online, no in-person sales. Tickets purchased prior to the day of the show include admission to the fair on the day of the performance.

NOTE: Please be aware of where you purchase your concert tickets. The Erie County Fair exclusively sells tickets through our partner Tickets.com. We are not responsible for third party vendors or ticket resellers.

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01/16/2019

01/02/2019

With a new year comes a new building. Here are a few initial pictures. Happy new year all!

12/26/2018

Merry Christmas everyone. Looks like Santa brought us something good!

12/20/2018

After much deliberation, we have finally come to the bittersweet decision to discontinue vending with the New York State Fair effective this year. While this decision has been considered for several seasons, there are several factors making this the appropriate time to change. Some of the reasons include the decline of fairgoers, the political style decision-making, poor communication and annually increasing rent.
On a positive note, one more reason this decision has been made now is due to the conclusion of discussions regarding a 2nd location at the Erie County Fair in Hamburg, NY. We have been given the green light to do so and they will take good care of us as always there. I firmly believe that even a second location there has more potential than any location in Syracuse based on all the numbers.
This will cut the season from 25 days down to 12 allowing me to work full time elsewhere and have close to the same fair season without missing as much time with my family. This will require investment in a second building which will be identical in size, but only similar in design. I will follow up with as many pictures as I can remember to take throughout the process which has already begun. Thank you all for your continued support. I hope some of you can make it to the Erie County Fair this year and keep in mind, I may be looking to hire help for the second location! Happy holidays.

09/14/2018

Anyone running low on medicine? I have some extra Generic versions of Dayquil and Benadryl to give away. They are all good now, but will expire before next season which means I have to toss them, but I'd rather give them away if anyone can use them. I have (6) boxes of Allergy relief with exp of 06/19 and (29) boxes of Dayquil with exp of 04/19. Please contact me if you'd like any of these for free.

09/03/2018

It's the 25th and final day of the season we are open for business. Come on out, say hi and get some $1 water here only, our secret!

08/28/2018

Yet another attendance record broken here at the fair today. An astonishing 10 people have entered the gates as of 5 PM beating the previous record of 15. Fair officials have cited the problem as the heat index being so high that fairgoers are flooding Home Depot in search of cheaper water that is only stocked in massive quantities at the chain of home improvement stores.

08/26/2018

Ever wonder how they get all stuffed animal prizes for fair games to the booths? They take up a lot of space so the are moved with tractor trailer, but those trucks can't fit in the midway during set up so they are transferred to regular pickup trucks from the parking lot to the game booths. There is nothing particularly astonishing about this story, but can you spot what doesn't belong in this load of toys?

08/25/2018

Here are a few fun fair facts for you:
-Fair Essentials sells pig pepto
-At the Erie County Fair they have many competitions including show sheep.
-Pigs have a very similar G.I. system as humans.
-A pig in a neighboring fence to a show sheep had some G.I. problems and had an accident that managed to get on the sheep on the day of its show.
-We sold them some pepto for their pig.
True stories only a fair could have.

08/23/2018

A fairgoer comes to me early one morning to see if I can break a $100. I could, but doing so early wouldn't leave me with much change. I said I would anyway, but then they asked if they had to make a purchase. Slightly annoyed, I told them yes. Then they decided they would just use the atm to get out $20 instead of buying even a $1 item from me. ATM fee: $5. Smart move!

08/15/2018

Despite carrying nearly 100 different items including varieties, we still get asked fairly often for things we don't carry. Today's request: home made jam......

08/12/2018

Approximately 100 transactions/hour x 12 hours of operation = all time record gross! (And two very tired, sore workers)

08/09/2018

For those of you who may not have heard the news, the NYS fair recently made a deal with Pepsi Co. to supply all of the bottled water effectively immediately for the fair. They are forcing vendors to purchase Pepsi's brand Aquafina through Pepsi at a set price and are also setting our sales price at a minimum of $2 per bottle. They have already made threats for anyone who doesn't comply and for anyone who had already purchased their inventory such as myself, their response in short was "too bad". Here is a link to News Channel 9 your stories where they discuss this topic and interview yours truly: https://www.localsyr.com/news/local-news/say-goodbye-to-the-days-of-1-bottles-of-water-at-the-state-fair/1352209737

This year, all bottles of water at the New York State Fair will cost at least $2, not matter who sells it. 

07/16/2018

Chevy court schedule:
Aug. 22 - 8 p.m.: Blondie
Aug. 23 - 2 p.m.: Dave Mason and Steve Cropper
Aug. 24 - 2 p.m.: Ravyn Lenae
Aug. 24 - 8 p.m.: Ludacris
Aug. 25 - 2 p.m.: Live
Aug. 25 - 8 p.m.: Counting Crows
Aug. 26 - 2 p.m.: Jackyl
Aug. 26 - 8 p.m.: Hunter Hayes
Aug. 27 - 2 p.m.: Herman's Hermits starring Peter Noone
Aug. 27 - 8 p.m.: Smokey Robinson
Aug. 28 - 2 p.m.: The Temptations
Aug. 28 - 8 p.m.: Dickey Betts
Aug. 29 - 8 p.m.: Lil Yachty
Aug. 30 - 8 p.m.: Hanson
Aug. 31 - 8 p.m.: Big & Rich with Cowboy Troy
Sept. 1 - 2 p.m.: Collective Soul
Sept. 1 - 8 p.m.: ZZ Top
Sept. 2 - 8 p.m.: A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie
Sept. 3 - 1 p.m.: Maren Morris
Sept. 3 - 6 p.m.: Niall Horan

07/09/2018

NYS advanced sale tickets for sale beginning today for $6. Please see my previous post on discounts before buying any of these.