Ron Swanson
Full Member
I was about to say the same thing. I learned of this phenomenon recently and couldn’t believe it. Apparently there’s a ton of really bored women in this country who obsess over that show and somehow get convinced to travel to Waco to go to their store. Waco has legitimately become a niche tourist destination city because of this ridiculousness.I wouldn’t underestimate Chip and Joanna’s popularity. People travel from around the country to Austin and other cities and make the drive to Waco to stand in line for their restaurant and store. It is mind boggling because it is just a tourist trap. Yet they still show up. We’ll see how long it lasts.
And of course the city is going to embrace it and try to exploit it. It’s about all they have so they may as well jump all over it.