Originally Posted by Kharis

I think it often boils down to plain, old fashioned greed. When you consider that some of these events ram in the vendors and charge them a small fortune for the privilege. The thing about JOY is that there is not this element of greed involved. They pay their teachers a set fee and then a percent of the takings,, which is really fair. Also, the vendors are not in their millions, so each trader gets a fair crack of the whip. The workshops don't cost a fortune, and are graded so that if you're really skint you can afford the £6 ones, and the show is always of a high standard. We don't have to suffer the often mundane performance skills of every J'WISE trained teacher on the planet.