Bally’s High

It’s just my luck that just before the opening of the 32nd NABJ Convention and Job Fair, I came down with a cold. In an attempt to nurse myself back to health, I bought a box of 18 Vicks DayQuil liquid caps and a bottle of water at a Bally’s gift shop. Total cost: $17.

I was desperate for relief and certain that I might have passed out if I tried to brave the heat and walk two blocks to find a convenience store, but work on the student projects was already in full swing. I had to choose between sneezing all over my fellow project participants and coordinators or just forking up the cash.

I, like many people who will attend this year’s convention, have come with very limited discretionary funds. Most people know that Las Vegas is not cheap city.

Our online project coordinator, Michelle Johnson, said she spent almost $17 on three bags of chips and a soda at a shop in the convention hotel.

So, before (or after) you get settled in at your hotel, I suggest you take some time to visit one or two of the following stores for cheaper incidentals:

CVS/Pharmacy on S. Las Vegas Boulevard, about two or three blocks from Bally’s

Target, a few blocks east of the strip, on S. Maryland Parkway

Walgreens, a few blocks from Bally’s on S. Las Vegas Boulevard

If you do decide to walk to any of those locations, be sure you stay hydrated.

Aaron Morrison, Online Staff