Twig the Arizona Fairy

A fairy at the renaisance festival in the arizona desert. I think she cast a spell on me with her eyes and magic flute...............

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• Fairy
• Arizona
• Twig
• sexy

[daumpda]

I have mixed feeling on tipping, but @Indiana255 don't seem to follow the concept. The idea is that tips are based on your level of service. You walk into a restaurant and your server is rude and messes up your order, you don't tip as much. But the server to gets your order correct and maybe is friendly and makes you feel as though your patronage was appreciated will get more. The "problem" you cast on an economic system you obviously do not understand is that the base pay is often too low.

[Indiana255]

@daumpda Please don't patronise me. Of course I understand the concept of tipping. Here in the UK we have a minimum wage and we don't need to tip people to expect good service. I understand it is a job to Twig, a means to make money but I didn't like that kids were tipping her, it just didn't sit right with me.

[twigfairy]

There is no set rate for performers at a fair, we all have to work on negotiating a price. It has taken several years, some as a volunteer, to get to where I am at. Every show I do pays a different amount. Still, I have to set 30 to 40 percent of my gross earnings aside for taxes as I am considered self employed.

As street performer on the renaissance festival circuit I am doing well. I don't live in a tent, always have electricity, and only live with out running water 4 months out of the year.

[veedub87]

Twig, you are worth much more than you earn, I'm sure of it. You make many people very happy, and I'm happy as can be to help contribute to your well-being. Obviously, you play a character, but it makes no difference. You're the most charming girl around. Kids ADORE you, and after talking to all my friends, we men adore you as well. I hope you're always very happy and secure, and that all of the happiness you give us is returned to you in kind.

[solorathain]

@Indiana255 The kids were tipping her with their parent's money. If anything, the parent's probably wanted to thank Twig for the joy she gave to their children, hence the money.

Smiles and compliments may keep fairies young and alive, but that doesn't work for humans. Everyone needs to work for a living.

Look at it this way, if she didn't receive any money for what she does, would she still be able to travel and do what she does now?

[solorathain]

Smiles and compliments don't pay the bills. Like every person that has ever existed (minus those that were born into wealth), we all need to work to live. If she had a billion dollars in the bank, I'm sure that she would still perform out of just wanting to do so. But she's not rich.

[Dayahnaira]

I think shes the cutest fairy ever. I love to do what she does traveling around the fairs. Just watching her on these videos just brings so much light and joy to me, that I can't beleive anyone would complain at all. And who cares if some kid tips her, it is the parents that give it to the kids to do so, and kids like to do things like that. I can't believe how judgmental people can get. Much Love to Sweet Twig. :)



[mwitty100]

When you tip a performer such as Twig, you re tipping her for the joy that she gave you. Not because you must. I am sure Twig would accept a flower from a child with as much sweetness as she accepts money. Twig brings a lot of magic and joy to the people around her and is blessed enough to be able to make her living as a Fairy.

[pk1225]

I love Twig and her flute! Hope she's making it through the winter alright, you know some fairies get locked up in a tree. I could see Noobler doing something like that.

[daumpda]

@Indiana255 I meant no offense. I was only trying to educate when I saw a deficiency. Obviously I have failed.

[oneplaidass]

I know Twig. She's a real fairy. This isn't an act. The smiles on her face are real. Comments on tipping isn't what this video is all about. She's the real deal.

[givesgoodface]

@Indiana255 Children aren't aware of the tipping culture. I work as a fairy in Kansas City and I have only been tipped once, personally. We pass a hat at our maypole shows, but for individual interactions, children don't feel obligated to tip, and we make sure to keep it that way. It's more about entertaining, when it comes to the children.