This comes from a tour of the new Dallas Cowboys Stadium. Now that Jerry Jones has forced season ticket holders of the Cowboys to take out a second mortgage on their home in order to afford tickets, he will be sure to drain them for anything leftover in the account.
I don’t even drink beer, and I am insulted that it is $8.00 for a bottle. 7.50 for a friggin Hot Dog? Who eats a Catfish Po’Boy at a football game? Besides that, who would pay $10.00? I know, somebody will.
Popularity: 7% [?]
Beers are 8 bucks at Redskins games. A lot of that stuff is not that much more than what the Redskins charge.
(Quote)
Definitely outrageous though.
(Quote)
(Quote)
cbh- did season ticket holders for the redskins pony up 50K before actually having to pay for the tickets themselves?
(Quote)
Which is obsurd in puclically financed stadiums…
(Quote)
How are the Giants PSLs selling? I’ll hang up and listen.
(Quote)
That I don’t know. Mom is near Dallas, would love to see the new stadium.
(Quote)
clown- not too great. as the end of may they had 4000 left. of course, their stadium doesn’t open for another year. a damn shame that they did it as well.
(Quote)
Did you buy the PSLs Sparty?
(Quote)
we did, trey.
(Quote)
Hey, that’s not just a hot dog. It’s a Kobe hot dog. Of course it’s worth $7.50.
oy
(Quote)
The problem down here in Tampa wasn’t the first go around..but the second. The licenses were good for ten years…and THOUSANDS didn’t renew.
But similar to the NFL, college football requires an annual donation for tickets. It’s pretty expensive…and I’m not talking $1000 a year.
(Quote)
wow. another reason to say fuck the cowboys
(Quote)
So many places are doing this now. When the new Gopher stadium opens, seating is helped by how much you’ve “donated”. Some unhappy season ticket holders out there.
(Quote)
Paul Pierce hot dog > Kobe hot dog
(Quote)
If I’m going to pay $9.00 for a draft beer there, it better be delivered by a Cowboys’ cheerleader.
(Quote)
Hey, it’s all supply and demand. There comes a point when the average person out there says that is way too much to go see a game. The Yankees found that out. All the seats except the exclusive luxury boxes sold and to their embarassment, the seats are usually empty.
The big issue with the PSL’s is that if the team is stuck with unsold seats, they have to lower the price and that will really piss of fans who paid more money for the same seats.
I was proposing a new way of selling the seats to a friend. People can bid for a block of seats. Let’s say there are 1000 seats. Then the 1000 th highest bid is the price for all the seats. The bids can even be public so you can see what the current price is for that 1000th seat. Of course that only works if there are at least 1000 legit bidders. The team can also have a minimum price that fans can bid.
(Quote)
to be fair, these are in line with prices at the AMC and Muvico.
(Quote)
Hence the popularity of Netflix, etc.
(Quote)
knightro- as patphish can attest, where I used to work, I always received free Muvico passes. I used to go to the movies all the time. Now that I have to pay, maybe 2 or 3 times a year.
(Quote)
Now only admissions gets the passes. Even the birthday cards are empty.
/bitter
(Quote)
so the best liars get to go to the movies…sweet!
(Quote)
Going to the movies tonight to finally see The Hangover, mmmmmm popcorn!
(Quote)
The Hangover is hilarious.
(Quote)
That’s what I keep hearing, haven’t heard one person say a bad thing about it.
(Quote)
Boy, that joke just writes itself… You know what, the Lakers are celebrating today. I’m gonna lay off Kobe on this one.
// Just once…
(Quote)
Saw it yesterday and agree.
(Quote)
I am a Cowboy Fan who lives in the Houston area. When my wife & I attend an Astro Game we stop & eat at Cracker Barrel on the way to the game. The meal costs about $20.00. This is less than we would pay for soft drinks, hot dogs, & popcorn later in the game. The meal tastes better & is healthier also. There are ways to keep owners from fleecing you completely.
(Quote)