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MJM · 06-06-2010, 11:20 PM

Went to the Vipers game today, got 2 cheeseburgers and 2 fountain pops (me and the wife's lunch), and it cost me $19.50. That's ridiculous, more than the Flames (I could get fries plus the Burger for that price at the Flames game). Affordable my ass. I'd be broke if I brought a couple of kids.

Some pretty sketchy tactics by the doormen where people were buying tickets as well. There are 3 difference prices at Vipers games Bleachers ($9.00), Lower Bowl ($16), Upper Bowl ($12). However, they were specifically indicating to people before they got to the window that they had the option between the $12 and $16 tickets, not even indicating the Bleacher seats were available. Just "This line for lower bowl, and that line for upper bowl".

I don't get why they even bother with a tiered ticket system to begin with. No one is going to buy $16 tickets when they can sit wherever they want for cheaper. They should just make all tickets are $12. They'd make more money this way. Blows my mind they don't do this. I could go on for hours though about how poorly this team is run from a marketing/sales/PR perspective. Can't they take on some co-op kids from the university to get out there and market the team properly? Nothing can be worse than it is now.

06-06-2010, 11:20 PM	#29
MJM Lifetime Suspension Join Date: Aug 2008 Exp:	Went to the Vipers game today, got 2 cheeseburgers and 2 fountain pops (me and the wife's lunch), and it cost me $19.50. That's ridiculous, more than the Flames (I could get fries plus the Burger for that price at the Flames game). Affordable my ass. I'd be broke if I brought a couple of kids. Some pretty sketchy tactics by the doormen where people were buying tickets as well. There are 3 difference prices at Vipers games Bleachers ($9.00), Lower Bowl ($16), Upper Bowl ($12). However, they were specifically indicating to people before they got to the window that they had the option between the $12 and $16 tickets, not even indicating the Bleacher seats were available. Just "This line for lower bowl, and that line for upper bowl". I don't get why they even bother with a tiered ticket system to begin with. No one is going to buy $16 tickets when they can sit wherever they want for cheaper. They should just make all tickets are $12. They'd make more money this way. Blows my mind they don't do this. I could go on for hours though about how poorly this team is run from a marketing/sales/PR perspective. Can't they take on some co-op kids from the university to get out there and market the team properly? Nothing can be worse than it is now. Last edited by MJM; 06-07-2010 at 10:47 AM.