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Post by jason on Feb 13, 2006 13:11:45 GMT -5
I can understand why the cut off beer sales with 10:00 left in the 3rd period... but why do all (or most) concession stands also close down at this time...?
I say keep all MTS Centre concession stands (both in upper and lower deck) OPEN for 30 mins-45 mins after a game has concluded.
Sure, most people want to get out there and drive home (esp. if the team just got hammered), but I've often left sports games with a hankerin' for a hot dog or burger... only to find all concession stands closed.
If you've had a few beers during a sporting event, you will be hungry after the game...
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Post by berzerk on Feb 13, 2006 15:06:30 GMT -5
Obviously they would stay open if there was a demmand. Why staff them all just to sell one hot dog to a fat kid?
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Post by jason on Feb 13, 2006 16:01:29 GMT -5
Oh what a shock! A sarcastic jab at one of my rants by berzerkled!
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Post by jeffrey93 on Feb 13, 2006 16:17:07 GMT -5
Obviously they would stay open if there was a demmand. Why staff them all just to sell one hot dog to a fat kid? Gotta agree....more often than not if a business is closed at a certain time, it's because there is no demand to have it open. General rule of thumb is that businesses aren't run by idiots. Corporations are. Anyway....I'm pretty sure this is the case in most sporting venues. Hit the concourse after the game and all the cages have been pulled down. Gotta head outside and get some street-meat. |
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Post by jason on Feb 13, 2006 17:09:18 GMT -5
Hey how's that "NHL team to Hamilton" campaign goin' Jeff?
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Post by wagner3 on Feb 14, 2006 22:05:04 GMT -5
if there was a market for this yes, but there wouldn't be
most people would be off to somewhere else or home...who will pay the added expenses??
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Post by jason on Feb 15, 2006 15:06:17 GMT -5
Really now... how much would it cost to keep the concession stands open an extra 30 minutes...?
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Post by jeffrey93 on Feb 15, 2006 16:05:51 GMT -5
Hey how's that "NHL team to Hamilton" campaign goin' Jeff? You're a little off topic there Jason. We're discussing whether or not concession stands should stay open after events. I believe you started it, so keeping on topic shouldn't be an issue for you. |
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Post by jason on Feb 15, 2006 16:09:24 GMT -5
You're right.
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Post by jetter77jt on May 7, 2006 14:38:28 GMT -5
I went to a flames game and i was just going to get a last beer but all the shops on the side i was sitting were closed so i had to walk across half the 'dome to get a beer. smart idea.
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Post by renegade204 on May 7, 2006 22:46:20 GMT -5
u mean like to keep half the concession stands open??
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Post by ~Jiffy~ on May 25, 2006 9:15:20 GMT -5
LOL, That is hilarious... Oh and by the way do you realize how happy that fat kid would be? ?
Keeping them open may generate more sales.. I think it's worth a try.
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Post by selanne405 on Feb 26, 2007 21:47:13 GMT -5
OH YES! Someone finally said it! Thats one of the best ideas shared on this site
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Post by joelzillmanwpg on Mar 1, 2007 21:23:42 GMT -5
I can understand why the cut off beer sales with 10:00 left in the 3rd period... but why do all (or most) concession stands also close down at this time...? Simple economics. There is usually no demand after the game. If they kept it open well after games end, they would have added expenses that would likely erase any profit made. |
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Post by berzerk on Mar 1, 2007 22:30:59 GMT -5
Way to bring a stupid thread up from almost a year ago.
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Post by rtabaracci on Mar 5, 2007 21:33:01 GMT -5
seeing as how this has been bumped up, I should mention that during the playoffs, the concessions stay open as long as the game is a tie. I seem to remember getting a beer during the second OT of a game once. Either that or I snuck in my own brew and just cant remember  |
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Post by blackthorne on Mar 6, 2007 0:38:26 GMT -5
This is a GREAT revenue source idea!
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Post by Brent on Mar 9, 2007 1:29:43 GMT -5
I think the real reason the concessions close is to encourage people to get the eff out of the building after games so everyone that's been working there can go home. All the power they'd use to keep the lights on likely wouldn't make up for what food they'd sell. (ex. The ACC's power bill is about $1 million per game day. They trim it on off days by not running escalators, etc.) Money aside, there's security issues tied into trying to close down your building while people (some possibly very angry or drunk) walk around the rink, eating their quizno's and drinking their tim horton's coffee, which they picked up just because it was open. sure, they don't mind the odd autograph hound sticking around, but you don't want to encourage 15,000 people to just hang out after an event.
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