Pulled the nine singles out of my pocket to buy a beer.

DocBenjamin

It was warm at the venue at 7 thirty and a bottle of Dos Equis seemed like a good idea...plus I wasn't driving.

Nuh uh, was the expression on the vendor's face. Bottle of beer is twelve dollars.

As Harry Chapin would say...I stuffed the bills in my shirt.

What kind of sporting event would demand a kings ransom for the humblest of beverages? Well it was an Alice Cooper concert.

I get what under my wheels means.

Yeesh

stevek

Harry in the song was a cab driver I would have done the exact same thing. LOL

Of course with anything, ya pay for the ambience. Buy a pound of shrimp at the supermarket and it's ten bucks. The exact same pound of shrimp at a five star restaurant is 50 bucks, if you're lucky.

DocBenjamin

Washington Nationals are at fifteen bucks.

Few of the other stadiums are at ten.

Colorado is the least expensive...that makes sense.

At least they didn't pull Cooper off the mound, er ah stage, before the encore.

https://1075thefan.com/playlist/price-of-beer-at-every-mlb-stadium/

stevek

You never really own beer, you only rent it. 😂

MCMLVTopps

Not a beer drinker, but the OP kinda got me interested in prices for a beer and hot dog around the country.

https://blog.cheapism.com/mlb-hot-dog-beer-prices/

bgr

You can’t take either with you…. Money or Beer …. So.

ElMagoStrikeZone

Who even carries cash anymore? Look vendor, here's a QR code, gimme a beer!

stevek

@bgr said:
You can’t take either with you…. Money or Beer …. So.

Yea but I don't give a chit what anyone says, I'm taking my cards and coins with me. 😁

DocBenjamin

@ElMagoStrikeZone said:
Who even carries cash anymore? Look vendor, here's a QR code, gimme a beer!

Was at the casino. Cash still carries some swag.

craig44

it has been a long time since I have been to a live sporting event. that kind of money is pretty wild for a beer.

Mistlin

It's simple economics. They charge what people will pay.

I always laugh at the people who post their receipts about what their fast-food order cost. You're the reason prices are so high!

DocBenjamin

@Mistlin said:
It's simple economics. They charge what people will pay.

I always laugh at the people who post their receipts about what their fast-food order cost. You're the reason prices are so high!

Or won't pay. Interesting that one of the MLB's dropped prices to reasonable numbers and the business soared. With beer though, often venues want to restrict consumption to keep the spectators civil.

Mistlin

@DocBenjamin said:

@Mistlin said:
It's simple economics. They charge what people will pay.

I always laugh at the people who post their receipts about what their fast-food order cost. You're the reason prices are so high!

Or won't pay. Interesting that one of the MLB's dropped prices to reasonable numbers and the business soared. With beer though, often venues want to restrict consumption to keep the spectators civil.

You think venues care one bit about consumption? If they did, they wouldn't have it available in countless ways and have advertising plastered everything at the venue.

DocBenjamin

@Mistlin said:

@DocBenjamin said:

@Mistlin said:
It's simple economics. They charge what people will pay.

I always laugh at the people who post their receipts about what their fast-food order cost. You're the reason prices are so high!

Or won't pay. Interesting that one of the MLB's dropped prices to reasonable numbers and the business soared. With beer though, often venues want to restrict consumption to keep the spectators civil.

You think venues care one bit about consumption? If they did, they wouldn't have it available in countless ways and have advertising plastered everything at the venue.

Some of the Indian casinos do care, (as this is.) Drinks are available but they don't want folks lushed up as the natives have a high incidence of alcoholism.

bgr

@DocBenjamin said:

@Mistlin said:

@DocBenjamin said:

@Mistlin said:
It's simple economics. They charge what people will pay.

I always laugh at the people who post their receipts about what their fast-food order cost. You're the reason prices are so high!

Or won't pay. Interesting that one of the MLB's dropped prices to reasonable numbers and the business soared. With beer though, often venues want to restrict consumption to keep the spectators civil.

You think venues care one bit about consumption? If they did, they wouldn't have it available in countless ways and have advertising plastered everything at the venue.

Some of the Indian casinos do care, (as this is.) Drinks are available but they don't want folks lushed up as the natives have a high incidence of alcoholism.

Great counter-point.

Just kidding.

bgr

@Mistlin said:

@DocBenjamin said:

@Mistlin said:
It's simple economics. They charge what people will pay.

I always laugh at the people who post their receipts about what their fast-food order cost. You're the reason prices are so high!

Or won't pay. Interesting that one of the MLB's dropped prices to reasonable numbers and the business soared. With beer though, often venues want to restrict consumption to keep the spectators civil.

You think venues care one bit about consumption? If they did, they wouldn't have it available in countless ways and have advertising plastered everything at the venue.

He’s actually right as far as I’m concerned. The primary reason most stadiums suspend beer sales after the 7th inning is to prevent incidents with drunk idiots. While it may seem counter-productive to not allow these transactions it actually has reduced concession sales empirically in some of the markets which have tested it. The Brewers, along with a handful of other teams, extended sales an inning, last season. The idea was games were shorter because of the pitch clock I guess. Many, including the Brewers, have gone back to no sale of alcohol after the 7th, with minor exceptions.

However, I’m not aware of any MLB team concession revenue “soaring” or even increasing as a result of lowering alcohol prices. I would like to see data to back that up.

I think the Orioles still, and perhaps always have, allowed alcohol sales past the 7th. I’m not certain as it’s been a couple years since I’ve been to Camden. Really seems like fans should just be given free alcohol in places like Baltimore.

DocBenjamin

Masters does it right!

bgr

@DocBenjamin said:
Masters does it right!

Tickets are cheap too.

coinkat

I suppose I would have rolled up the singles and stuffed them back in my pocket, wishing I had a Jackson, but knowing full well that I am unwilling to spend $12 for a beer… period. And this is why I will never be the Walter Matthau of the Sports Forum. Sadly, I never owned a 1964 Cadillac convertible with a missing trunk cover filled with one gallon bottles of chlorine and other assorted pool maintenance equipment.