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volcanodawg
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last night i went and got a jamba juice and had an interesting discussion. i ordered up and obliviously paid and the gal behind the counter said something like, 'oh you are a husky fan' or 'go dawgs' or something like that....instantly im confused bc i am not wearing any UW stuff.... but then i realized i paid with my UW alaska airlines visa card and responded with a simple 'go dawgs'.
gal proceeds to tell me her whole life story of being a husky fan. (i just want my jamba juice and to go ASAP, but i listen) starts off with saying her grandparents have been season ticket holders for 46 years, haven't missed a home game, and they have a purple and gold Christmas tree and UW this, UW that, yadda yadda yadda.
10 minutes later, i'm hardly impressed, heard this before....but i respond with a simple question to be polite, "are they excited for the new stadium?" I was surprised by her immediate answer, which was....."NO!" (emphatically). I'm perplexed now, so i ask why. "Grandparents are on a fixed income and won't be able to afford their season tickets this year and rather than pay the same amount of money and sit in the upper deck which would be a terrible inconvenience....they are choosing to opt out and watch from home instead, despite their passion for wanting to continue to go." their seats were on the 50 yard line, south side, 11 rows up. previously those seats were $1500, now they are over $3000.
i get the responses that are coming....'should have planned for retirement better', 'no surprise in THIS economy', 'later blue-hairs!', etc.....but this got me wondering. Is our ticket office really this fucking dumb that they don't have some sort of grandfather clause or payment plan to bridge the financial gap from the old to the new? not sure how many people are in the same boat but this is just one of those things that seems odd and awkward. The program can't find a way to reward someone for 46 consecutive years of support? not even a commemorative button?! FUCK. not saying they should be getting $.25 hamburgers and $.05 fountain sodas for nostalgic/financial reasons too....but a proactive and well in tune AD doesn't make mistakes like this imo. rant over.
gal proceeds to tell me her whole life story of being a husky fan. (i just want my jamba juice and to go ASAP, but i listen) starts off with saying her grandparents have been season ticket holders for 46 years, haven't missed a home game, and they have a purple and gold Christmas tree and UW this, UW that, yadda yadda yadda.
10 minutes later, i'm hardly impressed, heard this before....but i respond with a simple question to be polite, "are they excited for the new stadium?" I was surprised by her immediate answer, which was....."NO!" (emphatically). I'm perplexed now, so i ask why. "Grandparents are on a fixed income and won't be able to afford their season tickets this year and rather than pay the same amount of money and sit in the upper deck which would be a terrible inconvenience....they are choosing to opt out and watch from home instead, despite their passion for wanting to continue to go." their seats were on the 50 yard line, south side, 11 rows up. previously those seats were $1500, now they are over $3000.
i get the responses that are coming....'should have planned for retirement better', 'no surprise in THIS economy', 'later blue-hairs!', etc.....but this got me wondering. Is our ticket office really this fucking dumb that they don't have some sort of grandfather clause or payment plan to bridge the financial gap from the old to the new? not sure how many people are in the same boat but this is just one of those things that seems odd and awkward. The program can't find a way to reward someone for 46 consecutive years of support? not even a commemorative button?! FUCK. not saying they should be getting $.25 hamburgers and $.05 fountain sodas for nostalgic/financial reasons too....but a proactive and well in tune AD doesn't make mistakes like this imo. rant over.
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Is our ticket office really this fucking dumb that they don't have some sort of grandfather clause or payment plan to bridge the financial gap from the old to the new?
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This is when I stopped reading.volcanodawg said:last night i went and got a jamba juice
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No more crisp fall days with their dad.
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The place will be half empty by the end of the season and you can get tix for pennies on the dollar
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The ticket office is barely converted to computers from their paper filing system that used different colored stickers and gold or purple stars to designate status.
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"Grandfather clause". LOL. Well done.
I actually hate the "I'm old so I shouldn't have to pay what everyone else does " bullshit. Fuckers do that with their taxes too.
It's not just old people, many people can't afford to go to sporting events. Just like a lot of people can't afford to go to Europe, or a 5000 sf house, or a new car. Tuff titties. Revenue is what's needed. If someone will pay $3000 for what was $1500 seats, then good for UW. btw, those seats sound pretty close to my new ones. -
If you need it sold, call Kim.RaceBannon said:The place will be half empty by the end of the season and you can get tix for pennies on the dollar
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Why do you love the smell of burning money?MikeDamone said:"Grandfather clause". LOL. Well done.
I actually hate the "I'm old so I shouldn't have to pay what everyone else does " bullshit. Fuckers do that with their taxes too.
It's not just old people, many people can't afford to go to sporting events. Just like a lot of people can't afford to go to Europe, or a 5000 sf house, or a new car. Tuff titties. Revenue is what's needed. If someone will pay $3000 for what was $1500 seats, then good for UW. btw, those seats sound pretty close to my new ones. -
pretty much the responses i predicted.
