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Posted on 05/28/2015 11:42:11 AM PDT by EveningStar
Full title: Angel Stadium food guide: Critic Brad A. Johnson offers what to eat (or not), how long it takes and more
I dined at every single food concession at Angel Stadium so that everyone else doesn’t have to.
I found a great cheeseburger, some wretched barbecue and county-fair-worthy hand-dipped corn dogs. I learned that a fancy gourmet sausage topped with grilled onions is not better than the most basic, unadorned Angel Dog. I also realized that just because a concession carries the name of a famous chain, the product might bear little resemblance to the real deal.
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Sounds like the Angels need to get some better vendors.
Tigers in Angeltown tonight. (after the earthquake)
Somehwhat off topic, but
Why is it that food and drinks cost so much more at a stadium than the same items cost elsewhere? Whether its beer, or hot dogs, or ice cream, or nachos, they generally at least twice as much at the stadium as elsewhere.
Because of that, I rarely get anything at a ballgame due to such high prices. I can’t be the only person who thinks that way. Especially if you are taking the family to a game, these concession costs will hurt.
I would be good with roasted peanuts and a beer. Boiled peanuts would be better!
Not necessarily:
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We went to watch the Yankees lose (miserably) to the Royals on 5/15 in KC, and were pleasantly surprised that hot dogs were just $1 each.
He neglected to say if you’d need to take out a second mortgage before the game was over but I suspect you would.
I take my kid(s, one at a time) to an NFL game in Houston. Usually get them the $5.00 hot dog and drink combo, and the same for me.
I don’t drink with them, and thinking of quitting completely (just takes too long to recover from a night of “fun”).
They usually get some ice cream and/or cotton candy, too.
That’s about it.
Typically, the concessions company either gets volunteers to man the booths (a friend of mine did that twice last year), so they don’t get paid - but they get a portion of the proceeds (or maybe profits) to help with his AAU basketball team. Maybe that’s part of the high prices?
Same reason they are so high at airports. High rent on high cost real estate with high foot traffic.
Say I want to be the beer vendor for our local farm club.
I go to the business manager and put in a bid.
My bid guarantees the club x percent of profits on X number of cases of beer per game, with additional cases sold if they make the playoffs.
Naturally the club accepts the highest bid, guaranteeing the best profit for the club.
If I'm the winning bidder, I have to price my beer so I can pay the guaranteed profit and make something for myself.
I have to remember I have only about 80 (?) home games that season to fulfill my contract. In those 80 days I have to pay for the product, the club, any insurance I'm required to carry, my employees and then myself.
That's the way it worked for a buddy of mine.
He lost a small amount on his concession business, but made enough business contacts that his vending business grew.
It's a cut throat business.
Oddly enough, concessions are usually a ball parks money maker.
Same way that theaters maybe break even on ticket sales but make money on concessions.
Plus it's a captive audience.
You can't take anything in so you have to buy from the vendors.
Ping
Which earthquake ?
The big one a few nutjobs were predicting for about 45 minutes ago.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/3294262/posts
10% sounds about right. Everyone makes a bigger cut than the person doing the work.
Doesn’t leave much meat on the bone.
Any pilferage or loss for any reason can wipe that 10% out quick.
Always has and always will suck to be the little girl.
Missed that.
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