Looks like beer at Neyland was a success

[ALLVOL24/7/365]

"Price gouging is a term referring to when a seller spikes the prices of goods, services or commodities to a level much higher than is considered reasonable or fair, and is considered exploitative, potentially to an unethical extent. Usually this event occurs after a demand or supply shock."

Demand or supply shock... like locking 100,000 people in a stadium for 4 hours... it's the exact definition of price gouging...

.... And "No one is required to buy tickets to go to the game" is an absolutely ridiculous stance to take on this issue... there's no reason the University can't set concessions to prices that aren't blatantly ripping off the fans that support them

I was just up there for the first time this season for the Andy game. I thought the prices were really reasonable for concessions. Some of my group bought beer and or multiple beers but none of them complained about the price. Food was cheap. Lot’s of college aged kids around us drinking, many underaged I am sure, and there was no problems with any of them. By your logic The price of tickets to the game is price gouging. If you do not want to pay the price, then just stay home and watch it. If you want the “game experience” you have to go and you have to pay for the experience. In hindsight I have pizzed away a lot more money on worthless stuff over the years than the price of a $12 beer.

I thought it was a inexpensive venue, and if you are concerned about price gouging then never buy any UT labeled products. Clothing sells for 10-15 times cost most of time, if not more. That $80 shirt cost about $5 from the manufacturer in Vietnam or whatever other 3rd world country they choose to make them in today. Let’s just try to enjoy the season we had and look forward to more wins next year. GBO VFL

 

[GTBATV]

Okay, how is this one, "You are so clever"?

I was neutral until you said he was killing kids. Even forced me to go back and read all these posts again to see if I missed something.

 

[I40flyer]

I was neutral until you said he was killing kids. Even forced me to go back and read all these posts again to see if I missed something.

Did you find things were being made up?

 

[SmokyRiverDog]

Not exactly, you'd need to include the Beer Board-that pesky old Govt. again. Don't forget Aramark seems to be making a couple of bucks from the deal, they may take up all the available space to keep you out, but then again, there is no free market inside Neyland-far too much money to be made the way it is.

You just asked where to apply? I bet they will take any application for consideration, or join the concession bid process. It's an open process.

 

[GTBATV]

Did you find things were being made up?

I didn't find anywhere that he was advocating for someone to die. But perhaps I missed it. If I did, please quote it so I can see it.

 

[JMSqb11]

I didn't find anywhere that he was advocating for someone to die. But perhaps I missed it. If I did, please quote it so I can see it.

Spoiler alert,
you will be waiting long time for him to someone make A=Z with his claim.

 

[I40flyer]

I didn't find anywhere that he was advocating for someone to die. But perhaps I missed it. If I did, please quote it so I can see it.

It is near where it is claimed I advocated for the limiting sales, you'll have to really go over all the posts, as I never advocated limiting sales, it was misquoted by a someone that believes they are "Soooo clever".

 

[GTBATV]

It is near where it is claimed I advocated for the limiting sales, you'll have to really go over all the posts, as I never advocated limiting sales, it was misquoted by a someone that believes they are "Soooo clever".

Well, if you just don't like the guy, that's fine. You do you. But, I don't see a correlation between being misquoted and being a child murderer. I'm just a dumb hillbilly, so maybe I missed something somewhere.

 

[VolGee4]

"Price gouging is a term referring to when a seller spikes the prices of goods, services or commodities to a level much higher than is considered reasonable or fair, and is considered exploitative, potentially to an unethical extent. Usually this event occurs after a demand or supply shock."

Demand or supply shock... like locking 100,000 people in a stadium for 4 hours... it's the exact definition of price gouging...

.... And "No one is required to buy tickets to go to the game" is an absolutely ridiculous stance to take on this issue... there's no reason the University can't set concessions to prices that aren't blatantly ripping off the fans that support them

It’s called capitalism. Don’t buy, and they will have to adjust. That’s the price point they have set. Is it a good one? I don’t know the answer.

I did like the Falcons setting reasonable concessions prices when they opened their new stadium. After year one, they said they made more from sells and encouraged others to do it. But I doubt that included beer. Prices are set twofold- to maximize profits and to prevent people to overspend on a number of them.

If they had sold just a few, then they would adjust the price. Simple economics.

 

[UTK]

People really out here paying 18 bucks for a beer huh

 

[82_VOL_83]

"Price gouging is a term referring to when a seller spikes the prices of goods, services or commodities to a level much higher than is considered reasonable or fair, and is considered exploitative, potentially to an unethical extent. Usually this event occurs after a demand or supply shock."

Demand or supply shock... like locking 100,000 people in a stadium for 4 hours... it's the exact definition of price gouging...

.... And "No one is required to buy tickets to go to the game" is an absolutely ridiculous stance to take on this issue... there's no reason the University can't set concessions to prices that aren't blatantly ripping off the fans that support them

You're kidding right?

 

[VolGee4]

People really out here paying 18 bucks for a beer huh

We went to one game, and my wife and I each had one. I’m pretty sure it was 20-24 ounce can that was poured. That’s roughly two beers for $12. Do I want to pay that? No. But try buying craft beer in restaurants these days. Not much cheaper. Part of the deal when you go to games.

 

[CR-vol]

It should be illegal to price gouge at events... Oregon has a written law against it... airports, concerts, football games etc have to sell beer and other merchandise at the same rates as pubs and retail around the area do.

They lock you from exiting the stadium for four hours, then force you to pay 3 times the value of basic consumable items (not to mention they don't even have a smoking area... which is ridiculous and inconsiderate............ I don't even smoke, but I frequent games with people that do, and some of them act like they're about to die after four hours without a smoke... it doesn't take any effort to gate an area outside the stadium for smokers to do their thing without forfeiting their tickets)

They'd make just as much money with more people willing to participate in concessions and it would create an atmosphere that people aren't feeling like they're being taken advantage of... which would increase ticket sales... more sell-outs... better looks from recruits... all the things better by just setting reasonable prices and setting up reasonable things like a smoking section outside the stadium.

As far as alcohol sales goes... I don't know why it was ever not a thing? Prohibition has been gone for far too long to be concerned about these things at a college campus where tailgating is one of the major selling points... stupid rules are stupid

There's really no such thing as price gouging. They're ensuring that stupid fools don't buy too much of it and responsible people who don't have a problem with the price have a plentiful supply of it.

 

[Roustabout]

People travel to those places could move to those places if they wanted to live there. Lol. You're trying too hard to make a point.

Ive supported the sales of alcohol in Neyland, but some of the arguments have been stupid. Lol, like that's surprising.

He actually made a really good point and analogy

 

[NATHAN05]

Thanks. Went by momentary flashes mixing every Kevin Bacon and Molly Ringwald film.

Np brother.......at least we remember the original. Apparently they remade it a couple years ago so I'm sure some of the young ones on the board were like, "Kevin Bacon was in Footloose?"

 

[82_VOL_83]

1 person takes all the supply while demand is still there. Only one way to stop that 1 person from hoarding and it’s basic economics on how to do it

Only let that person buy 2 cases of water. Called rationing.

 

[JMSqb11]

Only let that person buy 2 cases of water. Called rationing.

No thanks. I’m pro capitalism.

 

[NCFisher]

It is near where it is claimed I advocated for the limiting sales, you'll have to really go over all the posts, as I never advocated limiting sales, it was misquoted by a someone that believes they are "Soooo clever".

Then, in emergency/disaster situations, there should be no limit and no selling of food, water, gas, etc? That's guaranteed instant depletion of supplies and few with them; you don't get it both ways.

It is not un-Christian to sell during such events. Large private merchants with the ability often do both. Your "no sell/give it away" rule would damage or kill smaller businesses, or else keep necessary supplies on shelves and business doors closed. Rationally, inflating price and purchasing limits serve to minimalize that occurring. We - city, county, state, nation - also respond multilaterally to events, which supplements the private market system.

It's not an either/or proposition. It is both and works as optimally as humanly possible.

 

[NCFisher]

I thought they were selling Coors Light, not beer.

They're selling breast milk and if month-old babies can't crawl down to concession and put it on the credit card at $26/pint, they CAN JUST DIE!!!!!!
If JMSqb11 had his way.

That approximates the wild claim being made.

 

[ksgovols]

Meh. I didn't go to a game this year but in 35 years of going to games at Neyland I've had a cigarette burn a hole in my shirt and burn my back at the 80 USC game, had a plastic cup full of Skoal juice hit the back of my fiance's head and go all over the place when Miss State qb Don Smith went 60 something yards to beat us in the last minutes of the game in 86 and I saw a drunk guy throw up all over the back of 2 girls in the student section during the 84 Alabama game.

I quit sitting in the damn student section and all of those things went away.

 

[Big Al Orange]

While I was not "forced" there have been plenty of September games where I either bought a couple of $6 bottles of water or risked ending up in the ER with dehydration. I do agree on the smokers though, UT should not have to accommodate their bad habits.

Sister Geraldine was sitting on the front row in church with her bottom lip poked out. The preacher said it’s a sin to smoke. Geraldine said sho is. Then the preacher said it’s a sin to drink alcohol. Geraldine said testify. Then the preacher said, it’s a sin to dip snuff. Geraldine said ohh preacher, YOU DONE STARTED MEDDLING NOW !!!!

 

[LordBolton]

It should be illegal to price gouge at events... Oregon has a written law against it... airports, concerts, football games etc have to sell beer and other merchandise at the same rates as pubs and retail around the area do.

They lock you from exiting the stadium for four hours, then force you to pay 3 times the value of basic consumable items (not to mention they don't even have a smoking area... which is ridiculous and inconsiderate............ I don't even smoke, but I frequent games with people that do, and some of them act like they're about to die after four hours without a smoke... it doesn't take any effort to gate an area outside the stadium for smokers to do their thing without forfeiting their tickets)

They'd make just as much money with more people willing to participate in concessions and it would create an atmosphere that people aren't feeling like they're being taken advantage of... which would increase ticket sales... more sell-outs... better looks from recruits... all the things better by just setting reasonable prices and setting up reasonable things like a smoking section outside the stadium.

As far as alcohol sales goes... I don't know why it was ever not a thing? Prohibition has been gone for far too long to be concerned about these things at a college campus where tailgating is one of the major selling points... stupid rules are stupid

It would also help if they sold good beer, that might be worth what they were charging. One step above Olympia and The Beast doesn't cut it.

 

[Behr]

He actually made a really good point and analogy

I disagree about the analogy. I get his point, but not everyone wants an Applebee's or Olive Garden right outside their back door. I don't. But that doesn't mean I don't want to go to those places. Well, I don't want to go to Applebee's. Lol.

Same with beer at Neyland. Plenty of people might drink beer, but won't at the game because they have to drive afterwards or whatever other reason and prefer it wasn't sold there.

Just because all that is good and pleased some, doesn't mean it does everyone.

But whatever, I'm for it but I do understand others are not. No biggie just my opinion.

 

[NCFisher]

No thanks. I’m pro capitalism.

If the merchant decides to raise prices and ration, though, it's still capitalism.
While the best mechanism for commerce, capitalism is not a perfect or complete one in every instance.

 

[VOL_Lyfe]

Usual whining from the nannys. Then, silence.

Business as usual.