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skinsfan69 02-01-2013, 02:25 PM Tickets-$75 x 10 = $750
10% Tax= $75
Parking $40 x 10 = $400
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Total: $1225
That's the grand total for ONE seasons worth of viewing the Redskins at FedEx. Double that if you want to bring a friend. Now, this doesn't even factor in the costs of gas, food, and other game day related items that would incur a cost.
All that for one season's worth of entertainment. Now add in the fact that if you drop 1500 on a TV, you get to use it everyday, all year round. Not only that, the next season, you won't have to drop 1500 again to view your favorite team. Investment wise, this is a no brainer.
BJ's has HD tv's at around $1,000. Same size as your $1,500 tv. Just sayin'...
mlmdub130 02-01-2013, 02:26 PM What do you want him to do? Wall paper, add a pretty mirror, have candles burning.
Yea, and put in some nice granite tiles... But no that's not what I want, what I would like I'd to be able to follow the game while waiting in line for 10 minutes to piss. Is it that hard to throw a 20inch TV in there? All that's in there now is a muffled and unaudiable radio broadcast, which isn't even worth listening to in the first place.
Look I understand its a bussiness, but you take care of your clients. The redskins don't do that. They don't cater to the fans and there is no game day experience. Just think about going to a caps game, all the free crap they give out during breaks to keep the fans interactive through it the game. At fedex they just throw commercial after commercial at you.
In the end I am the only one to blame, because I love my team so much I'd put up with a lot to remain a season ticket holder. I think today broke the straw. I think I am going to reduce the amount of tickets I have and only go to a few games and sell the rest. And to someone that has only missed 3 home games in about a decade that's a pretty big deal.
skinsfan69 02-01-2013, 02:31 PM Tickets-$75 x 10 = $750
10% Tax= $75
Parking $40 x 10 = $400
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Total: $1225
That's the grand total for ONE seasons worth of viewing the Redskins at FedEx. Double that if you want to bring a friend. Now, this doesn't even factor in the costs of gas, food, and other game day related items that would incur a cost.
All that for one season's worth of entertainment. Now add in the fact that if you drop 1500 on a TV, you get to use it everyday, all year round. Not only that, the next season, you won't have to drop 1500 again to view your favorite team. Investment wise, this is a no brainer.
I think it simply comes down to what folks want to spend their money on. $1,225 isn't a lot of money for 10 games, if you're paying for yourself. Add in everything else and it's probably a few more hundred dollars. I actually thought it was more. Now if you're talking about taking multiple people then that's another story.
Mechanix544 02-01-2013, 02:32 PM ummmmmm, with our winning the NFC East, having a bunch of stud rookie pro bowlers, the best rookie QB of all time, and fan (as well as national) attention and following at an all time high, is this really all that surprising?
Just one more reason to get comfy on my couch, and keep first row sports in my boomarks!
NC_Skins 02-01-2013, 02:47 PM I rather be down spending that money at Magic City
Strippers need to eat too. You're supporting a good cause.
NFL games have always been overpriced. This is no surprise. Been to a couple of games as a guest or a gift and I would never pay to go to a pro game myself.
Waaaay overpriced. It all boils down to whether you think that product is worthy of the price being charged. I, like you, think that it is not worth the price of admission. I think many fans do it out of some sort of "loyalty" or with a mindset that the tickets will increase in value and they'll be sitting on a gold mine.
BJ's has HD tv's at around $1,000. Same size as your $1,500 tv. Just sayin'...
I just posted one that I thought was a good deal. By all means, if people can find a better deal than go with it. Also, Samsung is by far the best quality TV on the market these days. I bought my parents one last year for their 50th anniversary. I'm such a great kid. :P
celts32 02-01-2013, 02:53 PM Tickets-$75 x 10 = $750
10% Tax= $75
Parking $40 x 10 = $400
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Total: $1225
That's the grand total for ONE seasons worth of viewing the Redskins at FedEx. Double that if you want to bring a friend. Now, this doesn't even factor in the costs of gas, food, and other game day related items that would incur a cost.
All that for one season's worth of entertainment. Now add in the fact that if you drop 1500 on a TV, you get to use it everyday, all year round. Not only that, the next season, you won't have to drop 1500 again to view your favorite team. Investment wise, this is a no brainer.
It's just a matter of how you choose to spend your entertainment dollars. Unless you are suggesting that we should spend out entire lives in front of the TV because it's cheaper. Some people like to go to broadway...some people go to the movies every other weekend...some people like to go out to dinner a lot. What i am saying is everyone wastes a certain amount of money a year going out and having fun...and some of those peope choose to spend that money on the NFL.
NC_Skins 02-01-2013, 03:10 PM It's just a matter of how you choose to spend your entertainment dollars. Unless you are suggesting that we should spend out entire lives in front of the TV because it's cheaper. Some people like to go to broadway...some people go to the movies every other weekend...some people like to go out to dinner a lot. What i am saying is everyone wastes a certain amount of money a year going out and having fun...and some of those peope choose to spend that money on the NFL.
I was speaking for myself. That wasn't a reflection on what people should choose to do with their money. FD made the comment about me bitching about a $75 ticket when the TV was $1,500 so I broke it down to show how I felt about it.
I don't think it's just the NFL that is overpriced, even NBA lower level seats, concerts, hell even broadway plays. Prices are skyrocketing, but salaries are not. Every price point has a plateau and I think it's close to being achieved in the NFL. May be wrong, but we'll see this next decade or so.
celts32 02-01-2013, 03:19 PM I was speaking for myself. That wasn't a reflection on what people should choose to do with their money. FD made the comment about me bitching about a $75 ticket when the TV was $1,500 so I broke it down to show how I felt about it.
I don't think it's just the NFL that is overpriced, even NBA lower level seats, concerts, hell even broadway plays. Prices are skyrocketing, but salaries are not. Every price point has a plateau and I think it's close to being achieved in the NFL. May be wrong, but we'll see this next decade or so.
OK fair enough. I think NBA & Broadway is even more overpriced. As expensive as the NFL is there are only 8 dates which makes it more exclusive. NBA has 41 dates and ticket prices that are more then the NFL for the lower level and Broadway charges over $100 for the worst seat and they do shows all year long. I sure as hell wish my season tickets cost less but I guess what i am saying is that all entertainment is overpriced and unless your willing to stay home all the time your going to get gauged by someone...
skinsguy 02-01-2013, 03:23 PM I believe the higher ticket price is nothing more than just passing the cost onto the customer for the "upgrades" to the stadium.
Mechanix544 02-01-2013, 03:26 PM I have a 65 inch Vizio razor LED smartHDTV with a 32'' vizio soundbar and subwoofer in my mancave. Most wonderful television I have ever owned. I also bought a 60 inch vizio razor LED smartHDTV for my living room at walmart during their blac friday. I got the 65 inch for 1288 dollars, and the 60 inch for 678.
In terms of quality and overall performance, I think the Vizio's and Sony's are probably the top two in my book. The 47 inch Sony LCD in my bedroom has been a wonderful TV for 1 1/2 years. Samsung is a good one, but their are some lemons in the bunch.
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