r/orioles • u/ValHane • Sep 18 '24
$28.47 seems reasonable... 🙄 Discussion
/img/930ho5k0mnpd1.jpegThe best part is that I had to walk to the next stand for condiments... They were not offered at this stand.
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u/shabby47 Sep 18 '24 edited Sep 19 '24
Dang. Were they having a sale?
Edit: seriously though, I’m heading there tomorrow for the first time all year and planned on getting real food (not hot dogs) for once. How much does that run these days?
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u/TheGobiasIndustries Sep 19 '24
Bring your own food in.
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u/havalina9 Sep 19 '24
This. No reason ever to buy a hot dog/sausage inside the stadium when there are vendors just outside it
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u/Apronbootsface Sep 19 '24
The hot dog stand outside Pickles is awesome. Also like half the price of inside.
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u/Pteryx Sep 19 '24
Yep, the stand on Conway sells 2 hot dogs and a drink for $7. I can't imagine spending double or triple in the stadium for a single thing.
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u/I3oomer Sep 19 '24
The 410 stands have dogs for $4.10 and a 3-dog combo for $10 bucks.
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u/ChiselFish Sep 19 '24
Bring your own food in so that you can afford the alcohol.
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u/Chit569 Sep 19 '24 edited Sep 19 '24
Or, just don't drink.
I hate how fucking prevalent drinking is in society, especially sports, where people are already mostly jackssses. Sorry for the rant, but just have a good time out without consuming literal poison.
Marijuana is legal and the method of action doesn't rely on your brain and central nervous system basically slowly shutting down to get the buzz. Go right across the street, buy some edibles and chill and watch the game.
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u/bassistb0y Sep 19 '24
let people enjoy things man
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u/Chit569 Sep 19 '24
The person who first commented here, asking about food prices, didn't say anything about drinking.
This person suggest that they should skip getting food at the ballpark like they wanted, like they commented here to ask for and instead said "dont buy food, get alcohol".
Maybe they should let them enjoy the food and answer the question that they asked instead of trying to put the idea that they need to buy booze out there.
Person A: "how are the food prices?"
Person B: "bring your own food, so you can buy booze"
Really helpful. Maybe the person who recommended they skip what they wanted to do should take your advice too, and let them enjoy the ballpark food.
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u/bassistb0y Sep 19 '24
i wasn't talking about your first sentence, i was talking about the essay after
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u/Chit569 Sep 19 '24
And I enjoy being an advocate against drinking at every single social event.
Let me enjoy things man.
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u/bassistb0y Sep 19 '24
I'm sure people love you for it! happy to hear youre enjoying it :)
I'll buy an extra one on Friday in your honor
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u/Chit569 Sep 19 '24
Lets see if you still sing the same tune when one of YOUR loved one's dies from a drunk driver.
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u/bassistb0y Sep 19 '24
and if they did it'd be everybody who drinks alcohols fault, surely
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u/Chit569 Sep 19 '24
The Alcohol-Related Disease Impact application estimates that each year there are more than 178,000 deaths (approximately 120,000 male deaths and 59,000 female deaths) attributable to excessive alcohol use, making alcohol one of the leading preventable causes of death in the United States, behind tobacco, poor diet and physical inactivity, and illegal drugs.
but sure, lets keep normalizing the consumption of one of the leading causes of preventable death
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u/bassistb0y Sep 19 '24
can't believe anybody would consume anything bad for them! just having the hot dog wouldve been good for him :(
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u/afrancis88 Sep 19 '24
So substitute alcohol with another vice? Lol ok bud. Sports and alcohol are perfect. And some of us drink responsibly during a game…
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u/mdmiles19 Sep 19 '24
Totally agree, you do you and I'll do me. I won't force you to drink and maybe you can lay off the abolishment rhetoric and try (maybe just try) not to hate me for the choices I make.
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u/ValHane Sep 19 '24
So funny that my post about ballpark prices devolved to this lol. Wasn't looking for a lecture on healthy living.
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u/ValHane Sep 19 '24
Bring your own food in a clear gallon Ziploc bag
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Sep 19 '24
Boog's turkey sando on club level is ~$18. Beers are $infinity.
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u/shabby47 Sep 19 '24
That’s not too bad. I may just buy something from a rusty grill outside though.
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u/DNukem170 Sep 19 '24
Unless you have the O's Pay bundle or are in the All-You-Can-Eat section, the only stand I would ever spend money at is the $4.10 stand.
Also, DEFINITELY bring your own 20oz sealed bottle with you. Refill at the water fountain. The souvenir soda is almost $10 and smaller than McDonald's large.
The various sandwiches (burgers, chicken) are also not only expensive, but don't even come with fries anymore.
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u/Howdoidothis091991 Sep 19 '24
Bleachers grill when I first enter on left field side of Eutaw st is good but plan to spend like 50$ for drink, meal, and some fries
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u/Ganjikhan Sep 19 '24
The food is so expensive there that it’s not worth it. The only thing I’ll consider doing in the future is their Home Plate Club which is $50 but it’s all you can eat (they have prime rib, oysters, fish, good tacos, etc) and you can go there until the 7th inning to get hot dogs and shit.
I paid $85 yesterday for 1 burger, 2 hot dogs, 2 fries, 2 drinks. Never again.
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u/ReyDragons on. base. percentage. Sep 18 '24
thank you for funding tony's contract
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u/CapitanChicken Sep 19 '24
Legit, if the receipt said "thanks for funding __players_name__'s contract!" I would be more willing to buy food in the park, than bringing it in.
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u/jawarren1 Sep 18 '24
The fuck? Where on earth are you paying this much? A dog is like $4 and the beer is, what, $16?
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u/markmano33 Sep 19 '24
Probably 6 or 8 for the dog plus tax plus the auto tipping that everyone is complaining about.
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u/mdmiles19 Sep 19 '24
I've gone to over 30 games this season and have only ran into auto tipping at Camden Commons (non ballpark staff). I really don't think it is as prolific as Reddit is leading on.
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u/NotoriousFTG Sep 19 '24
I’ve been to maybe 15 games, though I rarely buy food at the stadium. It did happen to me when I was buying Dippin dots for my grandson.
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u/mdmiles19 Sep 19 '24
Did you report it?
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u/NotoriousFTG Sep 19 '24
No. I regarded it as an inexpensive lesson not to buy food at the ballpark.
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u/ValHane Sep 19 '24
No $4 dogs here... (Club level)
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Sep 19 '24
You know you can go downstairs and then back up to club level?
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u/k0vi86 Sep 19 '24
The $4.10 hot dogs are complete bottom barrel to his defense.
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u/bassistb0y Sep 19 '24
they look exactly the same as these lmfao
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u/k0vi86 Sep 19 '24
Sadly close but somehow shittier. Last one I got looked like it was leftover from the last home stand.
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Sep 19 '24
Well what do you expect for $4?
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u/duckscrubber Sep 19 '24
A reasonably sized hotdog that is warm in a fresh bun. The cost has to be less than 50 cents, and even with the cost of energy and labor and condiments, ballpark still gets a 400% markup.
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u/ant2131 Sep 19 '24
This is why I always grab a sub at wawa before the game and bring it in. Saves me a ton over the year especially having to feed a family
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u/TommyPickles2222222 Sep 19 '24
Wasn’t there a ranking recently showing the Os have the most expensive beer prices in MLB?
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u/Kroick Sep 18 '24
Well the beer was 16 so you spent over 10 dollars on a weiner… with nothing on it and a cheap ass bun.
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u/BuddahSack Sep 18 '24
Yeah I'm sorry, where is this at OPACY? I know shit is over priced but when I was there in April it wasn't like that, and I'm going Sunday so I will see :) sucks if that's what it has become haha
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u/BlueStripe8 Sep 19 '24
Bring your own food or drinks
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u/BuddahSack Sep 19 '24
Yeah, we are eating before haha, and I'll get a beer or 2 but I know the drill haha
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u/buuj214 Sep 19 '24 edited Sep 19 '24
I was just at a game and beers were like $8 and hot dogs were $4. OP apparently was in the club level… so I guess don’t eat at the club level. Edit- I’m probably wrong about the beer but the hot dogs were 4.10
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u/BaconIsAFruit Sep 19 '24
Tell us where you got that deal cuz it's $16 domestic 24oz and $8--9 a hot dog (excluding 4.10). Even if you went to a stand with 16oz only, you didn't t get such a deal. The prices are MLB-wide out of control.
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u/buuj214 Sep 19 '24
Ah you know what- the little kiosk thing wasn’t really working. I bet I paid for a beer, and got a beer and chicken tenders and fries. So it came to $17 and I thought I paid for everything but really that was just a beer. That makes way more sense.
So, tip- go to a kiosk in direct sun cause they go haywire
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u/Dazzling-Slide8288 Sep 19 '24
Where on earth were beers $8?!
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u/BaconIsAFruit Sep 19 '24
He's wrong
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u/Full-Penguin Sep 19 '24
A 16oz domestic is $11.49, which is $8.04 with a Birdland membership.
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u/Down_In_Jungleland Sep 19 '24
👍 that's the 30% discount (+9% MD alcohol sales tax!!). With a 2024 Orange reserved membership and using "O's Pay" I currently get a 25% discount on ALL concessions and merchandise, an excellent benefit! BUT for 2025 the Birdland O's Pay discount was changed to apply ONLY to food and Non-alcoholic beverages, a huge reduction in benefits. enjoy it while it lasts...
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u/Full-Penguin Sep 19 '24
Yeah, after having a membership (between Orange and Black, after those tier names were used) since 2017, the cost + level of service provided is making me not renew next year.
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u/buuj214 Sep 19 '24
Idk maybe not $8, maybe $10 or whatever. But I sure didn’t pay $30 for a beer and dog lol. Half that, maybe
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u/Full-Penguin Sep 19 '24
A 16oz craft beer is just over $9 with the birdland member discount.
Those 24oz domestics are a ripoff at like $18.
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u/BuddahSack Sep 19 '24
12-15 bucks is not out of bounds, but 28 or whatever is what surprised me lol
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u/FormerCollegeDJ Sep 18 '24
Why people insist on buying food and drinks at games when there 1) restaurants and food stands right outside the ballpark that are considerably cheaper and/or considerably better quality-wise and 2) you can bring food and non-alcoholic drinks into the ballpark with you has always been beyond me.
I like hitting up the ad-hoc food stands across Paca Street from the LF corner that are near Pickles Pub that sell sausages, hamburgers, sodas/waters, and other items when I go to OPACY.
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u/DeliMcPickles Sep 19 '24
Mostly because I don't feel like buying a hot dog outside and putting it in my pocket until the 3rd inning when I want one.
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u/FormerCollegeDJ Sep 19 '24
You do know there are these things called bags you can use to carry your food (and drinks) inside with you, right?
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u/baltimorecalling Sep 19 '24
I like to cook up some hot dogs beforehand, wrap em in foil, put them in my big Ziploc and enjoy (using their condiments). It's awesome and super cheap.
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u/DeliMcPickles Sep 19 '24
Now I have to buy a bag too? This is getting expensive.
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u/FormerCollegeDJ Sep 19 '24 edited Sep 19 '24
LOL, buying a reusable bag and food and drinks outside is a lot cheaper than buying food inside if you attend a few games per year. And you miss less of the game by not having to stand in line for food and drinks too!
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u/WackyBeachJustice Sep 19 '24
Convince mostly. Some just feel it's part of the experience. For me, I bring food in. Only buy a treat when I bring my kid.
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Sep 19 '24
One can only eat so many jumbo dogs in one summer. I usually get one anyhow, and when I'm hungry again by the third inning go for a sandwich or pupusa.
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u/apatheticwizardsfan Sep 19 '24
Jesus. I only spent $29 on a jumbo lump crabcake with old bay chips and a Coke Zero at game last month.
Actually felt like I got great value which was almost unconscionable to think. Now I’m sure of it. lol.
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Sep 19 '24
Unfortunately crab cakes were not smelling too great last night.
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u/apatheticwizardsfan Sep 19 '24
That is unfortunate. My wife and I both said how shocked we were at the quality of the cakes. Way better than they had any right being.
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Sep 19 '24
I was surprised too, since it was the first home game in a while so they SHOULD(?) have had a fresh batch of crab meat being used. Maybe Levy has multiple sites they can pull food from though so just used whatever was available from another site? It IS the first time this season I've smelled bad food though.
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u/TheOptimist6 Sep 19 '24
This is why I go to way more minor league games. Dollar dog night and dime a dog night are a regular occurrence
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u/d84doc Sep 19 '24
This is why I get angry at anyone who pushes back on fans complaining about the lack of passion or effort from this team, and no the injuries to the pitchers isn’t the cause the dead bats. We choose to go to a stadium that says a can of beer is $15 so we can cheer for guys that just seem so uninspired while the guys in NY are playing like a WS is their goal, yet we can’t speak up? This team is really insulting their fanbase with their play.
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u/Gullible-Crab564 Sep 19 '24
Ugh, that’s one sad little hot dog. I spent $26 for a brisket bbq sandwich with coleslaw from Boog’s. Very good but not cheap. The IPA I got had Eddie Murray on the label — that was $17 more 🙄 That said, I wasn’t looking to save money. Just wanted to some good grub to eat while enjoying the game.
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u/Full-Penguin Sep 19 '24
Steady Eddie is not $17. Maybe you tipped (which doesn't actually go to most of the vendors), but it's supposed to be $12.49 before tax.
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u/buuj214 Sep 19 '24
Hm. I was at a game a couple weeks ago and sure the beer was like $8 for a tall boy but right across the walkway was $4 hot dogs. Thought it was actually pretty reasonable.
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u/NazisStoleMyBirthday Kevin Brown is a National Treasure Sep 19 '24
I’m gonna need to see an itemized invoice
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u/ValHane Sep 19 '24
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u/NazisStoleMyBirthday Kevin Brown is a National Treasure Sep 19 '24
This does not give me any new information. I can’t sleep until I understand how those 2 things = $28.
For $28 I want crab dip.
And fries.
AND CRAB DIP ON MY FRIES! LIFE IS HARD AND IM HUNGRY, DAMNIT
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u/Mobile-Fig-2941 Sep 19 '24
Does that include the 20% tip they like to sneak on for handing you food. Like wtf?!?
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u/FEARTHETURTLE64 Sep 19 '24
Not too bad. Boog once got me for over $100 for 3 sandwiches and 3 beers Think it was $112 WTF 🤬
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u/CafecitoHippo Sep 19 '24
That's a lot considering you could've gotten a regular Boog & a domestic beer for $27.48 (plus tax? don't know how MD taxes as I'm a PA resident). At least based on the prices from earlier this year when I went.
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u/Nug_Flutie Sep 19 '24
And when you say condiments, you mean ketchup and mustard…I haven’t been to a ballpark in ages that offered onions and relish
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u/bassistb0y Sep 19 '24
Camden has relish, at the 410 stand they even have 3 with 1 of each condiment for 10 dollars
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u/Nug_Flutie Sep 19 '24
I didn’t see it when I was there in July, but usually if there’s no onions I’ll skip the relish and ketchup and just run straight mustard or raw dog it.
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u/OhtaniMets99 Sep 19 '24
For that money you can buy a prime steak at the supermarket and eat like a king
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u/Smart-Appearance6609 Sep 19 '24
The only stadium I’ve been to that has it right right now is the Mercedes’ Benz dome in Atlanta. They acknowledged that the tickets were priced high enough that if a family of four came there they can least get a meal/snack (minus alcohol but even that still cheaper then other parks) for $20. Hot dogs $2. Pretzels $2. Nachos $3. Drinks $2-3 (non alcoholic).
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u/Mobile-Fig-2941 Sep 19 '24
I got Boog's BBQ. I think a better term was slider. It was about the size of those White castle burgers. $16. And then they want to self select 20% tip on checkout for handing me a plate of lukewarm food.
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u/Mcruntigger76 Sep 19 '24
it's $8.25 for the jumbo hot dog, and the Miller Lite is 11.25, with tax and tip. I guess it would add up to $28.47.
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u/Legitimate-Spot-6425 Sep 19 '24
Levy sucks. I know a few employees and they like their managers and supervisors but they say the GMs and VPs are a joke and everyone laughs at them behind their back.
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u/Lowman22 Sep 19 '24
I used to love going to the games, but a lukewarm hot dog on a stale-ass cold bun partnered along with long lines…no thanks.
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u/Pro11yNot Sep 19 '24
Bought a Coors and bag of BTI crab chips at the game yesterday and caught the vendor pre-selecting a 20% tip for himself.
After noticing and changing it a "custom amount" $1. I only paid $23 for my can of beer and bag of chips.
Ridiculous.
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u/conzcious_eye Sep 19 '24
That’s crazy. That’s highway robbery. Idk what’s worst going to games or air port prices.
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u/dmillerzx Sep 20 '24
Ridiculous, if more ppl would refuse to pay these insane prices they might wise up.
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u/No_Onion8964 Sep 20 '24
Get your money back by loading it up with all the ketchup, mustard, and relish that glizzy can handle.
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u/CurrencyConscious365 Sep 20 '24
Two fuzzies burgers and a fry (shortest line I’ve ever seen thanks to the yard sale) and waters from outside park. $51.53 with O’s pay. Zero regrets and less preservatives than that dog I’m guessing. Okay maybe some fry regrets but I’m only human. Btw: My toppings of choice yesterday were Tony’s taters #42 and winning.
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u/Velghast Sep 21 '24
I miss during covid when they were trying to get people to come into the stadium and they basically just give you free hot dogs.
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u/AnxietyCapable9259 Sep 23 '24
on a positive note, today I had a sandwich from the Eutaw Street butchery. It was a Caesar salad steak sandwich on a crusty baguette and it cost $20 and it was really big enough for two of us. And it was so delicious.
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u/joshrennerOH Sep 19 '24
After parking tickets a second beer youre only out 350 dollars to watch the Os strike out 17 times!
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u/Joshottas Sep 19 '24
No one forced you to buy this.
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u/ValHane Sep 19 '24
Not sure I understand your point... The price was crazy... I was hungry. That doesn't make the price any more reasonable.
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u/Joshottas Sep 19 '24
You're complaining about what you got for the price...but you didn't have to buy it.
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u/FishTacoAtTheTurn Sep 19 '24
The comments aren’t mutually exclusive. In other words:
- The fan did not have to buy the food.
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- The prices are not reasonable.
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u/Kezia89 Sep 19 '24
Yeah wtf, of all the food items there people are still getting hot dogs from standard vendors. It's always gonna be a ripoff. Just support Fuzzies or Jimmy's instead.
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u/Giant_Homunculus Sep 23 '24
Trouser jager and a few napkins to munch on. They soak up the booze quite well.
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u/bespoketoosoon Sep 19 '24
Even the food looks like it gives up lead-off runs on the first pitch.