Post by wheezer on Nov 2, 2010 16:35:58 GMT 10
The one thing that peeved me about Claxton last year was the practice of gate staff going through bags and turning people away trying to bring food in. I'm wondering if the ABL intends to keep this practice, and how people feel about it?
I understand food sales are a good portion of revenue. But I consider having your person searched to make sure you are not prepared to feed yourself, and being forced to buy from food stalls, is a gross invasion of privacy and liberties and is not good quality attraction business.
I'm probably not your typical baseball fan. I'm a vego who barely ever drinks, which knocks out about 90% of the food offered anyway. And I consider my palate a little more sophisticated than paying premium money for crusty hotdogs, flash-fried fish chips and beer. I'm more likely to eat fruit than stall food when I'm competing the next day. I'm sure most of the players follow the same approach. Probably more and more baseball fans fit this bill these days. If the league wants to win new fans and families, this forceful practice is not going to make many friends. Forcing families to feed their kids stall food doesn't send a great message either, and will likely repel families from attending at all.
I understand food sales are a big part of economic success but surely controlling what patrons can and can't eat is not respectable business. If food sales aren't meeting the league's standards, it's up to the league to provide something people want to buy. It's called free market. People hammered the stall food in the old ABL when eskies and thermos were fair game, and they did last year at the Claxton before food laws were enforced. Police these rules and self-respecting people who want food choice will either sneak food in or just stop coming.
What do you think?
I understand food sales are a good portion of revenue. But I consider having your person searched to make sure you are not prepared to feed yourself, and being forced to buy from food stalls, is a gross invasion of privacy and liberties and is not good quality attraction business.
I'm probably not your typical baseball fan. I'm a vego who barely ever drinks, which knocks out about 90% of the food offered anyway. And I consider my palate a little more sophisticated than paying premium money for crusty hotdogs, flash-fried fish chips and beer. I'm more likely to eat fruit than stall food when I'm competing the next day. I'm sure most of the players follow the same approach. Probably more and more baseball fans fit this bill these days. If the league wants to win new fans and families, this forceful practice is not going to make many friends. Forcing families to feed their kids stall food doesn't send a great message either, and will likely repel families from attending at all.
I understand food sales are a big part of economic success but surely controlling what patrons can and can't eat is not respectable business. If food sales aren't meeting the league's standards, it's up to the league to provide something people want to buy. It's called free market. People hammered the stall food in the old ABL when eskies and thermos were fair game, and they did last year at the Claxton before food laws were enforced. Police these rules and self-respecting people who want food choice will either sneak food in or just stop coming.
What do you think?
