Comments on: The Economics of Shea Stadium http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/the-economics-of-shea-stadium/ A premier personal finance blog, established 2003. Within, Flexo discusses his own experiences with money, and he and other authors comment on a wide range of personal finance topics. Thu, 24 May 2012 19:20:57 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Herb http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/the-economics-of-shea-stadium/comment-page-1/#comment-45998 Herb Wed, 26 Jul 2006 12:42:29 +0000 http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/2006/07/25/the-economics-of-shea-stadium/#comment-45998 You know what I find really annoying? The fact that they get all these 3rd party orgs to work the food booths for them and pay them some patheetically low % of sales. It's their perogative to charge whatever they want for stuff, but I find it pretty sleazy that they can't give these charaities, Boy Scouts, Fgirls Scouts, etc... a decent cut for working the booths. You know what I find really annoying? The fact that they get all these 3rd party orgs to work the food booths for them and pay them some patheetically low % of sales. It’s their perogative to charge whatever they want for stuff, but I find it pretty sleazy that they can’t give these charaities, Boy Scouts, Fgirls Scouts, etc… a decent cut for working the booths.

]]> By: Kira http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/the-economics-of-shea-stadium/comment-page-1/#comment-45766 Kira Tue, 25 Jul 2006 20:12:06 +0000 http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/2006/07/25/the-economics-of-shea-stadium/#comment-45766 I recently went to Cleveland to see the Indians play the Reds with my boyfriend and two friends. $20 each for tickets in pretty good seats, $4 for hotdogs and $3 for half pretzels - but I probably spent another $15 on sunscreen and then aloe lotion when I got burnt horribly anyway. =) I recently went to Cleveland to see the Indians play the Reds with my boyfriend and two friends. $20 each for tickets in pretty good seats, $4 for hotdogs and $3 for half pretzels – but I probably spent another $15 on sunscreen and then aloe lotion when I got burnt horribly anyway. =)

]]> By: Penny Nickel http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/the-economics-of-shea-stadium/comment-page-1/#comment-45762 Penny Nickel Tue, 25 Jul 2006 19:56:22 +0000 http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/2006/07/25/the-economics-of-shea-stadium/#comment-45762 I usually find ballgames a pretty economical source of entertainment... although that's probably because I usually go for the cheapest available tickets instead of the best ones (and often shift to empty better seats mid-game), and I bring food from home. I hate expensive ballpark food! I've probably been to hundreds of ballgames, and can count the times I've bought food at the park on one hand (if you don't count hot chocolate or coffee for freezing cold April games at Wrigley!) Congrats on how the Mets are doing this year... I usually find ballgames a pretty economical source of entertainment… although that’s probably because I usually go for the cheapest available tickets instead of the best ones (and often shift to empty better seats mid-game), and I bring food from home. I hate expensive ballpark food! I’ve probably been to hundreds of ballgames, and can count the times I’ve bought food at the park on one hand (if you don’t count hot chocolate or coffee for freezing cold April games at Wrigley!)

Congrats on how the Mets are doing this year…

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