Comments on: The New Yankee Stadium : A Consumer’s Point of View http://retailanarchy.com/?p=179 the last will and testament of common sense Mon, 30 Aug 2010 03:50:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: David W. http://retailanarchy.com/?p=179&cpage=1#comment-1657 David W. Thu, 30 Apr 2009 14:46:48 +0000 http://retailanarchy.com/?p=179#comment-1657 Hysterical. I don't know whether to laugh or scream, so I'll do both. Without sounding like an old geezer, my dad took me to my first Yankees game in 1959. As a lifelong Bronxite, I was born to root for the home team, but they do not make it easy. Thank goodness they cut the $2500 seats in half. Now, I only have to sell 50% of my vintage comic book collection to attend one game. "Buy me some peanuts and cracker jack and forego the mortgage payment this month. Hysterical. I don’t know whether to laugh or scream, so I’ll do both. Without sounding like an old geezer, my dad took me to my first Yankees game in 1959. As a lifelong Bronxite, I was born to root for the home team, but they do not make it easy. Thank goodness they cut the $2500 seats in half. Now, I only have to sell 50% of my vintage comic book collection to attend one game. “Buy me some peanuts and cracker jack and forego the mortgage payment this month.

]]> By: Elaine http://retailanarchy.com/?p=179&cpage=1#comment-1250 Elaine Fri, 17 Apr 2009 16:37:52 +0000 http://retailanarchy.com/?p=179#comment-1250 Sam, this was great. As I was reading it I could actually hear your astonished and at the same time-cynical voice in my head as you went from one over priced vendor to the next. Sam, this was great. As I was reading it I could actually hear your astonished and at the same time-cynical voice in my head as you went from one over priced vendor to the next.

]]> By: admin http://retailanarchy.com/?p=179&cpage=1#comment-1153 admin Tue, 14 Apr 2009 19:08:22 +0000 http://retailanarchy.com/?p=179#comment-1153 Don't forget, you can always support your local IPBF team. They could use your patronage, and you will have a much more enjoyable experience for a lot less money. Find your local team here: http://www.independentprofessionalbaseballfederation.com/ Don’t forget, you can always support your local IPBF team. They could use your patronage, and you will have a much more enjoyable experience for a lot less money.

Find your local team here:

http://www.independentprofessionalbaseballfederation.com/

]]> By: James Bedell http://retailanarchy.com/?p=179&cpage=1#comment-1151 James Bedell Tue, 14 Apr 2009 18:54:33 +0000 http://retailanarchy.com/?p=179#comment-1151 Citi Field and the New Yankee stadium are principal reasons why i won't see a major league baseball game for a long time. This industry is content to pay the tiniest sliver of people astronomical amounts of money for skills that help virtually no one. Meanwhile, the kid who we lose our patience with because he doesn't make change quickly is getting paid less than a living wage. And when the private owners are making enough money they shake hands with the city and get tax breaks to tear down a perfectly good structure (or abandon it) to build themselves a shiny new one. I don't blame capitalism, I don't even blame the owners or city officials. As long as fans and citizens will pay for their over-priced luxury product of a sport they will continue taking as much as they can from the masses and distributing it to the smallest group possible. I for one won't take part. Maybe when they lower ticket prices, make a beer a reasonable price and start paying ball players a living wage, maybe I'll get interested again. Citi Field and the New Yankee stadium are principal reasons why i won’t see a major league baseball game for a long time. This industry is content to pay the tiniest sliver of people astronomical amounts of money for skills that help virtually no one. Meanwhile, the kid who we lose our patience with because he doesn’t make change quickly is getting paid less than a living wage. And when the private owners are making enough money they shake hands with the city and get tax breaks to tear down a perfectly good structure (or abandon it) to build themselves a shiny new one.

I don’t blame capitalism, I don’t even blame the owners or city officials. As long as fans and citizens will pay for their over-priced luxury product of a sport they will continue taking as much as they can from the masses and distributing it to the smallest group possible.

I for one won’t take part. Maybe when they lower ticket prices, make a beer a reasonable price and start paying ball players a living wage, maybe I’ll get interested again.

]]> By: John Q http://retailanarchy.com/?p=179&cpage=1#comment-1148 John Q Tue, 14 Apr 2009 17:18:10 +0000 http://retailanarchy.com/?p=179#comment-1148 I don't think he was criticizing the employment system that gives jobs to people who would otherwise be unemployed or on welfare, he was criticizing the people who would be on unemployment or on welfare because it takes 10 of them 10 minutes to figure out change on a ten dollar bill and to get a hot dog. I don’t think he was criticizing the employment system that gives jobs to people who would otherwise be unemployed or on welfare, he was criticizing the people who would be on unemployment or on welfare because it takes 10 of them 10 minutes to figure out change on a ten dollar bill and to get a hot dog.

]]> By: Barry http://retailanarchy.com/?p=179&cpage=1#comment-961 Barry Fri, 10 Apr 2009 00:09:00 +0000 http://retailanarchy.com/?p=179#comment-961 Visited the site after hearing you on NPR, but didn't realize you'd have me in stitches with this Evil Empire riff. Please, please visit the new park in Queens to let us know if they are a pair of excesses, or did you already? I need to search. Visited the site after hearing you on NPR, but didn’t realize you’d have me in stitches with this Evil Empire riff. Please, please visit the new park in Queens to let us know if they are a pair of excesses, or did you already? I need to search.

]]> By: Ellen K http://retailanarchy.com/?p=179&cpage=1#comment-951 Ellen K Thu, 09 Apr 2009 22:13:21 +0000 http://retailanarchy.com/?p=179#comment-951 You think this is bad, wait until the JerryDome opens in Arlington TX. I wish we could deport this guy back to Arkansas. You think this is bad, wait until the JerryDome opens in Arlington TX. I wish we could deport this guy back to Arkansas.

]]> By: Karen http://retailanarchy.com/?p=179&cpage=1#comment-937 Karen Thu, 09 Apr 2009 18:16:13 +0000 http://retailanarchy.com/?p=179#comment-937 Gee--Snarcky much? As an college educated woman, that just happened to be the very first beer vendor for the Colorado Rockies (Happy 16th Bday today Rocks!), I would like to give you something to ponder. Please don't critisize an employment system that offers jobs to people that may very well be on unemployment or welfare without this opportunity. I too get frustrated when someone can't count to ten, but I'd rather offer a modicum of patience than use my tax dollar to support them and their family. Gee–Snarcky much? As an college educated woman, that just happened to be the very first beer vendor for the Colorado Rockies (Happy 16th Bday today Rocks!), I would like to give you something to ponder. Please don’t critisize an employment system that offers jobs to people that may very well be on unemployment or welfare without this opportunity. I too get frustrated when someone can’t count to ten, but I’d rather offer a modicum of patience than use my tax dollar to support them and their family.

]]> By: Jennjchris http://retailanarchy.com/?p=179&cpage=1#comment-924 Jennjchris Thu, 09 Apr 2009 16:17:01 +0000 http://retailanarchy.com/?p=179#comment-924 With the Yanks at 0-2 I laughed at the end. And I regret not going to the old stadium. And it still funny. Thanks! With the Yanks at 0-2 I laughed at the end. And I regret not going to the old stadium. And it still funny.
Thanks!

]]> By: Kay http://retailanarchy.com/?p=179&cpage=1#comment-869 Kay Wed, 08 Apr 2009 10:47:28 +0000 http://retailanarchy.com/?p=179#comment-869 Wow, it's so tacky! What the F is retro beer? Has it been rented previously? Wow, it’s so tacky! What the F is retro beer? Has it been rented previously?

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