If You have Wanted Season Tickets Now Might Be The Time

[Miller101]

I didn't re-up my season tickets this year and I recieved two mail offers and two emails telling me that "time was running out". I'm not kidding. Three months after "time had run out" they sent me something else in the mail saying that I still had time. When they sent me the second email I went ahead and called them up and told them "thanks, but no thanks". I just can't afford it. They rose the prices to darn much. I would have to go into debt over the tickets.

If only Danny wasn't so darn greedy. It pisses me off! Not only has he rose the ticket prices from $790 to $1090 in one season. He also raises the price of beer from $6 to $8 over the course of three seasons. And then he he raises the price for shitty stadium food too. ohhhh, I almost forgot he raises the price of parking too! You know we're the only stadium that charges hundred's of dollars to park a vehicle? Did you all know that?

Anyways, its good to see that they are hurting a little bit. Hopefully, Danny will lower the ticket prices some. That way we can afford them again.

[irish]

Originally Posted by Miller101

I didn't re-up my season tickets this year and I recieved two mail offers and two emails telling me that "time was running out". I'm not kidding. Three months after "time had run out" they sent me something else in the mail saying that I still had time. When they sent me the second email I went ahead and called them up and told them "thanks, but no thanks". I just can't afford it. They rose the prices to darn much. I would have to go into debt over the tickets.

If only Danny wasn't so darn greedy. It pisses me off! Not only has he rose the ticket prices from $790 to $1090 in one season. He also raises the price of beer from $6 to $8 over the course of three seasons. And then he he raises the price for shitty stadium food too. ohhhh, I almost forgot he raises the price of parking too! You know we're the only stadium that charges hundred's of dollars to park a vehicle? Did you all know that?

Anyways, its good to see that they are hurting a little bit. Hopefully, Danny will lower the ticket prices some. That way we can afford them again.

You stated the reasons I didnt re-up a few years ago, plus with HD TV its almost better than being there. Its amazing because I never used to miss a game but now if someone gave me a ticket I'd have to really think about going since HD is so good and the hassles of getting to FedEx are many.

[sportscurmudgeon]

IF you have the money in your "discretionary spending pile" AND IF you can realistically make it to at least 6 if not all 8 of the regular season games, go buy season tix. Forget all the bullspit about how there is a 58-year waiting list; there isn't; you can score tickets now. And that means you can have them next year too if you want them.


HOWEVER, if you can't go to almost all of the games, but you can make it to only one or two, here is how you can walk up and get tix and save money over the season ticket price.


Go and buy a single game ticket to a premium seat on game day. The price is outrageous but if you are only going to be able to see a game a year or two at the max the cost is less than or equal to a season ticket deal for lesser seats.


The ticket trolls on the phone will swear to you that this is not an option. Now hear this; they lie like a rug. I've done it at least five times over the past five or six years.


Do the math when it comes to your own scheduling and see what might make sense for you and your bank account. YOUR bank account is more important than Danny Boy's.


Remember, when you buy season tix, you have to buy tix to the 2 exhibition games here too - - at full price. Good luck trying to sell those for anything more than $5.


Why do I NOT have season tix? Simple.


The gameday experience at Fed Ex is not worth the hassle plus the cost on a routine basis. If I want to see a particular game, I can get tix in a dozen different places. But it will have to be a really good game - with decent weather forecast - to tempt me to see the game at the stadium because Fed Ex is one of the four or five worst stadiums in the league to enjoy a game.


But if the "live game experience" is worth the cost to you about 8 times a year, this is an opportunity to get in on the deal. The Skins - - like virtually every other team in US pro sports - - have seen a reduction in the percentage of season tix renewals this year. If this is "your time to get in on the action", go for it. Presumably, you wouldn't be one of the folks who might sell your tix to Steelers' fans for a national TV game showing just how resolute DC fans are...

[remarkable62]

Living in Connecticut I wound up going with the dreaded OBV seats. Had those for like 4 years and decided not to re-up this year. My son went down this past saturday and got nice seats in section 230 with no pillars in the way!!! Might be making a few games myself this year now. Definately the opener. In comparison to RFK; there is none. I truly miss those days.