Coastal to have free concessions

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Re: Coastal to have free concessions

Unread post by Saint3333 » Wed Apr 02, 2025 5:09 pm

Glad we don't have to worry about it this year.

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Re: Coastal to have free concessions

Unread post by APPdiesel » Thu Apr 03, 2025 8:31 am

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Wed Apr 02, 2025 11:46 am
lines are already too long at Coastal. This will make it worse. No premium items though, just your basic hot dog and chips
What if the whole strategy is to make the lines really long for the low profit margin items and drive people to the higher profit margin items…In which case devious and brilliant.
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Re: Coastal to have free concessions

Unread post by AppSt94 » Thu Apr 03, 2025 9:08 am

APPdiesel wrote:
Thu Apr 03, 2025 8:31 am
Captain Morgan wrote:
Wed Apr 02, 2025 11:46 am
lines are already too long at Coastal. This will make it worse. No premium items though, just your basic hot dog and chips
What if the whole strategy is to make the lines really long for the low profit margin items and drive people to the higher profit margin items…In which case devious and brilliant.
Wonder if they will run out of hot dogs and nachos.

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Re: Coastal to have free concessions

Unread post by Bootsy » Fri Apr 04, 2025 6:22 pm

AppSt94 wrote:
Wed Apr 02, 2025 12:30 pm
Soda is a money maker. The cost is minimal. They aren’t losing money on giving away soda.
This is a double win for the airplane bottle crowd.

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Re: Coastal to have free concessions

Unread post by WASU 93 » Fri Apr 04, 2025 11:48 pm

I would do this in Holmes for paying customers next season. Charge $20 for adults/$15 for kids and do Hot Dogs, Chips, Sodas and Nachos. In 2.5 hours, you're not going to lose money and in certainly could boost attendance and get families in the building for weekend games. You still have the opportunity to sell other concessions, beer and souvenirs.

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Re: Coastal to have free concessions

Unread post by AppWyo » Sat Apr 05, 2025 9:35 am

I wonder if this is successful if we will benefit from the fallout like everyone is benefitting from NIL.

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Re: Coastal to have free concessions

Unread post by 704App » Fri Apr 18, 2025 7:06 am

So I used to do business with the company that's managing the mobile app that is required to be used in order to get the free concessions.

Said company has turned into a data mining company instead of software development company. They make their money by selling data from their software now. They no longer make money by creating software.

Do with that what you will.

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Re: Coastal to have free concessions

Unread post by Bigdaddyg1 » Fri Apr 18, 2025 7:20 am

I remember being at a home game a few years ago and early in the first quarter a family in front of us left their seats presumably to get concessions. I swear they didn’t get back until the second quarter. I have no idea where they went. Whenever I go to a game there is no way I’m burning have a quarter standing in a long line for a hot dog. How many average fans will want to miss chunks of games simply for free food?

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Re: Coastal to have free concessions

Unread post by biggie » Fri Apr 18, 2025 7:58 am

704App wrote:
Fri Apr 18, 2025 7:06 am
So I used to do business with the company that's managing the mobile app that is required to be used in order to get the free concessions.

Said company has turned into a data mining company instead of software development company. They make their money by selling data from their software now. They no longer make money by creating software.

Do with that what you will.
Makes sense how they are paying for those concessions now.

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Re: Coastal to have free concessions

Unread post by AppinVA » Fri Apr 18, 2025 8:35 am

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