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Originally Posted by RoboMom007
They were also making announcements saying that the parking lot was considered part of the Arena and saying that this was not allowed. But it was happening anyway.
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At NJ, we had pizza delivered to the parking lot on Thursday, which was eaten in the parking lot. Then there was an announcement that the parking lot is arena property and food is not allowed to be delivered there! Very petty on their part. On Friday and Sat. we sent someone out to get pizza which we then ate from the back of the car. No one objected to that, although we were discrete about it - as discrete as you can be wearing such bright-colored shirts. (And we lucked out that the rain stopped right when the pizzas arrived). The rules said you could have food in your car so it wasn't a direct violation.
I understand that food concessions are a big money maker for the arena and they are entitled to charge out what they wish, outrageous as it is. I also agree if you are there for a 2 hours event eating nachos or fried chicken is fine, but you can't keep that up for three days. And there really wasn't anywhere within walking distance to get food. Next year teams should be prepared for the food problem if the rules don't change.
As for the water, I saw many people bring in empty bottles that they then filled from the drinking fountains. The arena officials didn't seem to object to that.