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Originally Posted by T. Hoffman
I'd hope these venues would stop being so greedy, recognize the relatively empty wallets of the majority of the youthful participants at a FIRST event, and lower prices at their food stands accordingly.
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Kevin mentioned that venues sometimes offer discounted rates to the regional committees to have access to the arenas for the competition weekend. I wonder if the venues think that charging high prices for food is one way to attempt to recover the revenues lost from being so "magnanimous". Some discount, huh?  |
Please, please, please, please, please stop making this mistake. It's been said several times here, and I'll repeat it with some justifications. The venues make NO money off of concessions or catering. They make a contract with a vendor and the vendor provides the food and makes the profits. Reliant makes no profit from: providing power outlets, audio visual equipment, table rentals, catered food, or concessions. They are not in that business. It doesn't make one lick of sense to think they are. I have seen the bills and they go straight from the regional to Aramark, Harper Wood, etc. The venues have land and a building, and they rent it out to people. They are not in the business of wiring outlets, setting up projectors, or frying chicken.