Food

[campsmount]

Just wondering if we are allowed to hand out complimentary candy in the pits at the competition?



any reply welcome......

[waialua359]

Yes! Hope your attending the Chesapeake regional. I think there are a couple UK teams coming there. We will have a lot to give out as well.

[campsmount]

Thanks alot.....

[Pat Arnold]

All the events MARS has attended do not allow food to be passed out at the venue. Site rules for the Florida Regional state:

"Do not give out any free food products, such as candy, water, soft drinks, or fruit. You may trade team pins, however."

I'd suggest checking on the site info/rules at events you'll be attending here

[KTorak]

I'm 99% sure every venue does not allow you to pass out anything edible. They don't even really like any outside food being brought in period.

[Eye-gor]

that'd be nice if we could give out candy, but i've only seen stuff like pins and keychains. which are very fun to collect, by the way

[blaxbb]

At javitz last year we ordered pizza to the venue and brought a crave case from White castle in. They had no problem with it.

[EricH]

Section 3 of the Manual bans food (giveaway or sell) that isn't venue food. (However, rules may vary by venue.)

[hipsterjr]

Originally Posted by Pat A.

All the events MARS has attended do not allow food to be passed out at the venue. Site rules for the Florida Regional state:

"Do not give out any free food products, such as candy, water, soft drinks, or fruit. You may trade team pins, however."

I'd suggest checking on the site info/rules at events you'll be attending here

oh man, I was going to throw candy into the stands at Florida . Oh well

[kfox1731]

I know at the VCU Regional they don't let you bring any type of food from the outside into the stadium. They wouldn't even let us bring in Starbucks so they probably wouldn't like candy.

[Cow Bell Solo]

ya at the wisconson regional last year there was no food and I am sure it is the same this year everywhere else

[Scott Carpman]

Originally Posted by Cow Bell Solo

ya at the wisconson regional last year there was no food and I am sure it is the same this year everywhere else

Nope, not everywhere. As was the case last year, the Javits Center is allowing outside food to be brought into the arena for the NYC regional.

[Vexkingof716]

Generally the venue won't let you bring in food, but in the past we have recieved little packages from otherteams with food in it. If it is out of site of the people in charge it is out of their minds.

[MasterMkanik]

Originally Posted by kfox1731

I know at the VCU Regional they don't let you bring any type of food from the outside into the stadium. They wouldn't even let us bring in Starbucks so they probably wouldn't like candy.

Well... if you know how to do it right, you can get past em.... I generally wear huge cargo pants, and put all the food in my pants and a drink or two up my sleeve.... then i just walk inside in the middle of my team, as long as you don't have a bag and don't look suspicious, they wont stop you, then i eat it in the stands and trow away the trash. We also hide drinks and food inside our tool cart and then hide it in the pit.

[KTorak]

Usually, at GLR, it's nice enough to eat outside. My dad will run and get fast food for me and the other drivers and stuff and we'll just eat outside on the sidewalk.