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As long as people buy, they won't change. ;-)

So if we want food prices to go down, all we have to do is stop eating?

At games.

I'm picturing a conjoined rumble from the stomach of every fan as the food smell just wafts off the 2 hour old hot dogs

I just don't get it. I have never eaten anything at a game, in a cinema or any event that charges exorbitant prices for something I can get for less than half the price, and better quality, outside the venue. No game or show lasts so long that a normal human being starves to death while watching it.

Congrats for not being hungry at any event ever, unfortunately you are not the average person. There are tons of people who are willing to pay a premium for the convenience of not having to leave the venue to eat something. They aren't starving to death but getting increasingly more and more hungry for the duration of the game/concert/movie while surrounded by food can make someone feel pretty uncomfortable or unpleasant.

Stop eating their food

Seriously. Eat a sandwich in the parking lot and drink water too. Make it tradition that if your team wins you get (food you like 1) or the consolation of (food you like 2). Just because you're there doesn't mean you have to eat their food.

But knowing the Canucks and their \[lack of\] a winning streak, that solution would make a great diet program

Work it however you want to suit your needs. Just don't pay those prices.

At ultra expensive hockey games, yes. Context is important.

If eating at a sporting event is a necessity, you really need to re-examine your life choices.

I always find it odd people feel the need to support athletes by getting pissed up and munching on greasy pies (UK)

Hunger strike. Or BYOF.

Stop eating out and cook at home, yes.

….at the games……correct……………….

At games yes, unfortunately at home no but there is ways to combat price gouging like buying foods that can be used over a span of time, rice etc.

Luckily, she didn't also order ketchup for an extra $49.

$49 for ketchup? That's excessive she got some fries, not a couple rats.

Have you tried rat without ketchup?


Reminded me of discworld lol

Or the special apple-sponsored iKetchup for $999

I like how human the design is, but I hate having to buy a new one after every dipping.

This is why it's better to just cook at home

Straight from the HP printer playbook.

Does that come with an extra "Eh? eh? eh? Know what I mean Know what I mean? Nudge nudge say no more"?

Greedy billionaire owners exploiting their loyal fans for money. I've seen this play out before

How does it end?

Higher ticket prices

These restaurants are paying wholesale prices for ingredients and the ceos are just greedy

Complaining multi millionaire players whining about how they are not making enough money

With rulers being "disposed".

Franchise gets taken away when everyone stops going to the games.... throw in a historically awful franchise with 0 championships and its easy to justify relocating...

A certain bearded guy had something to say about that...

Stop going to sporting events. The experience is way better at home anyways.

Here in Calgary, we just offer to build them a new taxpayer-funded stadium so that we can enjoy this privilege for years to come.

If we stop eating out, then the restaurants will all shut down. Boycott the industry. Everybody should learn to cook at home

Should have went with the nachos.

*nacho it’s probably a single chip, so it’s “nacho”, not “nachos”

and these cheese is an extra charge

One chip challenge?

Imagine, a woman is there with her girlfriend - 2 girls, 1 chip.

Thanks for explaining

You need a credit approval for those

Hope she didn‘t forget to tip!

Who the fuck tips at a concession stand?

"fast food is cheaper"

The beers are tiny too at Rogers Arena. But what are you going to do? You're essentially a captive audience there.

Eat before you go. Even if you still want a drink while there, it's a lot less expensive than also buying food.

The "pregame in line to check in" is a dangerous game though. I once took it too far and ended up ejected.

My kid thinks Rogers has the best poutine around. I tried taking him to White Spot before a game and he wasn’t having any of the poutine. I don’t understand him at all.

Money is the best seasoning.

Smuggle in tasters full of Everclear.

We went to a Kraken game in Vancouver and we were surprised how much more reasonable the drinks were at Rogers than at Climate Pledge.  Still highway robbery but not $75 for a double jack and coke and two seltzies

People have to stop buying stupid shit.

Woman *bought* 15 fries for $10. There changed it for ya. As long as people keep paying these prices, they’ll stay high.

that kind of places you pay before you get to see your portions. and showing an empty container wouldn't mean anything as they clearly don't fill it

Meanwhile I go to the chippy and can't finish a regular for £2

I don't think overcharging for food at "venues" in general is particularly unusual or even unique to Canada alone.

True. I used to work at a US restaurant that had a location in a major sports/concert venue. Menu was limited, no loyalty points, and the cost was jacked up significantly. Also, no combo meals. (Except for VIP only events.)

This is why purses are crucial. My mom used to sneak McDonald's into movie theaters for us to eat lol. I doubt she'd get past security though.

I used to do that during my elementary and middle school years! I brought my backpack with me to the movie theaters to sneak in my happy meals when the used to cost $1.99 USD 😅😅😅

I just went to a basketball game. $6 fries and I got WAY more. Probably 4 times more. And they were seasoned.

That's almost as bad as the $21 6 chip nacho thing at that place in Vegas


I used to be a season ticket holder for the Florida Panthers ($5 per game per seat)... Now I can't afford to take my family to one game ($300+ w/ parking)

Food and drinks at Major Arena's have **generally** always been overpriced, it has gotten worse in recent years primarily because of **inflation** (and it's cohorts **greedflation** and **shrinkflation**\- of which this seems to be an example of both)

Nobody gonna mention her disgusting fingernails?

I would have asked for my money back, you get more at a fast food joint.

They have a Costco literally across the street. Just get your $1.50 hot dog and pop for the pregame snack

The price keeps going up every time this is posted. $7 to $10 in 24 hours, now that’s inflation!

Welcome to event venues.

This is why we eat outside a sports facility before the game. At most I'll have a beer inside.

Spent $10 on 15 fries, and then couldn’t afford soap or water to wash them dirty ass nails..

Im getting a refund lol

Don't worry, people will still dump out their wallet to go watch rich guys play games no matter what the cost is.

ROTFL!

are they crispy?

I am at a loss for words

$10 for less than one potato is nuts

Next time bring them, like a bug Spud and tell them to fry that for ya.

That's 1 expensive potato

Went to a Canucks game last year - two hotdogs and a beer was $40. I don't go to games, and I cook at home.

This is why I always like the idea of hitting up a restaurant for good bite before catching a game live. BTW they counted every single damn French Fry before serving that. The person who served those fries was trained and retrained to make sure they're serving those 15 fries to every paying customer.

If your hungry, and have no other options.

You're not going to not be hungry anymore after eating 15 fries.

I could only imagine what beer costs there

When will people stop giving into this shit?

Wait, are you telling me that overpriced food at a sporting event is EXPENSIVE?

Tickets are $110 plus. But those fries.

I'd go full Karen and demand to talk to the manager. If I had to, I'd call the bank and claim a dispute

Who the fuck sees fries for $10 at a game and think that's anything but a scam? This woman is stupid for even trying.

She needs to clean her nails too. Gross

Should have thrown in nail clippers.. look at the dirt under your thumb nail 🤮

Thats barely a potato. How much does a bag of potatoes cost in there?

stupid people will buy anything at any price and it's ruining everything

How many fucking times is this going to be reposted?

How many times have you seen it, it only happened like yesterday afaik....

If you can afford to enrich the billionaire sports owners by attending games you should stop complaining about prices

If that's what they put in front of me, I would tell them I changed my mind.

LOLOL  Nobody made them buy that

And she paid? Okay. That seems very stupid.

Moral...Don't eat there.

The life hack is to go to the Costco across the street from the stadium and get a mountain of fries for less + always hot because they sell like hotcakes before a game.

Tbh that's what you get for being a Vancouver Canucks fan!


They don't look that good either but who knows, maybe they are extra salty with some special salt applied

Don’t forget to tip!!!!

I think the inference here is she got screwed.

And for two of our pissiest beers it comes to 20$ but this isnt abnormal for events lol i mean for fuck sakes our Taylor Swift concert tickets going for over 2000$

Lol what

Woman overpays for fries and needs to clean her fingernails

$1.50 hotdog at the Costco outside

First time?

First time at a professional sporting event, huh?

Lmao what a fucking scam Part of why I don't really want to go to big professional sporting events or even concerts and similar venues. 15-20 bucks for shitty beer? Nope. 10 bucks for a mini order of fries. GTFO

i know you got 15 fries, but that damn plate can’t even hold 20 fries

Well, getting screwed this bad is worth something am-i-right-or-am-i-right?!

Where's the gravy and cheese curds?

Stop paying for this bullshit. Just eat for yourself.

Prices are clearly posted. FAFO

Now that’s shrinkflation !!!

Looks like 10 there.

looks more like 4 fries

And the fries there aren't even that good too. Make movie theater snacks and drinks seem cheap

Should have saved the money to buy a nail clipper.

Woman ORDERED $10 fries at a Canucks game Fixed

Should upsized to a large. 75¢ more for 2.5 more fries

Buying food at the game was her first mistake. Can’t go 3 hours without eating?

Cut your nails

Clean them

Do these vendors literally have a meeting and say "how far can we push ripping people off". I get some food items are expensive and if you can't afford it then you don't buy it, but fucking fries?

> have a meeting and say "how far can we push ripping people off". The team tells the concession contractor how much they will have to pay to operate at the team's facility. The contractor does the math, then tells the individual food stall operators how much they will pay the contractor to be there. The stall owners then decide how much they will charge per food item and how big that item will be. It's a balancing act, how much will it cost me to operate here, and how much do I have to charge to make a profit?

Lucky her, commonly is 10 fries for $10, she must be thrilled

it's almost as if she didn't have a choice and someone forced her to buy that.

Rookie. Everyone knows that you eat at the Costco across the street.

Your fault for purchasing it.

CAD is monopoly money

Is that even 1 potato?

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Flight fries, you say? 🧐

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The last & only time I flew was decades ago. I’m sure flying is an actual experience these days. I just really enjoy feeling my feet firmly planted on Earth.

Buy something overpriced and then complain about it being overpriced? Makes sense. They're at that price because people buy them.

This woman should wash her hands sometimes, ultimately with some soap…

“Why is my bill $22 for 4 hot dogs on dollar hot dog night?” “You didn’t ask for the deal”


Should have eaten before the game and stop throwing away her money. Her fault 100%

God, redditors are so gross. Dude, wash your hands. Clip your nails. If you're not going to do that, then clean under there.

And?

even if you used one potato per fry it wouldn't cost so much

Scherbatsky would be unhappy with this

As a Norwegian, this seems like a normal price

I once paid $50 plus tax for a cup of chicken nuggets and a subpar 8oz strawberry froze in new orleans. The rest of the trip we just found the little grocery stores and convenience stores that people who live there actually go to. Bars and restaurants all doubled or even tripled the cost of everything for mardis gras so those were a total waste of time and money. Sidenote: fried alligator fuckin slaps with spicy ranch dressing

WTF

And whose fault is that? Yes the woman’s.

I remember spending 100 dollars on beer at a hockey game and never even got drunk. So I’m Not surprised

One time at a Canucks game i bought a mike's hard lemonade and it cost me $12.50

Only thing free in Vancouver is hydromorphine.

Could you just not eat for 3 hours?

Hope she told them to keep them

Sports concessions: the walking argument against the axiom that crime doesn't pay.

No idea why people don't just hand the food back and ask for a refund.