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Gameday Experience - Concessions in West Upper
Posted on 10/18/15 at 3:06 pm
Posted on 10/18/15 at 3:06 pm
Been a season ticket holder for the past 17 years but this year the West Upper concession areas have been a complete and total clusterf#$@.
I realize the people are volunteers and I don't blame them at all. It's a thankless job. LSU needs to hire people to man these areas and get this crap corrected. I missed nearly a quarter waiting in line for one drink.
Anyone else feeling this pain the West Upper?
I realize the people are volunteers and I don't blame them at all. It's a thankless job. LSU needs to hire people to man these areas and get this crap corrected. I missed nearly a quarter waiting in line for one drink.
Anyone else feeling this pain the West Upper?
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Posted on 10/18/15 at 3:16 pm to TigerPimpNationTrank
It's no better in the east upper. After the TD to make it 21-7, I took my daughter down to get a pizza. Got in line behind only 6 people. Didn't get back to our seats until 15 minutes left in halftime. Workers seemed completely clueless on how to do even basic things
Posted on 10/18/15 at 3:21 pm to TigerPimpNationTrank
South Upper it just took 5 mins.
Posted on 10/18/15 at 3:22 pm to TigerPimpNationTrank
quote:that's on you buddy...how important was that drink?
I missed nearly a quarter waiting in line for one drink.
Posted on 10/18/15 at 3:23 pm to OldManRiver
Same here. I was in east upper. Got in line at the beginning of halftime and got back with 6 minutes left in the 3rd. Oh, and they were out of food except for nachos and candy. How the hell do you run out of inventory when the event has just barely reached the midpoint?
This post was edited on 10/18/15 at 3:25 pm
Posted on 10/18/15 at 3:31 pm to Chicken
I'm sorry for wanting a f'n drink during a game. Really dude?
Isn't that the purpose of having concession areas... to serve people, timely? 30 minute wait for a drink is horrendous.
Isn't that the purpose of having concession areas... to serve people, timely? 30 minute wait for a drink is horrendous.
Posted on 10/18/15 at 3:33 pm to Tiger Vision
It's what happens. You buy a $5.00 drink, give them $10.00.....they need a calculator to give you the change. It's beyond their pay grade!
This post was edited on 10/18/15 at 3:35 pm
Posted on 10/18/15 at 3:36 pm to LSU FAMILY
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they need a calculator to give you the change
This. Its the same on the lower East. I had $12.50, and took a calculator for change from a $20. Even WITH the grid chart that tells them how much everything costs and what the change for the bills are, right there, taped to the counter.
Posted on 10/18/15 at 3:48 pm to LSU FAMILY
They had what looked like a 13 year old kid working the money. He was not in the right job.
Posted on 10/18/15 at 3:52 pm to TigerPimpNationTrank
I had the same problem on the west upper concessions. Everybody had to tell the guy working back there 2 and 3 different times what they wanted.
Posted on 10/18/15 at 3:53 pm to TigerPimpNationTrank
It was the same near south section 415 last night. Clueless how to do the job.
Posted on 10/18/15 at 4:30 pm to ChEgrad
They also ran out of food in quarter 3. They've run out of water during prior games. Has the concessions guy at LSU been informed that the stadium now holds 102K?
This post was edited on 10/18/15 at 4:31 pm
Posted on 10/18/15 at 4:37 pm to TigerPimpNationTrank
Concessions are run by church and school groups and other fundraising groups. Most of the kids in concessions probably have never held a job before.
They have to learn somewhere.
1/2 hour for a drink seems excessive but how many people were in line? If it was just you, they're brainless. If it was 100s, then it takes time.
Someone needs to invent a self serve fountain drink machine that takes credit cards.
They have to learn somewhere.
1/2 hour for a drink seems excessive but how many people were in line? If it was just you, they're brainless. If it was 100s, then it takes time.
Someone needs to invent a self serve fountain drink machine that takes credit cards.
Posted on 10/18/15 at 4:37 pm to BBATiger
On the east lower, before the game started, I bought 2 water bottles, a big and a little. The girl handling the transaction looked like she was brand new and couldn't grasp the concept of huge numbers. It was $8.50 total, I gave her a $10 bill and she gave me $2.50 back. I had pity on her and gave her the dollar she undercharged.
I blame Common Core for the failure of concessionaires to do simple math. Maybe they need number aids.
I blame Common Core for the failure of concessionaires to do simple math. Maybe they need number aids.
This post was edited on 10/18/15 at 4:42 pm
Posted on 10/18/15 at 4:43 pm to TigerPimpNationTrank
You can't go a minute without someone making a stupid arse comment on here. I've learned to just deal with it.
Posted on 10/18/15 at 4:45 pm to liquid rabbit
Not a fan of common core by any stretch of the imagination. But form what I understand the basis behind it is to make it easier to solve math problems in your head. Believe it or not!
Posted on 10/18/15 at 4:49 pm to Red Stick Tigress
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Someone needs to invent a self serve fountain drink machine that takes credit cards.
They're called vending machines....new invention.....fricking awesome....why the stadium doesnt put them in....they could make a fortune.
Posted on 10/18/15 at 4:53 pm to Chicken
quote:
that's on you buddy...how important was that drink?
Gotta agree with that. To each his own but once I'm in my seat I'm not getting out unless I can't hold it anymore to go to the rest room. There is plenty of time to eat and drink before and after games.
Posted on 10/18/15 at 5:04 pm to TigerPimpNationTrank
I wasn't in the West Upper but the kid at the concessions close to me didn't even ask me for money. He just handed me my food and walked away. I had to call him back to give him my money. Normally I would be a dick and walk away but this stand was being run by NISH and I have to support my people even if they are idiots.
Posted on 10/18/15 at 5:15 pm to TigerPimpNationTrank
The east upper was terrible too. I went down right when the band was finished and there was 13:00 left on the clock. I got back to my seat with 2 hot dogs and a drink with a little over 8:00 left in the 3rd. They were out of just about everything else. LSU needs to realize that this isn't 1970 anymore and college football is a big business. I feel bad for the church groups because they are completely overwhelmed by something this big. It's time to contract it out to someone that can handle the volume. That would also open it up to better food options. The stale popcorn and nacho chips, rubber burgers and m&m's aren't good enough anymore. The whole thing needs to be overhauled. And while we're at it. It's completely unacceptable to still have the 1996 box TVs in the concourses.
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