Prices.at Carver and Kinnick

[GrandpaHawk]

I'm sure this has a lot to do with people staying home and watching vs going to the games.My wife and I took two of our grandkids to a women's bb game on $1 hotdog day, $4 for hotdogs and $19.25 for 3 drinks and 2 fries. A case of water is less than what one bottle will cost you,plus the cost of tickets.The University has control on what they charge,the parking hasn't changed much over the years as far as improvements but that goes up also,use to be $10 now $20 for football.Where does it end,that's why ticket sells are down and will stay down,people have told them but they won't listen.We all love watching our Hawkeyes we just do it in different ways that we can afford.Go Hawks

 

[HuckFinn]

Grandpa, its just like going to the movies. Used to pay 10 cents for a large popcorn. Geez. I now refuse to buy anything at the movie concession stand and promise grand kids a treat before or after the movie instead. They actually sort of think its neat. But, like you, I fear that college sports will get to the point where us ordinary guys and gals cannot afford them anymore. And, if history teaches us anything, the horse will be out of the barn before anyone figures there is a problem. Sports, politics, whatever, we sit around after the fact and try to figure out what we did wrong.

 

[lightning1]

Grandpa, its just like going to the movies. Used to pay 10 cents for a large popcorn. Geez. I now refuse to buy anything at the movie concession stand and promise grand kids a treat before or after the movie instead. They actually sort of think its neat. But, like you, I fear that college sports will get to the point where us ordinary guys and gals cannot afford them anymore. And, if history teaches us anything, the horse will be out of the barn before anyone figures there is a problem. Sports, politics, whatever, we sit around after the fact and try to figure out what we did wrong.

It's got nothing to do with his age. I'm in my 40s and I refuse to take my family to the movies anymore. It's $80! Anyway, the prevailing model for college ADs appears to be: Wring every red cent out of your customers.
You have to wonder where the tipping point is.

 

[mopkins]

It all seems like a bubble that is just waiting to pop. I went to a Minnesota Wild hockey game last week and a tap beer was $10.25. You can't even buy 2 beers for $20? I have no idea what that sh*t is, but its beyond ridiculous.

My friends and I are guilty of not renewing our football season tickets. The money I saved was crazy when you take into account the forced donation to the I-Club and the cost of parking. Basically with the money we saved we went to the Madison, Ames and Indianapolis games instead and I honestly don't think I'll ever go back to being a season ticket holder.

The bottom line is that with ticktes and parking and concessions so expensive, you can easily buy a 65" 4k television and watch it in the comfort of your own home. No line for bathrooms, no traffic to fight with, no parking to pay for...etc. Plus the views and instant replays you get on tv are way better than in person.

I don't know when, but this is all going to hit a head soon. Its already starting to happen in the NFL and college football where attendance is down across the board. TVs are only getting bigger, better and cheaper, and people will only pay so much before they break.

 

[Stanzi]

Incomes are increasing very slowly or not at all for most people, yet movie theaters, sporting events, etc. continue to jack up their prices.

 

[HawkeyeWalker]

I'm sure this has a lot to do with people staying home and watching vs going to the games.My wife and I took two of our grandkids to a women's bb game on $1 hotdog day, $4 for hotdogs and $19.25 for 3 drinks and 2 fries. A case of water is less than what one bottle will cost you,plus the cost of tickets.The University has control on what they charge,the parking hasn't changed much over the years as far as improvements but that goes up also,use to be $10 now $20 for football.Where does it end,that's why ticket sells are down and will stay down,people have told them but they won't listen.We all love watching our Hawkeyes we just do it in different ways that we can afford.Go Hawks

To answer your question, it won't end. Doing most anything is going to get more and more expensive, including dining, travel, any event, groceries, etc.

Inflation will continue to rise, prices will increase, population will grow (unexplicably), and cost of living will rise. It's unfortunate but dozens of factors play into it.

And to be clear, this isn't a political stance...it's not going to matter what party is elected.

Went to Deadpool today (yes, it's awesome), and 2 sodas, 1 medium popcorn, 1 hotdog, and two candies was $32(roughly $9 at a conveniencertain store, which is why we usually sneak stuff in). It's almost funny how ridiculous it is. The actual movie tickets... $16.

 

[ssckelley]

If people were not willing to pay those prices then they wouldn't charge them. Every time I go to the movies there is always a line to purchase those expensive snacks & drinks.

I always get a laugh at these $1 movie theaters that show movies that have been out a while. Save the money on buying snacks and then you can go watch the movie when it first comes out.

 

[Hawkfnntn]

Consumers have the ultimate power... Sports, Movies and all entertainment is just that.. Entertainment. So getting upset at those taking your money when you volunteer it is crazy. That makes them brilliant. So of course they are going to push the envelope to see what people are willing to pay. When I see stadiums full of people at the Super Bowl and College Championship games I always wonder are there really that many people out there wealthy enough to afford to do that? The answer is either yes or there are that many people with room on their credit cards or some combo of the two. But till the consumers start leaving their money in their pockets all of this isn't changing. I think it will eventually but it won't be gradual. I think the entertainment bubble will burst to some degree. Be it teams not being able to operate or what have you. I think we'll see it in our lifetime with multiple NFL,NBA,MLB, teams having financial trouble. Schools running on public money may pull back on the reigns on their athletic programs. Time will tell.

 

[eveningnewsteam]

All I know is the foot long brat at the Johnsonville stand in the corners of Kinnick always hits the spot after a morning of drinking

 

[MelroseHawkins]

It is terribly expensive. I wonder how much of it is letting people work the stands to earn revenue for such things as youth sports. I think the company is always going to make their profit margin so I wonder if the prices are jacked so the youth sports teams can take their cut and the company still make their profit margin.

Parents of my boys team have worked a couple games this year. I think the concession company not going to take a hit but just raise the $$ to allow the charities to make some $$.

Again it is terribly expensive, Water & Gatorade are like $6 a piece.

 

[Fryowa]

It all seems like a bubble that is just waiting to pop. I went to a Minnesota Wild hockey game last week and a tap beer was $10.25. You can't even buy 2 beers for $20? I have no idea what that sh*t is, but its beyond ridiculous.

My friends and I are guilty of not renewing our football season tickets. The money I saved was crazy when you take into account the forced donation to the I-Club and the cost of parking. Basically with the money we saved we went to the Madison, Ames and Indianapolis games instead and I honestly don't think I'll ever go back to being a season ticket holder.

The bottom line is that with ticktes and parking and concessions so expensive, you can easily buy a 65" 4k television and watch it in the comfort of your own home. No line for bathrooms, no traffic to fight with, no parking to pay for...etc. Plus the views and instant replays you get on tv are way better than in person.

I don't know when, but this is all going to hit a head soon. Its already starting to happen in the NFL and college football where attendance is down across the board. TVs are only getting bigger, better and cheaper, and people will only pay so much before they break.

This. I could could get bent over and pay $3000-4000 a year for terrible seats and invariably get caught in bad weather for a few of those games. And then go through the hassle of having to find someone to buy the ones I can't make.

Or, I could set aside $800-1000 for 1st/2nd row home side seats at a couple early B10 games (that will usually be above freezing). We started doing that this year and my 8 y.o. had an absolute BAWL, man. Got his pic taken with T. Smith, watched Beathard warm up between drives from literally 5 feet away, and we saw King's run-back against Maryland up close and personal. I'm money ahead, my kid gets great memories, and I don't have to wear coveralls and drive home in crap weather.

Make season tickets not so obscene and I'd buy 'em, but obviously that's not going to happen.

 

[imported_ankle23]

agree with this 100% re sports and hawkeye sports. And Iowa failed when they started piling up the new rules around the saturday football experience. once you lose a customer, hard to get that ship back to port. or something like that. but everything is wildly expensive. bubble burst on lots of things in the near term, i think. anyone go to the rose bowl? how about those $13 coors lights? (yeah, they ran out...)

re: movies. movie theaters make no money on the movie itself unless it is in the theater for several weeks. that is why the food is so expensive - it is how they can operate. the distributor makes nearly all the money in the first month of it being in the theater.......it can be profitable after that if it sticks in the theater that long. week 5/6+ is when the theater can make money on actual ticket sales.