Half time food

Nothing to do with the club, it's a concession. If the contractor runs out of stock they're sacrificing profit. Bad capitalism, nothing more.
 
I'm pretty easy going when it comes to the concourse, surely we can all manage a couple of hours without a pie or beer....

However today I was a bit annoyed as I'd stood in the queue for 20 minutes to get in and only had time to pre-pay for a beer at half time. Went down as the board was raised with (I think) 5 minutes injury time, proceeded to stand in a queue for our pre-paid beers that was longer and slower moving than the other queue 🤷🏻‍♂️

A couple asked me which queue they should be in whilst we were halfway down, they joined the back of the other queue and were still served before us, finally got our beers 4 minutes before the second half kicked off.

The service doesn't make sense, at one point we timed 40 seconds when only 1 of the 3 Cruz Campo pumps was actually pouring beer whilst there were big queues, surely they should all be constantly pouring with someone just swapping the plastic cups when they're full? It just takes a bit of commons sense, the other conversation we had with other 'disgruntled pre-payers' was on the till system they will know exactly how many pints have been pre-paid, this has been mentioned loads of times before, but why not have loads poured 2/3 full before half time and just top them up when people hand over their ticket?
 
HighfieldSeasider said:
I'm pretty easy going when it comes to the concourse, surely we can all manage a couple of hours without a pie or beer....

However today I was a bit annoyed as I'd stood in the queue for 20 minutes to get in and only had time to pre-pay for a beer at half time. Went down as the board was raised with (I think) 5 minutes injury time, proceeded to stand in a queue for our pre-paid beers that was longer and slower moving than the other queue 🤷🏻‍♂️

A couple asked me which queue they should be in whilst we were halfway down, they joined the back of the other queue and were still served before us, finally got our beers 4 minutes before the second half kicked off.

The service doesn't make sense, at one point we timed 40 seconds when only 1 of the 3 Cruz Campo pumps was actually pouring beer whilst there were big queues, surely they should all be constantly pouring with someone just swapping the plastic cups when they're full? It just takes a bit of commons sense, the other conversation we had with other 'disgruntled pre-payers' was on the till system they will know exactly how many pints have been pre-paid, this has been mentioned loads of times before, but why not have loads poured 2/3 full before half time and just top them up when people hand over their ticket?
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Do they not have bottle fridges separate to the main kiosk? Seems nonsense they aren't just handing chilled bottles out at £x a pop.
 
HighfieldSeasider said:
I'm pretty easy going when it comes to the concourse, surely we can all manage a couple of hours without a pie or beer....

However today I was a bit annoyed as I'd stood in the queue for 20 minutes to get in and only had time to pre-pay for a beer at half time. Went down as the board was raised with (I think) 5 minutes injury time, proceeded to stand in a queue for our pre-paid beers that was longer and slower moving than the other queue 🤷🏻‍♂️

A couple asked me which queue they should be in whilst we were halfway down, they joined the back of the other queue and were still served before us, finally got our beers 4 minutes before the second half kicked off.

The service doesn't make sense, at one point we timed 40 seconds when only 1 of the 3 Cruz Campo pumps was actually pouring beer whilst there were big queues, surely they should all be constantly pouring with someone just swapping the plastic cups when they're full? It just takes a bit of commons sense, the other conversation we had with other 'disgruntled pre-payers' was on the till system they will know exactly how many pints have been pre-paid, this has been mentioned loads of times before, but why not have loads poured 2/3 full before half time and just top them up when people hand over their ticket?
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That involves someone engaging brain
Don’t see a lot of that
 
Bloody hell we won 3 0 and someone complains about running out of food……why not eat before you attend or save for later😂
 
AngelBFC said:
I understand the pies ran out in the moretti
Not sure how that happens tbh .
On the concourse not sure you can predict to avoid waste.
Alcohol could be more efficient agree.
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It can’t be that hard
You have stats from previous games
Running out b4 half time is frankly poor management
 
Haven’t had food in the ground since the last pie I had tasted like it was filled with cat food a couple of years ago. Do you still have to pre order food/drink before the game?
 
TwelveAngryMen said:
It can’t be that hard
You have stats from previous games
Running out b4 half time is frankly poor management
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No excuse, always over order. If there's any left after halftime get someone to take trays up into the stands and sell them, if they still don't sell knock them out at half price or give them away after the game as people are leaving. The profit made from the extra sales would more than cover any waste.
 
HighfieldSeasider said:
No excuse, always over order. If there's any left after halftime get someone to take trays up into the stands and sell them, if they still don't sell knock them out at half price or give them away after the game as people are leaving. The profit made from the extra sales would more than cover any waste.
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Wow….what next the usherette with small tubs of ice cream( at extortion-ant prices).😂
 
Meliora said:
Nothing to do with the club, it's a concession. If the contractor runs out of stock they're sacrificing profit. Bad capitalism, nothing more.
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.. or you could say they sold what they provided and so have won the day. A lot of the makers markets I go to, the most popular stands are done halfway through the day because they sell out as everyone wants their stuff early. Maybe they are thinking in those terms as that guarantees a profit?
 
I saw one bloke, out of frustration, throw what he was eating into the air, whilst trying to add up the sales from that day. The figures were completely unrealistic.

Pie in the sky.
 
bleach51 said:
Bloody hell we won 3 0 and someone complains about running out of food……why not eat before you attend or save for later😂
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I wasn’t walking up a friggin mountain I was attending a football match where they historical provide food and drinks for their customers,but it seems not after 3.40 !!!
 
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