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What does concession food cost at an Alabama basketball game? (Hint: It’s expensive)
You could break the bank by buying chicken fingers in Coleman Coliseum.
| NEWS How much do concessions cost at an Alabama basketball game? Hint: It’s a lot - AL.com
BamaFan334
Member
Unreal. And folks pay that crap too. I don't mind getting a souvenir cup that my kids can cherish and re-use, but that kind of price for a burger or nasty pretzel is unreal. Alabama isn't scared to rip your eyes out.
SnakeDoc
Member
You have to.
Been doing that for years when it came to going to BDS! Much rather watch the game instead of stand in line at the concession stand.
This is the path. Not only will it save you money (in most cases), you'll get much better food. More importantly, IMO, you're not missing any action (which is why you are at the game in the first place) or having to stand in any long, slow moving lines then having to deal with eating/drinking in a usually cramped seat/row.
I'm holding out hope that when the contract runs out with Levy, that Byrne will go with a different model. If the fan experience is truly the top priority (which we know it isn't, money is), a change would be made that gets away from Disney prices. And they really need value menu items (hotdogs, popcorn, small drinks, candy, etc) for $2 bucks or less at baseball, softball, and gymnastics marketed toward the kids.
TerryP
Staff
When I attend games as a fan somewhere, I always stash a few candy bars or peanut M&M's in a jacket pocket.
50+yeartidefan
Member
Havent bought concessions in a long time...the big free cold water tanks around stadium are awesome...
Take a stash of snacks...drink free water....
Problem though...when i take the kids...yicks...50$ spent on stuff...they want everything
Take a stash of snacks...drink free water....
Problem though...when i take the kids...yicks...50$ spent on stuff...they want everything
SnakeDoc
Member
Another good point.
I probably should’ve said it that way!! Nothing like IHOP after a late game!
@Brandon Van de Graaff I hope that Byrne would talk with those that run MB in Atlanta!! I know the article was using MB as a comparison due more to proximity, but they have good food at prices that don’t break your account!!
@Brandon Van de Graaff I hope that Byrne would talk with those that run MB in Atlanta!! I know the article was using MB as a comparison due more to proximity, but they have good food at prices that don’t break your account!!
SnakeDoc
Member
That ain't happening.
SnakeDoc
Member
The athletic department only cares about wins and $.
And sometimes I wonder about which order those two should be.
PurlJam
Member
You Damn high rolling spenders with your IHOPs...us lowly's stuck with the Waffle House...(only thing open back in the day when the bars closed).
ElephantStomp
Member
Although pricey they’re in step with everywhere else even at U of Wyo
PurlJam
Member
Yeah but you can get Bison there. Bison Ribeye at Ted Montana's is some count.
So get this... I go to the baseball game today and buy a $10 soft drink on the way to my seat. Unlike any other sport, hard for me to sit though a baseball game without a drink to sip, so I almost always buy one. Anyway, had to leave in the 7th to run home before going back to the basketball game... drink was mostly empty other than the ice but I took it with me. I walk out the gate, and the ticket lady chases me down and shouts... "Sir, sir, you can't leave with that!" I would have assumed she was talking to someone else and kept walking, but I was the only one around. So, I turn around confused as hell, and she's pointing and telling me I can't leave with my drink. Dumbfounded, I toss my drink in the trash can outside the gates and ask her if it's cool if I leave at that point. She grants her permission, and I'm off to my truck. I'm still perplexed.
