Rich Stadium Concession Prices circa 1975

[ChevyVanMiller]

With $10 in your pocket, you were a King.

[Nuncha]

Average household income was under 13K/year in 1975.

Edited August 21, 2022 by Azucho98

[PonyBoy]

They should re-name it Rich stadium again, because you have to be "Rich" to afford the games now.

[HOUSE]

How in the world can they charge .85 for 16 oz watered down draft beer?

[wjag]

I was fortunate enough to get box seats yesterday.  First time ever.  That is another level of WTF are you charging?  4 Guinness (must buy 4), 6 Pepsi (must buy 6) and one substandard LaNova pizza was $165 plus tip.  

[Big Turk]

$.60 for a 12 oz coffee?? Guess that was what beer took over on the super expensive list.

4 minutes ago, wjag said:

I was fortunate enough to get box seats yesterday.  First time ever.  That is another level of WTF are you charging?  4 Guinness (must buy 4), 6 Pepsi (must buy 6) and one substandard LaNova pizza was $165 plus tip.  

 

That is ridiculous.

Edited August 21, 2022 by Big Turk

[HOUSE]

Wait till the new stadium prices come out. It won't be pretty  

Edited August 21, 2022 by HOUSE

[SoMAn]

If any youngsters ask, I am officially from ‘the olden days’.  
How and when did that happen!!!? 

[Heitz]

If they had .65 cent beers now, they’d need a jail and a morgue in the stadium 🤣  

Edited August 21, 2022 by Heitz

[T&C]

19 minutes ago, Heitz said:

If they had .65 cent beers now, they’d need a jail and a morgue in the stadium 🤣  

We have the cemetery part covered tho...

[DefenseWins]

45 minutes ago, wjag said:

I was fortunate enough to get box seats yesterday.  First time ever.  That is another level of WTF are you charging?  4 Guinness (must buy 4), 6 Pepsi (must buy 6) and one substandard LaNova pizza was $165 plus tip.  

 

Just Curious... How much was the tip?

[Augie]

46 minutes ago, HOUSE said:

How in the world can they charge .85 for 16 oz watered down draft beer?

 

They made up for it with cheap hookers and blow???

 

 

It’s funny to see cigarettes on the list. It wasn’t THAT long ago (1990) that you could smoke on a plane. The tide has turned there! I don’t think I even know anyone who smokes now. 

[Sierra Foothills]

Wow, 70 cents for a pack of cigarettes?

 

As my buddy says, "They're so cheap you can't afford not to smoke em."

 

To the subject, I believe the original concessions contract went to Delaware North Sportservice. 🤢

 

Yes it's pricier now but the world of sports concessions is much better than it was then. Most new facilities have a wide array of options and don't award the entire contract to a mediocre monopoly like they did back when the stadium opened. 

 

[WotAGuy]

That “Plain corn, bag” has my mouth watering 

[Sierra Foothills]

3 minutes ago, Augie said:

 

They made up for it with cheap hookers and blow???

 

 

It’s funny to see cigarettes on the list. It wasn’t THAT long ago (1990) that you could smoke on a plane. The tide has turned there! I don’t think I even know anyone who smokes now. 

 

Remember the days when the smoking and non-smoking sections in restaurants was often an imaginary line?

 

Back then being in "non-smoking" didn't mean that you weren't going to breathe cigarette smoke.

[wjag]

14 minutes ago, DefenseWins said:

 

Just Curious... How much was the tip?

40. 
 

The pizza was the cheapest thing on the menu. 50 bucks.  They sell tenders and wings for 150.  The prices go up from there.  If you want say a rum and coke, you have to buy the whole bottle of rum.  Now I imagine if the corporation is picking up the tab, indulge. 

[Royale with Cheese]

1 hour ago, wjag said:

I was fortunate enough to get box seats yesterday.  First time ever.  That is another level of WTF are you charging?  4 Guinness (must buy 4), 6 Pepsi (must buy 6) and one substandard LaNova pizza was $165 plus tip.  

I thought these would be the prices in like 2030…not now.

[Sierra Foothills]

Here's an article on the biggest trend in sports concessions in decades... a shift away from the monopolized predatory price-gouging that had become the norm.

 

Fan-friendly pricing:

 

https://www.yahoo.com/now/cheap-beer-good-press-falcons-fan-friendly-pricing-win-win-191626117.html

[Boatdrinks]

1 hour ago, Azucho98 said:

Average household income was under 13K/year in 1975.

That same 13k in 1975 would equal about $71,500 in todays dollars. Median household income in Buffalo was around 39.5k according to 2016-2020 data. 

[Sammy Watkins' Rib]

3 minutes ago, Sierra Foothills said:

Here's an article on the biggest trend in sports concessions in decades... a shift away from the monopolized predatory price-gouging that had become the norm.

 

Fan-friendly pricing:

 

https://www.yahoo.com/now/cheap-beer-good-press-falcons-fan-friendly-pricing-win-win-191626117.html

 

They're getting the money from the fans one way or the other as the article mentions but it's still nice to be able to spend that extra money on merchandise or perhaps better seats rather than being gouged for concessions. Nobody likes paying sky high prices for concessions. Smart move by the Falcons I think. I'll be at So-Fi for the season opener. I'll try to post the prices for concessions there in contrast.