First it was the Atlanta Falcons, now the Phoenix Suns

[Mr. WEO]

22 hours ago, Lazy said:

So did the New York State Thruway rest stops.

 

rest stops are open 7 days a week...

 

 

anyway, this would save $42 for family of 4 assuming 4 dogs, 2 sodas (2 beers aren't affected).

 

still about 300 bucks, so I don't think the owner is really thinking about fans "who don't want to spend a lot of money".  

[Sierra Foothills]

8 hours ago, Freddie's Dead said:

We had one in NT.

 

There was a Hills department (actually discount) store on Dick Road in Cheektowaga. We used to play drunk, late night touch football in their parking lot under the lights. The striping marked our sidelines. This was in the late 70s, early 80s.

 

1 hour ago, chris heff said:

A Vienna Sausage is what you have, a foot long is what I have.

 

There's always someone bigger... and I'm pretty sure Chongli has you trumped. 😆

 

1 hour ago, chongli said:

 

 

[Roundybout]

14 hours ago, Tenhigh said:

The only Hills I remember was in Jamestown NY.  Down near Evan's Skateland.

 

Mine was in Amherst. Used to go with my grandmother. She bought yarn there. 

[Sierra Foothills]

1 hour ago, Livinginthepast said:

Years ago I was at fast food burger place and a grizzled old guy in his 60s (still incredibly with a metal band style long hair from the early 80s) went back to the cashier to see if he could get a free gravy cup with his fries. The clerk, a recent immigrant from South Asia, said "no sir you will have to pay $2.50 for that". At which point the old headbanger retorted with "$2.50"!!?? "That's highway robbery"!!!!! and stormed away!

 

Fast forward to my first trip to Highmark in more than 10 years back in October and my astonishment when I asked the beer dude how much was a Tallboy of beer and he said $21!!!    $21 for a Tall boy of beer!!!! Now thats "highway robbery"!!!  

 

 

Your post reminded me of this classic movie scene.

 

Trivia question: who is the ice cream stand clerk?

[Lazy]

22 minutes ago, Mr. WEO said:

 

rest stops are open 7 days a week...

 

 

anyway, this would save $42 for family of 4 assuming 4 dogs, 2 sodas (2 beers aren't affected).

 

still about 300 bucks, so I don't think the owner is really thinking about fans "who don't want to spend a lot of money".  

Not the chick fil a's

Closed on Sunday's 

[Just Jack]

21 hours ago, Doc Brown said:

It's pop man.  Come on now.

 

I'm in Syracuse, it's soda. 

[Maynard]

On 12/20/2024 at 9:54 AM, Sierra Foothills said:

Innocent question... what's technically the difference between a hot dog and a vienna sausage? Also what's the smallest hot dog roll currently being manufactured?

 

Just ate a can of those the other day 😆

[Mr. WEO]

4 hours ago, Lazy said:

Not the chick fil a's

Closed on Sunday's 

there’s 6 other days they are open.  
 

ATL stadium is only sundays (essentially) when chick fil A is closed…..

[Tenhigh]

6 hours ago, chongli said:

 

There were 11 in WNY in 1984 according to an article I read. Cheektowaga, Depew, Fredonia, the Jamestown one you mentioned, the North Tonawanda one Freddie's Dead mentioned, what else?. Not sure of the others There were other department stores too likes Ames and Zayre, before Walmart moved in.

 

 

 

Don't forget The Big N!  The Neisner brothers were ahead of the game...

[Sierra Foothills]

3 hours ago, Maynard said:

Just ate a can of those the other day 😆

 

Don't eat too many... any more chemicals and it would have to be reclassified as a plastic. 🙃

[chongli]

1 hour ago, Tenhigh said:

Don't forget The Big N!  The Neisner brothers were ahead of the game...

 

I had forgotten! You have a good memory. There was one in my small town. And a McCrory's and Woolworth. And a Sear's catalog store, JC Penney catalog store, and Montgomery Ward's catalog store. And a Present Company (most people here probably don't even know what that was!...or a catalog store). Times have really changed.

Edited 18 hours ago by chongli

[Tenhigh]

Just now, chongli said:

 

I had forgotten! You have a good memory. There aas one in my small town. And a McCrory's and Woolworth. And a Sear's catalog store, JC Penney catalog store, and Montgomery Ward's catalog store. And a Present Company (most people here probably don't even know what that was!...or a catalog store). Times have really changed.

You must have lived in Manhattan with all of those stores!

[chongli]

4 hours ago, Just Jack said:

 

I'm in Syracuse, it's soda. 

 

On 12/20/2024 at 1:00 PM, Doc Brown said:

It's pop man.  Come on now.

 

I had always called it "pop" in WNY growing up, but when I moved to New England for college, I learned most people called if "soda" and I quickly adapted. Now "pop" sounds weird to me, lol.

3 minutes ago, Tenhigh said:

You must have lived in Manhattan with all of those stores!

 

Ha! We were 45 minutes or more from Buffalo and all the malls, so our town had to adapt.

[Augie]

1 hour ago, Mr. WEO said:

there’s 6 other days they are open.  
 

ATL stadium is only sundays (essentially) when chick fil A is closed…..

 

The ATL stadium has MLS and a ton of other events. Regardless, Chick fil a is an ATL based company with a prominent family and they would want to have a presence there. 

[C.Biscuit97]

I love the Ralph. But walking through slushy corridors when it’s 20 degrees and having to pay $15 for a beer or $10 for a slice of pizza is robbery. It’s gross and awful what they do to people. 

[Maynard]

1 hour ago, Sierra Foothills said:

 

Don't eat too many... any more chemicals and it would have to be reclassified as a plastic. 🙃

Nah. I’m convinced the slime on them cures cancer. 

[JimBob2232]

thats still like a 500% markup!

[Sierra Foothills]

16 hours ago, chongli said:

I had forgotten! You have a good memory. There was one in my small town. And a McCrory's and Woolworth. And a Sear's catalog store, JC Penney catalog store, and Montgomery Ward's catalog store. And a Present Company (most people here probably don't even know what that was!...or a catalog store). Times have really changed.

 

As for discount stores, those growing up in Buffalo are likely to remember Twin Fair and Gold Circle.

 

Interestingly, while on the discussion more and more brick and mortar retailers are adopting the "catalog store" model that the long-defunct store, "Brand Names" used.

 

Best Buy is a good example of this... many of the products are not displayed in a way that you can touch or see them, you order at a counter and they bring the product out to you. Going a step farther at some locations you pick up the product in an encoded locker outside the store.

 

[Mr. WEO]

16 hours ago, Augie said:

 

The ATL stadium has MLS and a ton of other events. Regardless, Chick fil a is an ATL based company with a prominent family and they would want to have a presence there. 

 

Just checked M-B Stadium calendar of events.  Relatively sparse (as all NFL stadiums are, frankly).  But it seems weird for what is easily the premier and intended use of the stadium (Falcons games), the shop is closed.

[Augie]

55 minutes ago, Mr. WEO said:

 

Just checked M-B Stadium calendar of events.  Relatively sparse (as all NFL stadiums are, frankly).  But it seems weird for what is easily the premier and intended use of the stadium (Falcons games), the shop is closed.

 

The Cathy family is highly religious, and that is their prerogative.  The MSL games are played there as well as a lot of other major events like the SEC Championship and other college games. MLS games are roughly 2-3 times a month at home from late February to October, and they are PACKED and rockin’!  They do screen off the upper bowl, but I’d still say way more people attend MLS or “other” events than Falcons games over the course of the year. They have a half dozen days blocked for FIFA World Cup coming up as well.  The Falcons are only good for 8-10 games a year, and not always on Sundays. Having the closed shops on Sundays still serves as a form of marketing, just like the many billboards they have around town. 

 

I don’t think the Cathy family or their franchisees are hurting in any way, and I respect someone who is willing to stand on their principles rather than try to take in every single dollar possible.

 

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Edited 51 minutes ago by Augie