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yuiyoshida

(42,904 posts)
Sun Jun 24, 2018, 05:15 PM Jun 2018

I have to say I had a really great time at AT&T park for what will probably be my last game

I was told by the manager in the Giants Dugout store that next year the Giants are going ticketless. If you wish to see a game, you either have to print out your own ticket on a printer or will need to own a smart phone. I can't afford either a printer or a smart phone, therefore the great days of baseball will end for me, and for others like me, in my income bracket.



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I have to say I had a really great time at AT&T park for what will probably be my last game (Original Post) yuiyoshida Jun 2018 OP
Won't they have a will call option? Nt dflprincess Jun 2018 #1
again you either will have to print your own ticket yuiyoshida Jun 2018 #7
There are plenty of inexpensive options out there if you neeed to print a ticket. stopbush Jun 2018 #11
Yes but you see what Major League baseball is doing... yuiyoshida Jun 2018 #16
I remember $4 bleacher seats at Yankee Stadium stopbush Jun 2018 #28
I'm Old Enough To Remember. . . ProfessorGAC Jun 2018 #33
The Twins went paperless this year and while they really want you to have the tickets on your phone dflprincess Jun 2018 #25
That stinks! Ohiogal Jun 2018 #2
Never say never my love ;-) Glad you had a good time though! JuJuYoshida Jun 2018 #3
I was at a store, yesterday, looking for an ad to check the price on a '2 day sale' item Siwsan Jun 2018 #4
That's when you walk out. Sherman A1 Jun 2018 #9
When I checked out there was only one human operated check out lane open Siwsan Jun 2018 #10
Good Sherman A1 Jun 2018 #20
They also re-arranged the whole store Siwsan Jun 2018 #22
I have found Aldi to be pretty decent and Sherman A1 Jun 2018 #23
Aldi is owned by the same family that owns Trader Joe's Siwsan Jun 2018 #24
Yes, they are owned by the same family Sherman A1 Jun 2018 #29
There are a number of public printing options. CentralMass Jun 2018 #5
Go down to your public library! yallerdawg Jun 2018 #6
The NFL has already started going "TICKETLESS" yuiyoshida Jun 2018 #12
That would explain attendance drops (not counting the W-L record)! yallerdawg Jun 2018 #15
Library has free computer internet and printing .paper may be a .10 charge lunasun Jun 2018 #8
San Francisco indeed has a public library yuiyoshida Jun 2018 #13
They are all too happy to accomidate you I bet . They need people to visit to prove funding needs lunasun Jun 2018 #17
You realize that means paying for a ticket yuiyoshida Jun 2018 #18
Bleacher seats have gone up everywhere . Used to be a an inexpensive fun time could be had lunasun Jun 2018 #19
Our county library system is doing just fine Sherman A1 Jun 2018 #21
Put it on thumb drive and take it to a quick printer. Just a small charge. brush Jun 2018 #14
I do believe they'll have an option for people such as yourself. There's hope. YOHABLO Jun 2018 #26
Yes, I have an option yuiyoshida Jun 2018 #27
Free WiFi everywhere, right? roscoeroscoe Jun 2018 #30
i don't have a smart phone yuiyoshida Jun 2018 #31
Yuiyoshida, roscoeroscoe Jun 2018 #32

yuiyoshida

(42,904 posts)
7. again you either will have to print your own ticket
Sun Jun 24, 2018, 05:32 PM
Jun 2018

or have the code on your smart phone. I have neither, therefore I have no way of ever going to a game again. My days of going to baseball games are over.

stopbush

(24,632 posts)
11. There are plenty of inexpensive options out there if you neeed to print a ticket.
Sun Jun 24, 2018, 06:47 PM
Jun 2018

For instance - do you not know a friend or family member who owns a printer?

OR...you can whine about the situation and play the victim.

Just curious - what do you pay for a seat at a Giants game on average? Looks like tickets run $15-1000 for a single seat.

yuiyoshida

(42,904 posts)
16. Yes but you see what Major League baseball is doing...
Sun Jun 24, 2018, 06:54 PM
Jun 2018

Baseball used to be the cheapest game in town. I remember 8 dollar bleacher seats, but that's the thing of the past, people who want to see Baseball need to have access to the internet, to own a smart phone or printer, and public libraries are disappearing from cities and towns across this nation due to Republicans who no longer support them or even want them.. they are a place the homeless hang out all day, and they don't want that. They could give a shit anyone who is not Rich like them.

stopbush

(24,632 posts)
28. I remember $4 bleacher seats at Yankee Stadium
Mon Jun 25, 2018, 01:49 AM
Jun 2018

That was in 1985. That would be $9 today. So your $8 seat from 1985 would be $16-17. Yet you can get Giants tickets for $15. Inflation.

ProfessorGAC

(70,654 posts)
33. I'm Old Enough To Remember. . .
Tue Jun 26, 2018, 09:18 AM
Jun 2018

. . . my dad paying $5 for box seats at Wrigley in roughly the 10th row about dead even with 3rd base. (Home dugout there is third base side.) He, my mom, me and my grandpa would go and it would be $20 for the tickets. Walk up bleacher seats were $2, but only $1.50 if the game had already begun.

Used to see 500 to 1000 people in the bleachers at 1:15, and about 3 thousand at 1:30!

Wrigley wasn't quite the "attraction" then it is now. Cubs were lucky to draw 1.5 million for the season in the 60's and the early 70's. Now they average 30k per game.

dflprincess

(28,531 posts)
25. The Twins went paperless this year and while they really want you to have the tickets on your phone
Sun Jun 24, 2018, 09:24 PM
Jun 2018

or print them yourself, they do make it clear you can go to a ticket window on game day their website says

Under the "will call" questions:
"Patrons should present the tickets displayed on their device to be scanned for entry at the gate. If patrons are unable to access these tickets, then they should go to a box office window for assistance."

Printers break (or just won't cooperate,I had an awful time getting the tickets I got through work to print), cell phones die, I'm sure the Dodgers have contingency plans for fans who don't have printer or cell access. I'm guessing you'd just need an ID and whatever confirmation number they gave you when you bought the tickets.

Siwsan

(27,354 posts)
4. I was at a store, yesterday, looking for an ad to check the price on a '2 day sale' item
Sun Jun 24, 2018, 05:24 PM
Jun 2018

There was no price on that item, and this particular store is notorious for putting their sale signs in front of non sale items.

I was told that all 'special sales' are now totally digital. I have a very limited data plan on my phone an didn't want to use any up pulling up the email that contained the ad, and the price check scanner wasn't working! So, I had to get the department manager to check the item with his hand held scanner. What a pain.

They did apologize for the lack of a price sign on the case. Hopefully when they did put it out, they put it in front of the correct item because when I was at that case, everything was jumbled.

Sherman A1

(38,958 posts)
9. That's when you walk out.
Sun Jun 24, 2018, 06:15 PM
Jun 2018

They are either in business or they are not. It’s not your job to do their work for them or to use your equipment and services to gather information that should be readily provided by something as simple as a sign on a display.

Siwsan

(27,354 posts)
10. When I checked out there was only one human operated check out lane open
Sun Jun 24, 2018, 06:25 PM
Jun 2018

And a WHOLE lot of self-checks with nobody at them, while the human operated on had a line. I stood in line.

I used to do most of my shopping at this store, but it just got to be too frustrating. Now I stop by only when there is an unbeatable sale.

Sherman A1

(38,958 posts)
20. Good
Sun Jun 24, 2018, 08:47 PM
Jun 2018

It's a shame that they have made it difficult for you to shop at their store, but that was a decision made by management either at the store or at their HQ. There is no need for any of us to spend time performing free labor for any business.

Siwsan

(27,354 posts)
22. They also re-arranged the whole store
Sun Jun 24, 2018, 08:55 PM
Jun 2018

Now the things you shop for the most are on opposite sides of the store - groceries on one side and the 'health and beauty' are on the other with automotive in between.

I now do most of my grocery shopping at Aldi's. Just 3 aisles and the store has pretty much every grocery item I need. Plus, there are no self check lanes and the store staff is absolutely wonderful.

Sherman A1

(38,958 posts)
23. I have found Aldi to be pretty decent and
Sun Jun 24, 2018, 09:04 PM
Jun 2018

our local newspaper just did their annual report on the Best Places to Work in St. Louis. Aldi was listed in the group of large companies, the local grocers one of whom carried the tag line "The Friendliest Stores In Town" for years has never been on the list.

I just had to laugh...

Siwsan

(27,354 posts)
24. Aldi is owned by the same family that owns Trader Joe's
Sun Jun 24, 2018, 09:16 PM
Jun 2018

I think the owners are cousins. I have noticed an occasional 'cross over' type item. Last Christmas they had something very similar to the triple ginger beer Trader Joe's carries.

Sherman A1

(38,958 posts)
29. Yes, they are owned by the same family
Mon Jun 25, 2018, 04:29 AM
Jun 2018

I watched a video several months ago about the company and it is interesting. I believe it was on YouTube.

yallerdawg

(16,104 posts)
6. Go down to your public library!
Sun Jun 24, 2018, 05:32 PM
Jun 2018

They have free 'puters w/ free internet and cheap one-page printing! I bet they'd help you out!

You can also order up a pretty good printer on HSN with extended payment plans for less than a good meal out a month!

Baseball must be pretty popular! I don't think your football team will be doing this very soon!

yuiyoshida

(42,904 posts)
12. The NFL has already started going "TICKETLESS"
Sun Jun 24, 2018, 06:47 PM
Jun 2018

Both the 49ers and the Raiders are already ticketless

yallerdawg

(16,104 posts)
15. That would explain attendance drops (not counting the W-L record)!
Sun Jun 24, 2018, 06:53 PM
Jun 2018

I can't even imagine what a seat and parking and a snack and a drink would cost.

lunasun

(21,646 posts)
8. Library has free computer internet and printing .paper may be a .10 charge
Sun Jun 24, 2018, 06:14 PM
Jun 2018

You usually do not need a card . Worth it to get the tickets if you can find one near to you no hassle unless it is busy
Also freedom pop 200mb free every month . Buy one of their cheap phones and do not go over 200mb . The phones are as cheap as $20 then you have a smart phone and every mo 200 mb use only on smart device temp needed apps etc.

yuiyoshida

(42,904 posts)
13. San Francisco indeed has a public library
Sun Jun 24, 2018, 06:49 PM
Jun 2018

But you know that Libraries across the nation are starting to disappear... soon they will be gone thanks to the Republicans who don't want to support them, nor do they want anyone to read and learn, and know.

lunasun

(21,646 posts)
17. They are all too happy to accomidate you I bet . They need people to visit to prove funding needs
Sun Jun 24, 2018, 07:08 PM
Jun 2018

They have been hit by funding cuts and the internet has lessened traffic in many places . Support your library, print your tickets there, and go watch a baseball game - all good!

yuiyoshida

(42,904 posts)
18. You realize that means paying for a ticket
Sun Jun 24, 2018, 07:42 PM
Jun 2018

(my seats were expensive and no more 8 dollar bleacher seats, try 20 dollar bleacher seats) on top of the printing cost, and so by the time you have it all added up, you start to think maybe buying more food is a better option than going to a baseball game or perhaps better yet, investing in a PS4 so you can play games without having to sacrifice your dinners.

lunasun

(21,646 posts)
19. Bleacher seats have gone up everywhere . Used to be a an inexpensive fun time could be had
Sun Jun 24, 2018, 08:02 PM
Jun 2018

I'm in Chicago
Cubs Wrigley single games tickets so high $ you don't wanna know!

White Sox certain games the bleacher ticket is $22 but you get 2 beers with each ticket

Sherman A1

(38,958 posts)
21. Our county library system is doing just fine
Sun Jun 24, 2018, 08:50 PM
Jun 2018

remodeling and/or rebuilding every branch in the system over a 5 year plan. It is in no danger of disappearing as they have sought and secured funding and aligned their mission beyond just checking out books into more of one of a community center.

yuiyoshida

(42,904 posts)
27. Yes, I have an option
Sun Jun 24, 2018, 11:33 PM
Jun 2018

Stay home, watch the game on internet, (mlb.com has packages) or listen to the game on the Radio. Not sure it will be that easy when the Raiders go to LAS VEGAS...its likely there will be no Raiders network to broadcast games back to the bay area.

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