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    Link to Article: http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/15...s-benz-stadium

    So when the Falcons move to their new stadium in 2017, they will be changing their prices at the concession stands. $5 for a beer! Ability for a family of four to eat for under $30! No additional markup on premium food options they bring in from outside vendors (area chefs etc.) That's just crazy (but did they significantly raise ticket prices is another question I suppose that I don't know the answer to).

    My dad has season's tickets to the Bills and for two of us to have a couple beers and a couple of hot dogs costs $40-50 USD. As a Canadian this hurts an extra ~25%. But still this is truly remarkable to finally see a team not gouge their patrons at the concession stand. From just a concession stand point of view, completely envious of this. They must of taken a hint from Augusta. Would be nice to see other teams/stadiums move in this direction.

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    Hopefully they can sway a few other teams to do the same. Last of which across the four major sports will be the Maple Leafs
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    Pop and water is $2 a bottle. Popcorn, hotdogs, peanuts, burgers, beer, pop, water, and something else are all under $5.
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    Quote Originally Posted by 2014olympicgold View Post
    Pop and water is $2 a bottle. Popcorn, hotdogs, peanuts, burgers, beer, pop, water, and something else are all under $5.
    Did you mean to mention pop and water twice?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Eskimo Brother View Post
    Did you mean to mention pop and water twice?
    Well if it's $2 then it's definitely under $5!


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    Quote Originally Posted by Eskimo Brother View Post
    Did you mean to mention pop and water twice?
    I was just listing things i remembered were under $5. kinda forgot i mentioned them right before haha.
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    Quote Originally Posted by ericdaoust View Post
    Well if it's $2 then it's definitely under $5!
    You definitely can't blame 2014OG for being factual anyways!
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    I just wonder what went into this decision. I keep hearing that while the interest is crazy good for the NFL, they are concerned about ticket sales. Staying at home and watching all the games on our HD TVs wins out over spending an entire day going to one game with the accompanying cost. While this is great news for the fans, I suspect it is merely a move to make ticket sales stronger. But hey $5 a beer at a pro event?? That's great.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Eskimo Brother View Post
    You definitely can't blame 2014OG for being factual anyways!
    So what I repeat things, so what I like to reiterate them, sue me for restating what was said before, you can blame me for rehashing what was said earlier.
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    Arthur Blank has a lot of money.
    And Coca-Cola probably negotiated close to exclusive rights for some services (I'm guessing).
    I wouldn't doubt that part of it was a requirement to charge less.

    Coca-Cola headquarters is here in Atlanta - so if one place has the beverage range to slash prices, this is it.
    Soda & water costs a few pennies anyways... so even at $2, it's still an enormous profit.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Pengwin7 View Post
    Arthur Blank has a lot of money.
    And Coca-Cola probably negotiated close to exclusive rights for some services (I'm guessing).
    I wouldn't doubt that part of it was a requirement to charge less.

    Coca-Cola headquarters is here in Atlanta - so if one place has the beverage range to slash prices, this is it.
    Soda & water costs a few pennies anyways... so even at $2, it's still an enormous profit.

    Random Pengwin fact:
    I've designed portions of both the new Falcons stadium and Arthur Blank's house.
    In Canada McDs does a $1 any size soft drink promotion. At a Large, they still make profit when taking into account employee wages and overhead. The only thing that broke out even was Iced Tea. The syrup containers for Iced Tea were double the price of pop for some reason, prolly the cost of tea (Nestea I’m pretty sure is made with real tea could be wrong tho).
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    W, Saves, S%, GAA, Game Started
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    C: Horvat, Trocheck
    LW: J. Robertson, Byfield (C), Guenther
    RW: Pavelski (C), Giroux (C), Svechnikov (LW)
    D: Fox, Makar, Bouchard, Morrissey, Gudas
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    G: Oettinger, Georgiev, Samsonov, Woll


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    Quote Originally Posted by Pengwin7 View Post
    Arthur Blank has a lot of money.
    And Coca-Cola probably negotiated close to exclusive rights for some services (I'm guessing).
    I wouldn't doubt that part of it was a requirement to charge less.

    Coca-Cola headquarters is here in Atlanta - so if one place has the beverage range to slash prices, this is it.
    Soda & water costs a few pennies anyways... so even at $2, it's still an enormous profit.

    Random Pengwin fact:
    I've designed portions of both the new Falcons stadium and Arthur Blank's house.
    Can you get Coca-Cola at Falcons games? Thought Pepsi had a deal with the NFL and was sole supplier at concession stands around the NFL. I know that in other arenas, Coke and Pepsi do have agreements in place to allow their brand availability in specific boxes but I thought that Pepsi had exclusive rights to all NFL stadiums?

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    Oh this is cool:
    McKay says soda area won't be behind the concession stands. Instead, soda will be self-serve refillable and away from stands for ease of use
    12 Team, H2H, Keep 6 (in Bold)
    G, A, Pts, PPP, FW, SOG, Hits, Blocks
    W, Saves, S%, GAA, Game Started
    2C, 2LW, 2RW, 4D, 1Util, 2G, 5BN, 2IR, 1IR+, 1NA

    C: Horvat, Trocheck
    LW: J. Robertson, Byfield (C), Guenther
    RW: Pavelski (C), Giroux (C), Svechnikov (LW)
    D: Fox, Makar, Bouchard, Morrissey, Gudas
    Util: Meier (LW, RW)
    G: Oettinger, Georgiev, Samsonov, Woll


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    Quote Originally Posted by 2014olympicgold View Post
    Oh this is cool:
    McKay says soda area won't be behind the concession stands. Instead, soda will be self-serve refillable and away from stands for ease of use
    This is going to go really well...
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    It was a great idea until you realize beer won't be free refills....for shame

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