Milton Keynes Bowl no food, drink cans or alcohol
I recently went to see ACDC and some other bands at the bowl in Milton Keynes and although I had a great day out there with my friends, the experience was somewhat tainted because I felt that we were being seriously ripped off by the various food and drink vendors around the arena.
When we bought our tickets the small print on the back told us that you couldn't take in certain items including food, drink cans, bottles, alcohol, cameras and believe it or not umbrellas. Fair enough I thought, I can understand some of that and I expect that they'll probably be selling food and beer inside although I couldn't figure out the umbrella thing but thankfully it didn't rain that day. What I found when I got inside though was simply unbelievable.
All the things we were told not to take in were on sale including disposable cameras, umbrellas and of course various food and beer stalls. My main gripe however is the blatant daylight robbery that went on here as typically most items of food for example cheeseburgers; hot dogs and bacon baguettes were all very expensive indeed. If you wanted to enjoy a beer with your snack then this would set you back a small fortune indeed and there was a very poor choice on offer so it was either a cup of watery lager or some cider, and not a very good one at that.
No food, drink cans, bottles or alcohol to be taken to Milton Keynes Bowl
I know these guys all have overheads and it's really nice to be able to just come along and grab a burger and a drink whenever you feel like one, but is it really necessary to fleece us again after we've just forked out 30-50 or more for a ticket to see the bands and will probably spend at least another 30 or more on a tour t-shirt? I think it is totally unacceptable that we don't even have the choice of bringing refreshments of our own to the concert, if this was possible at least then we could eat and drink what we want and be a bit richer at the same time
I don't think there's much we can do about this so I guess for now we'll just have to put up and shut up, either that or stop going to see our favourite bands at open air concerts which as far as I'm concerned isn't really an option. Maybe next time I go to see a band at Milton Keynes Bowl I'll stuff myself silly in the morning before I go (lots of protein as I hear that's good for keeping hunger pangs away) and of course most venues provide water anyway.
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I was at the Sex Pistols at Crystal Palace, and I sneaked 4 cans of beer in, rather than pay thru the nose for a pint of piss water.
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I also took a rucksack with a bottle of drink (only water, but that was banned) into a concert at Hyde Park. They said I had to put it into the "cloakroom" (tent) which I duly did. After the concert started, I went back to the "cloakroom" and picked up my bag and took it to my seat. Ridiculous!
Small and petty, but satisfying nonetheless. If the promoters/venues/caterers got their pricing a bit more reasonable - or quality to match the pricing - then there would be no need for me to do this.
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MasterChief 117 - 22-Feb-09 10:59
YOU LOT NEED TO GET A LIFE.
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Maybe your daddy gives you too much pocket money. The rest of us aren't so wealthy - there again maybe we would be if scum bucket's like you and your kind weren't ripping everyone off.
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Maybe if you came out of your little Harry Potter cupboard into the real world you'd realise you're not getting a penny sweet for a penny anymore!
Prices go up. Deal with it and get a life.
£2.50... daylight robbery... hilarious.
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£2.50 for a burger... so what? Get a job that pays well instead of being a comlete stig!
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Milton keynes is one of the best places ever!!!
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Do you pay these prices abroad NO. These prices are here because people pay them without challenging them.
MFI permanent Sale, why not lower the prices to what they should be.
Christmas, all shops full, if you wait sale 20% off, why not start at the correct price.
Until we stand up and are counted this will carry on.
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but as for the prices they are high but when you think about what services you get with that:
security staff
nhs and st john ambulance medical cover
police support
licence for appoximatly 75,000 fans depending on set up of stage
which did you know that at the the average staff that are effectivley employed is approximatley 1000+ staff so reduce the prices reduce the staff fewer people into the event even higher prices because your bands have to do more gigs to make a buck.
and as for v festivals then the staffing is even higher and proctecing you is even higher. same pricipals as above just add more staff means more money and think about this these gigs only happen usually once a year so who pays the money the rest of the time the venues closed. I mean would you want to pay £2 every day to keep the venue open for once a year.
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You are prepared to pay £20 for a T-shirt probably made in Asia, but not a fair price for some locally produced freshly made food !
Apart from the costs of the food, staff, insurance etc etc, food vendors at the bowl are almost certainly paying a pitch fee of between £1000 to £5000+ depending upon the size of their vehicle or food type. You have to seel an awful lot of burgers to even break even. Blame the promotors for charging such high fees !
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You are prepared to pay £20 for a T-shirt probably made in Asia, but not a fair price for some locally produced freshly made food !
Apart from the costs of the food, staff, insurance etc etc, food vendors at the bowl are almost certainly paying a pitch fee of between £1000 to £5000+ depending upon the size of their vehicle or food type. You have to seel an awful lot of burgers to even break even. Blame the promotors for charging such high fees !
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good ole capitalism - 13-Mar-06 10:21
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Normal person - 9-Feb-06 15:10
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