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GDT#75 Wild @ Capitals 7:00pm Fri Mar 22, 2019 NBCSWA, NHLN, TVAS, FS-N`
Beaglefan2:
Rush - you lasted one year longer than I did. Although I gave up my seats because I was moving, I would have given them up anyway. I shared them with three other guys the last couple of years I had them and none of them wanted to continue. While you have the season tickets, it is easy to get immune to the cost because you do it all up front and rationalize it - without having to buy tickets to individual games and be reminded each time.
Now I got lucky because my last year ended up being the Cup year and I would have really kicked myself if I had given up the seats a year early. I also had the tickets for the years when I took my girls to a lot of games and it was a great father-daughter bond, so I would not have changed that.
When I didn't renew, it was interesting what the reaction was from my ticket rep. He went from being a typical marketing guy to a very cold and harsh reaction. He asked why I wasn't renewing and I gave him my reasons which I thought would be good feedback. Instead of saying "thanks for the feedback and we appreciate you being a season ticketholder for 10 years" or "what can we do to keep you - we really appreciate having you as a season ticketholder" he was really rude and left me angry. I have another story about how they handled a friend that had been a season ticketholder for 30 years or so and it was really sad and a terrible business practice.
Anyway, I now watch every game with my Roku and NHL subscription and love it. I don't miss not going the games, but know that I can always swing back into town and get tickets whenever I want. Welcome to the couch-watchers!
BarfingMonkey:
--- Quote from: Beaglefan2 on Saturday March 23, 2019, 09:07:55 AM Eastern ---Rush - you lasted one year longer than I did. Although I gave up my seats because I was moving, I would have given them up anyway. I shared them with three other guys the last couple of years I had them and none of them wanted to continue. While you have the season tickets, it is easy to get immune to the cost because you do it all up front and rationalize it - without having to buy tickets to individual games and be reminded each time.
Now I got lucky because my last year ended up being the Cup year and I would have really kicked myself if I had given up the seats a year early. I also had the tickets for the years when I took my girls to a lot of games and it was a great father-daughter bond, so I would not have changed that.
When I didn't renew, it was interesting what the reaction was from my ticket rep. He went from being a typical marketing guy to a very cold and harsh reaction. He asked why I wasn't renewing and I gave him my reasons which I thought would be good feedback. Instead of saying "thanks for the feedback and we appreciate you being a season ticketholder for 10 years" or "what can we do to keep you - we really appreciate having you as a season ticketholder" he was really rude and left me angry. I have another story about how they handled a friend that had been a season ticketholder for 30 years or so and it was really sad and a terrible business practice.
Anyway, I now watch every game with my Roku and NHL subscription and love it. I don't miss not going the games, but know that I can always swing back into town and get tickets whenever I want. Welcome to the couch-watchers!
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That's really unfortunate regarding the treatment you received.
PUCKNRUSH:
--- Quote from: Beaglefan2 on Saturday March 23, 2019, 09:07:55 AM Eastern ---Rush - you lasted one year longer than I did. Although I gave up my seats because I was moving, I would have given them up anyway. I shared them with three other guys the last couple of years I had them and none of them wanted to continue. While you have the season tickets, it is easy to get immune to the cost because you do it all up front and rationalize it - without having to buy tickets to individual games and be reminded each time.
Now I got lucky because my last year ended up being the Cup year and I would have really kicked myself if I had given up the seats a year early. I also had the tickets for the years when I took my girls to a lot of games and it was a great father-daughter bond, so I would not have changed that.
When I didn't renew, it was interesting what the reaction was from my ticket rep. He went from being a typical marketing guy to a very cold and harsh reaction. He asked why I wasn't renewing and I gave him my reasons which I thought would be good feedback. Instead of saying "thanks for the feedback and we appreciate you being a season ticketholder for 10 years" or "what can we do to keep you - we really appreciate having you as a season ticketholder" he was really rude and left me angry. I have another story about how they handled a friend that had been a season ticketholder for 30 years or so and it was really sad and a terrible business practice.
Anyway, I now watch every game with my Roku and NHL subscription and love it. I don't miss not going the games, but know that I can always swing back into town and get tickets whenever I want. Welcome to the couch-watchers!
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LOL, thanks Beags!
I’ve been waiting to pull the trigger on this for several years now, but hung in there instead, and I’m glad I did. Also glad to be leaving the thing, as is!
You make a good point, that I can always catch a game, here and there.
It’s funny that you mentioned your experience with the tickets rep, when you cancelled. I had used the words “your kind rep”, in my post! I should have alluded to it being extremely sarcastic in nature!!
He was very good during my time, but very cold shouldered and negative, when I cancelled!! One example was that during the phone conversation, he asked why I was cancelling. Stating my reasons, as mentioned earlier, (much shorter, and to the point), he was simultaneously typing my response as I spoke. He would then read it back to me, using a tone suggesting my reasons were ridiculous, and near laughable! (Oh yeah, that sure helped HIS cause)!!LOL!!
He then proceeded to tell me what I hear often, that “it’s just the way the game is going”. Then adding, “there’s really not much you can do”!
I said back to his young, smart ass, “Actually there is something I can do! You’re actually helping me with it, right now”! That incident just helped to put a period on it, that my decision was correct!
Thanks for the “couch club”, welcome, Beags!!
Rush
alta:
I couldn't help but notice last night, a Friday night game downtown, all the empty seats along the glass in the first 3 rows.
BlackIce:
--- Quote from: alta on Saturday March 23, 2019, 01:07:40 PM Eastern ---I couldn't help but notice last night, a Friday night game downtown, all the empty seats along the glass in the first 3 rows.
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Yes, but those seats ARE by and large sold -- many to corporate interests, so they are filled whenever some people are available to use them. I know a few corporate people or their relatives who get tickets to select games and go, but it's a tax write-off as much as anything.
I also am giving up my season tickets, and as well, am not going to this year's playoffs. My reason is different than most -- I was disappointed in yet another 8% price hike on my tickets, but I had already decided to give them up because I have family financial issues that need to be dealt with, and the money can be better used elsewhere.
The Caps didn't have it last night. It looked like a prototypical down game after they gave a max effort against Tampa. Other teams often had that happen to them after playing the Caps when they were on top of the league points-wise. A lot of times, for example, the Pens would lose their next game or two after facing the Caps.
Tom Wilson has had a fabulous season, but he especially struggled last night. Nothing went right for the guy. Ovie didn't do much, but then, the Wild cheated toward him as much or more than I've seen any other team do this season. It was especially obvious on the PP -- they had a guy shadowing him even when the puck was on the other side of the ice, and were content to play 4 on 3. But in the final analysis the game came down to puck luck. On the Wild break where they scored the winning goal the puck was sitting nicely for the guy as he picked it up and skated down the slot, so he could choose his time to shoot. On Wilson's breakaway coming out of the box the puck was tumbling, so he had to skate in on Dubnyk (sp?) while gaining control of it, and ended up too close to the net before he could do anything.
The Caps tried -- they had the puck in the Wild zone about 80% of the time after the Wild broke the tie, but they never got a really clean look at the goal.
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