Getting there early

[Guest intercity0wl]

Seem to remember one of the things mentioned on here and im not sure if it was also stated in one of the LS interviews that to get people into the ground early. to spend a bit of money see a bit of entertainment ect was one of the aims of the club.

Well last night due to the weather i changed my plans and decided to arrive early and have a drink under the north stand instead of my usual pre match watering hole.

At the kiosk i asked for a can of tetleys, a whisky and a coke, after being served the girl at the back started putting the prices in a calculator and upon completion said £ 18.00 please. After picking my self up off the floor i asked her if she had took for one for her self to which she just smiled and carried on waiting or me to pay. I asked her to recheck as i though she may have just got it a tad wrong, ok she said and after adding up again smilled and said £12.50.

Now lets try again i said and this time with a bit of help from who i can only presume was the member of staff with an IQ she arrived at £8.00 accompanied with i never know where to put that dot in the price. With alot of head shaking and shock at it being 8 quid for a can of what turned out to be warm beer a Whisky and a bottle of coke and got my change.

Just to put the icing on the cake on moving to the back wall and checking my change yep thats right the girl who didn't know where to put the dots in the calculator didnt know what a pound coin looked like and had somehow given me two 50p pieces and 3 20p's.

Sorry to say but thats is the last time i spend money early in the ground, the prices are well they can be anything depending where the dot is put,so its back to the normal pre match watering hole, normal prices and correct change. Unless of course LS has this one on his list of things to do. UTO

[jamsandwich]

staff "quality" at S6 is pretty shocking really.. working behind a till IS a skilled job - you cant just employ numpties to do it...

[Essix Blue]

staff "quality" at S6 is pretty shocking really.. working behind a till IS a skilled job - you cant just employ numpties to do it...

Problem is - Wednesday DON'T employ them.

[markowl]

Problem is - Wednesday DON'T employ them.

Maybe so. But the average punter,rightly or wrongly, will see the staff as representatives of the club.

[Road Runner]

Is it a season by season contract the caterers get? if so

Sack them over priced and cold food with warm beer no good!!

[Dan_the_owl]

Seem to remember one of the things mentioned on here and im not sure if it was also stated in one of the LS interviews that to get people into the ground early. to spend a bit of money see a bit of entertainment ect was one of the aims of the club.

Well last night due to the weather i changed my plans and decided to arrive early and have a drink under the north stand instead of my usual pre match watering hole.

At the kiosk i asked for a can of tetleys, a whisky and a coke, after being served the girl at the back started putting the prices in a calculator and upon completion said £ 18.00 please. After picking my self up off the floor i asked her if she had took for one for her self to which she just smiled and carried on waiting or me to pay. I asked her to recheck as i though she may have just got it a tad wrong, ok she said and after adding up again smilled and said £12.50.

Now lets try again i said and this time with a bit of help from who i can only presume was the member of staff with an IQ she arrived at £8.00 accompanied with i never know where to put that dot in the price. With alot of head shaking and shock at it being 8 quid for a can of what turned out to be warm beer a Whisky and a bottle of coke and got my change.

Just to put the icing on the cake on moving to the back wall and checking my change yep thats right the girl who didn't know where to put the dots in the calculator didnt know what a pound coin looked like and had somehow given me two 50p pieces and 3 20p's.

Sorry to say but thats is the last time i spend money early in the ground, the prices are well they can be anything depending where the dot is put,so its back to the normal pre match watering hole, normal prices and correct change. Unless of course LS has this one on his list of things to do. UTO

that's where the money's coming from if season ticket sales fall short

[barmyowl1212]

iv told this sorry before but had the same sort of problem at barnsley away apart from the girl burst into tears because she couldnt add up with a calculator! she just stood there looked at us walked off and cried. where do they find these people- REALLY they could be a cause for our massive debt!

[luketheowl]

Disgraceful...

[Mole]

iv told this sorry before but had the same sort of problem at barnsley away apart from the girl burst into tears because she couldnt add up with a calculator! she just stood there looked at us walked off and cried. where do they find these people- REALLY they could be a cause for our massive debt!

Couldn't add up with a calculator?!?

[Guest sunshine0]

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