So apparently you can now buy a pass that will let you move up in line for the Spring Sale.
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wes
KIllerfrog Emeritus
I agree
Another consideration is that most of the items being sold were given to TCU by Nike. The school may have paid for logos to be embroidered but that’s about $5.00 per item. Red Dog Studios used to do it for them.. when we became a Nike school I remember Eric Hyman telling me that the Volume and value of items was staggering and the schools outlay was minuscule
That means pure profit for the school on most everything, which is fine but sticking fans for these passes is crap
Dogfrog
Active Member
I know that people of all ages desire this stuff but when I think of these sales I think about the kids. A few of them have a high roller dad willing to shell out $1000 So he and his kid can sleep in rather than get there early. Or even people with no relation to TCU. Just rubs me the wrong way. I know TCU does a lot of stuff for the community like scholarships, etc., but not everything should have a price.
Peacefrog
Degenerate
I think they should donate it all to charity.
Dogfrog
Active Member
Or just have an equipment sale that doesn’t take on the look of a night club VIP.
Peacefrog
Degenerate
No, donating to charity would make it so no one could complai...oh who am I kidding?
Dogfrog
Active Member
So I suppose you never ever complain about anything except your complaints about the complaining?
YA
Active Member
Donating the items to charity is likely a NCAA violation
Purp
Active Member
I'm kinda okay with the hat thing at baseball games. Those promotions for the first 500 fans always end up gone 10 minutes after the gates open likely to students with connections. Can't tell you how many times I showed up extra early just to find out they were already gone before I gave up on the idea of caring about promos like that. At least now the "real" fans have a chance to reserve theirs. I can't imagine that's a terribly popular feature on the app, though.
Peacefrog
Degenerate
That sounds about right.
Purp
Active Member
Their violent football players are charity recipients.
wes
KIllerfrog Emeritus
I have no doubt there is a high roller dad who would shell out a $1000 to do that but if he does, he’s missing a great opportunity to spend quality time with his kids and that’s time he’ll never get back.
When my son was young, a new McDonalds was being built near our house. We’d pass it every day and when the sign went up that they would be open on Oct 1, we agreed that we’d be the first customers through the door on that day. Anticipation built, Oct 1 came around and we drug our happy butts out of bed at 4:30am to be there.
We were the first through the door and it was one of the best memories I have of time spent with him. We made it into a big deal and to us it was. For a dad to just fork over a wad of cash to be at the front of a line, has lost an opportunity with his kids. I’d give anything to have another opportunity like that with my son. Enjoy those when they present themselves. Don’t buy your way out of them
QuilterFrawg
CDR USN (Ret)
BrewingFrog
Was I supposed to type something here?
It's all about the money. While some of us may have a more nostalgic frame of reference, and remember those "better, vanished times" the simple fact is that TCU, like all other institutions and businesses, is fully down with shaking the fans upside down by their ankles until the last dollar falls from their pocket.
It sucks, but there it is.
It sucks, but there it is.
Hoosierfrog
Tier 1
AOC does not approve. She demands all items be cut into 327.7 million equal sized pieces and be given to all Americans.
