2013-2014 STH Invoice has arrived

[R K]

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Yeah, it was me.

Call me Bambi.

I'll settle up with Chasman tomorrow at Ketel One.</p></blockquote>
I told you when we were sitting there they would and intended too! LOL You said, no, they won't. Rocky gives a shit about one thing, OUR MONEY that will be HIS MONEY!

 

[BlackHawkPaul]

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I'd kill to have season tickets for $3K, I would even spend up to $5K on season tickets.</p>


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Must be nice to be able to ***** about the invoices though.  Wish I had that problem.</p>
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I'll take that over your dilated asshole.</p>

 

[BlackHawkPaul]

Oh, here's a happy face icon to show that I joke with love.
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[Pez68]

Wow, what **** smokers.</p>

 

[BiscuitintheBasket]

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I'd kill to have season tickets for $3K, I would even spend up to $5K on season tickets.


Must be nice to be able to ***** about the invoices though. Wish I had that problem.</p></blockquote>


I'll sell you 5 of my games next season for $3k

 

[IceHogsFan]

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I'll sell you 5 of my games next season for $3k</p>
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Biscuit, you enjoy your Club Level increase....... disgusted here. Four seats, one parking pass, $20,800 and a dry hump.</p>

 

[BiscuitintheBasket]

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Biscuit, you enjoy your Club Level increase....... disgusted here. Four seats, one parking pass, $20,800 and a dry hump.</p>
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This is most likely the increase that makes me pull the plug.  22 years of holding tickets, and these increases over the last 4 seasons have just been way too much for what I am willing to spend to go see games live for the season.  Considering I know enough people around us who usually can't make a game or two and will sell to me for face, just might be enough for me to get my live fix.</p>

 

[R K]

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This is most likely the increase that makes me pull the plug.  22 years of holding tickets, and these increases over the last 4 seasons have just been way too much for what I am willing to spend to go see games live for the season.  Considering I know enough people around us who usually can't make a game or two and will sell to me for face, just might be enough for me to get my live fix.</p></blockquote>
I'm similar, now being 28k but I have people who still want them so I'll keep. Go to a few games here and there, but no where near the games I used to. I could move to the Club and save about 8k but that defeats why I have my tickets as I like where I sit.

 

[R K]

<blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="Grimsonov" data-cid="193721" data-time="1367542206">

I'd kill to have season tickets for $3K, I would even spend up to $5K on season tickets.
 
Must be nice to be able to ***** about the invoices though.  Wish I had that problem.</p></blockquote>
Get a better fucking job. then come see me I'll sell you two tickets for 5 games for 3k. Of the 44 games I have to pay for.

Hey maybe of those five you take the 3 preseason games at full value, like I do, that don't count?

 

[JOVE23]

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Get a better fucking job. then come see me I'll sell you two tickets for 5 games for 3k. Of the 44 games I have to pay for.


Hey maybe of those five you take the 3 preseason games at full value, like I do, that don't count?</p>
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I BLAME OBAMA and mcd</p>

 

[Shantz My Pants]

I gotta believe that eventually, the Hawks even price out the "ticket brokers".  I know plenty of bandwagon fans that have refused to spend more than $100 a game for 300 level seats off of Stubhub.  Shit, Stubhub was selling for UNDER face for game 1 and 2 of the playoffs.</p>

 

[Pez68]

They're working their way to it, slowly but surely. I've not been to a game since 2010. Don't intend on going to one anytime soon either.</p>

 

[The Count Dante]

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This is most likely the increase that makes me pull the plug.  22 years of holding tickets, and these increases over the last 4 seasons have just been way too much for what I am willing to spend to go see games live for the season.  Considering I know enough people around us who usually can't make a game or two and will sell to me for face, just might be enough for me to get my live fix.</p>
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I was VERY short of 22 years. The closest I can come is that when I moved to Chicago, the first two "Chicago" things I purchased was my season tickets and a Rutuu sweater.</p>


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With that in mind, because ditching the seats were so hard and I barely had mine compared to yours...</p>


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It truly was the best thing I could do. I took the money that I was spending on the tiks and put it aside in a pure, make-no-money-pure-liquid slush fun account that I use for other things, as well as hockey. This way, even if the Hawks do go to the Cup Final again, or I want to see these premier games, I have the cash to buy them on MY terms.</p>


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It was my Dad who helped me... he was a lifetime Cleveland Browns tik holder. I got to watch some of the best hockey, live in "my" seats, with the team I wanted to watch and the team that got me interested in hockey. I got to see and be a part of that experience, which I would never trade and cannot be taken away from me.</p>


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So if you have to ditch them, what helped me was that it was THEIR choice, not mine...</p>


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They cant take this away, no matter how "they" make it about money...</p>


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P.S. Yes, I couldnt touch it as I didnt want to tarnish Her with my own imperfect DNA.</p>


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P.S.S. It also does make it MUCH harder for me to get laid without Playoff seats... :icon-smile:</p>

 

[BlackHawkPaul]

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Get a better fucking job. then come see me I'll sell you two tickets for 5 games for 3k. Of the 44 games I have to pay for.


Hey maybe of those five you take the 3 preseason games at full value, like I do, that don't count?</p>
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<span style="font-size:24px;">^^^ THIS.</span></p>

 

[MassHavoc]

I'm sure that the waiting list is rather long... but other than brokers... at these prices who is actually going to pick up the phone when they call? You can't have a full house ever night if all your season ticket holders are brokers. You can still announce that funny 21k+ numbers, but you won't get the loudest anthem.</p>

 

[IceHogsFan]

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I'm sure that the waiting list is rather long... but other than brokers... at these prices who is actually going to pick up the phone when they call? You can't have a full house ever night if all your season ticket holders are brokers. You can still announce that funny 21k+ numbers, but you won't get the loudest anthem.</p>
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<span style="font-size:8px;">pssst.... it is not about the loudest anthem.....</span></p>

 

[R K]

No, that's probably Winnipeg.

 

[BiscuitintheBasket]

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I was VERY short of 22 years. The closest I can come is that when I moved to Chicago, the first two "Chicago" things I purchased was my season tickets and a Rutuu sweater.</p>


 </p>


With that in mind, because ditching the seats were so hard and I barely had mine compared to yours...</p>


 </p>


It truly was the best thing I could do. I took the money that I was spending on the tiks and put it aside in a pure, make-no-money-pure-liquid slush fun account that I use for other things, as well as hockey. This way, even if the Hawks do go to the Cup Final again, or I want to see these premier games, I have the cash to buy them on MY terms.</p>


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It was my Dad who helped me... he was a lifetime Cleveland Browns tik holder. I got to watch some of the best hockey, live in "my" seats, with the team I wanted to watch and the team that got me interested in hockey. I got to see and be a part of that experience, which I would never trade and cannot be taken away from me.</p>


 </p>


So if you have to ditch them, what helped me was that it was THEIR choice, not mine...</p>


 </p>


They cant take this away, no matter how "they" make it about money...</p>


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P.S. Yes, I couldnt touch it as I didnt want to tarnish Her with my own imperfect DNA.</p>


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P.S.S. It also does make it MUCH harder for me to get laid without Playoff seats... :icon-smile:</p>
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The funny thing is that I kind of already have it in mind to let go....and kind of enjoy the couch viewing.</p>


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What is going to keep me buying next season is the wife (who got on me about the prospect and dumping them, LOL), and that I have been able to confirm 16 games sold to people I know, and who have either paid in full or given me a decent down payment in advance.</p>


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What gets me about all of this is that I used to completely cover the cost of the season from the interest gained from an investment account.  At the rate of ticket price growth to keep that method up, I basically needed to increase the amount invested by around 15 times...which is not cash I have sitting around.</p>


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We'll see what the '14-'15 holds in store.  But I think that if they win the Cup this year, next year will be my last.</p>

 

[BiscuitintheBasket]

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I'm sure that the waiting list is rather long... but other than brokers... at these prices who is actually going to pick up the phone when they call? You can't have a full house ever night if all your season ticket holders are brokers. You can still announce that funny 21k+ numbers, but you won't get the loudest anthem.</p>
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Already have a couple of friends that were on the list that bailed after this last price hike.  They are now clients of mine.</p>

 

[IceHogsFan]

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Already have a couple of friends that were on the list that bailed after this last price hike.  They are now clients of mine.</p>
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As great as that is to hear, doesn't it suck that you have to result to such measures just to be a STH?</p>


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It is also how I share ST's because of the exact same reason.The true fans have to either resort to measures such as this or to let them go knowing that a broker or corporation is going to buy them.</p>