Do you remember the free alcohol-free beer at the first game ? Well ....

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  1. Mr Badger

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    #1 Mr Badger, Aug 21, 2022
    I saw that there were loads in the fridges at half time, so me being me I asked the server if they were still giving them away.
    No, said he, if you want one we're selling them for five pounds a tin.
    Yeh, right, said I.
    Bet they're flying off the shelves !
     
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    #2 Deafening Silence, Aug 21, 2022
    Bought two yesterday. £3.50 a tin.
     
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    #3 RedKen-dal, Aug 21, 2022
    There’s allways someone, somewhere with a big nose who knows …
     
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    #4 Menai Tyke, Aug 21, 2022
    I bought one and a coke yesterday for £4.40.
     
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    #5 Deafening Silence, Aug 21, 2022
    Sounds like the better looking you are, the cheaper it was…
     
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    #6 budmustang, Aug 21, 2022
    What percentage is the tax on beer these days? Obviously non-alcoholic beer will be that much cheaper. Obviously.
     
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    #7 Loko the Tyke, Aug 21, 2022
    Not necessarily. Ingredients and time in tank make the process, for some, more expensive. Isn’t just a case of costing the same as the alcoholic version minus duty.
     
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    #8 SuperTyke, Aug 21, 2022
    I'm surprised anyone managed to buy one anyway what with the bars being unmanned before kick off and dramatically understaffed at half time leading to queues around the concourse
     
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    #9 mick woodhouse, Aug 21, 2022
    Needed something stronger to watch that yesterday !
     
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    #10 Menai Tyke, Aug 21, 2022
    I got mine before the game started about 15 mins before and waited about 5 mins. Don’t bother at HT anymore.
     
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    #11 tosh, Aug 21, 2022
    I wonder, is this the same alcohol free drink , that was free on that day but wasn't free to me when I asked for one ( on that same day).
     
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    #12 winged avenger, Aug 21, 2022
    Now I know why she charged me a tenner
     
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    #13 Archey, Aug 21, 2022
    That explains why I got given a free case.
     
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    #14 Redarmy87, Aug 21, 2022
    Was the kiosk open? :D
     
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    #15 SuperTyke, Aug 21, 2022
    When I took my seat no. The lights were on but nobody was home, completely unmanned.

    I know people think it's quite petty but at every single game this season, and at every friendly, and at every game towards the end of last season, around 30 minutes before kick off I've found either barriered off or unmanned kiosks in the ground. That's not good enough no matter what anyone says.
     
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    #16 Redarmy87, Aug 21, 2022
    There does seem to be an issue with staffing/retail at the club, and i do understand the frustration.
     
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    #17 Micky Finn, Aug 21, 2022
    They paid me to take one.
     
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    #18 SuperTyke, Aug 21, 2022
    I get particularly frustrated when it's simple little things that the club fails at because I always think if they can't even manage a food kiosk how the hell can they manage a multi million pound transfer budget.
    If it helps I'm the same at work too, if people keep ballsing up the basics I tell them.
     
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    #19 Redarmy87, Aug 21, 2022
    I laughed at the time, particularly as we won 3-0 that night, but I do take your point, absolutely. It's shoddy, it can be fixed, there could be a sign up at least saying 'we are sorry for the inconvenience..', and it gives the wrong impression. On a deeper level it causes people to lose faith in the wider operations as you point out. Out of interest, was there a sign up communicating why it was closed?
     
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    #20 SuperTyke, Aug 21, 2022
    No, I haven't seen any signs at any of the games. Half the time the stock is there, the lights are on etc but there's nobody there, the other half they're in darkness but there's basically never any signs saying why.
     
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