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May 19, 2008 11:14 pm US/Central
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Twins' Fans Fill Up At All-You-Can-Eat Night
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) ―
Going to a Minnesota Twins game can cost a lot these days from gasoline prices to ticket costs to food; the night out takes a bite out of our budget. That may be why fans flocked to an all-you-can-eat promotion on Monday night.
For a little extra up front Twins' fans got to stuff themselves silly, like Bill Flatley of South St. Paul
"This is incredibly exciting when I bought the tickets I didn't even know who they were playing," said Flatley.
Tickets were $12 extra you got a wristband and there were rules.
"You can only get two food items and a pop. That's the only draw back. I am going to have to get in line a lot," said Flatley.
And fans did get in line a lot.
"Hot dogs, pretzels, popcorn, nachos, Coke, water, peanuts. I think that is it," said food fan Jake Johnson rattling off his intake mid-game.
The concept is nothing new with 13 other major league ballparks already doing this on a permanent basis at the beginning of the season. This spring, when asked if the Minnesota Twins were going to do this, one marketing managers said "No way" because the "Minnesota Twins are not for gluttony."
"Were not for gluttony. This is all-you-can-eat not more-than-all-you-can-eat and quite frankly it's a midweek way to try and experiment to sell some tickets," said Minnesota Twins spokesperson Kevin Smith.
And the sales plan is working when comparing a regular section of seating in the Metrodome to the all-you-can-eat to section.
But there was one glitch: Lines with several hundred fans deep to get to one concession stand.
The twins say Monday night and the repeat on Tuesday are experiments. If it becomes permanent they may make changes.
One of those changes might be banning Flatley because he got his money's worth. Here's what he ate:
• Five hot dogs
• Two pops
• One nachos
• Three waters
• One pretzel
• One popcorn
• Two peanuts
All that food would have normally cost him $65.50. The extra price for the all-you-can-eat ticket was $12, so Flatley saved a total of $53.50.
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