Dodgers Season Tickets
I’m the proud new owner of Dodgers season tickets. Well, half a season at least. The roommate and myself went in on four tickets for 40 games. They’re not the best seats (the very top deck), but they were a really good buy. At least we’ll be able to see the entire field. I found a picture of a view from our seats:
Just kidding… sort of.
This isn’t something I was planning on purchasing, so it definitely wasn’t in my budget. It is something I’ve been wanting to do for awhile, however, and it’s nice to treat yourself every once and awhile. I’m probably not going to be able to go to every single game, so I’ll be able to give some tickets away as gifts to friends or co-workers to earn a few extra points.
The only problem I’ll have to face is the price gouging at the stadium. $15 to park, $10 for a Dodger Dogs, $12 for a beer, $5 for peanuts. I could easily spend $50 a night at a game. To combat this, I’ll just have to plan ahead. I know there are places you can park for free near the stadium and walk (the roommate and I are going to scout it out this weekend), so that’ll save $15 a game, plus give us some much needed excercise. You can also bring your own food in, provided it’s not in “bottles, cans, coolers, or thermoses.” They also permit “unbroken, factory sealed plastic bottles of water and other non-alcoholic beverages of 1 liter or less.” We could easily bring a bag full of sandwhiches, peanuts, and a few cokes for each game for a fraction of what they’re charging.
First game is on Wednesday. Go Dodgers!!!
Posted on Thursday, April 5, 2007 @ 6:00 am by BudgetFreak
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on 05 Apr 2007 at 9:21 am 1.Melissa said …
You and the roomie should splurge and buy tix for the 4-22 game through KHTS. For $24, you get seats in the new outfield seating, but the BEST thing??? For an hour and a half before the game, and the first 2 hours of the game, the ticket includes the all you can eat food – popcorn, hot dogs, peanuts, cokes.
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on 05 Apr 2007 at 9:34 am 2.BudgetFreak said …
We actually have tickets for the 4/22 game. I can see a tailgating party in our futures.
on 05 Apr 2007 at 9:56 am 3.Melissa said …
Woo hoo!! But we’ll be in our seats eating the free food. You should upgrade and join us!
on 05 Apr 2007 at 1:53 pm 4.Budget Boy's Roommate said …
$24 for a $4 seat = not free food
Let me know how those seats are though, I’ve been very curious about how long the lines will be and if its worth all the cash. I also heard they don’t serve beer.
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