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I was curious if any of you reading realized that the people who work the stands at the Clippers games (and Nationwide and the Schott and the OSU games) are all non-profit group volunteers. A portion of the proceeds go towards their groups. I think it makes a difference when you pay $6 for nachos that 10% of it goes to help a non-profit group. Has anyone worked these before? Our group has just started this year.
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groundrules
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crew stadium does this too. so the next time the person behind the register looks a little clueless and is taking forever to get you a pretzel, it's probably because it's just somebody's mom trying to make a buck for a kid's team or something.
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ocefusmoodo
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Are the volunteers just the people selling items in the stands? I was just curious because when I was there last Saturday and went to get a drink at the bar it took forever and they overcharged me, but I guess it would make a little more sense if it was a volunteer.
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groundrules
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ocefusmoodo wrote >>
Are the volunteers just the people selling items in the stands? I was just curious because when I was there last Saturday and went to get a drink at the bar it took forever and they overcharged me, but I guess it would make a little more sense if it was a volunteer.pretty sure the volunteers are the ones behind the main concession counters. the dudes walking the aisles are on the clock.
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ocefusmoodo
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groundrules wrote >>
ocefusmoodo wrote >>
Are the volunteers just the people selling items in the stands? I was just curious because when I was there last Saturday and went to get a drink at the bar it took forever and they overcharged me, but I guess it would make a little more sense if it was a volunteer.pretty sure the volunteers are the ones behind the main concession counters. the dudes walking the aisles are on the clock.
I find it hard to believe they would be training all the volunteers on how to use the cash registers. I don't know anything about registers, but it looked pretty complicated...Not to mention the person that overcharged appeared to be a manager as she was in different clothing then everyone else. She took forever too. Maybe they are still working out the "slowness"...
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turbo ninja
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Nationwide usually puts up a sign that says which organization benefits from your particular stand. I try to cut them some slack but when it takes them FOREVER to pull a soft pretzel off the rack in the hotbox I'll let slip with some irritation.
I paid cash, exact change. I don't want cheese sauce and it already has salt on it. Reach in, grab it with some wax paper, and hand it to me. The whole thing should take ten seconds, or twenty if you have to walk five paces each way.
The guys at the hot dog stand get a pass when it's Dime or Dollar Dogs. I'm happy to wait a minute or two for a dog that's been cooked through, even if you destroyed a romantic illusion by pulling out a bag of Kroger-brand buns last time I was there.
ETA: I think the guys walking the aisles are "contractors," like they have to buy their stock from a central supply counter, sell through it and then go back to re-stock. This probably encourages them to be stricter about keeping track of their cash by making them basically have to earn back money they've already spent. It also encourages them to sell more, as they get a cut of everything they move rather than just milking the clock.
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